Sunday, April 8, 2012

Some culture

PLAYS

Saturday 7th at 19.30 & Sunday 8th April at 15.30

Bombay Talkies

Duration : approx. 100 min.

Tickets : Rs 200 (TBC)

Director . Vikram Kapadia

Eight citizens of Mumbai pour their heart out to the audience. A slice of their lives is served on a platter; pain, joy, memories, hopes, fear, desires, sorrow, ambitions, love…

Thursday 12th & Friday 13th April at 19.30

This by Melissa Gibson

Duration : approx. 95 min.

Tickets : Rs 200 (TBC)

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 14th April at 19.30

The devil's tree

Duration : approx. 90 min.

Tickets : Rs 200 (TBC)

Director . Padmavati Rao

Based on the folk tale from central India. A young tribal boy plays the flute very often by his favourite tree, The Devil’s Tree quite oblivious for quite some time of the presence of the devil who dwells in the tree and is always delighted by his music.

From Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st April at 19.30 (also 11.30 on Saturday)

Boy with a suitcase by Mike Kenny

Duration : approx. 70 min.

Tickets : Rs 200 (TBC)

Director . Andrea Gronemeyer

A moving but fun story of a boy who leaves his war torn country to London where his sister stays. His two year journey to London is filled by interesting people, experiences and stories.

Friday 27th & Saturday 28th April at 19.30 (also 15.30 on Saturday)

Spunk

Duration : approx. 120 min.

Tickets : Rs 200 (TBC)

Director . Akarsh Khurana

Brijesh Arora has a gift. His body produces special semen. Now whether this is a miracle or not, depends on your point of view.

Sunday 29th April at 15.30 & 19.30

Rafta Rafta by Ayub Khan Din

Duration : approx. 120 min.

Tickets : Rs 200 (TBC)

Director . Akarsh Khurana & Tahira Nath

Floundering fathers, meddlesome mothers, sleepless sons and a beautiful virgin bride.

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


From Friday 13th to Sunday 15th April at 19.30

Gentlemen

Duration : approx. 90 min.

Tickets : Rs 200

Director . Anil Abraham

A hybrid of theatre and stand-up comedy, Gentlemen is a hilarious take on men’s obsession with fallacies and phalluses.

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


From Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd April at 19.30

The Pillowman by Martin Mc Donagh

Duration : approx. 90 min.

Tickets : Rs 150

Director . NA

The Pillowman (2003) is a dark comedy that tells the story of Katurian, a fiction writer living in a totalitarian state, who is being interrogated for the parallels between the gruesome content of his short stories and a number of recent child murders in his town.

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


Saturday 28th April at 16.00 & 19.30

Le malade imaginaire by Molière (Imaginary Invalid)

Duration : approx. 90 min.

Tickets : Rs 200

Director . NA

A satire of the medical profession, the play contains a good deal of farce and was written to amuse King Louis XIV. It is also a superb character study of a hypochondriac, or a patient obsessed with being ill, and it contains a brilliant social and political commentary on Paris in the 1670s.

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


ART EXHIBITIONS

From Friday 6th to Thursday 12th April

The pop from India

A group show by Sri Lankan artists

Inauguration : Friday 6th April at 18.00

1Shanti Road, 1 Shanti Road, Shanti Nagar (off Double Road), www.1shantiroad.com


From Friday 6th to Sunday 22nd April

Selected works

Group exhibitions to show case the 5th anniversary of the gallery

Inauguration : Friday 6th April at 19.30

Art Chutney, Taj West End, The Art Corridor, 25 Race Course Road, www.artchutney.com


From Monday 9th to Saturday 21st April

Best of Ranga

A selection of 70 autographed caricatures by NK Ranganathan

Indian Cartoon Gallery, no 1 Milford House, Milford Garden, off MG Road, Near Big Kid's Kemp, Trinity Circle. Tel. 4175 8540


From Thursday 12th to Thursday 19th April

The travelling brush

Solo show by Elbin Paul

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


From Friday 13th to Saturday 28th April

Fireflies … and a paper tiger

Solo show by Paresh Hazra

Inauguration : Friday 13th April at 18.30

Right Lines, Five Forty Five, 545 6th Main, 4th Cross, Indiranagar, Tel.: 9886117375


Wednesday 11th & 18th & 25th April at 15.00

Introduction to the language of visual art

A guided walk through the gallery's collection

Saturday 14th & 21st & 28th April at 10.30

Introduction to the history of modern art

A guided walk through the gallery's collection

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


From Friday 20th April to Saturday 12th May

Being and nothingness

Solo Exhibition of photographs by Swapan Nayak

Inauguration : Friday 20th April at 18.30

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


DANCE

Saturday 7th April at 18.30

Mohiniattam Dance

Duration : approx. 60 min.

Tickets : Free

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


Sunday 29th April from 10.00 to 22.00

Dance World Day

Duration : All day

Tickets : Free

Exhibitions, book launch and performances all day round. Programme on the Alliance's website.

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


MUSIC

Saturday 7th April at 18.30

Hindustani Raga Sangeet

Duration : Approx. 60 min.

Tickets : free

By Jayateerth Mevundi

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road. Tel. 2226 7303.


Saturday 14th April at 18.00

Piano Recital

Duration : Approx. 60 min.

Tickets : NA

By Aline Bartissol to support Aamod Centre of Liberal Art

Donor's pass available at BIMA, Tel.: 2852 5754

Taj Vivanta Whitefield, ITPL


Monday 30th April at 18.30

Sitar Recital

Duration : Approx. 60 min.

Tickets : NA

Pandit Shinath Mishra

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


MOVIES

Saturday 7th April at 15.00

Artemisia

Duration : approx. 97 min.

Tickets : free

Director . NA

Sunday 8th April at 11.30

Goya's ghosts

Duration : approx. 93 min.

Tickets : free

Director . NA

Friday 20th April at 18.30

Elephant Boy

Duration : approx. 82 min.

Tickets : free

Director . Robert Flaherty & Zoltan Korda

Saturday 28th April at 15.00

Frida

Duration : approx. 123 min.

Tickets : free

Director . NA

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


Firday 13th April at 18.00

Biographia

Duration : approx. 68 min.

Tickets : free

Director . B. R. Viswanath

About the life of Lisa Stauffer : 'You can express the entire life-process through the art-form of weaving'

Venkatappa Art Gallery, Kasturba Road, Tel. 2286 4483


Wednesday 18th April at 18.30

The apprentices (Les apprentis)

Duration : approx. 95 min.

Tickets : free

Director . Pierre Salvadori

Friday 27th April at 19.30

Horror Special !

A selection of 5 short movies

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


OTHERS

From Monday 9th April to Sunday 6th May

Summer Express

Theatre, film making, visual art, cooking, car mechanic and rangoli workshops for kids.

Detailed programme on the website; enquiries to aha.rangashankara@gmail.com (Registration from 10th March)

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


Thursday 12th April from 9.00 to 17.00

Discover the clown within you

A paying camp (Rs 500) by Dr Clown India and Jockel, the clown from Germany.

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


Saturday 14th April from 10.00 to 17.00

A one-day theatre appreciation course

In association with Bangalore Little Theatre.

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


Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th and Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd April from 10.00 to 17.00

A Cartoon Workshop

Workshops, lectures and demonstrations by senior cartoonists

Indian Cartoon Gallery, no 1 Milford House, Milford Garden, off MG Road, Near Big Kid's Kemp, Trinity Circle. Tel. 4175 8540


FOR THE TRAVELLERS …

Till Saturday 28th April

Avega - The Passion

A solo show by Pushpamala N

Nature Morte, A-1 Neeti Bagh, New Delhi, Tel.: 011 4174 0215


STILL TIME TO SEE …

Till Saturday 14th April

Tamed elements

Solo Show by Deepak Rajbhar

Gallery Blue Spade, The Chancery, 10/6, Lavelle Road, Tel. 65469627, www.gallerybluespade.com


Till Saturday 14th April

The Interpreter of dreams

Solo Exhibition of paintings and drawings by Lalu Prasad Shaw

Time & Space Art Gallery, 55 Lavelle Road. Tel. 3296 9412 / 2212 4117. www.gallerytimeandspace.com


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


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