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Business News/ News / Business Of Life/  The Mint Planner, 13 February 2015
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The Mint Planner, 13 February 2015

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

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NEW DELHI :

Delhi

Theatre

Let’s Laugh Again

13-15 February

This production by Akshara Theatre is a take on the recently concluded assembly election in Delhi. The English comedy, written and directed by Gopal Sharman, makes fun of politicians, political parties and news channels. The caricatures include Jharoowal, Nation Goswami, Firan, Mama and Raoul—no one is spared.

7pm. Akshara Theatre, 11-12 B, Baba Kharak Singh Marg. Tickets, 350 and 500, available on in.bookmyshow.com

NDLS

15 February

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A scene from NDLS

7pm. The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodi Road. Tickets, 250 and 350, available on in.bookmyshow. com. Entry for 16 years and above.

Art

A Requiem, A Prayer, A Song

Till 28 February

Curated by Ina Puri, best known for her biography of artist Manjit Bawa, the show is dedicated to the legendary artist Rajendra Dhawan. It includes works by Indian artists like S.H. Raza, Ganesh Haloi and Achuthan Kudallur, and Pakistani artist Mohammad Ali Talpur.

11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Aakriti Art Gallery, F-213/A, Old MB Road, Lado Sarai.

Tracing Art Through A Century

Till 6 March

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Gallerie Ganesha is showing works by 35 artists, including Alok Uniyal, A. Ramachandran, Avijit Dutta, Badri Narayan, Devdatta Padekar, Jamini Roy and M.K. Parandekar. Folk and tribal art by master artists such as Jangarh Singh Shyam is also being exhibited.

11am-6pm (Sundays by appointment). Gallerie Ganesha, E-557, Greater Kailash II (29217306).

Working Space: Around Memory and Perception

Till 28 February

Fifteen artists from South Asia are displaying their works, which explore architectural elements, built environments and physical spaces. The artists exhibiting include Anish Kapoor, Nalini Malani, Dilip Chobisa, Jeram Patel and Manisha Parekh.

10.30am-6.30pm (Mondays closed). Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket (49160000).

Around town

New Delhi World Book Fair 2015

14-22 February

The National Book Trust (NBT), in association with the India Trade Promotion Organization, is organizing the New Delhi World Book Fair. This year’s guest country is Singapore and the overall theme is “Suryodaya: Emerging Voices From North-East India".

11am-8pm. Pragati Maidan. For details, visit www.nbtindia.org.in

Dastkar Basant 2015

Till 23 February

The sixth edition of Dastkar Basant showcases regional handloom weaves like Maheshwari, Kota, Ikat and Bandhani, along with block-printed textiles in the Ajrakh, Bagru and Dabu styles. The highlights include hand-spun cotton handlooms, carved leather bags and decorative clay items from Ethiopia.

11am-7pm. The Nature Bazaar, Kisan Haat, Andheria Modh. Entry, 20.

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Theatre

Mantoiyat

14 February

This Dastangoi narration of the life and times of Saadat Hasan Manto, by Mahmood Farooqui and Danish Husain, will pay tribute to the noted Urdu writer, who introduced a unique satirical style through his fiction and non-fiction.

8pm. Ficci Auditorium, 1, Federation House, Tansen Marg. Tickets, 300 and 500, available on www.insider.in

By Arunima Mazumdar

Mumbai

Theatre

Madbeth

15/20 February

Behroopiya Entertainers, in association with Sweden’s Theatreact, brings Rupesh Tillu’s Madbeth, a comic retelling of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Madbeth is an interactive physical comedy which includes slapstick, acrobatics, mime, songs and improvisation.

6.30pm (15 February), and 10.30pm (20 February). Canvas Laugh Club, Third floor, Palladium mall, High Street Phoenix, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tickets, 500, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Music

Mahindra Blues Festival

14-15 February

In its fifth year, the Mahindra Blues Festival will feature multiple Grammy Award winner Buddy Guy and his teenage protégé Quinn Sullivan. Others in the line-up include Nikki Hill, Danish singer Thorbjørn Risager and his band The Black Tornado, Doyle Bramhall II, and Rich Robison of The Black Crowes.

6pm. Mehboob Studio, 100, Hill Road, Bandra (26421646). Season pass, 3,500, and day pass, 2,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com

The Verdi Requiem

17 February

The Symphony Orchestra of India will enthrall listeners with Verdi’s operatic piece The Requiem under conductor Yuri Simonov. More than 100 members of the UK’s Bournemouth Symphony Chorus will perform, as will a quartet of soloists.

7pm. Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point (NCPA), NCPA Marg (22824567). Tickets 800 and 1,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Art

The Ecstasy of Art-1

Till 28 February

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One of the works at Tao

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Published: 12 Feb 2015, 10:11 PM IST
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