Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Bass music performance, World Dance day celebrations, and more

FRIDAY, APRIL 29
DANCE World Dance Day at Lok Kala Manch
Delhi-based cultural organisation Lok Kala Manch will mark World Dance Day with performances of Indian classical and folk dance forms such as kathak, kuchipudi and bihu by over 50 artists. There is no entry fee. See here for the complete schedule.
When: Friday, April 29 at 5.45 pm.
Where: Vasuki Auditorium, Lok Kala Manch, 20 Lodhi Institutional Area, Lodhi Road. Tel: 011 6580 6268.

BOOKS TALKS Discussion on Capital in the Twenty-First Century at India International Centre
CP Chandrasekhar and Gopal Guru, professors at the Jawaharlal Nehru University School of Social Sciences’s Centre for Economic Studies and Planning and Centre for Political Studies respectively, will discuss French economist Thomas Piketty’s best-selling 2013 book Capital with Bina Agarwal, professor of development economics and environment at the University of Manchester. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 29 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Seminar Rooms II & III, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

MUSIC THEATRE The Jewish Boy at India International Centre and Instituto Cervantes
The Neemrana Music Foundation will stage its production of El Niño Judio (The Jewish Boy), a zarzuela or Spanish-style musical with music by Pedro Luna and a libretto by Antonio Paso and Enrique Garcia Alvarez. The story revolves around a young boy’s search for his father from Madrid to Aleppo in Syria and finally to Baroda. There is no entry fee; seating is on a first come, first served basis. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 6.30 pm at India International Centre and Saturday, April 30 at 7 pm at Instituto Cervantes.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431. Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

BOOKS The Village of Pointless Conversation at The Toddy Shop
Screenwriter Kersi Khambatta, who lives in Mumbai and whose credits include the 2014 film Finding Fanny, will launch and talk about his first novel The Village of Pointless Conversation. There is no entry fee; email amrita.talwar@harpercollins-india.com to RSVP. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 7 pm.
Where: The Toddy Shop, 1A, Second Floor, same building as Bootlegger, Hauz Khas. Tel: 80108 17777.

CULTURE Vasant International Arts Festival at Sangeet Shyamala
This showcase of dance, slam poetry, stand-up comedy and visual art will include performances by Mumbai-residing choreographer Ashley Lobo’s academy The Danceworx and city-based TV host and poet Karuna Ezara Parikh among others. Donor passes priced at Rs 100 per person are available upon registration. Email sangeetshyamala@rediffmail.com or call 011 2614 1005 to register. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 7 pm.
Where: Sangeet Shyamala, Block A-11/6, Vasant Vihar.

DANCE Celebrating Mrinalini Sarabhai at Habitat World
Indian classical dancer and choreographer Mrinalini Sarabhai will be honoured on World Dance Day. The event will include screenings of videos and spoken tributes as well as performances by her daughter Mallika Sarabhai and grandson Revanta. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 29 at 7 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

FILM Pristine Water + A Climate of Change at Habitat World
The organisers of CMS Vatavaran, an environment and wildlife film festival, will screen two English documentaries from 2013. Delhi filmmakers Niyati Sengar and Amaresh Kumar Singh’s Pristine Water explores the cultural and social significance of the polluted Yamuna river through the stories of the people who live on its banks. American director Jenny Sharman’s A Climate of Change looks at how people in pockets of Africa are using sustainable development and simple farming methods to address the effects of climate change. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 29 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC ‘Nashisht’ at Habitat World
TV anchor Sanjeev Upadhyaya will discuss the work of poet and lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi at this event that will feature renditions of his songs by vocalist Mangat Ram. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 29 at 7 pm.
Where: Amaltas, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Yaadein at Mavalankar Auditorium
The life of Nida Fazil will be celebrated at this concert by ghazal singer Amrish Mishra during which Fazil’s wife Malti Joshi and actor Tom Alter will share their memories of the Hindi and Urdu poet and lyricist. Entry is free but via an invitation, which you can receive by calling 99107 80489.
When: Friday, April 29 at 7 pm.
Where: Mavalankar Auditorium, Constitution Club of India, Rafi Marg, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2371 9780.

MUSIC Lakshay and Aayush Mohan Gupta at Epicentre
Delhi-residing brothers and Hindustani classical music instrumentalists, sitar player Lakshay Mohan Gupta and sarod player Aayush Mohan Gupta, will present a jugalbandi (duet). There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 29 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.

MUSIC Vidya Shah at Depot 29
The Indian classical singer and composer will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Astitva at Farzi Café
The Hindi fusion-rock band will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 9 pm.
Where: Farzi Café, Shop No 7 & 8, DLF Cyber Hub, Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 88006 90419.

MUSIC Cid Inc + Bass Pilots at Summer House Café
Finnish electronic dance music producer Cid Inc aka Henri Hurtig will perform a gig featuring an opening set by his Delhi counterparts, DJ duo Bass Pilots. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC Echo with Delhi Sultanate + Alter State + Moniker at AntiSocial
The one-year anniversary of club night Echo, which is dedicated to the culture of the soundsystem, will feature performances by rapper Delhi Sultanate aka Taru Dalmia, bass music producer Alter State aka Sanil Sudan and electronica DJ Moniker aka Munbir Chawla, who is the co-founder of music website Wild City and the Magnetic Fields festival. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, 9A and 12, Third Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC Hamza + The Rajasthan Folkstars at Raasta HKV
Delhi house music DJ Hamza, whose surname is Rahimtula, will spin a set at this gig that will also feature a performance by The Rajasthan Folkstars, a group of musicians from the eponymous state’s Manganiyar community. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, 30-A, First Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.

MUSIC Ioish + Sundog Project + FuzzCulture at BandStand
Three city acts, post-rock band Ioish, experimental rock group Sundog Project and electro-rock outfit FuzzCulture will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC MojoJojo at Raasta Gurgaon
Delhi bass music DJ and producer MojoJojo, whose real name is Akshay Johar, will man the decks. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 82878 70254.

MUSIC Nucleya at Hybrid
Bass music star Nucleya, who lives in Goa and whose real name is Udyan Sagar, will perform. The entry fee is Rs 1,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 29 at 9 pm.
Where: Hybrid, 54 Tolstoy Lane, Janpath. Tel: 011 33106574.

MUSIC Michael Woods at Kitty Su
The English electronic dance music DJ and producer will play the CP nightclub. 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 29 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30
DANCE World Dance Day 2016 at India International Centre
Curated by Bharatanatyam dancer Geeta Chandran, this two-day event will focus on Indian classical dance forms. On Saturday, Chandran will be in conversation with veteran Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy. The talk will be followed by a Kuchipudi performance by Bhavana Reddy, the daughter of Kuchipudi duo Raja and Radha Reddy. On Sunday, Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Kalanidhi Narayanan will be honoured in a talk by speakers such as scholar Kapila Vatsyayan and Bharatanatyam exponent Jamuna Krishnan, and Kathak dancer Sanjukta Sinha will perform a solo recital. There is no entry fee. See the schedules here and here.
When: Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, from 10 am.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

PHOTOGRAPHY Sooni Taraporewala at India International Centre
Mumbai-based photographer and filmmaker Sooni Taraporewala will exhibit images of the Parsi community in Mumbai that she has taken over the last 35 years. The show, titled My Family and Other Parsis, is part of Threads of Continuity, a series of events about Zoroastrian philosophy and culture tied to the ongoing exhibitions at the National Museum at the National Gallery of Modern Art. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, April 30 to Sunday, May 8. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Annexe Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

FILM Hush! at the Japan Foundation
A screening of Japanese director Ryosuke Hashiguchi’s 2001 film Hush, in which a gay couple is approached by a woman who wants one of them to father a child with her. The movie will be shown with subtitles in English. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 2 pm.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

FITNESS Indian Fitness Festival at Ambience Island
Attendees can participate in activities such as sand futsal, sand kabaddi and tug of war at this event, which will also feature a bodybuilding show and boxing matches. Tickets priced at Rs 900 per person for beginners and at Rs 1,300 per person for advanced sportspersons are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 30, from 2 pm.
Where: Ambience Island, NH8, DLF Phase III, Sector 24, Gurgaon.

THEATRE ‘Five Literary Gems’ at Muktadhara Auditorium
The Avighn Theatre Group will stage five Hindi adaptations of works from world literature directed by Suhasini Dighe: Ek Pyali Chaay, an adaptation of New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield’s short story A Cup of Tea; Sabun Ki Tikiya, which is based on British writer HH Munro’s original story Dusk; Badanami, a version of Russian author Anton Chekhov’s short story A Slander; Refund, an adaptation of Fritz Karinthy’s Hungarian Play The Refund; and Aabra ka Dabra, a version of British playwright JB Priestley’s drama Mother’s Day. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 6 pm.
Where: Muktadhara Auditorium, Banga Sanskriti Bhavan, 18-19, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, Gole Market. Tel: 011 2334 4808.

DANCE Inside/Outside at Natya Ballet Centre
In celebration of World Dance Day, the Natya Ballet Centre will present performances of classical and contemporary dances. Dance-focused films will also be screened. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Natya Ballet Centre, 21 Bhai Veer Singh Marg, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2374 2568.

FILM Planet RE:think at Habitat World
The organisers of environment and wildlife film festival CMS Vatavaran will screen Danish filmmaker Eskil Hardt’s 2013 documentary Planet RE:think, which investigates the link between the global economic crisis and climate change. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC International Jazz Day at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Guitarist Pranai Gurung, drummer Tarun Balani and pianist Utsav Lal will be among the musicians who will perform to mark International Jazz Day, which is celebrated on April 30. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 8 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 Jazz Weekend at Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy
The venue will celebrate International Jazz Day with a two-day festival featuring four Delhi acts. Vocalist Nishtha Sachdeva and experimental jazz trio Capital Three form the line-up on Saturday and singer-songwriter Tanya Nambiar and jazz-funk quartet Afterglow make up the bill on Sunday. There is no entry fee; RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 at 8 pm on both days.
Where: Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy, SCO 23, behind Galaxy Hotel, Sector 15, Gurgaon. Tel: 011 33105298.

MUSIC Piloot + Trippy Sama at AntiSocial
Alliance Francaise de Delhi and AntiSocial will celebrate World Jazz Day with performances by genre-bending French trio Piloot and Delhi world music collective Trippy Sama. There is an entry fee of Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, 9A and 12, Third Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC Space/Chameli and Basanti at BandStand
Kolkata experimental fusion-pop act Space fronted by singers Tritha Sinha and Ritika Singh will present their new avatar Chameli and Basanti with a dance-friendly DJ set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Christina Novelli at Kitty Su
The British EDM DJ and singer will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 1,500 per couple (of any gender) are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 30 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SUNDAY, MAY 1
THEATRE He Said She Said at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Anasuya Vaidya’s adaptation of the Alice Gerstenberg play He Said and She Said is a story of a couple and their best friend who begin to have doubts about their relationship after an inquisitive neighbour’s insinuations. Tickets priced at Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 1 at 12.30 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

BOOKS May Day at May Day Café
The café that calls itself ‘Delhi’s first, and only, left-wing café’ is holding a May Day sale of new, used and rare books that will feature readings by South African writer Ari Sitas and poet and translator Akhil Katyal; and talks by Indira Chandrasekhar of independent publishing house Tulika Books and journalist Dilip Khan. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 1, from 1 pm.
Where: May Day Bookstore & Café, 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur, West Patel Nagar. Tel: 011 25709456.

MUSIC Domination at AntiSocial
Shepherd from Bangalore, Mumbai’s Primitiv, Wintergate from Jaipur, Pune’s Dirge and Fragarak from the capital will perform at this instalment of the extreme metal gig series. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per head are being sold on Instamojo.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 1 at 6 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, 9A and 12, Third Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

TALKS ‘Dalit Vision: Beyond Rhetoric, Decorative Politicos, Brahmanical Hegemony and Maharashtra’ at India International Centre
Panelists Vivek Kumar, professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre for the Study of Social Systems; Dalit writer and activist Anita Bharti, journalist Subhash Gatade and others will among the panelists at this discussion. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, May 1 at 6 pm.
Where: Conference Room – 1, Main Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

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

MUSIC World Ethnic Music Ensemble at Depot 29
The world music collective formed by Iranian percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 1 at 8 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

ONGOING
ART Ramakrishna Behera and L. N. Tallur at Nature Morte
An exhibition of new works by painter Ramakrishna Behera and sculptor L. N. 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.

EXHIBITION Gold Dust Of Begum Sultans at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
An exhibition of 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.

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.

PHOTOGRAPHY Pix Vol. 13: The Nepal Issue at Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
An exhibition of the work of photographers like Belgium’s Frédéric Lecloux, Mumbai’s Karan Shrestha and Nepal’s Karma Tshering Gurung that features in the latest issue of the photography quarterly. 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.

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 A. Ramachandran at Vadehra Art Gallery

A solo show of paintings by the Kerala artist 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.

ART N. N. Rimzon at Talwar Gallery
Kerala artist N. N. 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.