Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Electro-folk-fusion concert, Museum exhibition, and more

FRIDAY, MAY 27
ART Ramakrishna Behera and L. N. Tallur at Nature Morte
An exhibition of works by painter Ramakrishna Behera and sculptor LN Tallur. Behera, who is from Odisha, is showing landscapes inspired by Angkor Wat and the Odisha countryside, and Tallur, who is from Karnataka, is showing 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 person for Indians and Rs 650 per person (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 Design Premiere 2016 at Visual Arts Gallery
This exhibition will spotlight the work of graduating students of the city-based School of Planning and Architecture’s department of industrial design. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 to Tuesday, May 31, from 10.30 am to 8 pm.
Where: Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

ART NN 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.

SHOPPING & STYLE Jharkhand Expo 2016 at Dilli Haat
This shopping and food festival will have stalls handloom products, handicrafts, jewellery and cuisine from the state of Jharkhand. The entry fee is Rs 10 per person; free entry for children below the age of ten. See the Facebook page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Dilli Haat, Lal Sai Mandir Marg, opposite Virender Nagar, Janakpuri.

BOOKS TALKS The Turn of The Tortoise at India International Centre
Shankar Acharya, economist and professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, will chair a discussion on The Turn of the Tortoise, Business Standard editorial director TN Ninan’s 2015 book on the Indian economy. Veteran journalist Rami Chhabra and economist Rakesh Mohan will be among the panelists. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Conference Room I, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

BOOKS TALKS Amitav Ghosh at India International Centre
The author will speak about "The Parsi Connection with China and Its Role in the Making of Modern India". The talk is the valedictory address for Threads of Continuity, the ongoing series of exhibitions at the National Museum and National Gallery of Modern Art, which close this weekend. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Multipurpose Hall, Main Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

BOOKS TALKS Rana Ayyub at India Habitat Centre
The author will launch her independently-released book Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up, which details her undercover investigative reportage on the 2002 Gujarat riots, with a panel discussion moderated by Hartosh Singh Bal featuring fellow journalists Rajdeep Sardesai and Manoj Mitta and lawyer Indira Jaising. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Amaltas, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

BOOKS TALKS Anuj Dhar at India Habitat Centre
Author Anuj Dhar, who has written several books disputing the official version of the death of Subhas Chandra Bose, will speak about his latest book What Happened to Netaji? The talk is part of Readomania, a platform for different perspectives on literature. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 27 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Shujaat Khan at India Habitat Centre
The Hindustani classical music sitar player will perform a solo recital. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, May 27 at 7 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

THEATRE Men Without Shadows at the Shri Ram Centre
The city-based Bela Theatre group will perform a Hindi adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre’s Men Without Shadows, a play that exposes the horrors of war through the story of five jailed resistance fighters in occupied France during World War II. Tickets priced at Rs 150 and Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, May 27 at 7 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

DANCE Queen-Size at 24 Jor Bagh
This contemporary dance performance by Lalit Khatana and Parinay Mehra, choreographed by Gati Dance Forum’s Mandeep Raikhy, is a study of the intimacy between two men. Entry is free via registration and restricted to persons above 18 years of age. Email gati.paushali@gmail.com or call 99714 06113 to register. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 to Sunday, May 29 at 7.15 pm on each day.
Where: 24 Jor Bagh, Lodhi Road.

MUSIC The Obed Zeme Project at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The six-piece multi-genre band led by Delhi guitarist and composer Obed Zeme will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 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 Midival Punditz at BandStand
The veteran Delhi-based electro-folk-fusion duo of DJ-producers Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj will present a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Kamakshi Khanna at Farzi Café
The singer-songwriter from Delhi, who was a contestant on reality TV talent competition The Stage, will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 9 pm.
Where: Farzi Café, DLF Cyber Hub, Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 88006 90419.

MUSIC Ma Faiza at Summer House Café
Pune electronic dance music DJ Ma Faiza aka Faiza Babul will spin a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, May 27 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

SATURDAY, MAY 28
GARDENING WORKSHOPS Intro to Urban Farming at Farm 8
Organised by gardening consultancy Edible Routes, this workshop will show participants how to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs at home. Tickets priced at Rs 850 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 7 am.
Where: Farm 8, Aya Nagar Phase 5.

ART Matchbox Labels and The Stories They Tell at India International Centre
This exhibition will document “major themes and trends in the history of Indian matchbox label design”. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, May 28 to Friday, June 3. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Annexe Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

ART WORKSHOPS Collage Yourself at AntiSocial
Collage artist Gaurvi Sharma will teach participants how to create a layered self-portrait using paper from magazines. Tickets priced at Rs 1,200 per person are being sold on Insider.in. The fee includes all the material and tea. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 28, from 11 am to 1 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

FILM I’ll Be Back (Mi Rifaccio Vivo) + The White Sheik (Lo Sceicco Blanco) at the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre
A double bill of Italian films. Sergio Rubini’s I’ll Be Back (Mi Rifaccio Vivo) from 2013, the story of a businessman on the verge of bankruptcy who is providentially given a second chance, will be screened at 2 pm. Federico Fellini’s 1952 satire The White Sheik (Lo Sceicco Blanco), about newlyweds who arrive in Rome for their honeymoon only for the conservative husband to discover that his wife has taken off to find the hero of a soap opera, will be shown at 4 pm. There is no entry fee. The movies will be screened with subtitles in English.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 2 pm and 4 pm.
Where: The Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, 50-E Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri. Tel: 011 2687 1901.

FILM Swimming Upstream (Bataashi Kingyo) at the Japan Foundation
In Joji Matsuoko’s 1990 adaptation of Bataashi Kingyo, a Japanese manga series by Minetarō Mochizuki, a boy joins a swimming team to impress a girl. There is no entry fee. The Japanese film will be screened with subtitles in English.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 2 pm.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

FILM European Union Film Festival at the British Council
The three week-long film festival organised by the Delegation of the European Union to India will begin at the British Council this weekend and will continue at other locations across the city through the month of June. This year’s line-up features movies from 24 EU countries. Saturday’s schedule includes Urban Family (Ollaan Vapita), a 2015 Finnish film directed by Oskari Sipola in which a woman attempts to reconcile with her son who she had given up for adoption 16 years earlier. On Sunday, António-Pedro Vasconcelos’s 2014 Portuguese movie Cats Don’t Have Vertigo (Os Gatos Não Têm Vertigens), about an unlikely friendship between a confused teen and a lonely old woman, will be screened. Entry is free but requires prior registration. See here for the complete festival schedule.
When: Until Sunday, June 19.
Where: British Council India, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000. Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907. Embassy of the Slovak Republic in India, 50-M Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri. Tel: 011 2688 9071. India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002. India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

MUSIC Arshad Ali Khan + Purbayan Chatterjee at India International Centre
Hindustani classical musicians, vocalist Arshad Ali Khan and sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee will each perform. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 6 pm.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

FILM A Season Outside + One Day With Rinpoche at India Habitat Centre
Two documentaries will be screened. Delhi-based director Amar Kanwar’s 1997 film A Season Outside examines the conflict between India and Pakistan as exemplified by Wagah border where rituals of military bravado and grandstanding are performed daily. Dharamshala-residing duo Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s 2007 feature One Day With Rinpoche is about Phara Khentrul Rinpoche, a young incarnate Lama. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Ajja at AntiSocial
UK-born, Swiss-based psychedelic trance DJ-producer Ajja Salvador Felix Leu will perform. There is an entry fee of Rs 1,500 per person before 10 pm, after which it will be Rs 2,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information. Call 88004 52835 for early bird tickets priced at Rs 1,200 per person.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 7 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

THEATRE On the Brink at India Habitat Centre
Feisal Alkazi will direct this English drama about a man who returns, with a young girlfriend in tow, to the wife and children he had deserted 17 years ago. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com and at the IHC programmes desk.
When: Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 at 7 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Red Mawkin at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The genre-melding music collective helmed by city-based singer Nikhil Mawkin will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 28 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 Anu$hka & Agent at BandStand
The DJ duo of Anushka Menon and Smita Singh aka Agent, whose sets span funk, disco, R&B, hip hop, house and trap, will take over the console. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, May 28 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Third Party at Kitty Su
UK house music duo Third Party, made up of DJs-producers Jonnie Macaire and Harry Bass, will man the decks. 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, May 28 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SUNDAY, MAY 29
FILM Neighbourhood (Barrio) at Instituto Cervantes
This 1998 Spanish film by director Fernando León de Aranoa follows three boys from an impoverished inner city neighbourhood through the summer as they while away their time and dream of vacationing on the coast. The movie will be screened with English subtitles. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 4.30 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

WALKS Evening Forest Trail at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
The Conservation Education Centre of the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and the Bombay Natural History Society will conduct a walk through the sanctuary where nesting season has begun for many indigenous species of birds. The registration fee is Rs 350 per person. Call 011 2604 2010 to register. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 5 pm.
Where: Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Asola.

MUSIC Kaumudi Malaviya at Depot 29
The 16-year-old singer-songwriter from Delhi will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 8 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

COMEDY Appurv Gupta at Akshara Theatre
The stand-up comedian will present his show Relationship or Relationshit. Tickets priced at Rs 350 are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 8.15 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

MUSIC Mathias Durand at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The French vocalist and guitarist will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, May 29 at 9 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 The Garden Underground at Jor Bagh Metro Station
Three photographers are exhibiting images of gardens inside the metro station: Tom Clancy, a lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire in the UK, explores the history of the human-plant relationship in his photographs; Bangalore-based environmental photographer Arati Kumar-Rao’s works capture the unique desert garden around the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur; and Delhi travel photographer Juhi Saklani’s set focuses on labourers who work in public gardens.
When: Until Tuesday, June 21. Open daily, from 6 am to 11 pm.
Where: Jor Bagh Metro Station, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Safdarjung Airport Area, Jor Bagh.

ART Contemporary Japanese Posters – Part 1 at The Japan Foundation
This exhibition of posters by 15 Japanese graphic designers will be shown in two parts. The first part will have on display works by Yusaku Kamekura, Kiyoshi Awazu and Kazumasa Nagai among others. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Saturday, June 4. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

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