Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Flute festival, Parsi culinary workshop, and more

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
PHOTOGRAPHY Abhishek Khanna at India Habitat Centre
Photographer Abhishek Khanna is exhibiting Soul of Delhi, a set of images of the city. There is no entry fee.
When: Until Friday, September 30. Open daily, from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Delhi ‘o’ Delhi Foyer, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

ART Aarti Vir at Art and Aesthetic
Ceramic artist Aarti Vir from Hyderabad is showing an exhibition of works entitled Ephemeral - Eternal. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, October 1. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Art and Aesthetic, F 213/A, First Floor, Old M. B. Road, Lado Sarai. Tel: 011 4158 7277.

FOOD & DRINK WORKSHOPS Masterclass with Anahita Dhondy at SodaBottleOpenerWala
Delhi-based chef Anahita Dhondy, who helms the kitchen at SodaBottleOpenerWala, will conduct a workshop during which she will teach participants how to prepare a selection of Parsi dishes. To register, email hello@betterbutter.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 23, from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
Where: SodaBottleOpenerWala, 73 Khan Market. Tel: 98108 77701.

COMEDY Neeti Palta + Abijit Ganguly + Vaibhav Sethia at Canvas Laugh Club
Stand-up comedians Neeti Palta and Abijit Ganguly from Delhi and Vaibhav Sethia from Kolkata will each perform sets. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 23 at 7 pm and 9.30 pm and Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25 at 7 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, The People & Co, Tower 8-B, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 414 1000.

FILM Dharamshala International Film Festival at India Habitat Centre
A selection of the films screened at the Dharamshala International Film Festival 2015 are being shown at the India Habitat Centre. Brian Knappenberger’s The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014), a documentary on the life of American computer programmer and internet activist Aaron Swartz, will be screened on Friday. Joshua Oppenheimer’s Academy Award-nominated documentary The Look of Silence (2014), about an Indonesian optometrist who travels from home to home meeting patients involved in the country’s anti-communist ‘purge’ in 1965 and 1966, will be shown on Sunday. See here for more information.
When: Friday, September 23 and Sunday, September 25 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Airforce Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC 7th Raasrang World Flute Festival at ICCR Auditorium
This flute music festival themed around global peace will feature six acts over three days. The line-up comprises Hindustani classical music bansuri players Chetan Joshi, Ronu Majumdar and Ajay Prasanna as well as the Riga Saxophone Quartet from Latvia and flautists Arcadio Baracchi from Italy and Michal Smetanka from Slovenia. See here for the schedule. There is no entry fee; RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 23, Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25 at 7 pm.
Where: Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Auditorium, Azad Bhavan, Indraprastha Estate. Tel: 011 2337 9309.

THEATRE Sons of Babur at L.T.G. Auditorium
English play Sons of Babur, written by Salman Khurshid and directed by and starring actor Tom Alter, is an account of the life of Mughal emperors, from Babur to Bahadur Shah Zafar. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 23 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

MUSIC Bacardi House Party with Dhruv Visvanath + Rastapariahs at Bandstand
Delhi guitarist-composer Dhruv Visvanath and Mumbai reggae trio Rastapariahs, led by singer-songwriter Sidd Coutto, will perform a gig that’s part of the series of shows being organised to promote the upcoming NH7 Weekender festival. There is no entry fee; RSVP via Insider.in See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 23 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC DimensionRed with Ashworth + Kaiserdisco at Summer House Café
Techno acts, British producer Joe Ashworth and German duo Kaiserdisco comprising Frederic Berger and Patrick Buck, will play sets at this gig that will include a supporting slot by Delhi-based electronic music DJ Hoax aka Akshay Bhalla. Entry, which is restricted to couples, is free after registering on the guest list here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 23 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC Ragadub 2016 at Raasta
City-based electronic music DJ-producers Arjun Vagale and Kohra aka Madhav Shorey will perform on Friday, the second day of the gig venue’s ongoing Ragadub festival. On Saturday, the third and last day of the event, hip hop DJ Sa aka Sanket Arjunwade and bass music producer Sound Avtar aka Piyush Bhatnagar, both of whom are from Mumbai, will present a joint set as will rappers, Mumbai’s Naezy aka Naved Shaikh and Delhi’s Prabh Deep Singh. The line-up also features Mumbai rapper MC Manmeet Kaur. Call the venue for details of the entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, 30-A, First Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.

MUSIC The Revisit Project at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Capital-based instrumental band The Revisit Project, which interprets Bollywood classics by composers such as Madan Mohan and A. R. Rahman, will present a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 23 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 The Local Train + Saby Singh at AntiSocial
Hindi rock band The Local Train from Delhi and singer-songwriter Saby Singh from Jammu will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 23 at 9.30 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC ZoukOut featuring Arno Cost + Andrew Tang at Kitty Su
French house music producer Arno Cost will perform at this gig that’s been put together to promote Singapore’s electronic dance music festival ZoukOut, organised by the nightclub Zouk whose resident DJ Andrew Tang will also play a set. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 1,000 per for single men are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for information.
When: Friday, September 23 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
HISTORY WORKSHOPS Mohenjo-daro at National Museum, Leisure Valley
This workshop for children will take participants through the ancient history of the Indus Valley Civilisation. A range of artefacts will be on view. The registration fee of Rs 1,200 per person can be paid on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 9 am.
Where: National Museum, Leisure Valley, Sector 29, Gurgaon Leisure Valley Ground, Gurgaon. Tel: 88263 66773.

FOOD & DRINK WORKSHOPS Kombucha Brewing Workshop at Padma Centre
Kapil Mandawewala, the founder of gardening consultancy Edible Routes, will teach participants the process of brewing kombucha, a fermented tea known for its health benefits, at home. Tickets priced at Rs 1,050 are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24, from 11 am to 1 pm.
Where: Padma Centre for Soul Realisation X-29, Hauz Khas. Tel: 011 4265 7783.

GARDENING WORKSHOPS Cycle-Up: Gardening 101 with Swechha at AntiSocial
Environment conservation organisation Swechha India will conduct an upcycling workshop during which participants can learn how to convert old tyres, glass bottles, old shoes and other material into planters. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 11 am to 1 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

FILM The Hidden Blade at the Japan Foundation
Yoji Yamada’s 2004 film, which is set in 1860s Japan, is about Munezo, a samurai ordered to capture his friend Yaichiro who has been charged with treason. The Japanese film will be screened with English subtitles. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 2 pm.
Where: Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

PETS Find Your Forever Friend at DLF Place Mall
Over 15 puppies will be up for adoption at this camp organised by city-based animal welfare group Friendicoes. See the Facebook event page or call 011 2431 4787 for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, from 2 pm to 10 pm.
Where: DLF Place Mall, No. A4, District Center, Press Enclave Road, Saket. Tel: 011 4606 4444.

THEATRE Run for Your Wife at Canvas Laugh Club
Directed by Rishi Mehta, this Hinglish adaptation of British playwright Ray Cooney’s comedy, is set in South Delhi where taxi driver Sabby Gill secretly juggles two wives in two different homes. Tickets priced at Rs 600 per person are being sold at Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25 at 3 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, The People & Co, Tower 8-B, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 414 1000.

THEATRE Maan Gaye Ustaad at L.T.G. Auditorium
Hindi play Maan Gaye Ustaad, directed by Ishwar Pal Singh, is about Pyarey and Balam, caretakers of Seth Badri Prasad’s house, who decide to rent it out when their employer is out of town. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 4 pm.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

BOOKS TALKS Writing Afghanistan at AntiSocial
Anita Anand, the author of the book Kabul Blogs: My Days In The Life of Afghanistan, will be in conversation with journalist Britta Petersen at this talk presented by the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 6 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC Delhi International Jazz Festival at Nehru Park
The sixth edition of this music festival, organised by the Indian Council For Cultural Relations, will feature performances by jazz and jazz-fusion acts from around the globe including the band Mrigya and guitarist Benedict Lazarus’s Benny and the Jazz Collective from Delhi, singer Carmen Paris from Spain, guitarist Igor Beget and his quintet from Slovenia, the Lichtanski Sound Lab quartet from Poland and the group 4th Element from Shillong. See here for the complete line-up. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24, Sunday, September 25 and Monday, September 26 at 6 pm.
Where: Nehru Park, Palika Services Officers Institute, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri.

COMEDY Neeti Palta + Angad Singh Ranyal + Daniel Fernandes at Arya Auditorium
The stand-up comedians will each perform a set as part of the HT City Laughya, a comedy festival organised by media house Hindustan Times. Neeti Palta from Delhi and Angad Singh Ranyal from Mumbai will perform at 6.30 pm and Daniel Fernandes, who is based in Mumbai, at 8 pm. Tickets priced at Rs 499 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com here and here.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 6.30 pm and 8 pm.
Where: Arya Auditorium, C Block, Desraj Campus, East of Kailash. Tel : 011 4106 9464.

THEATRE 2 Paise Ki Jannat at L.T.G. Auditorium
Directed by Amar Sah, Hindi play 2 Paise Ki Jannat is a satire on politics and corruption in which an emperor and his advisors exploit his kingdom for their personal gain. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 7 pm.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

COMEDY Cueless Improv at Akshara Theatre
Improvisational theatre group CueLess Improv will perform comedic sketches based on suggestions from the audience. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 8 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

MUSIC Vasundhara Vee at Depot 48
Jazz vocalist Vasundhara will perform. The cover charge is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 48, N3, Second Floor, N Block Market, Greater Kailash I. Tel: 011 4508 1948.

MUSIC Mister Mawkin and the Cats at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The jazz ensemble led by Delhi singer Nikhil Mawkin will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 24 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
WALKS Delhi-6 Through A Feminist Lens at Old Delhi
Organised by UNESCO-supported heritage promotion initiative GoUNESCO, as part of its Make Heritage Fun series of events, this walk around Old Delhi is themed around the lives of the women of the Mughal era. There is no entry fee; register here. See the Facebook event page for information.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 10 am.
Where: The meeting point will be provided to those who register.

TALKS Under 25 Summit at Flyp@MTV
Actor Mallika Dua, musician Aditya Balani and entrepreneur Raghav Verma are among the speakers at the day-long series of talks designed for the youth. Tickets, priced at Rs 500 per person for those under 25 years of age and Rs 750 per person for those above 25, are being sold on Insider.in. See here for more information..
When: Sunday, September 25 at 10.30 am.
Where: Flyp@MTV, N/57 and N/60, First Floor, Outer Circle, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 3310 5181.

THEATRE Chakravyuh at Shri Ram Centre
Nitish Bharadwaj, who played Krishna in B. R. Chopra’s TV series on the Mahabharata, will play the same character in writer and director Atul Satya Koushik’s Hindi play on the entrapment of Abhimanyu on the thirteenth day of the battle of Mahabharata. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400, Rs 500 and Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 4 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

THEATRE Pakistan Aur Alzheimer’s at Alliance Francaise de Delhi
Written and directed by M. Sayeed Alam, Pakistan Aur Alzheimer’s is a Hindustani monologue performed by actor Saleem Shah, who essays a 90-year-old man with Alzheimer’s. He recounts his memories of Partition, which are factually incorrect but humourous and reflective of common stereotypes. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 4 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

THEATRE 1857: Turrebaz Khan at India Habitat Centre
Old World Culture, a trust for the promotion of the arts, will present writer and director Mohammad Ali Baig’s English drama 1857: Turrebaz Khan based on the life of nineteenth-century Indian soldier Turrebaz Khan, who rebelled against the British Raj. The play follows the last hour he spent with his captor. Tickets priced at Rs 250, Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com and at the IHC programmes desk.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 4.30 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Airforce Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

THEATRE Here Lies The Point at L.T.G. Auditorium
A Hindi comedy play directed by Gajraj Nagar, Here Lies the Point follows the marital relationship of Mallika and Verma, who suspect each other of cheating. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 7 pm.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

COMEDY Bhelpoori at Alliance Francaise
Directed, written and performed by Saleem Shah, Bhelpoori is an 80-minute one-man show about everything from sex and politics to Bollywood. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and 500 per person are being sold at Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

THEATRE Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan at Epicentre at Apparel House
This Urdu and English performance, directed by Salima Raza, is a dramatised reading of letters exchanged between revolutionary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and his wife Alys at the time the poet was incarcerated. Tickets priced at Rs 500 and Rs 700 per person are being sold at Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.

COMEDY Jeeveshu Ahluwalia at The Groghead
Delhi-based stand-up Jeeveshu Ahluwalia will perform as part of the HT City Laughya comedy festival organised by media house Hindustan Times. Tickets priced at Rs 299 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 8 pm.
Where: The Groghead, A-5, Second Floor, above the Hyundai showroom, Green Park. Tel: 90691 45604.

THEATRE Wo Lahore at Shri Ram Centre
Writer-director Atul Satya Koushik’s Hindi play is the story of a woman’s struggle to keep her family together as the country is rent apart by Partition. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400, Rs 500 and Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 8 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

COMEDY 4 Angry Men at Akshara Theatre
In this stand-up show, comedians Kishore Dayani and Manik Mahna from Delhi, Pratyush Chaubey from Gurgaon and Prakhar Pramod from Ghaziabad, will “talk about everything they have a problem with”. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 25 at 8.15 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

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 Enactments and Each Passing Day at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
An exhibition of video works by 15 contemporary artists including Gigi Scaria, Vivan Sundaram, Rohini Devasher and Rashid Rana. See here for more information.
When: Until Thursday, December 8. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Plot No. 3A, Sector 126, Noida. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

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 KG 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 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. See the here for more information.
When: Until Tuesday, October 4. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6.30 pm; Sunday, by appointment.
Where: Gallery Threshold, C221, Sarvodaya Enclave. Tel: 011 4603 7985.

ART Satin at The Egg Art Studio and Gallery
Works by 13 artists on the themes of sexuality and intimacy.
When: Until Monday, October 17. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6.30 pm.
Where: Egg Art Studio and Gallery, Atrium, Narain Manzil, 23 Barakhamba Road. Tel: 011 2376 6990.

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