DRAMA‘Aaine’ Museum
Theatre is presenting the Hindi play Aaine (‘Mirror’) on
July 27, 7.45
pm at Yours Truly Alma, No. 1 E, 17th Cross Road, Indiranagar. The play
is a collage of highly engaging and hilarious folktales, directed by
Kamal Pruthi, and written by Rashmi Ramani. For details, call
8861907362.
‘Rumors’Playtonik Productions
is presenting an English comedy, ‘Rumors’ on
July 27, 8 pm and
July 28,
3 pm and 6.30 pm at Jagriti in Whitefield.
POT POURRI‘Indian Diva’The Bangalore
auditions for the ‘Indian Diva 2013’ will be held on
August 2. The city
auditions will culminate in the final round of auditions in Mumbai,
where the lucky finalists will be shortlisted and selected to take part
in ‘Indian Diva 2013’. The grand finale will be held in Mumbai. The
‘Indian Diva 2013’ will compete in ‘Miss Universe 2013’, in November, in
Moscow. To apply, log on to www.indiandiva.com and send your
photographs to indiandiva@outlook.com
Talent searchSpicmacay
and Doordarshan are presenting a national competition of classical
music for children. Called NaadBhed, it will have masters of Indian
classical music as judges.
The regional rounds of the
competition will be held at Doordarshan’s 20 regional Kendras, including
Bangalore. The awards can be won in categories such as ‘Vid MS
Subbalaxmi Yuvapuraskar’ (Carnatic vocal); ‘Vid Sheikh Chinna Maulana
Yuvapuraskar’ (Carnatic instrumental); ‘Vid Palghat Mani Aiyar
Yuvapuraskar’ (accompanist); ‘Pt Bhimsen Joshi Yuvapuraskar’ (Hindustani
Vocal); ‘Pt Ravishankar Yuvapuraskar’ (Hindustani instrumental); and
‘Ustad Allah Rakha Yuvapuraskar’ (Hindustani accompanist). The last date
for applying is July 31.
Applications can be downloaded from the website: www.spicmacay.com/naadbhed.
Lecture As
part of the ‘Art In Sight: Meet the Curator Series’, a lecture by
Kathrin Rhomberg called ‘Characteristics of Contemporary: A New Era?’
will be held on
July 28, 6.30 pm at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan.
Entry is free. For details, call 25205305/6.
Sari saleThere
is an exhibition-cum-sale of ethnic saris with co-ordinated jewellery
by Usha Sridhar from Chennai at Rain Tree, No. 4, Sankey Road on
July 26
and 27. The exhibition has different types of embroidery in
kanchivaram silk saris. There are also block-printed saris in pure silk,
silk cotton and handloom cottons and a few from the ready-to-wear
variety too among others.
Children’s workshopSanchari
Theatre is organising a theatre workshop for children titled
‘Balasanchari’
from August 4 at Sanchari Theatre, KH Kalasoudha,
Hanumanthanagar. The classes will be held every weekend. The timings on
Saturday is from 3 m to 6 pm and Sunday is from 10 am to 1 pm. The
classes will conclude with the children putting up a performance during
the children’s day week. The workshop is held in memory of BV Karanth
and Prema Karanth. For details, call 8884345569.
WalkathonCommunity
Services of Bangalore, in association with Nova Speciality Surgery,
Koramangala, is organising a ‘Walking Tall For Charity’, a walkathon on
July 28, 7.30 am at Cubbon Park. The walk will begin from the Karnataka
State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA). For details, contact:
nandini.nagarkatti@gmail.com .
Malnad Mela’Monsoon
Malnad Mela will be held at Vriksh, The Organic Store’, 88, 3rd Main
Road Vyalikaval on
July 26 and 27, 10.30 am to 6.30 pm. On July 28, it
will be held from 10.30 am to 6:30 pm at Sara Organic, Sahakaranagar
Main Road. A range of monsoon seeds will be available along with garden,
field and forest produce. In addition, a limited number of Malnad
tubers will also be available.
MUSIC
‘Sound Awake’‘Sound
Awake’, the electronic dance music festival, a platform for
performances by international artistes, will be held on
August 4,
Supernova Arena and Convention Centre, Yelahanka, Airport Road. DJ
Darude will be performing at the festival.
Rock on Bflat is presenting a concert by ‘Clown With a Frown’, a brass rock band on
July 27, 8.30 pm.
The
concert will feature Michael Mueller (Germany) on the saxophone, Rahul
Joshua Thomas on the trombone, Kavya Lakshminarayanan on the trumpet,
Rahul Richard on the trumpet, Jonathan Reuben on the guitar, Abheet
Anand on the bass, Reuben Jacob on the guitar, Abigail Attavar on the
vox and Pramod Pratap on the
percussion.
‘Clown with a
Frown’ is an eight-member pop, funk and rock band who perform a
repertoire that includes their own compositions as well as a variety of
covers, always with their own twist.
Tribute The
Bangalore School of Music is presenting Le Giulianiane, celebrating
Mauro Giuliani, the Italian guitarist composer, on
July 26, 7.30 pm at
Alliance Francaise. The programme has been put together by guitarist
Dinesh Khundrakpam and will be joined by popular artiste Len and young
artistes Nandini Sudhir and Jason Dass to perform duos, trios and solos. For details, call 41285017.
Classical strains There
will be a Carnatic classical vocal concert by Harini and Sharada on
July 27, 6 pm at Krishna Kala Kendra, Bhavani Shankara Devasthana,
Vasantapura. The singers will be accompanied by Aditi Krishnaprakash on
the violin, BC Manjunath on mridangam and G Guruprasanna on khanjari.
CompetitionHard
Rock Cafe is organising an ‘OpenMic Competition’ with an emphasis on
musicality and stage performance. The effort is to find some of the best
voices of the country and provide them with a platform for their
singular talent. The finalists of the contest will get an opportunity to
perform with ‘One Nite Stand’ and also will be the owners of classic
fender guitar. For details, call 41242222.
Young voicesAthang
Expression Private Limited is hosting a concert titled Malhar on
July
26, 6.30 pm at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road. There will
be a vocal concert by Yogesh Hunswadkar with Ravindra Katoti on the
harmonium. They will be accompanied by Udayraj Karpoor on the tabla and
Ashwin W on the harmonium.
Rare combination Ananya
is presenting a violin-khanjira-piano recital by Jyotsna Srikanth, N
Amrit and Shadrach Solomon on
July 28, 6.30 pm at Seva Sadan, 14th
Cross, Malleswaram.
DANCEFirst stepsNatyantharanga
is organising the bharatanatyam rangapravesha of Ashritha Segu on
July
28, 5.45 pm at JSS Auditorium, 1st Main, 38th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar.
‘Naman’ Naman,
a festival of odissi dance, will be held on
July 28, 5.30 pm at the ADA
Rangamandira, JC Road. Performances will be rendered by Pavithra Reddy,
Rahul Acharya, Ramesh Chandra Jena and Madhusmita Mohanty. This will be
followed by honouring and felicitations of gurus and guests.
‘Nritya Sambhrama’Natya
Niketan is presenting Nritya Sambhrama, a bharatanatyam performance on
July 26, 6 pm at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja. Artistes Sahana Kashyap
and Ragashree Komandur will perform along with Deepa Srikanth.
KuchipudiThe
artistes of Sri Padmavathi Kala Nikethan are presenting a kuchipudi
performance on
July 27, 7 pm at Sri Chamundeswari Temple premises,
Doddabommasandra, Vidyaranyapura. The performance is part of the 22nd
anniversary celebration of the temple.
BharatanatyamThe
bharatanatyam rangapravesham of Priyadarshini Vasudev and Meghana
Vasudev will be held on
July 26, 6 pm at ADA Rangamandira. Both are disciples of Soundarya Srivathsa.
Cultural treatThe
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will be presenting a
kuchipudi dance recital by Anjana Parashar under the ‘Every Friday
Cultural Evening Programme’ on
July 26, 6.30 pm at Yavanika, State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road.
ARTOriginal works A
series of abstract original paintings, under the theme ‘Esoteric
Expressions’, will be on display
till July 31, from 10 am to 8 pm, at
Magnitude Gallery, 27th Cross, 13th Main, 3rd Block, Jayanagar. This
collection will present non-representational and subtle magic of vibrant
colours and media.
Creative formA solo show of illustrations, photographs and installations by Vimal Chandran will be held
till July 28 at Thalam, Level 2, 80, Krishna Reddy Colony, Domlur.
The show is a jugalbandi of various creative media including photographs, illustrations, audio and video installations.
Abstract imagesKynkyny
Art is presenting ‘Many Worlds’, featuring the mixed-media murals of
Basuki Dasgupta, at Kynkyny Art,
till August 14. A master of
contemporary folk art, the Tumkur-based artist turns grand, weighty
themes like folklore and mythology into abstract, quirky, almost
minimalist
images.
‘Homelands...’‘Homelands
– A 21st Century Story of Home, Away, And All the Places in Between’, a
contemporary art exhibition by Suki Dhanda, will he held
till August 14
at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Palace Road. It is curated by
Latika Gupta.
Collaborated showA
collaborated show of paintings by Karen Rempel and Sayyad Shaiek is on
at the Renaissance Gallerie, No. 104, West Minster, 13, Cunningham Road
till July 27 between 11 am and 7 pm.
‘Plot’‘Plot’, an exhibition by Sreshta Rit Premnath, will be on display at Galleryske, Berlie Street, Langford Town,
till August 24.Best pieces Artist
Milind Nayak is showcasing some of his best works
till August 16. The
venue is The Studio, 26/2, between 1st and 2nd Cross, D’Costa Layout,
Cooke Town. The timings are 11 am to 6 pm (Monday to Saturday) and 2 pm
to 6 pm (Sundays).
‘Sojourn’ Gallery
Time and Space will hold ‘Sojourn’, a painting exhibition, at its
gallery on Lavelle Road
from July 27 onwards. Paintings of artist
Surajit Chanda will be on display at the exhibition, which will be open
from 11 am to 7 pm, on weekdays and Saturdays
till August 3.
'The Last...’ ‘The Last Harvest’, an exhibition of paintings by Rabindranath Tagore, will be held at the NGMA, Palace Road,
till July 28.‘Looking In’‘Looking
In’, an exhibition of sculpture by Lalitha Shankar, will be on view
from July 28 to August 17, 10.30 am to 6 pm, at Gallery Sumukha.
Copper sculptures‘Of
Sounds and Silences’, an exhibition of copper sculptures by Raviram
Ramakrishnan, will be held at Galerie De’Arts, 11th floor, Barton Centre
till August 8. Cartoon time The
Indian Institute of Cartoonists is presenting Rama Baana, an exhibition
of works by cartoonist R Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Ramadhyani,
from July 27 to August 10 at the Indian Cartoon Gallery, No. 1, Midford
House, Midford, Garden, off MG Road, Trinity Circle.
