Thursday, May 10, 2012

Culture


PLAYS

Thursday 10th & Friday 11th May at 19.30

THIS
Duration : approx. 95 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director . Sharanya Ramprakash

'This' is a superbly crafted funny, witty, sharp, self-deprecating & wholly truthful take on four urban 30-somethings who are past their youthful sheen and are now negotiating the Rest of Their Lives.


Saturday 12th at 19.30 & Sunday 13th May at 15.30 & 19.30

Komedy-e Eshtebahat
Duration : approx. 90 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director . Corinne Jaber

A brand new Afghan adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic. The twins are separated in a sandstorm as babies and find themselves in Kabul as adults.

In Dari Persian with English sub-titles


Sunday 20th May at 15.30 & 19.30

Robinson and Crusoe
Duration : approx. 80 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director . Sharanya Ramprakash

Two soldiers… two different languages…one roof… ocean all around... Friendship triumphs!


Ranga Shankara, 36/2 23rd Main, 8th Cross, JP Nagar 2nd phase (next to post office). Tel. 2659 2777. www.rangashankara.org


Friday 11th May at 17.30 & 20.00

Eelam
Duration : approx. 60 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director . MSRIT Theater Society

A memory play which fuses dramatics with marvelously choreographed dance pieces by nine members of the college's dance group.


Saturday 12th May at 16.30 & 19.30

The Pizza Man
Duration : approx. 90 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director . Praveen Kumar R

Cheated by nature, disappointed by lovers, Alice and Julie realize the frustration of a woman pushing 30.


Sunday 13th May at 15.30 & 18.30

Caboodle
Duration : approx. 70 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director . Anna Thomas

Short stories by amateurs from the Red Pills : How not to dance in a pub on a date? Whether firing an employee could be an art?


Friday 18th May at 17.00 & 19.30

The First Rush Show
Duration : approx. 70 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director . Tulika Majumdar

First-time actors take on a series of crazy characters from all sorts of backgrounds.


Alliance Française, 108 Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar. Tel.: 4123 1340. www.afindia.org


Till Sunday 20th May Tues. to Sat. at 20.00, Sun. at 15.00 & 18.30

The dreams of Tipu Sultan
Duration : approx. 90 min.
Tickets : Rs 300
Director . Arundhati Raja

Tipu Sultan has continued to dominate the imagination for over two centuries, as the endless flow of scholarly works, ballads, plays and novels testifies. What is less well known is that he secretly maintained a record of his dreams.


Jagriti Theatre, Varthur Rd, Whitefield, Tel. 28475373, www.jagrititheatre.com



ART EXHIBITIONS

From Friday 11th May to Friday 18th May

Timeless Travels
Anjali Sapra solo show


Mahua Art Gallery, 344/8, First Floor, 4th Main Road, Sadashivanagar. Tel. 2361 6971. www.mahuagallery.com


MUSIC

Friday 11th May at 20.30

Ministry of Blues
Duration : approx. 120 min.
Tickets : NA

Live concert.


B-Flat, 776, 100 feet road, Indiranagar (above ING Bank). Tel. 25278361


Sunday 13th May at 18.00

Arshad Ali Khan
Duration : approx. 60 min.
Tickets : free

Hindustani raga sangeet (one of the best singers of its generation !)


Canara Union Auditorium, 42, 8th Main, 13th Cross, Malleswaram.


Saturday 19th May at 18.00

Vidya Subramanian
Duration : approx. 60 min.
Tickets : Rs 300

Carnatic music


Laughing Waters, Whitefield, OnStage@natya.Info, www.natya.info.



Saturday 19th May at 19.30

Folk it India
Duration : approx. 120 min.
Tickets : Rs 250

Live concert.


Alliance Française, 108 Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar. Tel.: 4123 1340. www.afindia.org


DANCE

Friday 25th May at 18.30

Kathak ki Kahani - Mujre ki Zubani
Duration : Approx. 90 min.
Tickets : free

A Kathak performance.


Alliance Française, 108 Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar. Tel.: 4123 1340. www.afindia.org


MOVIES


Sunday 20th May from 11.30

Children Special
Tickets : free

Short movies especially for kids (6 movies of which 4 animation ones).


Sunday 20th May from 16.30 to 20.00

Future Shorts - India Film Festival
Tickets : Rs 350

Short movies from all over the world !


Saturday 26th May at 15.30 & 19.30

The owner
Duration : approx. 90 min.
Tickets : Rs 150

The film follows a backpack on a journey around the world, intersecting the lives of dozens of fascinating characters along the way.


Alliance Française, 108 Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar. Tel.: 4123 1340. www.afindia.org


Satyajit Ray Festival

Saturday 12th May at 19.00
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
Duration : approx. 132 min.
Tickets : free

Sunday 13th May at 11.00
Ghare Baire
Duration : approx. 140 min.
Tickets : free

Friday 18th May at 19.00
Khanchenjugha
Duration : approx. 102 min.
Tickets : free

Saturday 19th May at 19.00
Charulata
Duration : approx. 117 min.
Tickets : free

Friday 25th May at 19.00
Pather Panchali
Duration : approx. 115 min.
Tickets : free

Saturday 26th May at 19.00
Aparajito
Duration : approx. 113 min.
Tickets : free

Sunday 27th May at 11.00
Apur Sansar
Duration : approx. 106 min.
Tickets : free


Suchitra Auditorium, 36, 9th Main Road (B V Karanth Road), Banashankari 2nd Stage. Tel. 2671 1785. www.suchitra.org


Wonders of the World

Saturday 12th May at 15.00
Sanchy - Monument of the people
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Konark - Chariot of the sun
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Sunday 13th May at 11.30
Mamallapuram - A riddle in the sand
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Vijaynagara - When kings and gods met
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Saturday 19th May at 15.00
Immortal capital - the many cities of Delhi
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Visions of paradise - the Taj Mahal
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Sunday 20th May at 11.30
A world apart - Princely Mewar
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Rome of the tropics - Goa
Duration : approx. 23 min.
Tickets : free

Saturday 26th May at 15.00
Guardian of the ages
Duration : approx. 46 min.
Tickets : free

Sunday 3rd June at 11.30
Machu Pichu
Duration : approx. 46 min.
Tickets : free

Saturday 9th June at 15.00
Ancient Rome and its mysterious cities
Duration : approx. 46 min.
Tickets : free

Ancient megastructure - Angkor vat
Duration : approx. 46 min.
Tickets : free

Sunday 10th June at 11.30
Secret Yosemite
Duration : approx. 46 min.
Tickets : free

Saturday 16th June at 15.00
Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land
Duration : approx. 40 min.
Tickets : free


National Gallery of Modern Art, Manikyavelu Mansion, 49, Palace Road, Tel. 2234 2338. http://www.ngmaindia.gov.in


OTHERS

From Friday 18th to Sunday 20th May

Film appreciation workshop

Three days to know more about movies making and challenges. Register with 9845055034. Fee : Rs2,500.


Suchitra Auditorium, 36, 9th Main Road (B V Karanth Road), Banashankari 2nd Stage. Tel. 2671 1785. www.suchitra.org


FOR THE TRAVELLERS …

From Friday 4th to Monday 7th May

Frieze - New York

A landmark contemporary art fair.


Detailed programme on  www.frieze.com


STILL TIME TO SEE …

Till Friday 11th May

Four projects
Orijit Sen - Abhishek Hazra - Sunoj D - Abir Karmakar

Gallery SKE, 2 Berlie Street, Langford Town. Tel. 65951972. www.galleryske.com


Till Saturday 12th May

Being and nothingness
Solo Exhibition of photographs by Swapan Nayak

Tasveer Arts, Sua House, 26/1 Kasturba Cross Road (near British Library). Tel. 2212 8358. www.tasveerarts.com


Till Saturday 26th May

Face Two Face
Shivaraju BS first ever solo show

Gallery Sumukha, 24/10 BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden. Tel. 2229 2230. www.sumukha.com



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