FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
MUSEUM EXHIBITION Tabiyat at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Organised by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, the British Council and the Wellcome Collection UK, this exhibition of artworks and objects related to medical practice and health in the subcontinent is a capsule of Indian medical history. Most of the exhibits are from the Wellcome Collection, a museum in London run by the medical research charity Wellcome Trust. See here for details. Tickets are priced at Rs 70 per head for visitors above the age of 12, Rs 20 per head for children between the ages of five and 12 and Rs 300 per head for foreign nationals above the age of 12.
When: Until Monday, March 28. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.15 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Premchand Roychand Gallery, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.
MUSEUM EXHIBITION The State of Architecture at the National Gallery of Modern Art
Curated by architect Rahul Mehrotra, art curator Ranjit Hoskote and writer and lecturer Kaiwan Mehta and organised by the Urban Design Research Institute, this exhibition explores contemporary Indian architecture as well as the history of architectural practice in the country. See here for details. The show is supplemented by a series of talks as well as satellite shows at various venues. For the complete schedule, visit Stateofarchitecture.in. Tickets priced at Rs 20 per head for Indians and Rs 500 per head for foreign nationals. There is no entry fee for kids studying in school up to class 12.
When: Until Sunday, March 20. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Gallery of Modern Art, Madame Cama Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2288 1969.
PHOTOGRAPHY Mumbai North at Artisans’ Centre
Subtitled "An Exhibition of Contemporary Aerial Photographs of Mumbai’s Suburbs", this show has black and white images of Bandra, Bhiwandi, Kandivali, Nalasopara and Vikhroli, among other neighbourhoods, by photographer and architect Robert D. Stephens. The exhibition is in conjunction with The State of Architecture, currently underway at the National Gallery of Modern Art (see above).
When: Until Saturday, January 16, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Artisans’ Centre, V. B. Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.
MUSIC Totem Pole at High Street Phoenix
This three-day music festival for teenagers will feature performances by Bangalore-residing folk-fusion rock group The Raghu Dixit Project (Friday, January 15 at 8.30 pm), UK-based world music duo Kefaya (Saturday, January 16 at 5 pm) and British beatboxer Bellatrix aka Belle Ehresmann among others. There is no entry fee. See here for the full schedule.
When: Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17, from noon to 10 pm.
Where: Courtyard, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
FILM Movies at the Museum at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Two movies will be shown as part of this series of screenings curated by filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore and architect Rohan Shivkumar. In Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 1980 short Talking Heads, a range of people are asked who they are and want they want from life. In Czech director Ivan Passer’s 1965 film Intimate Lighting, a symphony musician travels to a village to meet his old friend, a funereal musician. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, January 15 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Kamalnayan Bajaj Gallery, Rani Baug, Dr. BR Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
FILM Head On at Prithvi Theatre
Turkish-German director Fatih Akin’s visceral film on the Turkish immigrant experience in Germany is centred on the relationship between Cahit and Sibel. Cahit, a self-destructive 40 year old, is walking the path of drugs and alcohol when he meets 20-year-old Sibel. She suggests they marry so that she can escape the stifling conservatism of her parents’ home. They get hitched and gradually fall in love. Organised by the Goethe Institut. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, January 15 at 7 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 5917.
MUSIC Gaur Baran Radhika at Sophia Bhabha Hall
Centered around the love story of Radha and Krishna and featuring music by composer Tushar Bhatia, this concert will comprise a series of kathak dances led by Shambhavi Dandekar interspersed with singing by Aditi Kaikini Upadhya, who will render such Indian classical and semi-classical forms as dhrupad, khayal, thumri, tarana, bhajan and kajri. Tickets priced at Rs 400, Rs 600 and Rs 800 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, January 15 at 7 pm.
Where: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Sophia College, off Bhulabhai Desai Road. Tel: 022 2353 8550.
THEATRE The Fringe Festival at Brewbot and The Hive
This fortnight-long festival by theatre group AKvarious Productions will begin this weekend. Bayan, a series of performances in English based on works by women writers such as Karishma Attari, Apoorva Kale and Lucky Vakharia, will be staged at Andheri bar Brewbot on Friday, January 15 at 7 pm. Colaba Casanova, an English adaptation of Moliere’s Don Juan, will be performed at Brewbot on Saturday, January 16 at 7 pm and at Bandra venue The Hive on Sunday, January 17 at 9.30 pm. Hindi Medium, a set of Hindi sketches on topics such as film festivals, dentists and drugs, will be presented at The Hive on Saturday, January 16 at 9 pm and Love, Bombs and Apples, a play in English by Iraqi playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak on three men and their discoveries, will be enacted at The Hive on Friday, January 15 at 9 pm and at Brewbot on Sunday, January 17 at 7 pm. In the play, a Palestinian actor learns a lesson about English girls, a Pakistani terror suspect realises where his first novel went wrong, and a young British man gets suspicious about the person he loves. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per head for each event are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Until Sunday, January 31.
Where: Brewbot, Morya Landmark 1, off New Link Road, Andheri West. Tel: 022 4003 4448. The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, next to Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
THEATRE 9 Parts Desire at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Directed by Lillete Dubey and written by Iraqi-American playwright Heather Raffo, 9 Parts Of Desire spans the years between the first Gulf war and the American invasion of Iraq. Ira Dubey plays nine Iraqi women including a bohemian artist, an exiled intellectual and a mother whose daughter was killed by American soldiers. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16 t 7.30 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
MUSIC Banger with Ankeina + OCDeep at Bonobo
This gig, organised by city-based artist collective Wetheppl, will feature a double-bill of British electronic music DJs and producers Ankeina aka Ian Kane and OCDeep, the duo of Cal and Sam Fandango. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, January 15 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
MUSIC No Genres Barred with Nanok + Keykraft at Ark
Electronica DJs and producers Nanok aka Jai Vaswani and Keykraft aka Karan Jhaveri will play a variety of styles at this gig organised by Gently Altered, which aims to promote alternative forms of dance music. The cover charge is Rs 2,000 per head. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, January 15 at 10 pm.
Where: Ark, Courtyard by Marriott, CTS 215, opposite Sangam BIG Cinemas, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6136 9999.
MUSIC Djuma Soundsystem at Blue Frog
Norwegian tech-house DJ and producer Djuma Soundsystem, whose real name is Mikkas Skulstad, will play the club. There is an entry fee of Rs 600 or cover charge of Rs 1,500 per head for men; free entry for women. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, January 15 at 10 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
MUSIC Boiler Room at Craft
The inaugural instalment of this new electronic music gig series that will be held in the al fresco bar section of Kurla restaurant Craft will feature sets by DJ-producers Ankytrixx aka Ankit Kochar, Calm Chor aka Ashvin Mani Sharma and Helium Project aka Arijit Basu among others. Entry is free but via a guest list, which you can get on by posting an RSVP on the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, January 16 at 6 pm.
Where: Craft, First Floor, opposite PVR, Phoenix Marketcity, L.B.S. Marg, Kurla. Tel: 022 6180 2073.
DANCE Malavika Sarukkai at the NCPA Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
The bharatanatyam dancer will present a set of solo and group performances collectively titled Vamatara: To the Light. The choreography has been inspired by the motif of the lotus in Indian art. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 460 and Rs 600 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, January 16 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
MUSIC Classic Clapton at Phoenix MarketCity
The Eric Clapton cover band, fronted by British guitarist and vocalist Mike Hall who sounds and looks like the legendary musician, will perform at the Kurla mall. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, January 16 at 7 pm.
Where: Phoenix Marketcity, L.B.S. Marg, Kurla.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
MUSIC Udayswar with Prasad Khaparde at Prithvi Theatre
Hindustani classical music vocalist Prasad Khaparde, who has trained with singer Rashid Khan, will perform morning ragas at this instalment of Udayswar, a series of concerts organised by event company Pancham Nishad at Prithvi Theatre. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, January 17 at 7.30 am.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 5917.
FOOD & DRINK The Farmers’ Market at Bhalla House
At this weekly Sunday bazaar, you can stock up on organic vegetables, fruits and lifestyle products and get a bite from stalls selling organic meals. See here for details.
When: Sunday, January 17, from 10 am to 3 pm.
Where: Bhalla House, Hill Road, near St. Andrew’s Church, Bandra (West).
FOOD & DRINK The Smokie Sunday Cookout at Cafe Terra
The rooftop restaurant at the Executive Enclave hotel in Bandra West will host a cookout by three city-based home caterers in association with Project Eat, a food consultancy that organises culinary events. Sandwich specialist Pack-a-Pav will serve pao sandwiches such as the tandoori Sriracha chicken pao and mutton shammi pao; The Insomniac Cook will offer satay chicken skewers, grilled prawns with garlic butter sauce chicken wings, and grilled mushrooms; and The Hungry Cat Kitchen will prepare bacon and chicken pops, green garlic eggs and salli crostini, mirin and ginger pork with sesame rice, and Swedish apple pie. There will be a bar where you can get craft beer Bira 91 on tap, Jim Beam cocktails and house-made sangria. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, January 17, from noon to 7 pm.
Where: Cafe Terra, Rooftop, Executive Enclave Hotel, Ambedkar Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 6696 9000.
THEATRE Adhe Adhure at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Lillete Dubey directs and acts in this English version of Mohan Rakesh’s classic Adhe Adhure alongside Mohan Agashe, Ira Dubey, Rajeev Siddhartha, Anuschka Sawhney. The play tells the story of Savitri, a woman bogged down by an unemployed son, a rebellious daughter and an unsatisfactory marriage, who seeks meaning in relationships with other men. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, January 17 at 4.30 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Dopehri at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
Hindi film actor Pankaj Kapur will return to the theatre stage with Dopehri, a solo performance in which he narrates a story he has written about Amma Bi, an old woman living by herself in a haveli in Lucknow. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, January 17 at 4.30 pm and 8 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
Ongoing
ART Jitish Kallat at Chemould Prescott Road
The Mumbai artist’s new solo show Sightings features drawings, photography, sculptures and video works on the themes of “time, sustenance, sleep, along with an interplay of scales and proximities, and evocations of the celestial”.
When: Until Thursday, February 25. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, Third Floor, G. Talwatkar Marg, near Cathedral School, Fort. Tel: 022 2200 0211.