Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: Folk-fusion rock concert, film screenings, and more

FRIDAY, MAY 27
FILM Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival at Liberty Cinema, Alliance Francaise and Max Mueller Bhavan
Over 180 films from across the world are being screened at Liberty Cinema, Alliance Francaise and Max Mueller Bhavan at this year’s edition of the annual festival. The line-up this weekend includes British filmmaker Jake Witzenfeld’s 2015 documentary Oriented about the sexuality of three Palestinian friends in Tel Aviv (Friday at 1pm at Max Mueller Bhavan); American director Joseph Graham’s 2015 movie Beautiful Something about the lives of four gay men in the US (Friday at 2.30 pm at Liberty Cinema) and Brazilian filmmaker Fabiano de Souza’s 2015 Portuguese drama Two Girls Descending the Stairs, which hinges on the relationship between two girls who are very different from each other (Saturday at 6.15 pm at Alliance Francaise). For the complete schedule, see here. Passes priced at Rs 400 per person for students and at Rs 600 per person for general delegates are being sold at Liberty Cinema.
When: Until Sunday, May 29, from 9.30 am.
Where: Liberty Cinema, 41-42 Marine Lines, opposite Bombay Hospital. Tel: 022 2208 4521. Alliance Francaise, 40 Theosophy Hall, New Marine Lines, near Nirmala Niketan. Tel: 022 2203 5993. Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, K. Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 7542.

SHOPPING & STYLE The Holiday Edit at Bandra 190
Statement jewellery brand Outhouse and Western wear label Deme by Gabriella will hold a day-long pop-up exhibition at multi-designer store Bandra 190.
When: Friday, May 27, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Bandra 190, 190 Turner Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2655 3883.

MUSIC TALKS PALM Soundscape at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre
An extension of Palm Expo, the annual showcase of stage light and sound, audio-visual and music production equipment, this music conference and DJ competition will feature panel discussions related to record labels, gaming and studio construction. See here for the complete schedule. Visit Palmexpo.in to register. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 28, from noon.
Where: Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Nesco Compound, off the Western Express Highway, opposite Mahananda Dairy, Goregaon (East).

FILM TALKS ‘Communitainment: Mapping the New Screen Ecology of Social Media Entertainment’ at Godrej India Culture Lab
Stuart Cunningham, a professor at the Queensland University of Technology, and David Craig, a professor at the University of Southern California, will discuss how social media and digital communication platforms have altered popular cinema. There is no entry fee. To RSVP, visit IndiaCultureLab.org.
When: Friday, May 27 at 5 pm.
Where: Godrej India Culture Lab, Auditorium, First Floor, Godrej One (entry from the Eastern Express Highway), Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (East).

MUSIC Don’t Let Daddy Know at Dome@NSCI
The brand of electronic dance music parties from Ibiza will visit the city where it will be headlined by Greek-Swedish DJ-producer and former Swedish House Mafia member Steve Angello. Tickets, starting at Rs 3,500 per person, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for the full line-up and more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 5 pm.
Where: Dome, SVP Stadium, National Sports Club of India, Lala Lajpatrai Marg, Worli.

ART TALKS Tapati Guha-Thakurta at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
The professor of history and director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences will deliver a lecture titled "Art, But Not Quite: Towards A New Ethnography Of Productions, Practices and Livelihoods" in which she will focus on commercial artists of the twentieth-century and twenty-first century Durga puja pandal designers in Kolkata. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 27 at 6 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, 91A, Rani Baug, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, Byculla (East). Tel: 022 2373 1234.

TALKS 'Game Changers: Empowering Women Through Sport’ at Hotel Marine Plaza
Organised by the Asia Society, this panel discussion will feature Ashleigh Gardner, a member of the New South Wales indigenous cricket team in Australia; Arun Kumar, the CEO of the NGO Apnalaya; and Sam Almaliki, the secretary of the Australian Cricket Diversity Council. Entry is free via an RSVP emailed to asiasocietyindiacentre@asiasociety.org.
When: Friday, May 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Hotel Marine Plaza, Plaza Room, 29 Marine Drive, Churchgate. Tel: 022 2285 1212.

BOOKS THEATRE Jashn-e-Qalam: Amrita Pritam, Ismat Chughtai, Qurratul Ain Haider at The Hive
Actors Shashwita Sharma, Sunita Rajwar and K. C. Shankar will stage dramatic readings of stories by three Indian women writers: Amrita Pritam, whose works were in Punjabi, and Urdu authors Ismat Chughtai and Qurratulain Hyder. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, May 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, opposite Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar. Tel: 98209 98790.

FILM Amdavad Ma Famous at Prithvi House
Vikalp will screen Hardik Mehta’s National Award-winning 2015 documentary, which follows an 11-year-old boy called Zain during Ahmedabad’s famous kite-flying festival. The film, in Gujarati, will be shown with English subtitles. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 27 at 7 pm.
Where: Prithvi House, opposite Prithvi Theatre, 20 Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 5917.

MUSIC Awestrung with Maati Baani + Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Cafe at High Street Phoenix
Mumbai folk-fusion rock bands Maati Baani and Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Cafe will perform at an instalment of Awestrung, which is the last of this season of the gig series that will return in September. Entry is free via an RSVP on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 7 pm.
Where: High Street Phoenix, Courtyard, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel.

MUSIC Ajja at Blue Frog
UK-born, Swiss-based psychedelic trance DJ-producer Ajja Salvador Felix Leu will play the Lower Parel club. The entry fee is Rs 1,000 per person until 11 pm, after which it is Rs 1,500 per person. See here for more information.
When: Friday, May 27, from 8 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

MUSIC Soulspace + The Sine Painter at Bonobo
A double of electronic music DJ-producers from Bangalore, Soulspace aka Vishnu P. S. and The Sine Painter aka Jayanth Ramachandra. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Your Chin + Disco Puppet + Steve Abraham at AntiSocial
City-residing electro-pop singer-songwriter Your Chin aka Raxit Tewari will headline this gig, which is part of his ongoing tour to promote his new EP Peeping Till It’s Noise. The show will also feature sets by electronica acts, producer Disco Puppet aka Shoumik Biswas from Bangalore and DJ Steve Abraham from Mumbai. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

WALKS Kamathipura Night Walk with the Homeless
Tour company RaahGeer will conduct a walk around Kamathipura, during which participants will get to interact with the neighbourhood’s sex workers and homeless residents. A portion of the ticket proceeds will be donated to Pehchan, an NGO that works with the city’s homeless and is currently raising funds to build shelters. Tickets priced at Rs 700 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 at 10 pm.
Where: The walk will begin at Mumbai Central railway station.

SATURDAY, MAY 28
STORYTELLING ‘Storytelling – A Teaching Tool’ at Artisans’
Teacher and professional storyteller Valentina Trivedi will conduct a three-hour storytelling workshop. The registration fee is Rs 2,500 per person. Call 98201 45397 or email coordinator@artisanscentre.com to register.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 3 pm.
Where: Artisans’, V. B. Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.

FOOD & DRINK The Sindhi Food Crawl in Chembur
Wandering Foodie, a company that organises food-oriented tours and events, will conduct a food crawl through five establishments serving Sindhi cuisine in Chembur East: Sindhi Pani Puri House, Vig Refreshment, Gopal, Jharna Sweets and a stall selling sanna (double fried chickpea) pakodas. Participants will get to snack on chole, kheema pattice, dal pakwan, pani puri and gulab jamun. Tickets priced at Rs 800 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 28, from 5 pm.
Where: The meeting point is the main gate of The Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Dr. Choitram Gidwani Road, Chembur (East). Tel: 022 6117 4500.

BOOKS TALKS Shyam Bhat at Café Zoe
Floh.in, a site that connects singles, and publishing house Juggernaut Books will host a discussion with psychiatrist and author Dr Shyam Bhat whose recently-released book How to Heal Your Broken Heart is a “guide to dealing with heartbreak”. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 28, from 6.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog and Café Zoe, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2490 2065.

THEATRE Krapp’s Last Tape at The Hive
Gagan Dev Riar will direct Dhruv Lohumi and Sukant Goel in a production of Samuel Becket’s play about Krapp, an old man who annually records on tape the most memorable moments of the past year. Tickets priced at Rs 250 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, opposite Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar. Tel: 98209 98790.

THEATRE Love, Bombs And Apples at The Bombay Canteen
City theatre group Akvarious will stage this comedy in English, by Iraqi playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak, about three men and their discoveries. In Love, Bombs and Apples, 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 Rs300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 6.30 pm.
When: The Bombay Canteen, Kamala Mills, near the Radio Mirchi office, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 4966 6666.

BOOKS THEATRE Jashn-e-Qalam: Patras Bokhari at Whistling Woods Andheri Base
Actors K. C. Shankar, Ajit Mehla and Madhurjeet Sarghi will stage dramatic readings of Pakistani writer Patras Bokhari’s essays from his book Patras Ke Mazameen. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 8 pm.
Where: Whistling Woods Andheri Base, Sharyans-Audeus, same building as Hard Rock Café building, in the same lane as Fun Republic, off Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 3091 6003.

MUSIC The Gig Hop featuring Rabbi at Phoenix Marketcity
Punjabi folk-fusion rock singer-songwriter Rabbi Shergill will headline this event during which six acts will perform across six venues inside the mall. Tickets priced at Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Dublin Square, Level 1, Phoenix Marketcity, LBS Marg, Kurla.

SUNDAY, MAY 29
MUSIC Pratahswar with Chandrashekhar Vaze at Ravindra Natya Mandir
City-based vocalist Chandrashekhar Vaze will sing morning ragas at this instalment of Pratahswar, 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, May 29 at 6.30 am.
Where: Ravindra Natya Mandir, behind Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi. Tel: 022 2436 5990.

TALKS Chai and Why? at Alexandra Girls English Institution
In this edition of Chai and Why?, the series of talks organised by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, TIFR associate professor Arnab Bhattacharya will discuss the science behind playground objects such as swings. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 11 am.
Where: Alexandra Girls English Institution, 31 Hazarimal Somani Road, behind the Bombay Gymkhana, Fort. Tel: 022 2207 2685.

MUSIC TALKS Keshav Dhar + Pulse Conversation at the True School of Music
Guitarist-composer Keshav Dhar of progressive metal band Skyharbor will break down the making of his track "Guiding Lights" at 11am and Pulse Conversation, the instrumental rock trio of drummers Gino Banks, Jai Row Kavi and Vinayak Pol, will perform at 2 pm. There is no entry fee for the events. Register here and here to book a spot.
When: Sunday, May 15 at 11 am and 2 pm.
Where: True School of Music, 107, Sunmill Compound, opposite Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6624 3200.

WALKS Khaki Tours Parel T. T. Walk
Khaki Tours, a group of local history enthusiasts, will conduct a walk around the Parel T. T. area, which will cover landmarks such as B. R. Ambedkar’s first home in Mumbai, a unique dargah, a bridge made in Scotland and the auditorium where the Dalit rights movement began. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 4.30 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside the ticket window on the east side of Parel station.

THEATRE The Siddhus of Upper Juhu at the NCPA Tata Theatre
Director Rahul da Cunha’s English comedy is about a couple struggling with unemployment and the pressures of living in Mumbai. Read the review here. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 760 and Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 7 pm.
Where: Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

FOOD & DRINK MUSIC TALKS Signature Startup Masterclass with Riyaaz Amlani + Bit Of Both + Frame/Frame at AntiSocial
Restaurateur Riyaaz Amlani, who helms Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality that runs the Salt Water Cafe, Smoke House Deli and Social chains, will speak about his career in a conversation with host, TV presenter Cyrus Sahukar. The talk will be followed by performances by Delhi electronica acts, Bit of Both aka Ash Roy and Ashvin Mani and Frame/Frame aka Nikhil Kaul. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 8 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

COMEDY Homos Odyssey at The Hive
Stand-up comedians, UK-born, Mumbai-based Nick Pillow and city-residing Navin Noronha, will perform a set about being gay in India. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 8.30 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, opposite Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar. Tel: 98209 98790.

ONGOING
EVENTS FOR KIDS THEATRE Summertime at Prithvi Theatre
Prithvi Theatre’s annual series of workshops and plays for children features 31 plays and 20 workshops this year. For the complete schedules, see here and here. To sign up for workshops and details of prices, visit the box office.
When: Until Saturday, June 4.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

EVENTS FOR KIDS Summer Fiesta at the NCPA Experimental Theatre + Godrej Dance Theatre
The National Centre for the Performing Arts’s six-week-long package of plays and workshops for children above the age of four will run throughout May and early June. For the schedule, see here.
When: Until Sunday, June 12.
Where: Experimental Theatre and Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

FILM PHOTOGRAPHY Silver Magic: Vintage Photographs of the Golden Age of Hindi Cinema at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
An exhibition of photographer Jethalal H. Thakker’s film stills and portraits of Hindi movie actors from the 1950s and ’60s. For more details, see here. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per person for adults and Rs 5 per person for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per person for adults and Rs 50 per person for children below the age of 13.
When: Until Tuesday, May 31. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Kamalnayan Bajaj Gallery, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

ART Chitpur (dis)Local at Mumbai Art Room
Hamdasti, an artist collective from Kolkata, has put together this exhibition of works that showcase art forms such as printmaking, publishing, bamboo craft and jewellery making for which the neighbourhood of Chitpur in that city is known. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Until Saturday, July 23. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Mumbai Art Room, Pipewala Building, Fourth Pasta Lane, Colaba. Tel: 97574 03293.

ART Face Off: Irony and Humour in a Critical Age at Lakeeren Gallery
A group show of works by Chitra Ganesh, Justin Ponmany, Prajakta Potnis and Pushpamala N. that explores ideas such as “restraint, freedom, shifting political climates, fragility of land, urban space, and its iconographies”. For more details, see here.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Lakeeren Gallery, 6/18, Grants Building, Second Floor, opposite Café Basilico, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 6522 4179.

ART Neha Choksi at Project 88
The artist’s new show Save the translation for later is a series of woodcuts and a video projection of her performance for the exhibition. For more details, see here.
When: Until Sunday, June 5. 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.

ART River with a Thousand Holes at Clark House Initiative
A group show featuring river-themed woodcuts and drawings by Sucheta Ghadge from Mumbai; ink and charcoal drawings of the Brahmaputra by Shernavaz Colah, who is also from the city; video and sculptural works showing the capital’s rural and built landscapes by Ranjeeta Kumari from Delhi; and lace-bordered serigraphs on the Greco-Turkish war that took place from 1919 to 1922 by Maria-Marika Koenig from Germany.
When: Until Sunday, June 5. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Clark House Initiative, Ground Floor, Clark House, 8 Nathalal Parekh Marg (Old Wodehouse Road), opposite the Sahakari Bhandar, near Woodside Inn, in the lane opposite Regal Cinema. Tel: 98202 13816.

PHOTOGRAPHY Gauri Gill at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke
Delhi photographer Gauri Gill’s show The Mark on the Wall encompasses three bodies of work. ‘Fields of Sight’ is a set of images shot in an Adivasi village in Dahanu with drawings by rural artist Rajesh Vangad; ‘Places, Traces’ has photos from Notes from the Desert, Gill’s series of pictures of rural Rajasthan; and "The Mark on the Wall" is a collection of photographs of drawings made by kids and teachers in government schools in Rajasthan. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, 2 Sunny House, 16/18 Mereweather Road, behind Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3030.

These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.