Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: Documentary screening, Bohri Iftaar feast and more

FRIDAY, JUNE 17
ART DESIGN Eye On Poland: New Graphic Design from Poland at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
An exhibition of posters, books, catalogues and record covers designed by contemporary Polish artists. 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. See here for more information.
When: Until Sunday, July 31. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr BR Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

FOOD & DRINK Small Plates Week
Fifteen casual-dining restaurants will be serving unlimited portions of their bestselling dishes for Rs 1,000 per person during the ten-day culinary event put together by Cellar Door Hospitality. Reserve a spot via Insider.in. See here for details.
When: Friday, June 17 to Sunday, June 26.
Where: Restaurants across the city.

FILM European Union Film Festival at the NCPA Little Theatre
A total of 24 films will be screened at this year’s edition of the annual ten-day festival, which will take place at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Alliance Francaise and British Council. The festival will commence this weekend at the NCPA. Among the movies that will be shown are Elisabeth Scharang’s 2015 Austrian film Jack, about real-life serial killer Jack Unterweger (Friday at 6.30 pm and Sunday at 4.30 pm) and Janis Nords’ 2013 Latvian feature Mother, I Love You (Mamu, Es Tevi Mīlu) in which a 12-year-old boy embarks on a life of crime that he tries to hide from his mother (Saturday at 2.30 pm). For the complete schedule, see here.
When: Friday, June 17 to Sunday, June 26.
Where: Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

FILM The Immortals at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
A screening of Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s 2015 documentary, which tells the story of the greats of Indian cinema through objects and places associated with them such as director Dadasaheb Phalke’s car, singer KL Saigal’s harmonium and the homes of filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Baburao Painter. The documentary, in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English, will be shown with English subtitles. There is no entry fee for the event, which is part of the venue’s Movies at the Museum series, and will include a discussion with Dungarpur.
When: Friday, June 17 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr BR Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

FILM Winter Night’s Dream at Prithvi House
German filmmaker Andres Veiel’s 1992 documentary Winter Night’s Dream, about a group of senior theatre actresses, will be screened by the Max Mueller Bhavan/Goethe Institut. The documentary, which is in German with English subtitles, centres on Inka Köhler-Rechnitz, who was not allowed to pursue a stage career by her husband in the 1920s. She acted on stage only 60 years later. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday June 17 at 7 pm.
Where: Prithvi House, opposite Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

MUSIC ‘Bebop & Beyond’ at the NCPA Tata Theatre
Four musicians from the US, saxophonist Greg Banaszak, vocalist Andrea Snitzer, pianist Theron Brown and trombone player Chris Anderson and city-based drummer Benny Soans will perform this jazz concert of classics by George Gershwin, Hoagy Carmichael, Charles Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Julian Cannonball Adderly. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 893 and Rs 1,116 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, June 17 at 7 pm.
Where: Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

MUSIC ‘Let’s Merge’ with Dhanashree Pandit Rai and Merlin D’Souza at YB Chavan Auditorium
Cultural organisation Inner Courtyard will host this thumri and jazz fusion concert in which Hindustani classical vocalist Dhanashree Pandit Rai will collaborate with western music composer and keyboardist Merlin D’Souza. Free passes, limited to two per person, can be collected from the Somani Academy of Art, Music and Culture in Fort (Tel: 022 6634 6546) and the Maharashtra Watch Co. in Dadar (Tel: 022 6662 5661) and the venue between 11 am and 5pm.
When: Friday, June 17 at 7 pm.
Where: YB Chavan Auditorium, General Jangannath Bhosle Road, opposite Mantralaya, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2202 8598.

THEATRE Koogu at The Mumbai Assembly and The Cuckoo Club by The Hive
Bangalore-based theatre actor Anish Victor will perform this solo show in English. Using dance and music, Victor will perform a series of vignettes based on events in his life. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, June 17 at 8 pm at The Mumbai Assembly and Saturday, June 18 at 6 pm and 8.30 pm at The Cuckoo Club by the Hive.
Where: The Mumbai Assembly, KCA Hall, 16 Ranwar, in the lane next to Birdsong – The Organic Café, Bandra (West). Tel: 99309 90969. The Cuckoo Club by The Hive, 5AA Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.

THEATRE Hayavadana at Prithvi Theatre
An English version of Girish Karnad’s classic Kannada play Hayavadana directed by Bangalore-based dramatist Chanakya Vyas. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, June 17 at 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

MUSIC Deep In Dance with Ankyrtixx + Ash Roy + Audio Glitch at Ark Bar
A techno triple bill made up of DJ-producers Ankytrixx aka Ankit Kochar from Mumbai, Ash Roy from Delhi and Audio Glitch aka the duo of Chaitanya Gaikwad and Pratik Umrigar from Pune. There is an entry fee of Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Ark Bar, Courtyard by Marriott, CTS 215, opposite Sangam BIG Cinemas, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6136 9999.

MUSIC Grain + Profound at Bonobo
Electronic music DJ-producers Grain aka the solo project of Midival Punditz’s Gaurav Raina from Delhi and Profound aka Amandeep Singh Multani from Chandigarh will perform sets. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 10 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Anish Sood at MasalaBar
Electronic music DJ and producer Anish Sood, who is based in Goa, will man the decks. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, June 17 at 10.30pm.
Where: MasalaBar, First Floor, Gagangiri Apartments, above Cafe Coffee Day, Carter Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 6770 1793.

MUSIC Aneesh Gera at Blue Frog
Goa-based electronic dance music DJ-producer Aneesh Gera will play a set. There is an entry fee of Rs 600 or cover charge of Rs 1,500 per person for men; free entry for women. See here for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 11.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18
THEATRE Kaumudi at Prithvi Theatre
Written and directed by Bangalore-based dramatist Abhishek Majumdar, Hindi play Kaumudi is a portrait of the estranged relationship between a father and his son. They are theatre actors who portray Mahabharata characters, the ghost of Eklavya and Abhimanyu respectively, in a play in Allahabad in the 1960s. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19 at 5 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

MUSIC Captain Hook at Blue Frog
Israeli progressive trance act Captain Hook aka Reshef Harari will play the Mumbai leg of his current tour of India. The entry fee is Rs 800 per person until 9.30 pm, after which it is Rs 1,000 per person. See here for the full line-up and more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 6 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

MUSIC The Raghu Dixit Project at Phoenix Marketcity
Bangalore-based Hindi and Kannada folk-fusion rock group The Raghu Dixit Project will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 7 pm.
Where: Dublin Square, Level 1, Phoenix Marketcity, LBS Marg, Kurla.

THEATRE An Unposted Love Letter at G5A
Ankita Shrivastav will perform this monologue in English written by Doris Lessing in which an artist reminisces about her life. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 7.30 pm.
Where: G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture, Laxmi Mills Estate, Shakti Mills Lane, off Dr E Moses Road, near Hungama Digital, Mahalaxmi. Tel: 022 2490 9393.

THEATRE Twelve Angry Jurors at the NCPA Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Directed by Nadir Khan, this adaptation of American playwright Reginald Rose’s 1954 teleplay 12 Angry Men centres on a group of men and women debating the conviction of a slum dweller accused of murdering his father. Read our review here. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 750 and Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 7.30 pm and Sunday, June 19 at 4p m and 7.30 pm.
Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

FOOD & DRINK Authenticook’s The Mighty Bohri Iftaar in Andheri West
Authenticook, a food events company that curates meals by home cooks, has organised a Bohri Iftaar feast cooked by Andheri-residing Jamila Jabalpurwala that will include jeera soda; smoked mutton kheema samosas; mutton shammi kebab; chicken naan sandwich; haleem with khamiri roti; phirni and falooda. Reserve a seat for the meal, priced at Rs 1,199 per person, here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 8 pm.
Where: Andheri (West); the complete address will be provided to those who register.

MUSIC Heartbeat with M.Mat + Madfingers at Bonobo
Mumbai electronica collective Bhavishyavani Future Soundz’s night at Bandra bar Bonobo will return after a short break with a show that will feature a set by the crew’s M.Mat aka DJ Mathieu Josso and Madfingers aka keyboardist Karan Joseph. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 10 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Kohra + Qwiver at Nook
A double bill of electronic music courtesy of Delhi producer Kohra aka Madhav Shorey and Mumbai DJ Qwiver aka Lynston D’Souza. The entry fee is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 10 pm.
Where: Nook, First Floor, Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla. Tel: 022 6180 0044.

MUSIC Thought For Drought with Arsh +Chhabb + Potter at Long and Short
This instalment of the series of drought relief fund-raising gigs put together by the organisers of the Enchanted Valley Carnival music festival will include sets by electronic dance music DJs Arsh Khan, Chhabb aka Rahul Chhabria and Potter aka Krishna Luthria. There is no entry fee for the show; proceeds from the bar sales will be donated to the NAAM Foundation, which is working “to provide resources for a long-term solution for the water crises in Maharashtra”. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 10 pm.
Where: Long and Short, InterContinental Hotel, 135 Marine Drive, Churchgate. Tel: 022 3987 9999.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19
FITNESS International Yoga Day Marathon at Tangerine Arts Studio
Bandra fitness venue Tangerine Arts Studio will host a yoga marathon to mark International Yoga Day on Sunday, June 19 during which participants can choose from styles such as hatha, ashtanga, anti-gravity, dance and restorative yoga. The registration fee of Rs 500 per person entitles you to any three sessions. To reserve a seat, call 98673 69960 or 98209 91156. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19, from 7 am to 7 pm.
Where: Tangerine Arts Studio, Second Floor, Rukhsana Apartments, Dr. Ambedkar Road, off Pali Hill, near Sarvodaya DVD Library and Avabai Petit Girls’ High School, next to Puja Casa, Bandra (West). Tel: 98673 69960.

MUSIC Udayswar with Rupak Kulkarni at Prithvi Theatre
Flautist Rupak Kulkarni will play a solo recital at this month’s instalment of Udayswar, the series of Hindustani classical music concerts organised by events company Pancham Nishad at Prithvi Theatre. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 7.30 am.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 5917.

WALKS Banganga Parikrama by Khaki Tours
Khaki Tours, a group of local history enthusiasts, will conduct a walk around the historic precinct. The two-and-a-half-hour walk will cover such sites as the Saraswat Brahmin monasteries, a Hindu burial ground, the Banganga tank and various temples. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 8 am.
Where: The walk will start from the Walkeshwar bus depot.

WALKS Stories of Kanheri Caves by RaahGeer
RaahGeer, a collective that organises guided walks in the city, will conduct a tour of the Kanheri caves inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Tickets priced at Rs 650 per person are being sold on Insider.in. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 9.30 am.
Where: The walk will begin at the entrance of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali (East).

MUSIC Shrinivas Joshi and Viraj Joshi at Taj Mahal Tea House
Bandra tea salon Taj Mahal Tea House will host a special Father’s Day concert by Hindustani classical music vocalist Shrinivas Joshi that will feature his eight-year-old son, singer Viraj Joshi. There is no entry fee; admission on a first come, first served basis.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 10 am.
Where: Taj Mahal Tea House, John Baptista Road, near Bungalow 9, opposite Federal Bank, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2642 0330.

TALKS Chai and Why? at Ruparel College
Deepa Khushalani, associate professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research’s department of chemical sciences, will give a talk titled ‘Shedding Light On Fuel For The Future’ on the possibility of harnessing hydrogen as a source of energy. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 11 am.
Where: Ruparel College, Senapati Bapat Marg, opposite Matunga Road railway station, Matunga. Tel: 022 2430 3733.

FILM Om-Dar-B-Dar at the NFDC Preview Theatre
Kamal Swaroop’s 1988 cult, absurdist film, which follows young Om on his adventures, will be screened. Tickets priced at Rs 283 are being sold on 1018mb.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 12.30 pm.
Where: NFDC Preview Theatre, Nehru Planetarium, off Annie Besant Road, Worli.

WALKS Chowpatty Chat by Khaki Tours
This two-hour walk around Girgaum Chowpatty, by Khaki Tours, will cover such sites as the studio that has made over 1,000 statues of B. R. Ambedkar, the site of the first mass funeral procession in Mumbai and a swimming pool that was formerly only for Hindus. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 5 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside Cafe Ideal, opposite Chowpatty beach.

DANCE WORKSHOPS ‘Kathak for Him’ at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Kathak exponent Aparna Mishra will conduct a basic, 90-minute kathak workshop for men to mark Father’s Day, which falls on Sunday, June 19. The idea of the workshop is to bust the notion that classical dance is a feminine pursuit. Tickets priced at Rs 400 and Rs 600 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 7.15 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

MUSIC Indian Ocean at Hard Rock Cafe Worli
Delhi-based veteran folk-fusion rock band Indian Ocean will perform a concert that’s part of a series of gigs organised by Hard Rock Cafe at its outposts across the country to ring in World Music Day, which is celebrated on June 21. The entry fee of Rs 1,000 per person, which includes a cover charge of Rs 500, can be paid in advance on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Bombay Dyeing Mills Compound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli. Tel: 022 2438 2888.

MUSIC Lost Stories + DJ Chetas at Hard Rock Cafe Andheri
Electronic dance music duo Lost Stories and Bollywood DJ Chetas will each play sets at this gig that’s part of series of shows organised by Hard Rock Cafe at its outposts across the country to celebrate World Music Day, which is marked around the globe on June 21. The entry fee of Rs 1,000 per person, which includes a cover charge of Rs 500, can be paid in advance on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Hard Rock Cafe Andheri, Sharyans Audeus, Ground Floor, diagonally opposite Yashraj Studios, Fun Republic Cinema lane, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 2674 3901.

MUSIC Roots with Undying Inc. + Reverrse Polarity + Rishabh Seen at AntiSocial
This instalment of Roots, the monthly metal gig series organised by city-headquartered music events company Bajaao Entertainment at Khar venue AntiSocial, will comprise sets by Delhi’s Undying Inc. and Mumbai’s Reverrse Polarity as well as capital-residing Rishabh Seen who plays covers of metal tunes on the sitar. The entry fee is Rs 500 per person; admission, which is restricted to those above 21 years of age, on a first come, first served basis. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 8 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

MUSIC Kabir by Mukul Shivputra at YB Chavan Auditorium
On the eve of the birth anniversary of Kabir, which falls on June 20 according to the Gregorian calendar this year, music events company Pancham Nishad will present a concert by Pune-residing Hindustani classical music vocalist Mukul Shivputra in which he will sing compositions based on the fifteenth century saint-poet’s work. Tickets priced at Rs 250 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 8.30 pm
When: Y. B. Chavan Auditorium, General Jangannath Bhosle Road, opposite Mantralaya, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2202 8598.

MUSIC Skylight Vision at Blue Frog
Pune pop-rock band Skylight Vision will perform. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

ONGOING
ART The Journey is the Destination at the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation Gallery
This show explores the oeuvre of eight artists whose works are present in the Nicholson Collection: Anju Dodiya, Atul Dodiya, Baiju Parthan, Nalini Malani, Sudhir Patwardhan, Sunil Gawde, Vivan Sundaram and Zarina Hashmi. An artwork from the collection is juxtaposed with a recent work by the same artist. Tickets are priced at Rs 70 per person for visitors above the age of 12, Rs 20 per person for children between the ages of five and 12 and Rs300 per person for foreigners above the age of 12.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation Gallery, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Second Floor, East Wing, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 9613.

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 In Letter and Spirit at Tarq
A group show of art works that involve text by Saubiya Chasmawala from Baroda, Youdhisthir Maharjan from New Hampshire and Muzzumil Ruheel from Karachi. For more information, see here.
When: Until Saturday, July 2. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Tarq, F35/36 Dhanraj Mahal, Apollo Bunder, Colaba. Tel: 022 6615 0424.

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.