Something to do !

PLAYS

Sunday 8th January at 17.30

Why this Kollaveri Di ?
Duration : Approx. 60 min.
Tickets : Rs 150
Director : Chaitanya

A twisted romantic comedy


ADA Ranga Mandira, JC Road, Next to Town Hall, Opposite Ravindra Kalakshetra. Tel. 2221 9388.
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Thursday 12th January at 19.30

Sushmitha & nestling
Duration : Approx. 70 min.
Tickets : Rs 80
Director : Vidya V Ulithaya

This play is about birds and their habitat, especially designed for kids above 5 years. Great to learn about nature !


Ranga Shankara, 36/2 23rd Main, 8th Cross, JP Nagar 2nd phase (next to post office). Tel. 2659 2777. www.rangashankara.org
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From Friday 13th to Sunday 29th January

The Golden Dragon by Roland Schimmelpfenning
Duration : approx. 90 min.
Tickets : from Rs 500
Director . Ramin Gray

A tragicomic tale of globalization set in your local Thai/Chinese/Vietnamese takeaway.


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

Till Tuesday 31st January

Varna Mythri
Rumale Chennabasaviah's centenary retrospective

Saturday 7th January @ 15.30 : Talk by Vijay Thiruvady, Greening of Bangalore followed by NGMA arboretum walk

Saturday 7th January @ 18.30 : Talk by Suresh Jayaram, Landscape artists of Karnataka


National Gallery of Modern Art, Manikyavelu Mansion, 49, Palace Road, Tel. 2234 2338. http://www.ngmaindia.gov.in
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From 7th January till Saturday 21st January

The Hidden Lines
Cartoons & caricatures by Narsim

Inauguration : Saturday 7th January at 11.30


Indian Cartoon Gallery, no 1 Milford House, Milford Garden, off MG Road, Near Big Kid's Kemp, Trinity Circle. Tel. 4175 8540
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S. Natraj
A solo exhibition of paintings


Apparao Galleries, The Presidency, 82 St Marks Road. Tel. 4132 9163. www.apparaogalleries.com
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MUSIC

Saturday 7th January at 18.30

Fusion Dreams
Duration : Approx. 60 min.
Tickets : from Rs 500

A Carnatic jazz and world fusion concert featuring M. Balamuralikrishna & Jyotsna Srikanth.


Ravindra Kalakshetra, Jayachamarajendra Road (JC Road), Tel. 2222 1271.
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Sunday 15th January at 17.00

Aditya Prakash
Duration : Approx. 60 min.
Tickets : Rs 300

A Carnatic fusion concert


Laughing Waters, Whitefield, OnStage@natya.Info, www.natya.info.
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Saturday 22nd January at 18.30

Anoushka Shankar
Duration : Approx. 60 min.
Tickets : from Rs 1,000

An evening of raga-flamenco music

UB City Mall, Vital Mallya Road, Sampangirama Nagar.
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DANCE

Saturday 7th January at 18.15

WDA Dance Festival
Duration : Approx. 120 min.
Tickets : free

A kuchipudi recital by Vrata Chigateri followed by a lecture/demonstration on kathak by Jayant Kastaur


Smriti Nandan Cultural Centre, Nanda-Deep, 15/3 Palace Road. For more info: Tel. 22258091. For a map and directions to the venue: http://www.smritinandan.org
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Sunday 8th January at 18.30

Dance DISCourse
Duration : Approx. 60 min.
Tickets : free

Focus on changes in Kuchipudi with artist Ratna Papa Kumar


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

Thursday 12th January at 18.30

Serious Games
Duration : NA
Tickets : Free

A lecture by German film maker Harun Farocki based on his four movies series, Serious Games.


Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, 716 CMH Road, Indiranagar 1st Stage. Tel. 2520 5305/06/07/08. http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/bag/enindex.htm
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MOVIES

Sunday 8th January @ 11.30

Huangshan, World of Immortals

In Chinese with English subtitles


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

Till Sunday 15th January

And the falchion passed through his neck …

A group exhibition featuring Anjali Bhargava | Chitra Ganesh | Divya Mehra | Hamra Abbas | Samira Abbassy | Shweta Bhattad | Sangeeta Sandrasegar


LATITUDE 28 Gallery, F 208 GF Lado Sarai, New Delhi, 011-46791111, www.latitude28.com
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From Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th January

The India Art Fair

The rendez-vous of the art lovers, connoisseurs, etc. The 4th edition of an amazing event surely not to be missed ! Get your pass online.


NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi, 011-47119800, www.indiaartfair.in
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STILL TIME TO SEE …

Till Friday 6th January

Creature Comfort
An exhibition of drawings by Malavika PC

1Shanti Road, 1 Shanti Road, Shanti Nagar (off Double Road), www.1shantiroad.com
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Till Saturday 7th January

Elsewhere
Art works by Sachin Jaltare, Sujata Achrekar, Rameshwar Singh and Manish Moitra.

Kynkyny Art Gallery, 104 Embassy Square, Above Ganjam Jewellers, 148 Infantry Road, Tel. 4092 6202, 4092 6206. www.kynkyny.com
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Till Friday 20th January

Lateral Insertion
A group show by the Gallery's artists

Gallery Blue Spade, The Chancery, 10/6, Lavelle Road, Tel. 65469627, www.gallerybluespade.com
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Till Saturday 28th January

Listen outside this house
Sudarshan Shetty

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