Delhi weekend cultural calendar: An alternative rock concert, film screenings and more

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
ART Getting Across: An Exhibition on Borders at India International Centre and Vadehra Contemporary
Organised in collaboration with Max Mueller Bhavan, this group show, which is underway at India International Centre and the Vadehra Contemporary art gallery simultaneously, explores border conflicts. Among the works on display at IIC are those by German photographers Andre Lutzen and Eva Leitolf; conceptual artist Kimsooja from South Korea; and visual artists Amar Kanwar and Roman Signer, who live in Delhi and St. Gallen respectively. See here for more information. Vadehra Contemporary is showing the works of Indian conceptual artist group Raqs Media Collective; visual artists Francis Alys, Javier Tellez and Bani Abidi, who are from Belgium, Venezuela and Pakistan respectively; and Albanian painter, sculptor and photographer Adrian Paci. See here for more information.
When: Until Thursday, September 15, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431. Vadehra Contemporary, D-53 Defence Colony. Tel: 011 4610 3550.

THEATRE Uncivilised Daughters at Akshara Theatre
The theatre society of Maitreyi College will stage this English play, which raises questions about female sexuality and patriarchy in today’s society. For ticket prices, call 99688 54924. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 4 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, 11-12B Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

FILM Azad and Jinnah at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
Amar Sohal’s 60-minute documentary explores the political ideas of the two rival Muslim leaders, Maulana Azad and Mohammad Ali Jinnah. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page or CSDS.in for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 5 pm.
Where: Seminar Room, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, 29 Rajpur Road. Tel: 011 2394 2199.

THEATRE War Horse at India Habitat Centre

A National Theatre Live screening of British directors Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris’s stage version of War Horse, the 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo. Tickets priced at Rs 250, Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 at 7 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Airforce Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

THEATRE The Revised Kama Sutra at Akshara Theatre
Directed by Anasuya Vaidya, The Revised Kama Sutra is based on Indian-American author Richard Crasta’s eponymous novel set in 1960s India about an adolescent boy who is looking for answers to questions about love, sex and salvation. Tickets, priced at Rs 150 per person for the Friday show and Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person for the performances on Saturday and Sunday, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3 at 7.30 pm and Sunday, September 4 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, 11-12B Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

MUSIC Run It’s The Kid + Ditty at Oddbird Theatre & Foundation
City-based acts, alternative rock band Run It’s The Kid and singer-songwriter Ditty aka Aditi Veena, will perform. Donor passes priced at Rs 300 per person will be available at the venue; only cash will be accepted. To attend, email team@oddbird.org. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, September 2 at 8 pm (doors open at 7 pm).
Where: Oddbird Theatre & Foundation, Dhan Mill Compound, 100 Foot Road, S.S.N. Marg, Chhattarpur.

COMEDY The Magic of Comedy at Akshara Theatre
Comedian Amit Sharma and illusionist Manas Tayal, both of whom live in Delhi, will present this show that combines stand-up with magic. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, 11-12B Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

MUSIC Arjun Vagale + Rummy Sharma at BandStand
Capital-residing producer Arjun Vagale will spin a vinyl-only set at this techno instalment of the Budweiser Made Sessions series of shows that will also feature a slot by Berlin-based DJ Rummy Sharma. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Frame/Frame + Else If at Summer House Café
A double bill of Delhi acts: electronic music DJ-producer Frame/Frame aka Nikhil Kaul and new ‘genre-free’ duo Else If, made up of electronica producer G. Arjun and western classical guitarist Puneesh Suri. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, September 2 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC MojoJojo at Hive
Bass music DJ-producer MojoJojo aka Akshay Johar will play a set at this gig organised by events company Ownage Entertainment. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 9 pm.
Where: Hive, S-27, Main Market, Green Park. Tel: 011 4170 6637.

MUSIC Prabhtoj Singh at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Delhi singer-songwriter Prabhtoj Singh will perform. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, September 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 Lost Stories at Kitty Su
Mumbai electronic dance music duo Lost Stories, made up of Prayag Mehta and Rishab Joshi, will take over the console. Tickets, priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and at Rs 750 per couple (of any gender), are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 27 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
FILM BRICS Film Festival at Siri Fort Auditorium
This festival, which will showcase cinema from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries, will feature films such as Raam Reddy’s Kannada movie Thithi (2015) about the death of a clan’s oldest member in a village; Brazilian director Marcello Lordello’s Portuguese drama They’ll Come Back (2012) about two children abandoned by their parents; and the English documentary Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi: A Double Portrait in the Interior of an Epoch (2016) by Russian filmmakers Galina and Anna Evtushenko. There is no entry fee. For the full schedule, see here. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Until Tuesday, September 6, from 10.30 am.
Where: Siri Fort Auditorium, Asian Games Village, Gautam Nagar. Tel: 022 2649 9397.

ART Revisiting Beauty at Gallery Threshold
Ten artists from India and Pakistan reinterpret the term "beauty" in this show of paintings and mixed media works. The artists include Aisha Abid Hussain, Fatima Zahra Hassan and Wardha Shabbir from Pakistan and Anindita Bhattacharya, Desmond Lazaro, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh and Nilima Sheikh from India. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Until Tuesday, September 6. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6.30 pm; Sunday, by appointment.
Where: Gallery Threshold, C221, Sarvodaya Enclave. Tel: 011 4603 7985.

SHOPPING & STYLE Artisans Bazaar at Ogaan
This shopping bazaar organised by city website LBB Delhi and fashion store Ogaan will feature designer wear by labels such as Anomaly, Bodice, 11.11, Kavita Bhartia, K Clothing, Lovebirds, Tokree and Urvashi Kaur. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 3, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: Ogaan, H2 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 2696 7595.

SHOPPING & SYTLE Tsutra at Alliance Francaise
Non-profit Sasha, which markets products made by craftspeople from across India, and fashion designer Sonam Dubal’s label Sanskar will jointly present this exhibition and sale of clothes made with traditional embroideries and weaving techniques such as ikat, aari and zardosi. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 to Monday, September 5, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

COMEDY Vikram Poddar + Vasu Primlani + Nishant Suri at Canvas Laugh Club
Comedians Vikram Poddar from Mumbai and Vasu Primlani and Nishant Suri from Delhi will each perform sets to mark Teacher’s Day, which is celebrated on September 5 every year. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at noon.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, The People and Co. Premises No. 5, Building No. 8, Tower B, Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 414 1000.

FILM After the Flowers/Hana no Ato at Japan Foundation
Based on noted Japanese historical novelist Shuhei Fujisawa’s short story, Kenji Nakanishi’s 2010 drama After The Flowers is about the relationship between a samurai and a young woman skilled at swordsmanship. The film will be screened with English subtitles. There is no free. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 2 pm.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

THEATRE Raavan Ki Ramayan at Epicentre
Writer-director Atul Satya Koushik’s Hindi drama Raavan Ki Ramayan tells the Indian epic from the perspective of Raavan. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 4 pm and 8 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.

THEATRE 12th Night at LTG Auditorium
Directed by Shuddho Banerjee, 12th Night is a Hindi adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 4 pm.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

WORKSHOPS Design Your Own Bag with Coffee at The Toddy Shop
Designer Amit Vardhan will conduct a workshop in which participants will learn the basics of painting with coffee, which will be used to decorate tote bags that they can take home. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per person (including the tote bags and art supplies) are being sold on Insider.in. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 5 pm.
Where: The Toddy Shop, 1A Hauz Khas, Second Floor, same building as Bootlegger. Tel: 80108 17777.

TALKS ‘Once Empowered – Understanding the Identity of the Devadasi’ at Shivalik

Chennai-based bharatanatyam dancer Swarnamalya Ganesh will deliver this talk organised by activist collective Ek Potlee Ret Ki. Entry is free but requires an RSVP to ekpotleeretki@gmail.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 5 pm.
Where: C-40, Shivalik, Malviya Nagar.

WALKS Walk in the Park at Vasant Vatika
Performance artist Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy will conduct this walk, which aims at helping people “connect with the environment around and the spaces we occupy as citizens in this city”. Participants must carry an mp3 player along with headphones. Entry is free and requires prior registration here. Call 81308 43180 or email milodekhokhelo@gmail.com for details. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 5 pm, 5.45 pm and 6.30 pm.
Where: Vasant Vatika, opposite the C2 Community Centre, Sector C, Vasant Kunj.

BOOK TALK Rana Ayyub at Gandhi Peace Foundation
Journalist and author Rana Ayyub will discuss her book on the 2002 Gujarat riots, Gujarat Files: The Anatomy of a Cover Up. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 5.30 pm.
Where: Gandhi Peace Foundation, 221-223 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. Tel: 011 2323 7491.

THEATRE The Love of Don Kuka at Alliance Francaise
Directed by Pallav Chander, this English play is an adaption of Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca’s The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4 at 6 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

THEATRE Gangster Samiti at Shri Ram Centre
Based on German writer Bertolt Brecht’s musical Happy End, this Hindi comedy is about the relationship between two groups in old Delhi: a bunch of missionaries and a criminal gang. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

THEATRE Cloud Tectonics at Instituto Cervantes
Based on Puerto Rican playwright and screenwriter José Rivera’s story and directed by Sohaila Kapur, this play, in English, revolves around three individuals in Los Angeles: a luggage loader at the airport, his soldier brother and a wandering gypsy. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 7 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

THEATRE Baki Itihas at Amphitheatre
Sunil Rawat will direct this Hindi version of Badal Sircar’s Bengali play in which a couple reflects on the suicide of an acquaintance. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

COMEDY Aakash Gupta at Alliance Francaise
Stand-up comic Aakash Gupta will present his show Too Short Too Funny. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 7.45 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

MUSIC Midival Punditz at Manhattan Brewery and Bar Exchange
Delhi electro-folk fusion duo Midival Punditz will play a DJ set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 8 pm.
Where: Manhattan Brewery and Bar Exchange, First Floor, Global Foyer Mall, Sector 43, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon. Tel: 88006 97554.

MUSIC Peter Cat Recording Co. at Depot 48
‘Gypsy jazz’ rock band Peter Cat Recording Co. will perform. The cover charge is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Depot 48, N3, Second Floor, N Block Market, Greater Kailash I. Tel: 011 4508 1948.

MUSIC Bollyjazz at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The Delhi ensemble led by vocalist-guitarist Nikhil Mawkin will play jazz interpretations of Bollywood classics. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 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.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
WORKSHOPS Pottery at Sanskriti Kendra
A workshop on pottery and clay modelling. Tickets priced at Rs 1,500 per person (inclusive of refreshments and a tour of the Sanskriti Museum) are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 9.30 am.
Where: Sanskriti Kendra, Anandagram, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, Ghitorni. Tel: 011 2650 1796.

FILM First Nomad Film Festival at India Islamic Cultural Centre
Seven documentaries that focus on the struggles of people belonging to denotified and nomadic tribes will be screened. The line-up includes Gujarati filmmaker Dakxin Bajrangi’s Bulldozer, which is about nomad families living on the street in Narendra Modi’s former constituency Maninagar, and Bengali director Dheeman Bhattacharya Vimukti, which records the experience of denotified tribes in West Bengal. For the complete schedule, see here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 3.30 pm.
Where: India Islamic Cultural Centre, 87-88 Lodhi Road. Tel: 011 4353 5353.

THEATRE K. L. Saigal at Shri Ram Centre
Directed by M. Sayeed Alam and performed by city-based theatre group Pierrot’s Troupe, K. L. Saigal is about the life of the famous Hindi film singer and actor. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 7 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

COMEDY Srijan Kaushik + Kishore Dayani + Jaspreet Singh at Alliance Francaise
Delhi stand-up comedians Srijan Kaushik, Kishore Dayani and Jaspreet Singh will each perform a set. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 7.45 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

MUSIC The Revisit Project at Depot 29
The instrumental band interprets Bollywood classics by composers such as Madan Mohan and A. R. Rahman. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 & 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

ONGOING
ART Art Collection at the British Council
This exhibition of artworks from the British Council’s collection covers “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.

ART Indianama at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
This exhibition, organised by advertising agency Animal to celebrate 69 years of Indian independence, comprises 69 works by 69 artists that depict a significant event that took place in each year since 1947. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Sunday, September 4, from 9 am to 8.30 pm.
Where: Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Khasra 258, Lane 3, Westend Marg, Saidulajab. Tel: 98211 26015.

ART Jeram Patel at Kiran Nadir Museum of Art
This retrospective of the works of artist Jeram Patel titled the dark loam: between memory and membrane focuses on paintings he made using blowtorches and crow quills. For more information, see here.
When: Until Tuesday, December 20. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

ART K. G. Subramanyan at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
An exhibition of the artist’s works titled Anatomy Lessons.
When: Until Friday, September 30. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

ART Sudipta Das at Gallery Latitude 28
Assamese artist Sudipta Das’s solo show The Surface of Memory comprises mixed media works that draw on her identity as a descendant of Bangladeshi migrants. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, September 10. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, by appointment.
Where: Gallery Latitude 28, F-208, Lado Sarai. Tel: 011 4679 1111.

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