FRIDAY, JULY 22
ART KG Subramanyan at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
An exhibition of the artist’s works titled Anatomy Lessons.
When: Until Friday, September 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 Masks of Mexico at India International Centre
An exhibition of traditional masks in clay, stone, wood and papier mache from the southern region of Mexico.
When: Until Sunday, July 31. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Gate No. 1, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
FILM Folk Tradition of Ram Katha in North-East India + Kumaoni Ramlila, Ek Durlabh Parampara at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Two documentaries will be screened. Bappa Ray’s Folk Tradition of Ram Katha in North-East India, in English, explores the evolution of the Ramayana within the cultures of the North Eastern states of India. Himanshu Joshi’s Kumaoni Ramlila, Ek Durlabh Parampara, in Hindi, looks at enactments of the life of Ram in the Kumaon region. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 5.30 pm.
Where: Auditorium, Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 3 Dr. R. P. Road. Tel: 011 2338 8155.
MUSIC Monsoon Festival of Hindustani Music at India International Centre
Chennai-residing vocalist Lalita Sharma will perform a solo recital at this concert of monsoon ragas that will also feature a joint performance by singer Supriyo Dutta from Kolkata and sitar player Smarajit Sen from Delhi. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, July 22 at 6 pm.
Where: CD Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
DANCE Naval Kathak Utsav at Lok Kala Manch
The second and last day of this Indian classical dance festival will feature performances by the duo of Mohit Shridhar and Aamrapali Bhandari, students of dancer and teacher Sanjukta Sinha, and Tribhuwan Maharaj, who has trained with his father Jai Kishan Maharaj and grandfather Birju Maharaj. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 6.15 pm.
Where: Vasuki Auditorium, Lok Kala Manch, 20 Lodhi Institutional Area, Lodhi Road. Tel: 011 6580 6268.
FILM Retro Summer Japanese Film Festival at The Japan Foundation
The ongoing festival will conclude this weekend with two films from 1954. Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai I: Miyamoto Musashi, about two friends whose relationship is tested when they find themselves on the losing side of a battle, will be screened on Friday. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page here. Ishiro Honda’s science fiction movie Godzilla, about a sea creature that terrorises Japan, will be shown on Saturday. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page here.
When: Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 at 6.30 pm.
Where: The Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.
MUSIC Concert for Harmony at Kamani Auditorium
The duos of Dutch cellist Saskia Rao de Haas and sitar player Shubhendra Rao and vocalists Rajan and Sajan Mishra will perform at the first of this multi-city series of concerts to promote communal harmony by Nadd Foundation, an organisation that supports Indian classical music. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Janpath. Tel: 011 4350 3352.
COMEDY Best In Stand-Up with Abijit Ganguly + Siddharth Dudeja + Sumit Anand and Daniel Fernandes at Canvas Laugh Club
Stand-up comedians Abijit Ganguly, Siddharth Dudeja and Sumit Anand will each perform sets at 7 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday while their fellow comic Daniel Fernandes will stage a solo show at 9.30 pm on Friday and Saturday. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com here and here.
When: Best In Stand-Up on Friday, July 22, Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 at 7 pm and Daniel Fernandes on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, The People & Co, Tower 8-B, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 414 1000.
FILM Earth Witness: Reflections on the Times and the Timeless at India Habitat Centre
Environment films forum CMS Vatavaran will screen Akanksha Joshi’s 2011 documentary Earth Witness: Reflections on the Times and the Timeless.
The film, which is in Chhattisgarhi, Bengali and Kutchi, follows the lives of a teacher, a farmer, a shepherd and a father, all of whom have tribal roots and are fighting climate change in various parts of India. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, July 22 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
MUSIC True to Our Roots – Baul and Bansuri at India Habitat Centre
Carnatic classic music flautist Ravichandra Kulur will collaborate Baul folk singers from Bengal in this concert. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, July 22 at 7 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
MUSIC Groove Gully at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Jazz and funk-influenced rock group Groove Gully, which is based out of Mumbai, will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
MUSIC Gurbax at Raasta HKV and Gurgaon
Bangalore-based bass music DJ and producer Kunaal Gurbaxani will perform at both outposts of Raasta this weekend. Call the venue for details of the entry fee, if any. See here and here for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 9 pm at Raasta HKV and Saturday, July 23 at 9 pm at Raasta Gurgaon.
Where: Raasta, First Floor, 30-A Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028. Also at Raasta, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 82878 70254.
MUSIC Zokhuma + AlgoRhythm at BandStand
Mumbai electronica acts, producer Zokhuma aka Arman Menzies and DJ duo AlgoRhythm aka Varun Patra and Paloma Monnappa, will each play sets. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.
MUSIC Sandunes + Sid Vashi at Summer House Café
A double bill of Mumbai electronic music producers Sandunes aka Sanaya Ardheshir and Sid Vashi. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.
MUSIC Julian Jeweil at Privee’
French techno producer Julian Jeweil aka Julien Bérard will play the Delhi leg of his India tour. Entry is free until 11.30 pm, after which there is a cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 10 pm.
Where: Privee’, Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel, 19, Ashoka Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 085952 02020.
MUSIC Max Vangeli at Kitty Su
San Francisco-based Moldovan house music DJ and producer Max Vangeli will man the decks. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 750 per couple are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 22 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.
SATURDAY, JULY 23
TALKS ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ at TabulaBeach Café
As part their Youth Adda series, youth advocacy organisation Pravah will hold a discussion about mental illness and the stigma surrounding it in India. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 23 at 3 pm.
Where: TabulaBeach Café, Asiad Village, Khel Gaon Marg, near Siri Fort Auditorium. Tel: 99101 69745.
FILM Are They Better Off at India International Centre
Aditya Seth’s documentary Are They Better Off explores Meghalaya’s matrilineal society through the lives of three Khasi women and contrasts it with the status of women in the rest of the country. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, July 23 at 6.30 pm.
Where: CD Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
QUIZ Quizzing with Chugh and Chanty at Cocktails and Dreams Speakeasy
Quiz masters Sanjay Chugh and Chanty aka Vikram Achanta will host a trivia night. There is no entry fee. RSVP via Insider.in.
When: Saturday, July 23 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Cocktails and Dreams Speakeasy, SCO 23, behind Galaxy Hotel, Sector 15, Part II, Gurgaon. Tel: 098101 04439.
BOOKS Waiting for Godot at India Habitat Centre
Reader’s Break, a monthly book discussion platform, will conduct a conversation on Samuel Beckett’s most famous play Waiting for Godot. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, July 23 at 7 pm.
Where: Amaltas, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
FILM I Cannot Give You My Forest + Candles in the Wind at India Habitat Centre
CMS Vatavaran, a forum for environmental films, will screen two documentaries by the director duo of Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl: 2015’s I Cannot Give You My Forest, in Kui, offers a window into the lives of the Kondh tribals of Orissa and their struggle to preserve their forests; 2013’s Candles in the Wind, in Punjabi and English, is an investigation into farmer suicides in Punjab. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, July 23 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
MUSIC Jordan Johnson at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Capital-residing South African singer-songwriter Jordan Johnson, who also fronts the alternative rock band North, will present a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 23 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
SUNDAY, JULY 24
MUSIC Unwind with Papon + Lucky Ali + Sona Mohapatra at Leisure Valley
Hindi indie pop stars Papon aka Angaraag Mahanta, Lucky Ali and Sona Mohapatra will perform at this show organised by radio channel Red FM. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, July 24 at 5 pm.
Where: Sector 29, Gurgaon Leisure Valley Ground, Gurgaon.
MUSIC Amartya Ghosh at Depot 29
Delhi-based singer-songwriter Amartya Ghosh will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 24 at 8 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
ONGOING
ART Figures in Time & Space at Triveni Kala Sangam
A group show of drawings, watercolours, lithographs and woodcuts made between 1980 and 2000 by artists Jean Bhownagary, Magan Som Parmar, R. B. Bhaskaran, Vrindavan Solanki, Ajit Seal, B. R. Burman, Rabi Narayan Gupta, Gouri Vemula and Aparajita Srimani Naskar.
When: Until Wednesday, August 10. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg. Tel: 011 2371 9470.
ART Art Collection at the British Council
This exhibition of artworks from the British Council’s collection will cover “various influences in British art” over the last century, from the posters of the London Underground in the 1920s to those of the 2012 London Olympics. See here for more information.
When: Until Monday, October 10. Open Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 8 pm; Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm.
Where: The Gallery, British Council, Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000.
These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.
