Music
Morning ragas: The India Habitat Centre is organising a morning recital this Sunday at the open air Amphitheatre, with sitar maestro Ustad Nishat Khan and tabla maestro Ram Kumar Mishra performing various swaras and Indian ragas.
Morning ragas: The India Habitat Centre is organising a morning recital this Sunday at the open air Amphitheatre, with sitar maestro Ustad Nishat Khan and tabla maestro Ram Kumar Mishra performing various swaras and Indian ragas.
Where: Amphitheatre, IHC, Lodhi Road
When: February 15, 10.30 am
A confluence of spirit and culture: World Sacred Spirit Festival (WSSF) organised by the Mehrangarh Museum Trust in Nagaur and Jodhpur is presenting an impressive line-up of musical talent from across the world in a royal setting of Ahichhatragarh, Nagaur and Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur. WSSF will feature the Indian fusion group Midival Punditz, the Iranian, Nour Ensemble, and other notable performances from the Druk Yul Trio from The Kingdom of Bhutan, Li Daiguo, Pipa, Cello and Beatbox from China, a collaboration of Mukhtiyar Ali from India and Mathias Duplessy of France, among various other exciting acts.
Where: Various venues at Jodhpur
When: February 9 to 16
Info: www.WorldSacredSpiritFestival.org.
Art
The amorphousness of space: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is presenting ‘Working Space: Around Memory and Perception’, an exhibition showcasing works of fifteen artists such as Anish Kapoor, Dilip Chobisa, Jeram Patel, Manisha Parekh, Madan Mahatta, Nalini Malani, from different generations of South Asia, exploring artistic practices that have engaged with architectural elements, built environments or physical space in general. The exhibition, curated by Roobina Karode, is about artists giving the amorphousness of space physical dimensions through shape, colour, form and structure to accentuate its experience and meaning.When: February 15, 10.30 am
A confluence of spirit and culture: World Sacred Spirit Festival (WSSF) organised by the Mehrangarh Museum Trust in Nagaur and Jodhpur is presenting an impressive line-up of musical talent from across the world in a royal setting of Ahichhatragarh, Nagaur and Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur. WSSF will feature the Indian fusion group Midival Punditz, the Iranian, Nour Ensemble, and other notable performances from the Druk Yul Trio from The Kingdom of Bhutan, Li Daiguo, Pipa, Cello and Beatbox from China, a collaboration of Mukhtiyar Ali from India and Mathias Duplessy of France, among various other exciting acts.
Where: Various venues at Jodhpur
When: February 9 to 16
Info: www.WorldSacredSpiritFestival.org.
Art
When: Till February 28
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA): 145, South Court Mall, Saket, New Delhi
Theatre
A weekend of theatre: Tadpole Repertory in association with the Old World Culture brings you a collection of short stories which includes short sketches such as comic, dramatic, musical and nonsensical aspects of life. These short tales focus on the day-to-day encounters that an individual faces such as their daily metro vows, experiences at local shops and public parks, happening places of the city and more. Here’s a chance to witness your daily routine with a hint of comedy.
Where: India Habitat centre, Lodhi Road
When: February 15, 7 pm onwards
Info: Entry by donor passes, priced at Rs 100 to Rs 350
MUMBAI
Film
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Where: Various PVR locations. Visit www.pvrcinemas.com for details.
When: February 14, 4 pm
The tales of Hoffman: As part of its Metropolitan Opera, New York screenings, NCPA will show a filmed version of Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach. The three-hour long the operatic masterpiece will feature the magnetic tenor Vittorio Grigolo assuming the title character of Hoffman, the tortured poet and unwitting adventurer. Soprano Hibla Gerzmava will face the challenge of singing all three heroines – each of whom is an idealised embodiment of some aspect of Hoffmann’s desire. While Yves Abel conducts, Thomas Hampson will play the shadowy Four Villains. The work, which is said to reflect Offenbach’s desire to move from operettas to grand opera, involves elements of fantasy, emotion and the supernatural mixed with satire and the grotesque.
Where: NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai
When: February 18-19, 6 pm
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Juhu
When: February 18, 7 pm
Theatre
Symphony and requiem: The Verdi: Requiem – a large-scale liturgical work – will be performed in India for the first time, led by Yuri Simonov and featuring an internationally-renowned quartet of soloists as well as over 100 members of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus. This is as part of ongoing season of the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) which includes performers such as heldentenor artist Simon O' Neill and conductors Simonov and Piotr Borkowski.
Where: NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai
When: February 17, 7 pm
Art
Society and sexuality: Curated by Abhay Maskara, Celebrations is an exhibition of the works of T Venkanna. Through seven large-format paintings and 14 watercolours, the artist attempts to question the conventional ways in which sexuality is viewed. For this purpose, he borrows motifs from past artists like Hockney, Rousseau, Mondrian and specific forms of traditional art. “The political and social contexts underlying these works were quite different when they were made. I represent these imageries according to my idea, in the process critically evaluating the norms and terms that exist within contemporary society,” he notes.
Where: Gallery Maskara, Colaba, Mumbai
When: Until March 7
Music
Where: Mora Pada, Rewas Road, Alibaug
When: Feb 21, 12 noon onwards
BENGALURU
Art
Art in exile: Galleryske presents “Prolonged Hours of Disguised Situations”, a solo exhibition of mixed media drawings and paintings by Zakkir Hussain. An artist who generally makes art out of different mediums such as shopping bags and brown paper, Hussain’s latest exhibition draws on the contemporary experience of exile, the body as a site of power and control, and the growing disconnect between humanity and nature. The painful experience of migration and displacement, of not feeling at home within one’s body, social space or city, figures prominently in his works.
Where: Galleryske, Berlie Street, Bengaluru
When: Till February 25
Where: Indian Cartoon Gallery, MG Road, Bengaluru
When: Till February 14
Theatre
Where: Alliance Francaise, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru
When: February 14 and 15, 7:30 pm
Dance
Dance of blackness: As a part of Attakalari India Biennial -- south Asia’s biggest dance festival -- Ranga Shankara will play host to “Black Out”, a performance choreographed by Swiss choreographer Philippe Saire. “Black Out” is an elegy to our darker side and an appeal for self-contemplation. With materiality at the centre of the performance, dancers leave traces of their movement on a floor strewn with black granules. The proximity of an audience to this shape-shifting piece does not allow a moment of change, however small, to go unnoticed, making one ask: is this intimacy or is this voyeurism?
Where: Ranga Shankara, JP Nagar, Bengaluru
When: February 14, 6 pm