FRIDAY, MARCH 4
FILM Asian Women’s Film Festival at India International Centre
The twelfth edition of the festival organised by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television will showcase the work of women filmmakers from Bangladesh, Israel, Japan, Myanmar, The Philippines and other Asian countries. The line-up includes films such as Philippine director Ilang-Ilang Quijano’s 2015 documentary Daughters of Cordillera about how mining in the Cordillera region of The Philippines affects indigenous people, and Israeli filmmaker Nili Tal’s 2015 documentary Etched in My Body about a woman and her daughters who were trapped in a marriage to a cult leader. The Indian documentaries and experimental films that will be screened at the festival include An Old Dog’s Diary, the 2015 award-winning short film on Indian painter Francis Newton Souza by Shai Heredia and Shumona Goel, and Till then the Roads Carry Her, Uzma Falak’s 2015 documentary on the role of Kashmiri women in the valley’s resistance movement. See here for the complete schedule and the Facebook event page for updates.
When: Until Saturday, March 5, from 9.30 am to 10 pm.
Where: Main Building and Annexe, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
TALKS & WORKSHOPS The Coalition
The third edition of the annual forum for gamers, comedians, writers, musicians and artists will have panel discussions on topics like tour organisation and alternate revenue sources featuring comedians such as Tanmay Bhat, Kanan Gill and Abish Mathew, and the role of the talent manager in charting an artist’s career featuring managers Sumit Bothra, Stephen Budd and Laura Taylor. Visit The Coalition website for the complete schedule. Festival passes for all three days priced at Rs 2,500 per person, weekend passes priced at Rs 2,000 per person and Friday passes priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Friday, March 4 to Sunday, March 6, from 10 am.
Where: British Council, KG Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000. Also at Talkatora Stadium, President’s Estate. Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083. National Museum, Janpath. Tel: 011 2379 2775. And FLYP@MTV, N/57 and N/60, First Floor, Outer Circle, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 3310 5181.
FILM I View World Film Festival
The festival, which focuses on human rights, gender issues and contemporary culture, will screen a range of Indian and international films and documentaries such as Mira Nair’s 2006 film The Namesake about a Bengali family’s experience as immigrants in the US and Jacques Audiard’s 2015 movie Dheepan, in which three Sri Lankan Tamil refugees try to rebuild their lives in France. To attend, email iviewworldcommunication@gmail.com. Get the complete schedule here. See the Facebook event page for the more information.
When: Until Tuesday, March 8, from 11 am to 3 pm.
Where: At venues across Delhi.
FOOD The Grub Mile at DLF Cyberhub
The food festival will have stalls serving grub from the capital’s best eateries. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Sunday, March 6, from 10 am to 9 pm.
Where: DLF CyberHub, DLF Cyber City, Phase 2, NH 8, Gurgaon.
FILM Voices from Palestine at India International Centre
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television will screen 12 documentaries by Palestinian filmmakers at this event. For a complete schedule of shows and discussions, see here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4, from 9.30 am to 8.30 pm.
Where: Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
SHOPPING & STYLE Design One 2016 at The Grand New Delhi
The shopping event will feature clothes, shoes and accessories by labels such as Akaaro by Gaurav Jai Gupta, Pero By Aneeth Arora, Flori by shoe designer Sumiran Bhandari and Munkeesee Munkeedo. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: The Grand New Delhi, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj Phase II. Tel: 011 4766 1234.
ART Krishen Khanna at Vadehra Art Gallery
An exhibition of the artist’s figurative and narrative works on canvas, many of which were inspired by his early childhood experiences in Lahore before Partition.
When: Friday, March 4 to Tuesday, April 12. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53 Defence Colony. Tel: 011 4610 3550.
FOOD Ice Cream City 2016 at DLF Promenade
Organised by food events company I Haat Delhi, the festival will have will frozen treats from gelatos and kulfis to sorbets and chuskis by brands such as Sawad-e Ice Cream Rolls, PiccoLicko, MIO Gelato, London Dairy, Natural Ice Cream, Lovely Chuski, Thanco’s and Nirula’s. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 to Sunday, March 6, from 2 pm to 9 pm.
Where: DLF Promenade 3, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj Malls.
MUSIC THEATRE The Wajood Repertory at Habitat World
An evening of storytelling put together by cultural organisation Sursagar Society of the Delhi Gharana. Nadeem Shah will narrate a tale titled Kahani Pandit Ki in the style of dastangoi, and singer Vasut Iqbal Khan will recite Rudaad-E-Shireen, a feminist musical based on the bandishes of thirteenth century Sufi poet Hazrat Ameer Khusro. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, March 4 at 7 pm.
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
FILM A Long Visit at Habitat World
In Korean director Yoo Sung-Yup’s 2010 film, a successful television writer pays her mother a surprise visit and takes her on a trip. The film, screened by the Habitat World film club, will be in Korean with English subtitles. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, March 4 at 7 pm.
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
MUSIC Ravi Iyer at Epicentre
The fusion musician from Mumbai will perform original compositions on his custom guitar accompanied by Rupak Dhamankar on the tabla and Krishnan Narayanan on the mridangam. There is no entry fee. Call 98108 97056 or see here to book a complimentary pass.
When: Friday, March 4 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Sector 44, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.
MUSIC Space Dimension Controller + Raji Rags at BandStand
Irish techno-disco-electrofunk DJ Space Dimension Controller aka Jack Hamill will play a set. Raji Rags aka Raj Chaudhuri, the founding member of London hip-hop crew Livin’ Proof, will also perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 8 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.
MUSIC The Next Collective at Depot 29
Singer-songwriters Chayan Adhikari and Vasundhara Vee will perform with drummer and composer Tarun Balani as The Next Collective. The band’s new single If Only is currently playing on music channels in India. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
MUSIC The Star Shiners at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The Delhi band comprising Yamini Joshi, Karan Khosla, Sreenath S and Harshit Misra does modern-jazz inspired covers of classic pop tunes and standards. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 8.45 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
MUSIC Lucy Rose at AntiSocial
The singer-songwriter from Warwickshire, England will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, 9A & 12, Third Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52814.
MUSIC DJ Flynn at Moonshine Café
Kazakh EDM DJ Flynn, aka Sergey Khomutov, will play a set. There is an entry fee of Rs 1,000 per head. Couples and single women can enter free via the guest list before 10.30 pm. Call the venue to get a spot on the list. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 9 pm.
Where: Moonshine Café and Bar, 30, Second Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 98998 28004.
MUSIC AlgoRhythm at Raasta HKV
Mumbai DJs Varun Patra and Paloma Monnappa will play a disco-funk and bass infused set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, 30-A, First Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.
MUSIC BLaNK Live at Summer House Café
The three-piece Chennai group, comprising vocalist Nirupama Beliappa, DJ Manny and turntablist Skip aka Rupesh Pant, will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday March 4 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.
MUSIC Bass Pilots + Shibzoid + Sun at Tabula Beach Café
Deep house duo Ardaman Dua and Sahil Singh who perform as Bass Pilots will play a set. There will also be sets by Shibzoid aka Delhi’s Debjit Mitra and DJ Sun, who was born Parekshit Bhattacharjee. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 9 pm.
Where: Tabula Beach Café, Asiad Village, Khel Gaon Marg, near Siri Fort Auditorium. Tel: 99101 69745.
MUSIC SuitStatic at FIO Cookhouse
The Delhi DJ whose real name is Ketan Sarma will spin a mash up of melodic house tunes and original compositions. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, March 4 at 10 pm.
Where: FIO Cookhouse and Bar, Epicuria, Nehru Place. Tel: 011 2628 1026.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
FITNESS The Fit Fest 2016 at The Den
Workshops on yoga, mixed martial arts, crush dance, body combat, six-a-side football matches, healthy food and more. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Instamojo.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, March 5, from 9 am.
Where: The Den, Farm 31, 100 Feet Road, Ghitorni. Tel: 98916 96968.
MUSIC World Percussion Festival at Nehru Park
The two-day event will feature performances by percussionists from Belgium, Israel, Indonesia and Sri Lanka among other countries. There will also be a flea market and activities like face painting and caricature drawing. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6, from 5.30 pm.
Where: Nehru Park, Palika Services Officers Institute, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri.
COMEDY The Sundeep Shawarma Show at Alliance Française
The standup comedian and theatre actor Sundeep Sharma will perform a set. Tickets priced at Rs 350 are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.
ART Rohini Devasher at vis a vis Experience Centre
Archaeologies of the Future: Chaos and Coincidence, Delhi artist Rohini Devasher's new solo show organised by Mumbai gallery Project 88, comprises drawings, photographs and videos "constructed by observing, recording, fictionalising, and imagining objects and spaces that exist at the interface between remote past and possible future, utopia and dystopia, the human and non-human."
When: Until Saturday, March 19. Open Monday to Saturday, from 10.30 am to 7.30 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: vis a vis Experience Centre, 2 North Drive, DLF Chattarpur Farms, Chattarpur. Tel: 011 2680 9377.
MUSIC The Fox Reverie at Depot 29
The Delhi-based soul and harmony duo of Christina Dzuvichu and Angelo Daimari will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, March 5 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
MUSIC Michelle Burke at Qla
The Irish folk singer and whistle player Michelle Burke will play songs from her new album Step Into My Parlour. There is no entry fee. To register, see here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, March 5 at 9 pm.
Where: Qla, Kila, Seven Style Mile, 4A Kalka Das Marg, next to Qutab Minar, Mehrauli. Tel: 011 3231 8233.
MUSIC Ankytrixx & Friends at I Kandy
The house and techno-playing DJ born Ankit Kochar will headline an evening of electronic music. There is an entry fee of Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, March 5 at 9 pm.
Where: I-Kandy, Le Meridien, M. G. Road, Sector 26, Delhi Gurgaon Border, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 499 2000.
MUSIC Manj Musik and Nindy Kaur at The Flying Saucer Café
The Punjabi rapper and singer-songwriter whose real name is Manjeet Singh Ral will perform with his wife, British-Indian singer, Nindy Kaur. There is an entry fee of Rs 1,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, March 5 at 9 pm.
Where: The Flying Saucer Cafe, Ground Floor, Epicuria, Nehru Place. Tel: 95600 88341.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6
THEATRE META Theatre Festival at FICCI Auditorium and Little Theatre Group Auditorium
The Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) Festival will feature two plays on Sunday: Vikram Mohan’s dance-theatre piece After Death – The Spiritual Journey is based on the Bhil tribe’s traditional funerary rituals (Little Theatre Group Auditorium at 6pm), and S. Murugaboopathy’s Tamil drama Kuhaimaravasigal (Cave Tree Dwellers) is about a community of people displaced from their homeland by poverty and war (FICCI Auditorium at 8pm). Tickets priced at Rs 100 and Rs 200 per person are available here and here. Visit Bookmyshow.com for the complete schedule.
When: Until Thursday, March 10, from 6 pm.
Where: FICCI Auditorium, Tansen Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2373 8760. Also at Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.
WALK Connaught Place Night Walk
Tour company 1100 Walks will take participants on a guided walk at night through the heart of the metropolis, stopping at monuments, dhabas and other places of interest. The walk is priced at Rs 2,000 per person. To attend and get details of where the walk will begin, email himanshu@redearthindia.com. Visit the 1100walks.com
When: Sunday, March 6 at 7 pm.
Where: Connaught Place.
FILM Children of Heaven at Bohème
Bohème’s open-air rooftop cinema will show Iranian director Majid Majidi’s 1999 film about two siblings who concoct an elaborate plan to conceal the loss of a pair of shoes until they can get a new pair. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, March 6 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Boheme, D-8, Second Floor, D Block Market, Vasant Vihar. Tel: 011 4905 3292.
MUSIC Sandip Samadhar, Rahul Sharma and Ravi Daniel Rangel at Depot 29
The folk and classical musician will perform with tabla player Rahul Sharma and Mexican guitarist Ravi Daniel Rangel. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, March 6 at 8 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
ONGOING
ART Aboutturn at Alliance Francaise de Delhi, Gurgaon
The concluding show of a year-long arts project on gender issues initiated by artists Nilanjana Nandy and Anni K. Sharan. See here for more information.
When: Until Thursday, March 31. Open daily, from 9 am to 6 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 24/8 DLF Phase 3, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 406 1032.
ART Péter Márkus at the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre
Award-winning Hungarian sculptor Péter Márkus will present Sacral Signs, an exhibition of works in brass, stone and wood. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Thursday, March 31. Open Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 4 pm; Saturday and Sunday, closed.
Where: Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, 1 - A, Janpath, near the Claridges Hotel. Tel: 011 2301 4992.
ART Yaacov Agam at Apeejay Techno Park
Israeli artist Yaacov Agam’s exhibition Beyond The Invisible is a set of kinetic works of art, in which images appear to change depending on the angle from which they’re viewed. See here for more information.
When: Until Friday, March 4. Open Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 6.30 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Apeejay TechnoPark, B- II / 41, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road. Tel: 011 4054 4100.
ART Himmat Shah at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
Hammer on the Square is a retrospective of 300 works by sculptor Himmat Shah made between 1957 and 2015. See here for more information.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.
ART Jamini Roy at Dhoomimal Gallery
Carved Contours, curated by art critic Uma Nair, is a retrospective of 80 works by the Bengali artist.
When: Until Thursday, March 10. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Dhoomimal Gallery, G-42, Connaught Place, Outer Circle. Tel: 011 41516056.
ART K. S. Radhakrishnan at Ojas Art
KS Radhakrishnan’s show In the Open is a series of 30 large bronze sculptures he has created over the last three decades. See here for more information.
When: Until Friday, March 25. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Ojas Art, 1AQ, Qutab Minar roundabout, Mehrauli Road. Tel: 011 2664 4145.
ART Rekha Rodwittiya at Vadehra Art Gallery
An exhibition of paintings titled Love Done Right Can Change the World on the ideas of body, identity, gender and self-representation by the Baroda-based artist. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Friday, March 18. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53 Defence Colony. Tel: 011 4610 3550.
ART S. G. Vasudev at India International Centre
Bangalore-based artist S. G. Vasudev, known for his murals and works in copper relief, will present 32 silk tapestries inspired by his paintings that were created over the last eight years in collaboration with Subbarayulu, a master sari weaver.
When: Until Wednesday, March 9. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
PHOTOGRAPHY Graciela Iturbide at Instituto Cervantes
The institute is displaying two sets of works by the renowned Mexican photographer: Naturatta and El Baño de Frida Kahlo (Frida’s Bathroom). The first is a series of images taken at the Botanical Garden of Oaxaca in 1998 and 1999; the second is on the bathroom of the artist Frida Kahlo. Iturbide was one of the first people to enter the bathroom when it was unsealed 50 years after the death of Kahlo in 1954. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Saturday, March 26. Open Tuesday to Friday, from 6 pm to 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.