 "A day full of Brecht, slice of heritage await you this weekend")
DELHI
Art
Art across borders: New York - New Delhi is an exhibition by six New York-based artists showcasing their collection of works. The show curated by Tara Sabharwal and Vijay Kumar will showcase the works of Bruce Waldman, Jill Slaymakar, Mila Dau, Tara, Valerie Hammond and Yehuda Emmanuel Safran. On display will be a collection of work that navigates through the real and the imagined through the overlapping of time –how the time ‘present’, however physically real, incorporates both time past and the time to come.
Where: Triveni Kala Sangam, Mandi House
When: Till Jan 4, 11 am to 7 pm
Heritage meets history: Cities of Delhi, Living without a Lifeline is a talk and a slide show about how the seven cities of Delhi met their requirements of water and how the traditional methods of access to water were transformed during the late 19th and early 20th century. The talk also touches upon the changes on the lives not only of ‘Dilli Wallahs’ but also the impact of these changes on the lives of a much larger population as a result of these changes and about the lessons that we can learn from the past to solve the looming catastrophes of the future. The talk will be given by Sohail Hashmi, a geographer by training and a history buff by choice. He conducts Heritage walks in Delhi speaks, writes and makes documentaries on Delhi, on heritage, on issues of culture, language, inclusion, exclusion and marginalis.
Where: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road
When: January 3, 7 pm
Info: More details on http://www.youthforheritage.org/events/delhi-without-lifeline
A timeless classic: Kamal Pruthi will be narrating the much-loved story, Kabuliwala, authored by Rabindranath Tagore. Kabuliwala is a moving tale of an Afghan vendor trying to earn a living in faraway Calcutta and the emotional bond he develops with the narrator’s five-year old daughter. The story was later turned into a reel classic in 1957 by director Tapan Sinha.
Where: Oxford Bookstore, CP
When: January 3, 11 am onwards
Registration: Rs 250 per head
Theatre
A day full of Brecht: Jazba Theatre Group in association with Prism Theatre Festival is hosting Rubaroo, a one-day theatre festival that will stage Gangster Samiti, a play based on Happy End, written by Bertolt Brecht. This is a comedy play of three acts, adapted, designed, and directed by Jatin Sarna.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House
When: January 2, 7 pm
Registration: Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300, and Rs 500 available at the venue
Theatre
Fact vs fiction: Kknock Kknock is a suspense thriller adapted from Anthony Shaffer’s English play ‘Sleuth,’ which won the Tony Award for best play in 1970. Directed by Pankaj Singh, the play unfolds in the mansion of Rajwade, a highly successful mystery writer. His home reflects his fascination “with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and with games and game playing.” He lures his wife Sai’s lover Ajay Talwalkar to the house and convinces him to stage a robbery of her jewellery, an idea that sparks a chain of events which might leave the viewer wondering where Rajwade's imagination ends and reality begins. Rajesh Khera and Hasan Zaidi star in the production.
Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
When: Jan 3, 7.30 pm
Tickets: Rs 300-1,000
Where: Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
When: 4th January, 2015, 7:00pm
Music
Wagner’s Master singers: As part of its Metropolitan Opera screenings, NCPA will show a filmed version of Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, conducted by the renowned James Levine. The opera, one of the longest that is still commonly performed, is written in three acts and tells the story of a group of Renaissance ‘meistersingers’ or master singers whose song contest unites a city. The musical drama is unique because it is the only one among Wagner’s well-known works that does not rely on mythical or legendary settings or supernatural or magical powers. Johan Reuter, Johan Botha and Annette Dasch are among the cast in this “magisterial celebration" of the power of music and art.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
When: Jan 4, 3 pm
Tickets: Rs 750
Art
Art after death: Post-mortem, a solo exhibition by artist Vivan Sundaram, features a series of installations that show post-mortem procedures transitioning into post-surrealist propositions. The display includes a collection of sculptural works that the artist has taken forward from a 2012 series of installations Gagawaka, Making Strange, which featured fashion garments made from discarded material. Sundaram uses different media and most of his work is said to be politically conscious and highly intertextual in nature.
Where: Chemould Prescott Contemporary Gallery, Fort
When: Until Jan 3
Father and son: Rendez-vous à Kiruna by Anne Novion tells the story of Ernest, a famous architect who lives only for his work. One day, he receives a call from the Swedish police, which takes him to travel to faraway Kiruna where he must identify the corpse of a perfect stranger - the son he never knew. He meets on the way Magnus, a young sensitive man who is the total opposite of the authoritarian Ernest. The companion and journey ultimately reveal to Ernest an unknown part of himself and prepare him for the task in Kiruna.
Where: Alliance Francaise auditorium, New Marine Lines
When: Jan 5, 6.30 pm
BANGALORE
Art
A new look at Gandhi: Gandhi: Living, ReLiving Gandhi, an exhibition of the art works of artist and Gandhian Haku Shah. Shah is a figurative painter of the Baroda School and considered an authority on folk and tribal art. The exhibition will be inaugurated by writer and historian Ramachandra Guha.
Where: NGMA Bengaluru, Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Road
When: Inauguration at 6.30 pm on January 3. On view till January 21
Heritage in the lens: A 3-day international photo exhibition on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India and abroad will showcase an array of more than 130 images on World Heritage sites of 20 countries.
Where: Alliance Francaise, off Millers Road, Vasanth Nagar
When: January 9 to 11
Music
Parvaaz, in concert: Kashmiri band Parvaaz, formed when two childhood friends met again in Bengaluru and began jamming together, will be performing alive. Apart from Khalid Ahmen and Kashif Iqbal, the line-up now includes Sachin Banadur and Fidel D'Souza. In 2012, the band released five tracks for their debut EP "Behosh".
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, St Mark's Road
When: January 8, 8 pm onwards
Comedy of errors: Misunderstanding, Samsaradalli Sanidapa is an adaptation of The Virtuous Burglara an Italian one-act play by Dario Fo. Translated to Kannada by K V Akshara, the play is full of confusion and misunderstandings.The play has been directed by Sanchari Vijay.
Where: Ranga Shankara, Phase II, JP Nagar
When: January 4, 3.30 pm and 7.30 pm
Art
Art across borders: New York - New Delhi is an exhibition by six New York-based artists showcasing their collection of works. The show curated by Tara Sabharwal and Vijay Kumar will showcase the works of Bruce Waldman, Jill Slaymakar, Mila Dau, Tara, Valerie Hammond and Yehuda Emmanuel Safran. On display will be a collection of work that navigates through the real and the imagined through the overlapping of time –how the time ‘present’, however physically real, incorporates both time past and the time to come.
Where: Triveni Kala Sangam, Mandi House
When: Till Jan 4, 11 am to 7 pm
Heritage meets history: Cities of Delhi, Living without a Lifeline is a talk and a slide show about how the seven cities of Delhi met their requirements of water and how the traditional methods of access to water were transformed during the late 19th and early 20th century. The talk also touches upon the changes on the lives not only of ‘Dilli Wallahs’ but also the impact of these changes on the lives of a much larger population as a result of these changes and about the lessons that we can learn from the past to solve the looming catastrophes of the future. The talk will be given by Sohail Hashmi, a geographer by training and a history buff by choice. He conducts Heritage walks in Delhi speaks, writes and makes documentaries on Delhi, on heritage, on issues of culture, language, inclusion, exclusion and marginalis.
Where: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road
When: January 3, 7 pm
Info: More details on http://www.youthforheritage.org/events/delhi-without-lifeline
A timeless classic: Kamal Pruthi will be narrating the much-loved story, Kabuliwala, authored by Rabindranath Tagore. Kabuliwala is a moving tale of an Afghan vendor trying to earn a living in faraway Calcutta and the emotional bond he develops with the narrator’s five-year old daughter. The story was later turned into a reel classic in 1957 by director Tapan Sinha.
Where: Oxford Bookstore, CP
When: January 3, 11 am onwards
Registration: Rs 250 per head
Theatre
A day full of Brecht: Jazba Theatre Group in association with Prism Theatre Festival is hosting Rubaroo, a one-day theatre festival that will stage Gangster Samiti, a play based on Happy End, written by Bertolt Brecht. This is a comedy play of three acts, adapted, designed, and directed by Jatin Sarna.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House
When: January 2, 7 pm
Registration: Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300, and Rs 500 available at the venue
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Theatre
Fact vs fiction: Kknock Kknock is a suspense thriller adapted from Anthony Shaffer’s English play ‘Sleuth,’ which won the Tony Award for best play in 1970. Directed by Pankaj Singh, the play unfolds in the mansion of Rajwade, a highly successful mystery writer. His home reflects his fascination “with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and with games and game playing.” He lures his wife Sai’s lover Ajay Talwalkar to the house and convinces him to stage a robbery of her jewellery, an idea that sparks a chain of events which might leave the viewer wondering where Rajwade's imagination ends and reality begins. Rajesh Khera and Hasan Zaidi star in the production.
Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
When: Jan 3, 7.30 pm
Tickets: Rs 300-1,000
Where: Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
When: 4th January, 2015, 7:00pm
Music
Wagner’s Master singers: As part of its Metropolitan Opera screenings, NCPA will show a filmed version of Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, conducted by the renowned James Levine. The opera, one of the longest that is still commonly performed, is written in three acts and tells the story of a group of Renaissance ‘meistersingers’ or master singers whose song contest unites a city. The musical drama is unique because it is the only one among Wagner’s well-known works that does not rely on mythical or legendary settings or supernatural or magical powers. Johan Reuter, Johan Botha and Annette Dasch are among the cast in this “magisterial celebration" of the power of music and art.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
When: Jan 4, 3 pm
Tickets: Rs 750
Art
Art after death: Post-mortem, a solo exhibition by artist Vivan Sundaram, features a series of installations that show post-mortem procedures transitioning into post-surrealist propositions. The display includes a collection of sculptural works that the artist has taken forward from a 2012 series of installations Gagawaka, Making Strange, which featured fashion garments made from discarded material. Sundaram uses different media and most of his work is said to be politically conscious and highly intertextual in nature.
Where: Chemould Prescott Contemporary Gallery, Fort
When: Until Jan 3
Father and son: Rendez-vous à Kiruna by Anne Novion tells the story of Ernest, a famous architect who lives only for his work. One day, he receives a call from the Swedish police, which takes him to travel to faraway Kiruna where he must identify the corpse of a perfect stranger - the son he never knew. He meets on the way Magnus, a young sensitive man who is the total opposite of the authoritarian Ernest. The companion and journey ultimately reveal to Ernest an unknown part of himself and prepare him for the task in Kiruna.
Where: Alliance Francaise auditorium, New Marine Lines
When: Jan 5, 6.30 pm
BANGALORE
Art
A new look at Gandhi: Gandhi: Living, ReLiving Gandhi, an exhibition of the art works of artist and Gandhian Haku Shah. Shah is a figurative painter of the Baroda School and considered an authority on folk and tribal art. The exhibition will be inaugurated by writer and historian Ramachandra Guha.
Where: NGMA Bengaluru, Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Road
When: Inauguration at 6.30 pm on January 3. On view till January 21
Heritage in the lens: A 3-day international photo exhibition on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India and abroad will showcase an array of more than 130 images on World Heritage sites of 20 countries.
Where: Alliance Francaise, off Millers Road, Vasanth Nagar
When: January 9 to 11
Music
Parvaaz, in concert: Kashmiri band Parvaaz, formed when two childhood friends met again in Bengaluru and began jamming together, will be performing alive. Apart from Khalid Ahmen and Kashif Iqbal, the line-up now includes Sachin Banadur and Fidel D'Souza. In 2012, the band released five tracks for their debut EP "Behosh".
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, St Mark's Road
When: January 8, 8 pm onwards
Comedy of errors: Misunderstanding, Samsaradalli Sanidapa is an adaptation of The Virtuous Burglara an Italian one-act play by Dario Fo. Translated to Kannada by K V Akshara, the play is full of confusion and misunderstandings.The play has been directed by Sanchari Vijay.
Where: Ranga Shankara, Phase II, JP Nagar
When: January 4, 3.30 pm and 7.30 pm