Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Iftaar walks, European Union Film Festival and more

FRIDAY, JUNE 17
PHOTOGRAPHY Raghu Rai at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will observe World Refugee Day 2016, which falls on June 20, with an exhibition of photographs taken by Raghu Rai of refugee communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, Tibet, Sri Lanka and Somalia living in India. See the Facebook photo album for more information.
When: Until Tuesday, June 21. Open daily, from 6 am to 11 pm.
Where: Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, near gates No 7 and No 8.

ART Art Collection at the British Council
This exhibition of art works from the British Council’s collection will cover “various influences in British art” over the last century, from the posters of the London Underground in the 1920s to those of the 2012 London Olympics. See here for more information.
When: Until, Monday October 10. Open Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 8 pm; Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm.
Where: The Gallery, British Council, Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000.

EXHIBITION ‘Kumarajiva: Philosopher and Seer’ at India International Centre
Curated by Buddhist scholar Shashibala, this exhibition has texts, manuscripts and pen and ink drawings related to fourth-century Indo-Chinese Buddhist monk Kumarajiva, known for his translations of Buddhist texts from Sanskrit to Chinese.
When: Friday, June 17 to Sunday, June 26. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

EXHIBITION Postage Stamps at All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society
The Gurgaon-based Philatelic Dealers Association will present an exhibition of rare stamps marking various events in Indian history. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, June 17 to Thursday, June 23. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Gallery C, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, 1 Rafi Marg, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2371 1315.

FOOD & DRINK Gurugram Beer Week
Over 20 Gurgaon breweries, including Brewer Street, Bronx the Brew Bar, Quaff and 7 Degrees Brauhaus, will participate in this week-long event organised by Zomato that will feature masterclasses, beer crawls and brewery tours. Season tickets, which get access to buy one-get one free deals or 50 per cent discounts on house beers across all participating breweries through the week, are priced at Rs 399 per person and Rs 459 per person and are being sold on Insider.in. See here to book spots for the beer crawls and masterclasses.
When: Until Saturday, June 18.
Where: Various breweries across Gurgaon.

FILM Love is Strange at the American Centre
Ira Sachs’s 2014 French-American film, which stars John Lithgow and Alfred Molina as a newly-married gay couple forced into separate households after they lose their home, will be shown as part of the Friday Flick series of screenings. Entry is free and requires you to carry a photo ID. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 6 pm.
Where: American Center, 24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, near Barakhamba Metro Station. Tel: 011 2347 2000.

FOOD WALKS Iftaar Walks at Jama Masjid
Tour company Delhi By Foot will take participants through the traditions surrounding the iftaar, the breaking of the fast Muslims observe during the month of Ramzan, on two food walks this weekend during which they will share traditional dishes such as lazeez kebab, biryani, nihari and double ka meetha. Zaaika-e-Iftaar Purani Dilli Ka on Friday, which will include a visit to the Jama Masjid during Friday prayers, is priced at Rs 1,000 per person (including food). Lazzat-e-Iftaar on Saturday is priced at Rs 1,250 per person (including food). Children between the ages of nine and 12 will be charged 50 per cent of the ticket fee. There is no fee for children below the age of eight. See here and here to book a spot. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 6 pm and Saturday, June 18 at 5.30 pm.
Where: The walks will begin at Chawri Bazar Metro Station (Exit Gate 3).

THEATRE Samurai Grandma at The Japan Foundation
Shoko Ito will perform multiple characters in this solo show about a grandmother who, after the death of her husband, discovers that he was a superhero and decides to fill his shoes. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 6 pm.
Where: The Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

FILM European Union Film Festival
The three week-long festival of films from 24 EU countries, organised by the delegation of the European Union to India, will come to a end with three screenings this weekend: director Łukasz Palkowski’s 2014 Polish biopic Bogowie (Gods), based on the life of cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa (Friday at 6.30 pm at the India International Centre); Virág Zomborácz’ 2014 Hungarian comedy Utóélet (Afterlife), in which a neurotic man begins to see his dead father’s ghost (Saturday at 6.30 pm at the Slovak Embassy); and Kyriakos Tofarides’ 2013 Greek Cypriot film Block 12, about a Greek retiree who tries to secure an oil deposit in Cyrus found by English spy satellites (Sunday at 7 pm at India Habitat Centre). There is no entry fee. See here for the complete festival schedule.
When: Until Sunday, June 19.
Where: India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431. 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.

FILM Happy at India Habitat Centre
The IHC will screen, as part of its Creeds For Our Times series, American filmmaker Roko Belić’s 2011 documentary in which he travels the world looking for the fundamental reasons why people are happy. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, June 17 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Pravar Tandon + Abhik Kumar Sarkar at India Habitat Centre
Hindustani classical musicians, flautist Pravar Tandon and sarod player Abhik Kumar Sarkar, who are students of Bholanath Prasanna and Amjad Ali Khan respectively, will perform solo recitals. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, June 17 at 7 pm.
Where: Amaltas, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Bass Pilots at Tabula Beach
Delhi-based electronic music duo Bass Pilots aka Ardaman Dua and Sahil Singh will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 8 pm.
Where: Tabula Beach Café, Asiad Village, Khel Gaon Marg, near Siri Fort Auditorium. Tel: 011 3310 5032.

MUSIC Ek Bangalir Upakhyan at Depot 29
The Bengali jazz-fusion music project helmed by producer Mainak “Bumpy” Nag Chowdhury and featuring percussionist Ratul Shankar Ghosh and guitarist Bodhisattwa Ghosh will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC EZ Riser + Hemant at Summer House
A bass music double bill made up of Mumbai’s EZ Riser aka Sohail Arora and Delhi’s Hemant Chotani. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC Nikhil Chinapa at Moonshine Café
VJ-turned-DJ and organiser of the Vh1 Supersonic electronic dance music festival Nikhil Chinapa will take over the console. There is an entry fee of Rs 1,000 per person. Couples and single women can enter free before 10.30 pm via a guest list, which they can get on by calling the venue. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 9 pm.
Where: Moonshine Café and Bar, Second Floor, 30 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 98998 28004.

MUSIC Spinsimillia + G Shez at Raasta HKV
DJs Spinsimillia aka Sakshi Kakkar from Delhi and G Shez from Mumbai will play sets at this instalment of One Dub, a night dedicated to roots reggae genres such as dancehall and ska. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, First Floor, 30-A Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.

MUSIC Kohra + Hoax at BandStand
Electronic dance music magazine Euphoric will host the second edition of its EDM night Fundamentals, which will feature sets by Delhi DJ-producers Kohra aka Madhav Shorey and Hoax aka Akshay Bhalla. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 17 at 10 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

DANCE WORKSHOPS India Hip Hop Weekender at Natya Ballet Centre
The two-day series of hip hop dance workshops will include sessions by Korean-American choreographer Zach Benson and city-based dancers Manik Bhateja of the Dance Era school and Sahil Aneja of the Brooklyn Academy of Dance and Arts in Delhi. A two-day access ticket, which entitles you entry to all eight workshops is priced at Rs 4,500 per person, a one-day access ticket at Rs 2,500 per person, a single workshop with an international artist at Rs 1,500 per person and a single workshop with a local artist at Rs 700 per person. Tickets are being sold on Utopeen.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, from noon.
Where: Natya Ballet Centre, 21 Bhai Veer Singh Marg, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2374 2568.

FILM Ikiru (Doomed) at the Japan Foundation
Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 classic Ikiru (Doomed), about an aging bureaucrat who tries to find meaning in his life after he finds out he is dying from cancer, will be screened with English subtitles. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 2 pm.
Where: The Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

DANCE FILM La Bayadére at India International Centre
As part of Summer Sonata, a festival of opera and ballet films, French national ballet company Ballet de L’Opéra de Paris’s production of La Bayadére, a ballet about the tragic relationship between a temple dancer in India named Nikiya and a warrior Solor will be shown. The opera will be screened with subtitles in English. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 6 pm.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

FILM Ibtida at India Habitat Centre
Ali Emran’s 2016 Urdu film Ibtida, which is based on Ayn Rand’s novel The Fountainhead, will be screened. The director will be present to discuss the movie, which revolves around Zahir, a self-made man and Gautam, who relies on Zahir’s talent for his own success. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

THEATRE Uproute at Instituto Cervantes
City-based theatre group Improper Fractions and Spanish language and culture institute Instituto Cervantes will present three short pieces of physical theatre directed by Manjari Kaul and adapted by Trishna Senapaty from three novels by Miguel de Cervantes: The Two Damsels, Rinconete and Cortadillo and The Spanish English Lady. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

MUSIC Blu at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The Delhi blues band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 8.45 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC Mr. Red at Bandstand
Mr. Red aka Delhi-residing electronic music DJ drummer Rohit Lall will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 18 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19
MUSIC Euphoria at Hard Rock Café Delhi
The Delhi-based Hindi pop-rock band helmed by vocalist Palash Sen will play a concert to mark World Music Day, which is celebrated around the globe on June 21. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Hard Rock Café, Multiplex Building, First Floor, DLF Place Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4715 8888.

MUSIC Parikrama at Hard Rock Café Gurgaon
Parikrama, the long-running classic rock band from the capital, will perform at gig that has been organised in celebration of World Music Day, which is marked across the world on June 21. The entry fee of Rs 1,000 per person includes a cover charge of Rs 500 and can be paid in advance via Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 7.30 pm
Where: Hard Rock Café, DLF Cyber Hub Mall, First Floor and Ground Floor, R Block, DLF Cyber City, Phase 3, Gurgaon. Tel: 011 33105264.

MUSIC Prostranstvo featuring Utsav Lal at Depot 29
Double bass player Prostranstvo aka Akshay Dwivedi will collaborate with Utsav Lal, who performs ragas on the piano in this Western and Indian classical music fusion concert. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 8 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Latination at BandStand
The Latin jazz band comprising Emmanuel Simon on the congas, Pradyumna Singh Manot on keyboards, Premjit Dutta on timbales and Bijit Bhattacharya on bass, will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 19 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

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 2 at the Japan Foundation

The second part of the Japan Foundation’s exhibition of poster art from the 1980s and ‘90s by 15 Japanese graphic designers includes works by Makoto Nakamura, Koichi Sato and Tadanori Yokoo among others. See here for more information.
When: Until Friday, July 1. 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.

These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.