Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Ska music performance, photography exhibition, and more

FRIDAY, JULY 1
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.

FILM Jagran Film Festival at Siri Fort Auditorium
Feature films from across the world such as V. Shantaram’s Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (India, 1955), about an ambitious dance maestro who partners his son and his student for a competition; Ian Padrón Habanastation (Cuba, 2011), about a friendship between two children belonging to disparate classes; and Sudha Kongara Prasad’s Tamil boxing movie Irudhi Suttru (India, 2016) will be screened at the seventh edition of the festival organised by Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran. The schedule includes screenings of shorts, talks by industry veterans and workshops on film writing and fund-raising. Entry is free via registration on Bookmyshow.com. See here for the complete schedule and the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 to Tuesday, July 5, from 11 am.
Where: Siri Fort Auditorium, Asian Games Village, Gautam Nagar. Tel: 022 2649 9397.

PHOTOGRAPHY Cyril Lucido Kuhn at India International Centre
Dehradun-based photographer Cyril Lucido Kuhn will present Into the Darkness, a series of images capturing night skies across India. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 1 to Friday, June 8. 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.

FOOD & DRINK WALKS WORKSHOPS Raunaq-e-Alvida Jumma Iftar at Chawri Bazaar
Tour company Delhi By Foot will take participants on a photography and food walk around the Jama Masjid area on the last Jumma (Friday) before the month of Ramzan ends on Eid-ul-Fitr. Photojournalist Prashanth Vishwanathan will lead the walk, during which he will show participants how to take Instagram-friendly pictures, after which the group will sample food in the area. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per person (including the cost of food) are being sold on Instamojo.com. Children below the age of ten can attend for free. There is a fee of Rs 300 for the use of DSLR cameras at Jama Masjid. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 6 pm.
Where: The walk will begin at Chawri Bazar Metro Station, Exit Gate 3.

COMEDY Anuvab Pal + Rahul Subramanian + Sundeep Sharma at Canvas
Stand-up comics Anuvab Pal and Rahul Subramanian from Mumbai and Sundeep Sharma from Delhi will each perform sets. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2 at 7 pm and 9.30 pm and Sunday, July 3 at 7 pm.
Where: Canvas, The People and Co. Premises No. 5, Building No. 8, Tower B, Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 414 1000.

FILM Movie Screening Night at The Potbelly Rooftop Cafe
Every Friday starting July 1, Bihari restaurant Potbelly will screen classic Hindi comedy films such as 1981’s Chashme Buddoor and 1979’s Gol Maal. The cover charge is Rs 350 per person and can be paid in advance via Insider.in to book a spot. Call the venue for details of the film that will be screened. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 7.30 pm.
Where: The Potbelly Rooftop Cafe, 50-M Niti Marg, near the Leela Palace hotel, Chanakyapuri. Tel: 011 2611 2764.

MUSIC Jordan Johnson at Depot 29
The Delhi-residing singer-songwriter, who also fronts the pop-rock band North, will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Aardy at Summer House Café
Hyderabadi techno producer Aardy aka Raj Dorai will man the decks. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC Blood Dunza at Raasta HKV
Hong Kong-based Chinese producer Blood Dunza aka Lai Fai will spin a set of drum and bass, reggae and jungle. Call the venue for details about the entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, First Floor, 30-A Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.

MUSIC Curtain Blue + Else If at Bunmanchi
Curtain Blue aka the solo electronica project of vocalist Abhishek Bhatia of alternative rock band The Circus and new "genre-free" act Else If, made up of electronic music DJ-producer Arjun Vagale and western classical guitarist Puneesh Suri, will each play sets. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 9 pm.
Where: Bunmanchi, M-20, M Block Market, Greater Kailash II. Tel: 011 3080 6355.

MUSIC The Ska Vengers + The Jazz B’stards + Delhi Sultanate at AntiSocial
Delhi ska band The Ska Vengers, fronted by British keyboardist Stefan Kaye, will launch and play their new album XX at this gig that will begin with the premiere of RUDE, filmmaker Wanphrang Diengdoh’s rockumentary about the group. Affiliated acts The Jazz B’stards and MC and rapper Delhi Sultanate aka Taru Dalmia will also perform. There is an entry fee of Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC Two Pianos with Utsav Lal and Ron Cha at The Piano Man Jazz Club
A pair of pianists, Mumbai-residing Ron Cha aka Ronojit Chaliha, who has trained in western classical music and jazz, and Delhi-based Utsav Lal, who plays Hindustani classical ragas on the piano, will perform a joint concert. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC Aqua Dominatrix + Frame/Frame at BandStand
Electronica producers Aqua Dominatrix aka Akshay Rajpurohit from Mumbai and Frame/Frame aka Nikhil Kaul from Delhi will each play sets at this gig organised by music artist management and events company Krunk. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 1 at 10 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

SATURDAY, JULY 2
ART Amrit Khurana at Alliance Francaise de Delhi
City-based artist Amrit Khurana will present a solo show of paintings, ceramics and sketches titled Kaleidoscope. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 2 to Tuesday, July 5. Open daily, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

CULTURE E Day at Instituto Cervantes
Spanish language and culture centre Instituto Cervantes will conduct this day-long series of activities such as graffiti workshops for kids, introductory Spanish language lessons and a tango class. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for the complete schedule.
When: Saturday, July 2, from 11 am to 9 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

FILM Tora’s Tropical Fever at the Japan Foundation
Yoji Yamada’s 1980 comedy Tora’s Tropical Fever is about Tora, who travels to be by his terminally-ill lover’s bedside to restore her to health. The Japanese film will be shown with subtitles in English. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 2 at 2 pm.
Where: The Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

COMEDY Lolmaal at Lok Kala Manch
Stand-up comedians Manish Tyagi, Gaurav Gupta and Kishore Dayani will perform sets on the ups and downs of life in Delhi at this gig organised by TV channel Comedy Central. Tickets priced at Rs 250 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, July 2 at 7 pm.
Where: Lok Kala Manch, 20 Lodhi Institutional Area, Lodhi Road. Tel: 011 6580 6268.

TALKS Vikramjit Singh Rooprai at India Habitat Centre
As part of the IHC’s Heritage series of talks, Vikramjit Singh Rooprai of the Youth for Heritage Foundation and Delhi Heritage Photography Club will speak about the history of the city and its evolution into the place we know of today. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, July 2 at 7 pm.
Where: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Mana and the NuDeli Rhythm Section at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Mana Contractor, the vocalist of Bangalore jazz-fusion band Chandbibi and The Waste Candidates, will perform a gig during which she will be backed by the city-based NuDeli Rhythm Section. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 2 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC River People featuring Utsav Lal and Kunal Netrapal at Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy and Depot 29
Mumbai-residing bassist Sonu Sangameswaran’s collaborative jazz-fusion project River People will play two venues over the weekend. Sangameswaran will perform with two musicians from the capital, drummer Kunal Netrapal and keyboardist Utsav Lal, who is best known for rendering Hindustani classical ragas on the piano. There is no entry fee. See here and here for more information.
When: Saturday, July 2 at 9 pm at Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy and Sunday, July 3 at 8 pm at Depot 29.
Where: Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy, SCO 23, behind Galaxy Hotel, Sector 15, Gurgaon. Tel: 011 3310 5298. Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Document One + UP7T at AntiSocial
UK bass music duo Document One aka Matt King and Joe Froud and their Delhi counterpart Up7T aka DJ Ayush Arora will each play sets at this show that’s part of the Smirnoff Experience series of gigs. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 2 at 9.30 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC Gaia and Luna at Kitty Su
The Italian electronic dance music DJ-producer duo of sisters Gaia and Luna Carollo will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for 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, July 2 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SUNDAY, JULY 3
WALKS Heritage Walk to Chandni Chowk
Tour company Delhi Heritage Walks will conduct a tour of the Chandni Chowk area in Old Delhi, which will cover such landmarks as Fatehpuri masjid, Sis Ganj gurdwara and the town hall. The registration fee is Rs 500 per person; book a spot here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 3 at 7.30 am.
Where: The meeting point is the Digambar Jain Lal Mandir, opposite the Red Fort.

FILM The Red Squirrel at Instituto Cervantes
In Julio Médem’s 1993 film The Red Squirrel (La Ardilla Roja), a failed musician is about to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge when a girl on a motorcycle crashes. There is no entry fee. The film in Spanish will be screened with subtitles in English.
When: Sunday, July 3 at 4.30 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

THEATRE The Love of Don Kuka (El Amor de Don Kuka) at Instituto Cervantes
Directed by Pallav Chander and performed by theatre group White Noise, this English play is an adaption of Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca’s The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Sunday, July 3 at 7 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

ONGOING
ART Art Collection at the British Council
This exhibition of artworks 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.

These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.