PHOTOGRAPHY Conversation Chambers: Museum Bhavan at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
This exhibition is a collection of photographer Dayanita Singh’s images, which are arranged thematically as nine “mobile museums” with titles such as File Museum, Museum of Furniture and Little Ladies.
When: Until Saturday, January 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.
SHOPPING & STYLE Dastkar Winter Mela 2015 at Kisan Haat
The week-long bazaar organised by the NGO will have on offer woven and knitted textiles, herbal and organic products and Christmas foods as well as folk dance performances. There is an entry fee of Rs 20 per person. For more details, visit the Facebook event page.
When: Until Monday, December 28, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Nature Bazaar, Kisan Haat, Andheri Modh, Anuvrat Marg.
PHOTOGRAPHY Picturing Time: The Greatest Photographs of Raghu Rai at Ojas Art
Aleph Book Company has put together an exhibition of 50 images by the photographer to mark his half century-spanning career. See here for more information.
When: Until Sunday, January 31. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Ojas Art, 1AQ, Qutab Minar roundabout, Mehrauli Road. Tel: 011 2664 4145.
FOOD & DRINK Delhi Cocktail Week
During this week-long event, tipplers will be able to drink a selection of cocktails from over 100 bars and restaurants across the city at discounted rates. The participating bars, which have been classified into standard and premium venues, include Cocktails and Dreams Speakeasy in Gurgaon, Monkey Bar at Connaught Place, Bohemia at Greater Kailash I and Guppy by Ai in Lodhi Colony. There will also be pub crawls, tasting sessions, and masterclasses by celebrated bartenders such as Ulysses Vidal from New York’s Employees Only and Hannah Van Ongevalle from The Pharmacy in Belgium. Standard season passes priced at Rs 599 and premium season passes priced at Rs 1,099, which entitle you to get each drink for Rs 200 and Rs 400 at the standard and premium venues respectively, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Until Saturday, December 19, from 1 pm.
Where: See here for the complete list of restaurants, bars, events and bartenders.
FILM TALKS Sequences: Narratives of Animation at Instituto Cervantes
The history of animation in India will be explored in panel discussions, exhibitions and film screenings at this three-day event organised by the Lightcube Film Society. There is an entry fee of Rs 250 per head for school students, Rs 500 per head for college students and Rs 1,000 per head for other attendees. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 18, from 5 pm to 8 pm and Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20, from 3 pm to 8 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.
FILM The Shortest Day Festival at the Alliance Francaise
A screening of eight short French films such as Alain Resnais’s Le chant du Styrene and David Coquard-Dassault’s L’ondee. There is no entry fee. For the complete schedule, see here.
When: Friday, December 18 at 6.30 pm.
Where: M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi, 72 K. K. Birla Lane, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.
TALKS ‘Iran’s Role In the Middle East After The Nuclear Deal’ at India Habitat Centre
Iranian philosopher and academic Ramin Jahanbegloo will speak about the significance of the recent deal that imposed restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme. Entry is free, seating on a first come, first served basis.
When: Friday, December 18 at 7 pm.
Where: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
THEATRE The Vagina Monologues at Epicentre
The Hindi version of Eve Ensler’s feminist manifesto will be staged. Directed by Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal and Kaizaad Kotwal, the performance is a series of vignettes on women, sexuality and sexual abuse. Tickets priced at Rs 600, Rs 650 and Rs 750 per head are being sold onBookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, December 18 at 7 pm, Saturday, December 19 at 7 pm and 9 pm and Sunday, December 20 at 5 pm and 7 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.
MUSIC Ankytrixx at TabulaBeach Café
Mumbai-based electronica DJ and producer Ankytrixx aka Ankit Kochar will headline this ‘pre-party’ for Control Alt Dance, the electronic music festival he organises in Goa in January. Call the venue for details of the entry fee, if any. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 18 at 8 pm.
Where: TabulaBeach Café, Asiad Village, Khel Gaon Marg, near Siri Fort Auditorium. Tel: 96502 50099.
MUSIC Stitch In Nine at Depot 29
Stitch In Nine, the alter ego of Mumbai singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jose Neil Gomes, will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more details.
When: Friday, December 18 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
MUSIC Afterglow at Boheme
The jazz quartet fronted by Delhi-based Japanese alto saxophonist Rie Ona will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 18 at 9 pm.
Where: Boheme, D-8, Second Floor, D Block Market, Vasant Vihar. Tel: 011 4905 3292.
MUSIC Digital Mela with Steppa Style + Swaggamuffin at Summer House Café
The third instalment of this reggae and dancehall gig series organised by Delhi soundsystem Reggae Rajahs will comprise sets by Russian DJ Steppa Style and his city-based counterpart Swaggamuffin aka Joel Paes. There is no entry fee; stags not allowed. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 18 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurbindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.
MUSIC DJ Sa at Moonshine Café
The hip hop DJ from Mumbai born Sanket Arjunwade will take over the console. There is an entry fee of Rs 1,000 per couple after 10 pm; free entry for single women, no stags allowed. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 18 at 9 pm.
Where: Moonshine Café and Bar, 30, Second Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 98998 28004.
MUSIC Sukanti and Anushree at Farzi Café
The electro-folk duo from Kolkata made up of singer Anushree Gupta and guitarist Sukanti Roy will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more details.
When: Friday, December 18 at 9 pm.
Where: Farzi Café, DLF Cyber Hub, Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 88006 90419.
MUSIC The Gig Week with Anu$hka & Agent + Su Real at FIO Cookhouse and Bar
Anu$hka + Agent, the genre-hopping Delhi-residing DJ duo of Anushka Menon and Smita Singh, whose shows include everything from funk and disco to hip hop and house, and Su Real aka bass-heavy music producer Suhrid Manchanda will perform as part of the ongoing The Gig Week music festival. There is no entry fee, RSVP via Insider.in. Stags not allowed. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 18 at 10 pm.
Where: FIO Cookhouse and Bar, Epicuria, Nehru Place. Tel: 011 2628 1026.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19
FESTIVAL Krackerjack Karnival Winter Edition at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Suited for kids aged five and above, this two-day carnival will feature rides, puppet and magic shows, games, performances and art and craft workshops. There is an entry fee of Rs 200 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20, from 10.30 am to 7.30 pm.
Where: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Pragati Vihar, Lodhi Colony.
THEATRE Beauty and the Beast at Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Disney’s first Broadway-style show in India, directed by Vikrant Pawar, is a slick production ofBeauty and the Beast. Theatregoers will recognise the set pieces and Alan Menken’s score from the 1991 animated film of the same name. For more details, see here. Tickets priced at Rs 3,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 8,000 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, December 19 at 11 am and 5 pm and Sunday, December 20 at 11 am and 5 pm.
Where: Thyagaraj Sports Complex, INA Colony. Tel: 80102 14774.
FILM TALKS I Am Not Here at India International Centre
Ashvin Kumar’s documentary I Am Not Here, which examines migration among domestic workers through the lives of three women, will be shown. After the screening, Kumar will be in conversation with Christina MacGillivray, co-producer and lead researcher of the film; Pia Oberoi, advisor on migration and human rights at the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; the International Labour Organisation’s Igor Bosc and Supreme Court advocate Karuna Nundy. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, December 19 at 6.30 pm.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
THEATRE Saksham Theatre Festival at Akshara Theatre
Director Sunil Rawat’s Hindi play Miya Biwi aur Manto, based on four stories by Sadat Hasan Manto on marriage, will be staged on Saturday, December 19. Rawat’s Khamosh! Adalat Jari Hai, a Hindi version of Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi drama Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe, will be staged on Sunday, December 20. In the play, a mock trial over the issue of infanticide conducted by rehearsing actors becomes serious when they find that one of them is pregnant with an illegitimate child. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com, see here and here.
When: Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.
MUSIC The Gig Week with Antoine + Bombay Basement + MojoJojo at BandStand
The second weekend show of the ongoing The Gig Week music festival will comprise sets by city-residing French singer Antoine, Mumbai hip hop band Bombay Basement and Delhi bass music producer MojoJojo aka Akshay Johar. There is no entry fee, RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, December 19 at 8 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.
MUSIC Ayushmann Khurrana at The Flying Saucer Cafe
Actor and singer Ayushmann Khurrana will perform. The entry fee is Rs 1,500 per head.
When: Saturday, December 19 at 9 pm.
Where: The Flyer Saucer Cafe, Ground Floor, Epicuria, Nehru Place. Tel: 95600 88341.
MUSIC Uner at I-Kandy
Spanish electronic music DJ and producer Uner, whose birth name is Manuel García Guerra, will play a set. The entry fee is Rs 500 per head until midnight and Rs 1,000 per head after midnight; stags not allowed. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, December 19 at 10 pm.
Where: I-Kandy, Le Meridien, M. G. Road, Sector 26, Delhi Gurgaon Border, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 499 2000.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
MUSIC Bhajan Sopori at Habitat World
Hindustani classical music satoor player Bhajan Sopori will perform a solo recital of morning ragas. Entry is free; seating is on a first come, first served basis.
When: Sunday, December 20 at 10.30 am.
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
SHOPPING & STYLE Shiny Happy People Pop-Up at Fio Country Kitchen and Bar
Fashion blog Pyjama People will bring together some of their favourite designers for this exhibition and sale where shoppers can pick up leather accessories from Vitasta, clothes by Chola, and stationery by Origin One, among others. There is no entry fee. For more information, see theFacebook event page.
When: Sunday, December 20 from 11 am to 11 pm.
Where: Fio Country Kitchen and Bar, Gate No. 1, Garden of Five Senses, Saidulajab, Mehrauli. Tel: 011 2953 6309.
THEATRE Bali aur Shambhu at Akshara Theatre
Mumbai-residing playwright Manav Kaul’s drama, directed by Gaurav Chaudhery, is about the friendship between two old men, who couldn’t be more different from each other. Tickets priced at Rs 250 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, December 20 at 6 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.
MUSIC The Gig Week with Run! It’s The Kid + Voctronica + Prateek Kuhad at TabulaBeach Café
The Gig Week, the ongoing music festival held across the city, will end with a triple bill of Delhi alternative rock band Run! It’s The Kid, Mumbai a cappella and beatboxing group Voctronica and city-based singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per head are being sold onInsider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, December 20 at 8 pm.
Where: TabulaBeach Café, Asiad Village, Khel Gaon Marg, near Siri Fort Auditorium. Tel: 99101 69745.
ONGOING
PHOTOGRAPHY Origins: A Photographic Tale of Relations Between the UK and India at the British Council
This exhibition is the culmination of PhotoUK-India, a collaboration between the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts and the British Council to promote the work of photographers from both countries. The images, which also form part of a publication called Origins, bring together narrative-based photographs “about family formations, histories, travel, metropolitanism, journalism”. See here for details.
When: Until Sunday, January 17. Open Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 8 pm; Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm.
Where: The Gallery, British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000.
ART Terra Incognita at the Italian Cultural Institute
An exhibition of 11 works by Italian mixed-media artist Pietro Ruffo, who uses colonial maps to explore geopolitical issues that have shaped world history. See here for details.
When: Until Sunday, January 10. Open Monday to Friday, from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm; Saturday and Sunday, closed.
Where: Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, 50-E, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri. Tel: 011 26871901.
PHOTOGRAPHY Sibylle Bergemann at the National Gallery of Modern Art
A retrospective of works by the German photographer famous for capturing the developments in East Berlin during the Communist era. Tickets are priced at Rs 10 per head for Indians and Rs 150 per head for foreigners. See here for details.
When: Until Sunday, January 3. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, Sher Shah Road, near Delhi High Court, India Gate. Tel: 011 2338 2835.
ART Chronicles of Silence (Khamoshi ki Daastan) at Vadehra Art Gallery
In this exhibition, artist B. V. Suresh has transformed the gallery into a dystopian landscape of an animal farm with multimedia sculptures, grunting and snuffling pig noises and radio speeches of an imaginary leader. The work dwells on the outsider status given to farmers and minorities.
When: Until Thursday, December 31. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53 Defence Colony. Tel: 011 4610 3550.
