FRIDAY, MAY 13
ART Avaaz Do at India International Centre
Arts orgnisation SAHMAT has put together this exhibition of political banners by over 400 artists and curators from Delhi and Mumbai including Atul Dodiya, Ram Rahman, Archana Hande, Jitish Kallat, Zasha Colah and Sumeshwar Sharma. The banners were made during the 2015 Times Lit Fest as a response to the government’s curbs on freedom of expression. A companion exhibition, Postcards for Gandhi, SAHMAT’s 1994 art project of postcards showing Gandhi made by 100 artists, will also be on display. See here for more information.
When: Until Sunday, May 15, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Annexe Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
ART Narratives for Modernity: The Aesthetics of Brij Mohan Anand at India International Centre
An exhibition of illustrations by socialist-artist Brij Mohan Anand. See here for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 22. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
ART Contemporary Japanese Posters – Part 1 at The Japan Foundation
This exhibition of posters by 15 Japanese graphic designers will be shown in two parts. The first part will have on display works by Yusaku Kamekura, Kiyoshi Awazu and Kazumasa Nagai among others. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 to Saturday, June 4. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.
FILM Habitat Film Festival at Habitat World
Among the films from across the country that will be screened during the concluding weekend of India Habitat Centre’s festival are Nilanjan Datta’s feature The Head Hunter (2015), about a North-East Indian Wancho tribal who tries to save the forest he loves from the government’s plan to build a road through it (Friday, May 13); Ruchi Shrivastava and Sumit Khanna’s documentary The Man Who Dwarfed the Mountains (2015) on the life of environmental activist and Chipko movement founder Chandi Prasad Bhatt (Saturday, May 14) and Om Raut’s Marathi movie Lokmanya Ek Yugpurush, in which a journalist tries to incorporate the values of the freedom fighter Bal Ganadhar Tilak in the changing political landscape of modern India (Sunday, May 15). There is no entry fee. Passes can be collected from the Habitat World programmes desk. See the complete schedule here.
When: Until Sunday, May 15, from 11 am.
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
PHOTOGRAPHY Ravi Agarwal at Gallery Espace
Delhi-based photographer and environmental activist Ravi Agarwal is exhibiting Else, All Will Be Still, a solo show of photographs based on his sea travels and time spent in a fishing village in Pondicherry. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 14. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony. Tel: 011 2692 2947.
DANCE Central Contemporary Ballet at Little Theatre Group Auditorium
The professional dance company will present a showcase of ballet and contemporary dance performances by Indian and international artists. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, May 13 at 6 pm.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.
FILM Waterboys at The Japan Foundation
Shinobu Yaguchi’s 2001 film is about a synchronised swimming team made up of misfits in an all boys school. The Japanese movie will be screened with English subtitles. Entry is free; seating on a first come, first served basis.
When: Friday, May 13 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.
POETRY Metropolis: Zillionth Shades of Din at India International Centre
Literary and theatre critic Samik Bandyopadhyay will read from poet Subroto Bondo’s Metropolis: Zillionth Shades of Din, an ode to Delhi released in 2015. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Conference Room I, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
DANCE Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra at Kamani Auditorium
Classical dancer and director of the cultural organisation Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kenda Shobha Deepak Singh will helm performances of two dance dramas based on the Mahabharata: Karna, about the tragedy-fraught story of the Pandavas’s half-brother and Abhimanyu, centred on Arjuna’s son. Call 011 4350 3333 for complimentary passes.
When: Friday, May 13 at 7 pm.
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Janpath. Tel: 011 4350 3352.
THEATRE An English Prison: Suresh Vaidya vs The British Government at Akshara Theatre
Veteran theatre actress Jalabala Vaidya will direct this play written by her father Suresh Vaidya, about the landmark case he fought against the British government while living in London: he refused to be conscripted, as a colonial subject, to fight in World War II. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, May 13 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.
THEATRE Saksham Theatre Festival 2016 at India Habitat Centre
The Delhi-based Hindi theatre group will stage three plays this weekend as part of their festival. On Friday, May 13, there will be a performance of Toba Tek Singh, which is based on Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto’s famous short story set in a Lahore mental asylum whose inmates are to be shifted either to India or Pakistan at the time of Partition depending on the person’s faith. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold here. On Saturday, May 14, an adaptation of Dario Fo’s farce Can’t Pay! Won’t Pay!, the story of what people in a working class neighbourhood resort to when the price of food skyrockets, will be presented. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold here. And on Sunday, May 15, they will enact an adaptation of Khamosh! Adalat Jari Hai, Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi drama in which a mock trial in a village play rehearsal turns serious. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until, Friday May 20, at 7.30 pm.
Where: Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
DANCE Kalakriti Foundation presents Bhavayami Raghuramam at Epicentre
Choreographer Priya Venkataraman will direct Kalakriti Foundation’s bharatanatyam presentation based on "Bhavayami Raghuramam", a song that tells the story of the Ramayana. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 13 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.
MUSIC Begum at Depot 29
The Delhi experimental rock band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
MUSIC World Ethnic Music Ensemble at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The world music collective formed by Iranian percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari will present a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 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 Electro Tonic with The Circus + Kamakshi Khanna Collective + White Rabbit at BandStand
Delhi-based alternative rock band The Circus, Kamakshi Khanna Collective, helmed by the eponymous singer-songwriter, and house music DJ White Rabbit aka Robbie Bergo will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.
MUSIC Kohra + BLOT! At Summer House Café
A double bill of electronic music from Kohra aka DJ-producer Madhav Shorey and BLOT! or Basic Love Of Things, the duo of Gaurav and Avinash Kumar. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.
MUSIC Wild City presents Various Artists featuring Sarah Farina at AntiSocial
Berlin-based bass music DJ Sarah Farina will play this instalment of music website and events company Wild City’s Various Artists series of gigs. There is an entry fee of Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, 9A and 12, Third Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.
MUSIC B.R.E.E.D. at Kitty Su
B.R.E.E.D, the Los Angeles-residing bass music duo of Ritesh D’Souza and Tara Mae, will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and at Rs 750 per couple (of any gender) are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 13 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.
SATURDAY, MAY 14
MUSIC Euphoric presents Fundamentals with Oozeundat + Hoax at BandStand
The inaugural instalment of electronic music-focused magazine’s Euphoric’s club night Fundamentals will feature sets by Pune’s Oozeundat aka the duo of Roan Sable and Sidhant Naren, and Delhi’s Hoax aka Akshay Bhalla. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 14 at 8 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.
MUSIC Nikhil Chinapa at The Groghead
The electronic dance music DJ and founder of the Vh1 Supersonic music festival will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 14 at 9 pm.
Where: The Groghead, A-5, Second Floor, above the Hyundai showroom, Green Park. Tel: 95992 80960.
MUSIC Out of the Blue at The Piano Man Jazz Club
American university Yale’s resident a cappella ensemble will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 14 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
SUNDAY, MAY 15
BIRD WATCHING Bird Walk at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
The Conservation Education Centre of the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and the Bombay Natural History Society will conduct a walk through the wildlife sanctuary for birding enthusiasts. The registration fee is Rs 350 per person. Call 011 2604 2010 or 98684 41983 to register.
When: Sunday, May 15 at 6.30 am.
Where: Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Asola.
FILM Balseros at Instituto Cervantes
As part of their spotlight on migrants, the Spanish language and culture institute, will screen Carles Bosch’s 2002 documentary Balseros (Rafters), about Cuban refugees who fled to the US on homemade rafts and the lives of those who survived the perilous journey. The film, in Spanish, will be screened with English subtitles. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 15 at 4.30 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.
COMEDY CueLess Improv Comedy at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The improvisational comedy group that is an offshoot of Delhi theatre company Kaivalya Plays will perform on-the spot sketches based on suggestions from the audience. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 15 at 7 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
COMEDY Amit Sharma at Akshara Theatre
The Delhi stand-up comedian will perform material from his show Fast and Funny . Tickets priced at Rs 250 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, May 15 at 8.15 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.
ONGOING
ART Ramakrishna Behera and LN Tallur at Nature Morte
An exhibition of new works by painter Ramakrishna Behera and sculptor LN Tallur. Behera, who is from Odisha, is showing landscapes inspired by Angkor Wat and the Odisha countryside; and Tallur, who hails from Karnataka, faux-antique pieces from stone that resembles wood. There is no entry fee.
When: Until Saturday, May 28. Open Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Nature Morte, A-1 Neeti Bagh, August Kranti Marg, opposite Kamala Nehru College. Tel: 011 41740215.
MUSEUM EXHIBITION Threads of Continuity: Zoroastrian Life and Culture at the National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is hosting three exhibitions on the history, culture and impact of the Parsi community in India. An exhibition on Zoroastrianism at the National Museum takes visitors through the history of the community from the emergence of the religion in Iran to its journey to the west coast of India. "Painted Encounters: Parsi Traders and the Community" at the National Gallery of Modern Art is an exhibition of engravings, paintings and photographs that traces how Parsi ship builders and businessmen established trade with Canton in the nineteenth century. "No Parsi is an Island", also at the NGMA, is a show of the works of 14 Parsi artists such as Pestonji Bomanji and Gieve Patel over the last 150 years. Entry to the NGMA is free. Tickets to the National Museum are priced at Rs 20 per head for Indians and Rs 650 per head (inclusive of the audio tour) for foreigners.
When: Exhibition at the National Museum until Sunday, May 29. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm; Monday, closed. Exhibitions at the NGMA until Sunday, May 29. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Museum, Janpath, Rajpath Road Area, Central Secretariat. Tel: 011 2379 2775. National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, India Gate. Tel: 011 2338 4640.
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 A. Ramachandran at Vadehra Art Gallery
A solo show of paintings by the Kerala artist titled Earthen Pot ‒Image Poems 2016 inspired by medieval Ragamala and Barahmasa paintings that are visual depictions of the ragas of Indian classical music.
When: Until, Saturday, May 21. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53 Defence Colony. Tel: 011 2462 2545.
ART N. N. Rimzon at Talwar Gallery
Kerala artist NN Rimzon’s first solo exhibition in Delhi in 23 years Forest of the Living Divine features sculptures, installations and paintings dating back to 2007. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 28. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Talwar Gallery, C-84 Neeti Bagh. Tel: 011 4605 0307.