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The Mint Planner, 28 November 2014

From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week

Civilization from Vignettes From The Sky, on display in New Delhi.Premium
Civilization from Vignettes From The Sky, on display in New Delhi.

OTHERS :

DELHI

Art

Vignettes From The Sky

Till 3 December

Artist Promila Arora finds inspiration in the reflective surfaces of buildings, steely finishes and mirrors. With Vignettes From The Sky, she experiments with the theme of duality.

11am-7pm (Sunday closed). Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Copernicus Marg (23009200).

Photography

Nobody’s Art—India

Till 15 January

Swedish photographer Reg Fallah has spent 20 years travelling in India, documenting terracotta pottery. In this exhibition, based on his book of the same name, Fallah showcases the photographs he took during his travels through cities and villages.

11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Wonderwall, F-213B, Lado Sarai (46512768). Prices, 16,000-60,000.

Film

Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2014

2-12 December

Organized by the Polish Institute, New Delhi, the second edition of the festival will screen films by well-known directors like Andrzej Jakimowski and Krzysztof Kieslowski. It will close with a screening of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida, which has been nominated for the 2015 Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

7pm. India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, and Alliance Française, KK Birla Marg, Lodi Estate. For details, call 43500200.

The Other Woman

Till 8 December

Presented by the Khoj International Artists’ Association and entrepreneur Priya Paul, The Other Woman is a celebration of the “anti-heroines" of Bombay cinema. Five films—four from Pakistan (Zibahkhana, Zinda Laash, Aurat Raaj and South Asian Cinema—A Documentary) and one from India (Miss Lovely)—are being screened. An exhibition of film memorabilia is also being held.

Timings vary; 11am-7pm (exhibition).

Khoj International Artists’ Association, S-17, Khirki Extension (65655873). For the schedule, visit www.khojworkshop.org

TOP PICK

Theatre

Bebe Ka Chamba

29-30 November

Directed by Sohaila Kapur, ‘Bebe Ka Chamba’ is an Indian adaptation of Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca’s ‘The House Of Bernarda Alba’. The play is set in the partitioned Punjab of 1948. 1 hour, 45 minutes.

7pm. Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road (43663333). Tickets, 250 and 350, available on in.bookmyshow.com

-By Arunima Mazumdar

MUMBAI

Film

About My Father

1 December

This 52-minute French documentary follows the life of Phun-Guth Sunthary, who is trying to find out the truth about her father’s death at S21, a Khmer Rouge detention and torture centre in Cambodia. Sunthary’s father, Phung Ton, was arrested in 1976 and was one of the 16,000 people reported to have been tortured and executed at S21 between 1975-79. It will be screened with English subtitles.

6.30pm. Alliance Française, Theosophy Hall, 40, New Marine Lines, Churchgate (22036187).

Theatre

Kambakht Bilkul Aurat

29-30 November

Kambakht Bilkul Aurat features three hilarious stories by Ismat Chughtai—Amar Bel, Nanni Ki Naani and Do Haath. Catch the show as much for the stories as for Naseeruddin Shah’s direction and the acting of Manoj Pahwa, Lovleen Misra and Seema Pahwa. 2 hours.

6pm/9pm (Saturday); 5pm/8pm (Sunday). Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, 20, Juhu Church Road. Tickets, 350, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Music

The Reclamation 2014

28-30 November

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Helen Sung will perform at Mumbai’s NCPA this weekend.

Timings vary. Tata Theatre, NCPA, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tickets, 800, 1,000 and 1,200, available on in.bookmyshow.com. For the schedule, visit www.ncpamumbai.com

TOP PICK

Art

Postmortem (After Gagakawa)

Till 3 January

The exhibition features some of Vivan Sundaram’s most dramatic sculptures and installations. ‘Postmortem’ strips bare and slices open mannequins, to show how clothes cover an inherent nakedness. Expect to see the spine exposed, or a head dangling between a pair of legs.

11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Gallery Chemould, Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, Third floor, GT Marg (22000211).

-By Roshni Mitra

CHENNAI

Around town

Exploring Mythology

30 November

This one-day theatre workshop will explore mythological characters using techniques from Koothu, a folk-theatre form. The sessions will be anchored by actor Ganapathy Murugesan of the Chennai-based theatre collective Maa Maram.

10am–5pm. DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu, East Coast Road (24462435). Fee, 1,000.

Music

Masters Of Percussion

3 December

Maestros Zakir Hussain (tabla), Niladri Kumar (electric sitar), Steve Elliott Smith (drums), Dilshad Khan (sarangi), Vijay Chavan (dholki), Deepak Bhatt (dhol) and V. Selvaganesh (kanjira) will perform in this special programme.

 7.30pm. The Music Academy, New No.168 (Old No.306), TTK Road (28112231). Tickets, 1,500, 2,500 and 3,500, available on www.eventjini.com

Dance

Antaram

28 November

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A dance performance in Chennai.

6.30pm. The Music Academy.

-By Nandini Reddy

KOLKATA

Art

Urban Utopia

29 November-24 December

Curated by Lyla Rao, the show will feature multimedia works by Jagannath Panda, Ranbir Kaleka, Ravi Agarwal, Sheba Chhachhi, Tushar Joag, Asim Waqif, Julien Segard, Rathin Barman, Mithu Sen, Sujith S.N., Remen Chopra and Archana Hande.

Noon-8pm (Mondays closed). Sarala Birla Gallery, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, 108-109, Southern Avenue, Ballygunge (24666802).

Film

Poll

28 November

Fourteen-year-old Oda von Siering returns to Estonia after her mother dies, to live with her German father. This German film by Chris Kraus is set in the days just before World War I.

6.30pm. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 8, Ballygunge Circular Road, Ballygunge (24866398).

Theatre

Sayak 41

30 November-4 December

Theatre group Sayak will celebrate its journey of 41 years with a festival featuring four productions—Dui Hujurer Gappo, Shyama Kali, Damini Hey and Drishtikanya. Drishtikanya is about a blind woman who regains her eyesight. Dui Hujurer Gappo is adapted from a story by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. Shyama Kali is a production for children. Damini Hey is a new production based on a story by Amar Mitra.

Timings and venues vary. For the schedule and tickets, call 9836172525/9830716207. Tickets, 60, 150 and 200, available at the venues.

-By Indranil Bhoumik

BENGALURU

Music

Mihir Phukan’s Wizard Crossing

Wizard Crossing will be in Bengaluru on Friday.
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Wizard Crossing will be in Bengaluru on Friday.

Guitarist Mihir Phukan will perform in the city with his classic rock band Wizard Crossing. Phukan is inspired by the likes of Mozart, Beethoven, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen.

9pm. BFlat, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar (25278361). Tickets, 400, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Metal Factory

28 November

CounterCulture will host three metal bands—Skyharbor, Inner Sanctum and Cheisrah. Skyharbor is a progressive rock band with members from New Delhi, Mumbai, Maryland, US, and Nottinghamshire, UK. Inner Sanctum is a death metal band based in Bengaluru. Cheisrah, also a Bengaluru-based band, falls into the progressive metal category.

9pm. CounterCulture, 2D2, 4th Cross, Dyavasandra Industrial Area, Whitefield (41400793). Tickets, 500, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Photography

Through The Lens

Till 2 December

Curated by music archivist Dave Brolan, this exhibition of 60 vintage photographs of guitar legends like Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Bob Marley offers a glimpse into the lives of these musicians. It features the work of 30 of the world’s most admired rock photographers, including Baron Wolman, Neal Preston, Mick Rock, Bob Guerin and Ross Halfin.

9am-9pm. Vivanta By Taj, 41/3, MG Road (66604444).

Around town

The Handmade Collective

3-7 December

The Handmade Collective, an art and crafts fair, returns for the fifth edition. This year’s theme, poetry, will be celebrated through art, block prints, food, fashion and appliqué. Presented by A Hundred Hands, this collective has always celebrated independent artistes, crafts men and women from different parts of the country.

11am-8pm/1pm-8pm (Sunday). St Andrew’s Church, Cubbon Road. For details, call 9845008482.

TOP PICK

Theatre

Trivial Disasters

29-30 November

Writer Ajay Krishnan’s play comprises a series of absurd events derived from daily life and presented as rib-tickling segments. The play takes a peek into relationships, media and crime. 1 hour, 5 minutes.

3.30pm/7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, JP Nagar, 2nd Phase (26592777). Tickets, 200, available on in.bookmyshow.com

-By Priyadarshini Nandy

HYDERABAD

Around town

LIIT Festival

Till 14 December

Try different varieties of Long Island Iced Tea (LIIT), such as Texas Iced Tea, Boston Iced Tea, Raspberry Iced Tea, Long Caribbean Iced Tea and Long Beach Iced Tea, at this festival.

Noon-10.30pm. Hard Rock Cafe, GVK One, Road No.1, Banjara Hills (64636375). Prices, 410 for one drink, 99 for any two LIIT shots, and 1,899 for a package of any five LIITs.

Art

Reclaiming Voices

Till 30 November

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Reclaiming Voices in Hyderabad.

11am-7pm. Kalakriti Art Gallery, 468, Road No.10, Banjara Hills (66564466). Prices, 25,000 to 1.25 lakh.

-By Yogendra Kalavalapalli

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