Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Jazz performance, six Hindi plays, and more

FRIDAY, APRIL 22
ART Ramakrishna Behera and LN Tallur at Nature Morte
An exhibition of new works by painter Ramakrishna Behera and sculptor LN Tallur. Behera, who is from Odisha, will present landscapes, inspired by Angkor Wat and the Odisha countryside. Tallur, who hails from Karnataka, will show faux-antique pieces from stone that resembles wood. There is no entry fee.
When: Until Saturday, May 28. Open Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Nature Morte, A-1 Neeti Bagh, August Kranti Marg, opposite Kamala Nehru College. Tel: 011 41740215.

ART Uma Shankar Shah at India Habitat Centre
Nepali artist Uma Shankar Shah’s solo show Roti-Beti is a set of paintings and etchings that dwell on the impact of the railways on Nepal.
When: Until Sunday, April 24, from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

BOOKS SHOPPING Shakespeare Lives at the British Council
An exhibition and sale of books on and by Shakespeare by Oxford University Press.
When: Until Saturday, April 23, from 10 am to 7 pm.
Where: The Library, British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000.

EXHIBITION Gold Dust Of Begum Sultans at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
The exhibition will display the clothes, jewels and objects used in the weddings, mourning, rites and rituals of the princely state of Rampur during feudal times before Independence. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Tuesday, May 3. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Exhibition Hall, 11, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1 Central Vista Mess, Janpath. Tel: 011 2338 8155.

PHOTOGRAPHY Pix Vol. 13: The Nepal Issue at Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
The photography quarterly will launch its latest issue that shines a spotlight on Nepal and features the work of photographers like Belgium’s Frédéric Lecloux, Mumbai’s Karan Shrestha and Nepal’s Karma Tshering Gurung among others. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 7. Open Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday closed.
Where: Siddhartha Hall, Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 2347 1100.

TALKS Round Table on Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and The Making of Modern India at India International Centre
In conjunction with the main exhibition Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and The Making of Modern India currently on display at the IIC, there will be a round table discussion on the noted freedom fighter and women’s rights activist that will include speakers such as Indian civil servant and diplomat Gopalkrishna Gandhi, scholar and founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Kapila Vatsyayan and historian Mridula Mukherjee. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 22, from 10 am to 5 pm.
Where: Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Center, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

ART A. Ramachandran at Vadehra Art Gallery
The renowned artist from Kerala will exhibit a solo show of paintings titled Earthen Pot ‒Image Poems 2016 inspired by medieval Ragamala and Barahmasa paintings that are visual depictions of the ragas of Indian classical music.

When: Until, Saturday, May 21. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53 Defence Colony. Tel: 011 2462 2545.

FOOD & DRINK Restaurant Week India
In celebration of its five-year anniversary, this culinary event will have 27 gourmet restaurants from around the capital offering five-course (as opposed to their usual three-course) menus for a fixed price. Le Bistro du Parc, The Grill Room at The Lalit and Yauatcha are among the participating establishments. The lunch menus are priced at Rs 1,100 per person and dinner menus at Rs 1,300 per person (excluding taxes). Book a spot here. See the Facebook page for more information.
When: Until Sunday, May 1 at 1 pm for lunch 8 pm and 10 pm for dinner.
Where: Restaurants across the city.

THEATRE Alliance 2016 at the Little Theatre Group Auditorium
Prism Theatre Society and Harfkaar Foundation will present this festival of what they consider to be six of Delhi’s best Hindi plays. Vikas Bahari’s Khidki, about a writer struggling with writer’s block; and Atul Satya Koushik’s Saudagar, and adaptation of The Merchant of Venice will be staged on Friday. Anurag Dass Mathur’s Kiraayedaar, about the plight of the elderly in India, and Jatin Sarna’s Hamlet adaptation Kashmakash will be performed on Saturday. Chitra Singh’s Jaisa Tum Kaho, which examines an unequal marriage, and M Sayeed Salim’s Lal Qile Ka Aakhri Mushaera, will be presented on Sunday. See here for the schedule. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300, and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, April 22 to Sunday, April 24, at 4 pm and 7 pm on each of the three days.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

ART BOOKS Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde: Sonata of Solitude Launch at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde: Sonata of Solitude, art scholar Meera Menezes’s biography of the eponymous Maharashtrian abstract painter, which was conceptualised by Bodhana Arts and Research Foundation founder Jesal Thacker, will be launched.
When: Friday, April 22 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

TALKS Rajendra Mehta at India International Centre
Rajendra Mehta, a professor of Gujarati at Delhi University, will speak about the works of fifteenth-century Vaishnav poet-saint Narsinh Mehta. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 22 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Conference Room 1, Main Building, India International Center, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

THEATRE Kamaladevi ‒ aadon ke Kuch Panne at India International Centre
Bhagirathi Bai Kadam, the director of the Seagull Theatre Academy in Guwahati, will stage a one-woman play in Hindi on the life of the social reformer and Indian freedom fighter Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay. The play is part of a suite of supplementary events organised in conjunction with Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and The Making of Modern India, an ongoing exhibition at the IIC. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 22 at 7 pm.
Where: Gandhi-King Plaza, Main Building, India International Center, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

MUSIC Madan Gopal Singh and Chaar Yaar at Club Patio
Punjabi Sufi singer and composer Madan Gopal Singh and his ensemble Chaar Yaar will perform a concert in celebration of the harvest festival Baisakhi. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Club Patio, Block E, South City-I, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 458 5100.

MUSIC Aditya Balani at Depot 29
City-based jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter Aditya Balani will play the Safdarjung venue. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Blu at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The Delhi blues band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 8.45 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC Big City Harmonics + Spryk at Summer House Café
Electronic music DJ-producers, Pune’s Big City Harmonics aka Rohan Hastak and Mumbai’s Spryk aka Tejas Nair will each play sets. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC Levi’s 501 Friday with Ankur and the Ghalat Family + Parvaaz + Raagleela at AntiSocial
This instalment of the gig series bankrolled by the denim brand will be a triple bill of Hindi rock from Mumbai’s Ankur Tewari and the Ghalat Family, Bangalore’s Parvaaz and Delhi’s Raagleela. There is no entry fee; RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, 9A and 12, Third Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC Mr. Doss and P-Man at Raasta
The Mumbai duo of trap music producer Mr. Doss aka Rishiraj Doss and rapper P-Man aka Rohit Pereira will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, 30-A, First Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.

MUSIC Sara Santini at Moonshine Café
Portuguese house music DJ Sara Santini will take over the console. Couple and single women can enter free via the guest list before 10.30 pm by the calling the venue. Entry after 10.30 pm is priced at Rs 1,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 9 pm.
Where: Moonshine Café and Bar, 30, Second Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 98998 28004.

MUSIC Loco & Jam at Kitty Su

The Irish techno duo of Lloyd Reid and James Peoples will begin their three-city India tour. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 750 per couple (of any gender) are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23
CULTURE Shakespeare Lives at the British Council Library
The British Council will honour the Bard on what is believed to be both his birth and death anniversary with a day-long series of events. For children, the activities will include an introduction to his works and a treasure hunt, the registration fee for which is Rs 500 per head. See here for details. For adults, there will be a slam poetry performance; a talk on Shakespeare and Bollywood by author Jonathan Gil Harris, a screening of British theatre director Sarah Frankcom’s 2014 production of Hamlet starring actress Maxine Peake as the Prince of Denmark; and a gig by Delhi band The Jazz B’stards. There is no entry fee; register here.
When: Saturday, April 23, from 9.30 am to 10 pm.
Where: The Library, British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000.

FILM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Tawaifs of North India at Breakthrough India
Women’s rights NGO Breakthrough India and the Centre for Internet and Society are holding a Wikipedia edit-a-thon for women that will be preceded by a screening of Saba Dewan’s 2009 documentary The Other Song, about the tawaifs or courtesans of North India. The edit-a-thon that will follow is aimed at boosting the low representation of Wikipedia women editors and impacting the coverage of topics on women. Men may attend if accompanied by women. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 10 am.
Where: Breakthrough, First Floor, E-1, A Kailash Colony. Tel: 011 41666101.

TALKS Indian Languages: The Changing Landscapes at Oxford Bookstore

This event will comprise panel discussions on how languages in India are evolving in relation to geography, film, technology and urbanisation. The speakers will include Aditi Maheshwari-Goyal, the director of translation and copyrights department at Hindi books publisher Vani Prakashan; social theorist Ashis Nandy; and Asiya Zahoor, the founder of the Kashmir Centre for Art, Culture and Language. There is no entry fee; email rsvp.oxforddel@apeejaygroup.com to register. See the Facebook event page for the schedule and more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 10.30 am.
Where: Oxford Bookstore, 81 N Block, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 3350 3291.

SHOPPING Enchanted Earth Pop-up Market at The Wishing Chair
The pop-up market will feature eco-friendly brands such as organic cotton clothing label Stretchery, cold-pressed juice and nut milk makers Antidote and vegan dessert purveyors Holybelly. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23, from noon to 7 pm.
Where: The Wishing Chair, South Point Mall, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon. Tel: 011 4657 2121.

ENVIRONMENT Clean Air Fair at Select Citywalk
This event by Help Delhi Breathe, a coalition that aims to mobilise citizens to solve the city’s air pollution crisis, will feature shopping stalls selling air monitoring equipment and eco-friendly products as well as a number of talks by members of organisations such as Greenpeace, Centre for Science and Environment and the All India Institutes of Medical Science. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, from 4 pm to 9 pm.
Where: Select Citywalk, A-3, District Centre, Saket. Tel: 011 4211 4211.

THEATRE Do Deewane Sheher Mein at the Stein Auditorium
Kalyani Hiwale will direct Danish Iqbal’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona starring Imran Zahid and Zoa Morani. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 5 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

BOOKS Broke Bibliophiles Delhi Meet at Jugaad Hostels
The Delhi chapter of the book club Broke Bibliophiles will celebrate World Book Day with a meet-up where like-minded individuals can swap books, discuss reviews and exchange suggestions. Register here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 5.30 pm.
Where: Jugaad Hostels, F 128, Fourth Floor, Jhandu Mansion, Mohammadpur, Sector 1, R. K. Puram. Tel: 85100 01800.

TALKS Launch of Sahapedia at Meghdoot Theatre
Non-profit Sahapedia, which describes itself as a ‘collaborative knowledge resource on the arts, culture and heritage of India’, will launch its website with a talk by its president, former Tata Consultancy Services chairman S. Ramadorai. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 6 pm.
Where: Meghdoot Theatre, Rabindra Bhavan, Ferozeshah Road.

DANCE Navarasa at Habitat World
Participants of Kolkata bharatanatyam dancer Arupa Lahiry’s workshop on the navarasa or nine emotional states will present a recital that will also feature a performance by their teacher. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 7 pm.
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

THEATRE The Altars of Wonder and The Widowed Pimp at Instituto Cervantes
The Spanish institute will present two of writer Miguel de Cervantes’s interludes. Shantanu Bose will direct the Bosestudio theatre company’s presentation of The Widowed Pimp in which a pimp mourns the death of his best prostitute and interviews candidates to replace her, and Varoon P. Anand will helm theatre group Kaivalya Plays’ performance of The Altar of Wonders, in which two con artists convince townspeople that only if they are of legitimate birth, can they see their puppet show. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 7 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

MUSIC Lucia and the NuDeli Rhythm Section at Depot 29
Nagaland jazz and R&B singer Lucia Panicker will perform with city-based trio the NuDeli Rhythm Section. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC TankBund at The Piano Man Jazz Club

The Delhi-based electro-rock band will present a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 8.45 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC MojoJojo at Zu Tisch
Delhi bass music DJ and producer MojoJojo aka Akshay Johar will man the decks. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 9 pm.
Where: Zu Tisch, M-18, Second Floor, Greater Kailash 1, M Block Market. Tel: 97170 25647.

MUSIC Drumcomplex + Calm Chor at Showshaa
German techno exponent Drumcomplex aka Arnd Reichow will play the National Capital Region leg of his tour of India at a gig that will also feature a set by his Delhi-based counterpart Calm Chor aka Ashvin Mani Sharma. There is an entry fee of Rs 1,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 10 pm.
Where: Showshaa, Kingdom of Dreams, Gate 3, near IFFCO Metro Station, Sector 29, Gurgaon. Tel: 085888 11222.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24
SPORTS Yamuna Quarter Marathon 2016 at Yamuna Sports Complex
The event organised to promote fitness will include 3.5 km runs for women over 40, children under 16, and couples. Tickets, priced at Rs 120 per person for the over-40 and the under-16 runs, and Rs 550 per couple for the family run, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. A valid photo ID is required to enter the event.
When: Sunday, April 24 at 6 am.
Where: Gate No. 1, Yamuna Sports Complex, Road Number 71 A, Surajmal Vihar.

BOOKS The Mad Tea Party at Getafix
Delhi book club BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) will meet to read and discuss Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The registration fee of Rs 250 per person will entitle participants to tea and dessert. Register here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, April 24 at 4 pm.
Where: Getafix, M-15, First Floor, Greater Kailash 1. Tel: 011 3310 7600.

PHOTOGRAPHY TALKS An Anthology of Museums at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
Photographer Dayanita Singh will be in conversation with art critic Gayatri Sinha and JNU School of Arts and Aesthetics faculty member Suryanandini Narain. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, April 24 at 4 pm.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

MUSIC Nizami Bandhu at Kamani Auditorium
The qawwali exponents, who acquired mainstream attention with their appearance on the song ‘Kun Faya Kun’ in the 2011 Hindi film Rockstar, will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 500, Rs 600, Rs 750, and Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, April 24 at 7 pm.
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Janpath. Tel: 011 4350 3352.

COMEDY Papa CJ at Akshara Theatre
The stand-up comedian will stage his show Naked. Tickets priced at Rs 1,500 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Sunday, April 24 at 7.45 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, 11-12 B, Baba Kharak Singh Marg. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

ONGOING
EXHIBITION Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and The Making of Modern India at India International Centre

The exhibition is a compilation of photographs, installations and texts that tell the story of freedom fighter and social reformer Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s role in the Independence movement. There is no entry fee.
When: From Sunday, April 17 to Tuesday, April 26. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

MUSEUM EXHIBITION Threads of Continuity: Zoroastrian Life and Culture at the National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is hosting three exhibitions on the history, culture and impact of the Parsi community in India. An exhibition on Zoroastrianism at the National Museum will take visitors through the history of the community from the emergence of the religion in Iran to its journey to the west coast of India. “Painted Encounters: Parsi Traders and the Community” at the National Gallery of Modern Art is an exhibition of engravings, paintings and photographs that traces how Parsi ship builders and businessmen established trade with Canton in the nineteenth century. “No Parsi is an Island”, also at the NGMA, is a show of the works of 14 Parsi artists such as Pestonji Bomanji and Gieve Patel over the last 150 years. On Sunday, April 17 at 10 am, visitors will be taken on a guided walk of the exhibition. Contact the programmes desk at India Habitat Centre for registration details. Entry to the NGMA is free. Tickets to the National Museum are priced at Rs 20 per head for Indians and Rs 650 per head (inclusive of the audio tour) for foreigners.
When: Exhibition at the National Museum until Sunday, May 29. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm; Monday, closed. Exhibitions at the NGMA until Sunday, May 29. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Museum, Janpath, Rajpath Road Area, Central Secretariat. Tel: 011 2379 2775. National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, India Gate. Tel: 011 2338 4640.

ART Himmat Shah at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

Hammer on the Square is a retrospective of 300 works by sculptor Himmat Shah made between 1957 and 2015. See here for more information.
When: Until Thursday, June 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 N. N. Rimzon at Talwar Gallery

Kerala artist NN Rimzon’s first solo exhibition in Delhi in 23 years, Forest of the Living Divine features sculptures, installations and paintings dating back to 2007. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 28. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Talwar Gallery, C-84 Neeti Bagh. Tel: 011 4605 0307.

PHOTOGRAPHY Ravi Agarwal at Gallery Espace

Delhi-based photographer and environmental activist Ravi Agarwal is exhibiting Else, All Will Be Still, a solo show of photographs based on his sea travels and time spent in a fishing village in Pondicherry. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 14. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony. Tel: 011 2692 2947.