Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: A Rajat Kapoor play, watercolour art workshop, and more

FRIDAY, JUNE 3
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.

FOOD & DRINK Basic Breads with Saee Koranne-Khandekar at APB Cook Studio
Sign up for a crash course on breads such as dinner rolls, multi-grain loaf, grissini and brioche conducted by Saee Koranne-Khandekar who has authored Crumbs! Bread Stories and Recipes for the Indian Kitchen. The baking workshop is priced at Rs 3,000 per person. Reserve a seat here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 3, from 11 am to 4 pm
Where: APB Cook Studio, 301, Srishti Plaza, Saki Vihar Road Andheri (East). Tel: 022 4215 2799.

COMEDY Cheer! at the NCPA
The fifth edition of the annual comedy festival will feature stand-up acts, plays and a live podcast. On Friday, watch Second Decoction, comedian Karthik Kumar’s stand-up set (Experimental Theatre at 7 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 400 are being sold here. On Saturday, comedians Anuvab Pal and Kunaal Roy Kapur will perform a set titled Our Last Week, which will be broadcast by the podcast series Audiomatic (Experimental Theatre at 6 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 400 per head are being sold here. And on Sunday, watch comic Papa CJ perform a set titled A Comedian’s Tale (Tata Theatre at 8 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 500, Rs 760, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500, Rs 1,760 and Rs 2,000 are being sold here. For the complete schedule, see NCPAMumbai.com.
When: Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 5.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567. Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

FILM Nil Battey Sannata at the NCPA Little Theatre
In Ashwini Iyer Tripathi’s Hindi film (with English subtitles) starring Swara Bhaskar and Ratna Pathak Shah, Chanda, a housemaid, decides to get an education and enrols herself in her daughter Apu’s class in school. The screening is free.
When: Friday, June 3 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

MUSIC FRWD 0002 with Bombay Bassment + Bandish Projekt + Major C at AntiSocial
The second edition of music artist management and event company Mixtape’s new monthly electronica gig series at Khar music venue AntiSocial will be headlined by hip hop and reggae band Bombay Bassment. The group will launch their new album VIP, Func aka Randolph Correia’s remixed version of their self-titled 2014 debut which he produced. The show will also feature sets by city-based artists Major C aka Chandu Kunder, the group’s DJ, and Bandish Projekt aka Mayur Narvekar. The entry fee is Rs 300 per head. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 3 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

MUSIC DJ MoCity + Kumail at Bonobo
Electronica acts Dubai-based Iraqi DJ MoCity aka Mohammed Uraibi Abood and Mumbai-residing producer Kumail Hamid will each play sets at this gig programmed by music artist management and event company Krunk. There is no entry fee. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, June 3 at 10 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Justin Oh at Kitty Su
South Korean electronic dance music DJ-producer Justin Oh will perform at the Andheri nightclub. Call the venue for details of the entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 3 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.

MUSIC The Fanculos + Rudy Roots at Blue Frog
Newly formed Mumbai ska band, fronted by UK-born Italian-Guyanese keyboardist and vocalist Ramon Ibrahim, will play their debut gig in the city. The show will include a set by French reggae DJ Rudy Roots aka Rudy René Didier Auguste. There is an entry fee of Rs 350 or cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person. See here for more information.
When: Friday, June 3 at 10 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

MUSIC Helixy at Trilogy
Ukrainian electronic dance music DJ and producer Helixy, whose birth name is Helen Rudenko, will play the Juhu nightclub. The entry fee is Rs 1,000 per head for women and Rs 2,500 per head for single men and per couple.
When: Friday, June 3 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Trilogy, Hotel Sea Princess, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2646 9689.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4
MUSIC Sahasra Chandra Swara at Ravindra Natya Mandir
Four Hindustani classical music vocalists will perform at this two-day festival showcasing the compositions of veteran singer Prabha Atre. Ajay Pohankar and Venkatesh Kumar will sing on Saturday evening and Dhanashree Pandit-Rai and Anand Bhate on Sunday morning. Odissi dancer Jhelum Paranjape will also perform on Sunday. There is no entry fee; seating is on a first come, first served basis.
When: Saturday, June 4 at 6 pm and Sunday, June 5 at 9 am.
Where: Ravindra Natya Mandir, behind Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi. Tel: 022 2436 5990.

ART WORKSHOPS Watercolour workshop at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Artist Prashant Sarkar will conduct a class on painting with watercolours. The event is free. However attendees must pay to enter the museum. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs 5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13. To register, email education@bdlmuseum.org.
When: Saturday, June 4, from 10.30 am to 1 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr BR Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

SHOPPING & STYLE The Red Polka Show at The Little Door
Fashion and lifestyle site Red Polka will host a pop-up sale of clothing, accessories and home décor items. The sale will feature Blink Jewels by Charmi Chheda, Diya Mehta Clothing, jewellery by June, womenswear by Janaki, curios by Kingdom of Calm and jewellery and bags by V-Empyreal among other labels. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, June 4, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: The Little Door, Plot B 31, Shree Siddhivinayak Plaza, Ground Floor, New Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 99209 83836.

THEATRE Parindon ki Mehfil at Prithvi Theatre
Directed by Heeba Shah and based on a twelfth-century Persian poem ‘Mantaq-ut-Tayr’ by Fariduddin Attar, this Hindustani play is an allegory on human weaknesses told through the antics of a group of birds. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 4 at noon, 4 pm and 8 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

WORKSHOPS Vibe with Video at Artisans’
Instagrammers Kuber Shah and Meghna Girohtra will conduct a workshop on how to shoot and edit videos telling compelling stories on your phone. The workshop is priced at Rs 2,500 per head. To register, email coordinator@artisanscentre.com or call 98201 45397.
When: Saturday, June 4, from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Where: Artisans’, V.B. Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.

WALKS Chowpatty Chat
Khaki Tours, a group of local history enthusiasts, will conduct a two-hour walk around Marine Drive chowpatty, which will cover such sites as a studio that has made hundreds of sculptures of B. R. Ambedkar, a swimming pool that was once only for Hindus, a garden in which men are not allowed and a footpath with a name. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Insider.in. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, June 4 at 5 pm.
Where: The walk will begin at Café Ideal across Chowpatty beach.

THEATRE TALKS Ramu Ramanathan at MCubed Library
The playwright and theatre director will discuss his experience of theatre in Mumbai. The talk, which is part of arts organisation Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of events, is free.
When: Saturday, June 4 at 5 pm.
Where: MCubed Library (Maharashtra Mitra Mandal Library), Princess Building, near Bandra Gymkhana, D’Monte Park Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2641 1497.

ART TALKS Shukla Sawant at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Shukla Sawant, associate professor of visual studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Arts and Aesthetics, will deliver a lecture titled ‘“This is Modern Art”: Experiments in Outreach, Art Writing and Exhibition Making in Bombay (1950s–1960s)’ in which she will talk about how figures such as theatre practitioner and art collector Ebrahim Alkazi and artist Baburao Sadwelkar engaged the public in the field of visual art. The talk is free.
When: Saturday, June 4 at 6 pm.
Where: Education Centre, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr BR Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

BOOK LAUNCH The Structure: Works of Mahendra Raj at CSMVS
This book on the work of celebrated structural engineer Mahendra Raj will be launched at the event, which will have a panel discussion with VV Nori, the chairman of the architecture firm Shirish Patel Associates, architect Neelkanth Chhaya, V Suresh, the former chief managing director of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation and art curator Ranjit Hoskote. The event is free.
When: Saturday, June 4 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Visitor Centre, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.

THEATRE Twelve Angry Jurors at St. Andrew’s Auditorium
Directed by Nadir Khan, the fourth Aadyam play of the season is a courtroom drama based on American film and TV writer Reginald Rose’s 1954 television drama 12 Angry Men. In Khan’s play, an 18-year-old slum dweller is tried for the murder of his violent father. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 750 and Rs 1,000 are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 4 at 7.30 pm and Sunday, June 5 at 4 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

MUSIC Framed with Blurry Slur + Orbs & Zen at AntiSocial
Mumbai artist management and event company Regenerate will launch this new club night dedicated to house music with a double bill of city-based DJs, Blurry Slur aka Lynston D’Souza and Orbs and Zen aka Nicky Ramnani. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person until 11.30 pm, after which it is Rs 500. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 4 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, SV Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5
FOOD & DRINK WWH Tribal Lunch in Aarey Milk Colony
We Will Help (WWH) Charitable Foundation, an NGO that works with the underprivileged, will organise a lunch cooked by tribal women residing in Aarey Milk Colony. Guests can watch them prepare the meal and then partake in a buffet, which will feature staples such as bhakri, dal, chicken curry, bombil fry and dry vegetables, and buy farm produce from the dwellers. The meal is priced at Rs 325 per person. Tickets are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, June 5 at 1 pm.
Where: Unit 25, Aarey Milk Colony, Shivaji Nagar, Goregaon. Tel: 98202 24450.

TREASURE HUNT The CuriousCity Challenge in South Mumbai
Mumbai-based travel company Some Place Else will conduct a treasure hunt during which participants will have to travel across South Mumbai as they decode over a dozen clues based on the city’s architecture, food, history and culture. Tickets priced at Rs 385 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See here for details.
When: Sunday, June 5 at 5 pm.
Where: The starting point is the Asiatic Library steps at Horniman Circle.

MUSIC Shashwati Mandal at Nehru Centre Complex
Hindustani classical music vocalist Shashwati Mandal, who lives in Mumbai, will perform a solo recital. There is no entry fee; attendees can make a voluntary contribution.
When: Sunday, June 5 at 5.30 pm.
Where: Hall of Quest, Basement, Nehru Planetarium building, Nehru Centre Complex, off Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli. Tel: 022 2496 4680.

THEATRE What is Done is Done! at the NCPA Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Director Rajat Kapoor’s adaptation of Macbeth starring Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Kalki Koechlin and Tillotama Shome among others is set in a world of clowns. This is his fifth clown play and fourth clownish adaptation of Shakespeare after Hamlet Clown Prince, Nothing Like Lear and I Don’t Like It. As You Like It. Tickets priced at Rs 500, Rs 760, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, June 5 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

MUSIC Domination at Hard Rock Cafe Worli
The eighth edition of this extreme metal festival will feature performances by five acts: Godless, Kill Chain, Killibrium, Reptilian Death and Vidyut. The cover charge is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 5 at 8 pm.
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Bombay Dyeing Mills Compound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli. Tel: 022 2438 2888.

THEATRE A Comedy of Horrors at Prithvi Theatre
Directed by Vivaan Shah, A Comedy of Horrors is a dramatic performance of stories by Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allan Poe by theatre veterans Joy Fernandes, Jaimini Pathak and Shiv Subrahmanyam. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, June 5 at 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

ONGOING
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.

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 Galeri e 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.