Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: Gardens Of The Mind at Tarq, Ballard Estate Festival, and more

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
ART Prajakta Potnis at Project 88
When the wind blows, Prajakta Potnis’s solo show, is a series of photographs and drawings in which kitchen appliances such as freezers, mixers and chopping boards are represented as components of fantastic landscapes.
When: Until Saturday, February 27. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Project 88, BMP Building, Narayan A. Sawant Marg, near Colaba Fire Station, Colaba. Tel: 022 2281 0066.

PHOTOGRAPHY Gardens Of The Mind at Tarq
Curated by Bangalore photography gallery Tasveer, Gardens of the Mind is an exhibition of images of the natural world by two photographers, India’s Swapan Nayak and France’s Gilles Bensimon.
When: From Friday, February 26 to Thursday, March 17. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Tarq, F 35/36 Dhanraj Mahal, Apollo Bunder, Colaba. Tel: 022 6615 0069.

MUSIC TRAVEL The Lost Party at Salter Lake
This camping music festival being held by a lake near Lonavala will feature a number of supplementary activities such as indie film screenings, yoga sessions, laughing gas stalls and pillow fight arenas over all three days. Over 30 acts, including Austrian electronic music duo HVOB and electro-folk-fusion rock band Karsh Kale Soundsystem, will perform on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets, priced at Rs 1,818 per head per day and at Rs 2,929 per head for Saturday and Sunday, along with tent accommodation packages are being sold on Nearbuy.com. See here for details.
When: From Friday, February 26 to Sunday, February 28, from noon.
Where: Salter Lake, Lonavala.

THEATRE Chaarpaai at Sathaye College Auditorium
Written and directed by Arnesh Ghose, Chaarpaai is a suite of four stories in Hindi. Khol Do, adapted from Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto’s story of the same name, is about a man’s search for his daughter, who he was separated from during the violence of Partition. Pussy Riot centres on women writers who have been flayed for writing frankly on sexuality. Do Boond Roshni Ki hinges on the relationship between a eunuch and a prostitute. The Idiots is a comment on how the media portrays women. Passes priced at Rs 350 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27 at 6 pm.
Where: Sathaye College Auditorium, Dixit Road, Gujarati Society, Vile Parle (East). Tel: 022 2614 1149.

THEATRE The Living Room at Prithvi Theatre
In Kalki Koechlin’s English play, Death pays Ana a visit and is bowled over by her ginger cookies. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27 at 6 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

MUSIC Awestrung with Achint Thakkar + Donn Bhat + Laxmi Bomb at High Street Phoenix
Three electro-rock acts from the city, Achint Thakkar and the Shalimar Orchestra, Donn Bhat and Passenger Revelator and Laxmi Bomb, will perform at this month’s instalment of the gig series held at the courtyard of the High Street Phoenix complex. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, February 26 at 6.45 pm.
Where: Courtyard, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.

MUSIC ‘Unplugged Khayyam’ at Shanmukhananda Auditorium
This concert, featuring singers such as Talat Aziz and Bhupinder Singh, will pay tribute to the music of veteran Hindi film composer Khayyam on his nintieth birthday. Tickets priced at Rs 219, Rs 329, Rs 438, Rs 790, Rs 1,050 and Rs 1,580 per head are being sold on Ticketees.com.
When: Friday, February 26 at 7 pm.
Where: Shanmukhananda Auditorium, behind Gandhi Market, Sion (East). Tel: 022 2407 8888.

MUSIC Karl Hungus + Frame/Frame at Bonobo
Renunion Island resident and rare groove DJ Karl Hungus, who takes his name from a character in cult film The Big Lebowksi, will play the Mumbai leg of his ongoing tour of India at a gig that will also feature a set by Delhi-based producer Frame/Frame aka Nikhil Kaul. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, February 26 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Levi’s 501 Friday with Your Chin + Sapta + Midival Punditz at Blue Frog
The ninth edition of this gig series bankrolled by the denim brand will feature Mumbai electro-pop artist Your Chin aka Raxit Tewari, Chennai electronica act Sapta and Delhi electro-folk-fusion duo Midival Punditz who will play a DJ set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, February 26, from 9.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
FOOD & DRINK Yogisattva’s Organic Courtyard at The Vintage Garden
This two-day exhibition organised by health food delivery service Yogisattva will have stalls selling organic food, clothing and lifestyle products. On offer will be matcha lattes, spinach and gomae salad and vegetarian maki rolls from Bandra’s new Japanese restaurant Tatami; organic silk and linen fabric and saris by Avani; raw chocolate slabs by Earth Loaf; home decor items by Salva Terra Home; stationery by Jalebi; baby clothing by Mi Dulce An’Ya and Love The World Today; handmade soaps by Iola; jewellery by Kichu and The Anarae Store; pottery by Anshu Dorairaj; and gluten and dairy-free baked goods by Organza Foods. The entry fee is Rs 150 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: The Vintage Garden, Patkar Bungalow, near Royal China, Turner Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2640 2004.

MUSIC TRAVEL Future Theory Festival at Fort Jadhavgadh
40 acts will perform at this two-day Indian electronic music festival being held at the seventeenth-century fort. Tickets priced at Rs 3,000 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for details.
When: Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28, from noon.
Where: Fort Jadhavgadh, Hadapsar Saswad Road, Jadhavwadi, Pune

CULTURE Ballard Estate Festival
The south Mumbai business district of Ballard Estate will turn into an entertainment zone with food and shopping stalls and cultural shows every Saturday and Sunday until the end of May during this four month-long festival organised by the Mumbai Port Trust. This weekend, the events will include performances by Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan, who will perform on Saturday, February 27 at 8 pm and folk-fusion rock band The Raghu Dixit Project, who will play the festival on Sunday, February 28 at 8 pm. Tickets priced at Rs 150 per head per day and at Rs 300 per head for both days are being sold on Insider.in. See the festival Facebook page for more information.
When: Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28, from 2 pm.
Where: N Morarji Road, Ballard Estate, Fort.

THEATRE Love, Bombs and Apples at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
In this English play by Iraqi playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak, a Palestinian actor learns a lesson about English girls, a Pakistani terror suspect realises where his first novel went wrong, and a young British man gets suspicious about the person he loves. Tickets priced at Rs 250 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 6 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

ART Womanhood: Through the Eyes of Indian and Modern Contemporary Art at Tao Art Gallery
An exhibition of paintings and sculptures on the theme of women by artists such as Chittaprosad, Nandlal Bose, Bharti Kher, Akbhar Padamsee, Jamini Roy, FN Souza and Hemen Mazumdar. The show, which has been put together by arts organisation Osian’s, is part of its ongoing art and film festival Womanhood: The Battle to be Thyself. For more details, visit Osianama.com.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 6pm. Until Sunday, March 27. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Tao Art Gallery, 165 The View, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli. Tel: 022 2491 8585.

MUSIC Party La La with Zygnema + Coshish + Blakc at Sitara Studio
Three city-based acts, metal band Zygnema, Hindi progressive rock group Coshish and alternative rock outfit Blakc, will play the second edition of this gig series. Contact the bands via their Facebook pages here, here and here to buy passes priced at Rs 200 per head before Saturday; they can also be purchased for Rs 400 per head at the venue on the day of the gig. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 6 pm.
Where: Sitara Studio, National Engineering Compound, Kakasaheb Gadgil Marg, near Congress Bhavan, opposite Indiabulls Finance Centre, Dadar (West). Tel: 022 2422 1666.

THEATRE Toba Tek Singh at The Hive
Television actor Mohit Sharma will enact 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 depending on the person’s faith at the time of Partition. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50 A, Human Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.

THEATRE Juliet Aur Uska Romeo at Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh
Students of The Drama School, an organisation run by theatre company Theatre Professionals, will present a Hindi version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet directed by Aniruddha Khutwad. Donor passes priced at Rs 200 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 7 pm.
Where: Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh, Fifth Floor, Dr. A. N. Bhalerao Marg, Charni Road. Tel: 022 2385 6303.

THEATRE Miss Cuckoo at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
An ageing singer tries to come to terms with her new life in an old-age home for performing artists in director Meera Khurana’s English play. Tickets priced at Rs 300 and Rs 400 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

THEATRE Jashn-e-Qalam: Bhishm Sahni at The Hive
The work of Hindi writer Bhisham Sahni, who was best known for his novel and television screenplay Tamas, will be celebrated through dramatic renditions of his stories over two days. Khoon Ka Rishta, Mata Vimaata and Pradurbhaav will be staged on Saturday and Chief Ki Daawat, Sifarishi Chitthi and Leela Nandlal Ki on Sunday. Passes priced at Rs 150 per head for the Saturday show and at Rs 200 per head for the Sunday show are being sold on Bookmyshow.com here and here.
When: Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28 at 8.30 pm on both days.
Where: The Hive, 50 A, Human Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.

MUSIC Sam Binga at Bonobo
British electronic music producer and DJ Sam Binga, whose real name is Sam Simpson, will play the Bandra bar. The entry fee is Rs 300 per head. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Sick Individuals at Kitty Su
The Dutch electronic dance music duo of Rinze "Ray" Hofstee and Joep "Jim" Smeele will take over the console at the Andheri nightclub. Call the venue for details of the entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
MUSIC Prathaswar with Sahana Banerjee at Ravindra Natya Mandir
Sitar player Sahana Banerjee will play morning ragas at this instalment of Prathaswar, the series of dawn-time Hindustani classical music concerts, organised by event company Pancham Nishad. There is no entry fee; seating is on a first come, first served basis.
When: Sunday, February 28 at 6.30 am.
Where: Ravindra Natya Mandir, behind Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi. Tel: 022 2436 5990.

FOOD & DRINK The Eat India Company Lite at Mahalaxmi Racecourse
The second edition of this food festival organised by F&B enterprise The Eat India Company will feature seasonal fruit ice creams by Happinesss; brownies by The Brownie Therapy; savoury snacks by Cafe Free India; waffles by The Belgian Waffle Co.; fruit-flavoured ice lollies by Frugurpop; poutines by Hakuna Batata; and pizzas from Juno’s Pizza. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, February 28 from noon to 8 pm.
Where: Mahalaxmi Racecourse, near Mahalaxami railway station, Mahalaxmi.

FOOD & DRINK Ethiopian Dining Experience in Sewri
This Ethiopian pop-up lunch catered by home cook Ananya Banerjee will include harissa and corn canapés; injera bread; cabbage stew; potato salad; Nigerian jollof rice; doro wot (chicken stew); mutton tib (stir-fried mutton); baklava; and malva pudding. The meal is priced at Rs 1,800 per person. Reservation can be made via the food events-centric app Palatable, which can be downloaded for Android here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, February 28 at 12.30 pm.
Where: Sewri; the complete address will be provided to those who register.

THEATRE Rags of Memory at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Memory is the theme of this abstract performance helmed by Italian theatre director Anna Dora Dorno that will involve music, video and movement. The show is part of an international collaborative performing arts project of the same name helmed by Dorno’s theatre company Instabili Vaganti. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, February 28 at 6 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

MUSIC Rolling Stone India Metal Awards at Hard Rock Cafe Worli
This year’s edition of the annual awards ceremony honouring the best Indian metal music of the past year will feature performances by nominees Shepherd from Bangalore and Primitiv from Mumbai as well as sets by Delhi’s Grammy Winning Effort and city-based Gaijin, which will be staging its debut gig at the event. The cover charge is Rs 300 per head. See here for the full list of nominees and the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, February 28 at 7 pm.
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Bombay Dyeing Mills Compound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli. Tel: 022 2438 2888.

THEATRE Madbeth at Rangsharda Auditorium
In this music and mime-filled act loosely based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, theatre actor Rupesh Tillu plays Beth, who’s staging a show of the play in an attempt to get over the murderous death of his girlfriend and his dog Tommy. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 400 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, February 28 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Rangsharda Auditorium, Hotel Rangsharda, near Lilavati Hospital, K. C. Marg, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2640 1919.

ONGOING
ART After Midnight: Indian Modernism to Contemporary India, 1947/1997 at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Curated by gallerist Arshiya Lokhandwala, the exhibition features works of art produced after 1997, the fiftieth anniversary of Indian independence. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs 5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13.
When: Until Sunday, March 6. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

ART Jitish Kallat at Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation
Artist Jitish Kallat’s show Covering Letter, which is on display concurrently with Sightings, his show at Chemould Prescott Road, is a set of works based on a letter Gandhi wrote to Hitler in 1939 requesting him to rethink his violent campaign.
When: Until Sunday, February 28. Open daily, from 10.15 am to 6 pm.
Where: Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, MG Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.

MUSEUM EXHIBITION Tabiyat at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Organised by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, the British Council and the Wellcome Collection UK, this exhibition of artworks and objects related to medical practice and health in the subcontinent is a capsule of Indian medical history. Most of the exhibits are from the Wellcome Collection, a museum in London run by the medical research charity Wellcome Trust. See here for details. Tickets are priced at Rs 70 per head for Indian visitors above the age of 12, Rs 20 per head for children between the ages of five and 12 and Rs 300 per head for foreign nationals above the age of 12.
When: Until Monday, March 28. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.15 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Premchand Roychand Gallery, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.

ART Sahej Rahal at Chatterjee & Lal
Photographs and drawings of performance artist Sahej Rahal enacting made-up Jedi-like characters in places such as Vasai Fort, the rock garden in Chandigarh, Rome and Sodoshima Island in Japan make up his new solo show Adversary.
When: Until Saturday, March 12. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Chatterjee & Lal, 01/18 Kamal Mansion, First Floor, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3787.

ART Thinking Tantra at Jhaveri Contemporary
A group show of works that refer to the Hindu practice of tantra by 16 Indian and international artists such as Prabhakar Barwe, Biren De, Alexander Gorlizki, Prafulla Mohanti, Jean-Luc Moulene and Jagdish Swaminathan.
When: Until Saturday, March 5. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Jhaveri Contemporary, 2, Krishna Niwas, 58A Walkeshwar Road. Tel: 022 2369 3639.

MUSEUM EXHIBITION The State of Architecture at the National Gallery of Modern Art
Curated by architect Rahul Mehrotra, art curator Ranjit Hoskote and writer and lecturer Kaiwan Mehta and organised by the Urban Design Research Institute, this exhibition explores contemporary Indian architecture as well as the history of architectural practice in the country. See here for details. The show is supplemented by a series of talks as well as satellite shows at various venues. For the complete schedule, visit Stateofarchitecture.in. Tickets priced at Rs 20 per head for Indians and Rs 500 per head for foreign nationals. There is no entry fee for kids studying in school up to class 12.
When: Until Sunday, March 20. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Gallery of Modern Art, Madame Cama Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2288 1969.