Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Electronic music concert, documentary screening and more

FRIDAY, MAY 6
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 Rajinder Puri Retrospective at India International Centre
An exhibition of the cartoonist’s work over six years. See here for more information.
When: Until Tuesday, May 10. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Annexe Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

DOCUMENTARY HISTORY TALKS 1916 The Irish Rebellion at India International Centre
Director Ruan Magan’s 2016 documentary narrated by Irish actor Liam Neeson will be screened. Magan uses rare archival footage and interviews to tell the story of the 1916 Easter Rising in which a band of Irish rebels challenged the prevailing British powers in Dublin. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, the professor of Irish Studies who wrote and produced the documentary, and Conor Mulvagh, lecturer of Irish history at University College Dublin. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 at 6 pm.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

TALKS Poupak Azimpour Tabrizi at India International Centre
The scholar of Iranian ritual puppetry will speak about and demonstrate the Teke, a Nowruz or New Year ceremony that’s performed with a puppet of a goat. The talk is a part of Threads of Continuity, a series of events about Zoroastrian philosophy and culture tied to the ongoing exhibitions at the National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 6 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

TALKS Sudhir Dar at India International Centre
The cartoonist will speak about his peer, Rajinder Puri, in a talk titled Memories of Rajinder.
When: Friday, May 6 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Lecture Room-II, Annexe Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

BOOKS Bose: An Indian Samurai – Netaji and the INA (A Military Assessment) at Habitat World
Major General G. D. Bakshi’s book about Subhas Chandra Bose’s career as a military leader, will be launched. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 6 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

DANCE Delhi Ballet Group at Habitat World
Choreographer Valmiki Banerjee will direct the ensemble in a performance based on Rabindranath Tagore’s Bhanushingher Padabali, a collection of love poems on the romance between Krishna and Radha. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 6 at 7 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

DANCE Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra at Kamani Auditorium
Shobha Deepak Singh will direct Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s presentation of two dance dramas this weekend. Meera, about the life of the sixteenth-century Bhakti poet, will be staged on Friday, and Durga, dedicated to the goddess, on Saturday. Call 011 4350 3333 for complimentary passes.
When: Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7 pm on each day.
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Janpath. Tel: 011 4350 3352.

THEATRE Wake at Instituto Cervantes
Despertar/Wake, an English play written and directed by Suguna Sridhar and Zachary Bushnell, will be staged. The play is set in a graveyard on Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, when the dead come alive. Email wake.theplay@gmail.com to reserve a seat; audience members can pay what they want at the venue. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7.30 pm on both days.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

MUSIC Akshay George at Depot 29
The city-based singer songwriter will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Moondogs at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The alternative rock band from Jammu will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 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 Beltuner at Café Dalal Street
The French gypsy swing band will perform a gig organised by Alliance Française de Delhi. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 at 9 pm.
Where: Café Dalal Street, M-89/90, M Block, Outer Circle, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 33106037.

MUSIC DJ Skip + Xunerize at Summer House Café
Hip hop and trap DJ Skip aka Rupesh Pant and drum and bass and dubstep producer Xunerize aka Kuber Bhartiya, both of whom are from Delhi, will each spin sets. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC SickFlip at Raasta HKV + Raasta Gurgaon
Mumbai electronica DJ-producer Sickflip, whose real name is Sarvesh Shrivastava, will play both outposts of Raasta this weekend as part of his tour to promote his new EP Dark Ages. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event pages here and here for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 at Raasta HKV and Saturday, May 7 at Raasta Gurgaon at 9 pm on each day.
Where: Raasta, 30-A, First Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028. Also at Raasta, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 82878 70254.

MUSIC Tasker at BandStand
British electronic music DJ Nic Tasker will play the Delhi leg of his tour of India, which has been organised by music website and Magnetic Fields festival organiser Wild City, as part of its Various Artists series of gigs. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 6 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Ellen Allien at Kitty Su
The Berlin-based house music DJ will perform. 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, May 6 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SATURDAY, MAY 7
FILM Habitat Film Festival at Habitat World
Films from across India will be screened at India Habitat Centre’s festival. Saturday’s schedule includes R. S. Vimal’s 2015 Malayalam film Ennu Ninte Moideen, which is based on the real-life tragic love story of a Hindu girl and Muslim boy, and Kaushik Ganguly’s 2015 Bengali film Cinemawala that hinges on the life of a small-town film exhibitor. Vertimaaran’s 2015 Tamil film Visaranai, about four poverty-stricken men at the mercy of a corrupt police force, will be among the movies shown on Sunday. The festival will include a retrospective of the work of Hindi cinema’s ‘dancing queen’, Helen, and a Q&A session with the yesteryear star. There is no entry fee. Passes are available at the Habitat World programmes desk. See the complete schedule here.
When: Saturday, May 7 to Sunday, May 15, from 11 am.
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

FILM Waterboys at The Japan Foundation
Shinobu Yaguchi’s 2001 film is about a synchronised swimming team made up of misfits in an all boys school. The Japanese movie will be screened with English subtitles. Entry is free; seating on a first come, first served basis.
When: Saturday, May 7 at 2 pm.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

TALKS Madhavi Thampi at the National Gallery of Modern Art
The scholar of Chinese history, who is an honorary fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies in Delhi and author of several books on India and China, will speak about the link between Parsi traders and China before Indian independence in her talk Sino-Indian Cultural Diffusion Through Trade In the Nineteenth Century. The talk is a part of Threads of Continuity, a series of events about Zoroastrian philosophy and culture tied to ongoing exhibitions at the National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art. The entry fee for the museum is Rs 20 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 7 at 4 pm.
Where: National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, India Gate. Tel: 011 2338 4640.

MUSIC The Exuberance of Indian Music: Sarod and Sarodists of the Maihar Gharana at India International Centre
Sarod player Akash Deep and vocalist Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar will perform solo recitals at this tribute concert in memory of dhrupad singer Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, May 7 at 6.30 pm.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

MUSIC Music in the Park 2 at Vasant Vatika
Hindustani classical and folk music singer Bawari Basanti aka Mahima Dayal Mathur of Delhi electro-folk band Basanti Aur Rahza will play a set at this instalment of the gig series, which brings together musicians from the neighbourhood of Vasant Kunj. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 7 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Vasant Vatika, opposite the C2 Community Centre, Sector C, Vasant Kunj.

COMEDY Nautanki Saale at Alliance Francaise de Delhi
Stand-up comedians from across India, Manish Tyagi, Nishant Suri, Nitin Mandal, Pooja Vijay and the Gujjar Boys aka Shubham and Rajesh, will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, May 7 at 7.45 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

MUSIC Reggae Rajahs featuring Phenom at Summer House Café
The Delhi reggae soundsystem will play a set featuring Goa-based DJ Phenom aka Pinaki Rattan of the hip hop crew Third Degree Originals. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 7 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurbindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

SUNDAY, MAY 8
SHOPPING & STYLE Not Your Average Gully at Summer House Café
This pop-up bazaar will have ready-to-wear outfits by local designers as well as fabrics and embellishments that you can buy and give to tailors, present on the spot, to make clothes from. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 8, from noon to 8 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

POETRY Fifth International Poetry Festival at India International Centre
This year’s edition of the festival will honour Pakistani writer Intizar Hussain whose contributions to Urdu literature will be discussed by litterateurs Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi and Shamim Hanfi, who will be in conversation with literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil. Jalil’s English translation of Hussain’s novel Aage Samandar Hai will be launched at the event, which will also feature readings and a dastangoi performance. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for the complete schedule.
When: Sunday, May 8 at 1.45 pm.
Where: India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

FILM Naufragio at Instituto Cervantes
Pedro Aguilera’s 2010 film is the story of an African, ironically named Robinson, shipwrecked on the southern coast of Spain and consumed by a secret mission. The Spanish movie will be screened with subtitles in English. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 8 at 4.30 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

ENTERTAINMENT Excellentia Horse Show at Excellentia Equitation Centre

A showcase of equestrian skills such as show jumping and dressage. Tickets priced at Rs 495 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, May 8 at 6 pm.
Where: Excellentia Equitation Centre, Farm No. 5A Osho Drive, Mandi Road, Gadaipur, Sultanpur.

MUSIC Farhan Akhtar at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
The Bollywood actor and part-time singer will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 499, Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Sunday, May 8 at 6 pm.
Where: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1 Central Vista Mess, Janpath. Tel: 011 2338 8155.

COMEDY The Ghanta Awards – Nomination Special at Epicentre
Comedians Radhika Vaz, Neeti Palta, Sanjay Rajoura and Manan Desai will host the nomination special of this Indian version of the Razzies, a mock awards show that pokes fun at Bollywood films by ‘honouring’ the worst productions of the year. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, May 8 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.

DANCE MUSIC WORKSHOP Latin Dance 101 + The Latination at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Participants can pick up the basics of Latin dance styles from instructor Rea Krishna. The workshop will be followed at 9 pm by a performance by Latin jazz band The Latination. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event pages here and here for more information.
When: Sunday, May 8 at 7.30 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

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, is showing landscapes inspired by Angkor Wat and the Odisha countryside; and Tallur, who hails from Karnataka, 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.

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 takes 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. 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 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.

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: Until 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.