BANGALORE
Music
Songs of freedom: Celebrate Independence Day at Humming Tree with a selection of sounds and samples from a vinyl collection that spans the history of Indian music production, spun by DJ Unnayanaa. He has incorporated the sounds into his set of Lo-Fi bass music, hip hop and broken beat/funk, converting it into a two-hour performance that combines familiar sounds of 20th century India with 21st century electronic music. The music will be preceded by kalaripayattu, the well-known martial art from Kerala, by students of the Kalari Gurukulam.
Where: The Humming Tree, 12th Main Road, Indira Nagar, Bangalore
When: August 15, 8.30 pm onwards
Do the moonwalk: Counter Culture continues its walk through memory lane, this time with a tribute to the late king of pop, Michael Jackson. Moonwalk your way through classic hits performed by Gaurav Vaz, Willy Demoz, Bryden Lewis, Mark Lazaro and more.
Where: Counter Culture, Whitefield, Bangalore
When: August 16, 9 pm onwards
Theatre
Life in the times of terrorism: Mumbai-based theatre group Akvarious returns with Bombed. Through the life of Zameer, aka Zed, and Yogi, a struggling actor from Bihar, and Inspector Damle, the play takes a look at today’s weed-loving youth, the city we live in, religion and how our paranoia about terrorism colours our vision and relationships.
Where: Jagriti, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Bangalore
When: August 20 to 24, 8 pm. On August 24, 3 pm and 6.30 pm
Info: Tickets available at www.bookmyshow.com
Where: Manpho Convention Centre, Nagawara Ring Road, Bangalore
When: Till August 17
DELHI
Art
Where: Delhi Art Gallery, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi
When: Till Septembr 30, 10.30 am to 7 pm
Where: Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
When: August 16 to 20, 10 am to 8 pm
Where: The Tea Lounge, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi
When: Until August 17, 11 am
Theatre
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Where: Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House, New Delhi
When: 6.30 pm onwards (Additional matinee shows on August 17 and 18 at 3 pm)
Info: Tickets, priced between Rs 200 and Rs 500, are available at the venue
Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House, New Delhi
When: August 17, 7:30 pm
MUMBAI
Film
Lost and found: As part of its weekly film club screenings, the Russian Centre for Science & Culture will show White Bim Black Ear, a 1977 drama directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It is the story of a dog that becomes homeless when the man who adopted him develops a heart condition. He sets out to look for his master and the story traces his adventures and meetings with kind and cruel people along the way. The Friday showcase also includes First Time For Everything, directed by Leonid Fomin, which tells the story of young Kolya who accidently encounters his father for the first time in his life. The two rediscover each other, rising above misunderstandings and other obstacles in their path.
Where: Russian Centre for Science & Culture, Pedder Road, Mumbai
When: Aug 19 and 22, 6 pm
Memories of war: Catch a screening of French Filmmaker Jean Renoir’s most celebrated work, La Grande Illusion (Grand Illusion, 1937). The film is seen as one of the classic anti-war films, which, interestingly, features negligible combat. Set mainly in the World War I prisoner-of-war camps in Germany, it portrays the escape efforts of French officers trapped in the camps. This screening is part of the World War I commemoration showcase.
Where: Alliance Francaise de Bombay, Theosophy Hall, Marine Lines, Mumbai
When: August 19, 6.30 pm onwards
Theatre
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai
When: August 16, 6.30 pm
Tickets: Rs 300
Where: Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai
When: Aug 17, 7 pm
Tickets: Rs 300-500
KOLKATA
Art
Cartoons through the ages: Maya Art Space presents the 'Bangla Cartoon Exhibtion', an exhibition that will showcase characters and cartoons made between the years 1872 and 2014. Some of the well-known artists whose works will be on display include names like Asit Kumar Halder, Rabindranath Tagore, Amiya Ghosh, Sukumar Ray, Dinesh Ranjan Das, Debabrata Mukhopadhyay and Satish Chandra Sinha among others. The show is curated by Debdutta Gupta.
Where: Maya Art Space, Shanti Pally, Rajdanga, Kolkata
When: Till August 16
Theatre
Love, loss and motherhood: Kolkata Rangeela presents Maa Aak Nirvik Soinik, a Bengali play that highlights the status and stature of woman in the real world. A woman is someone who gives birth to a new life and hence it is difficult to think of her as someone who take away a life. The story revolves around a tumultuous mother-son relationship. Towards the end of the story, love and honesty win over evil, but the mother loses her son in the process.
Where: Academy Of Fine Arts, Cathedral Road, Kolkata
When: August 17, 10 am