POT POURRI
Talk Philip Thrupp,
trainer in speech, drama and public speaking, will conduct a workshop
and interaction with theatre practitioners and teachers at the British
Library on
October 25, 4.30 pm. Philip is a graduate from The London
School of
Management and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and will be examining for Trinity College, London.
‘I am Micro’NGMA, in collaboration with Maraa
and Bangalore Film Society, is holding the screening of ‘I am Micro’ by
Shumona Goel and Shai Heredia and ‘The Human Factor’ by Rudradeep
Bhattacharjee, on
October 27, 4.30 pm at NGMA, Palace Road. The
film-makers will be present for a discussion.
Toon trip The
Indian Institute of Cartoonists is organising an exhibition of
political cartoons and caricatures titled ‘The Politickle Pickle’, by
Shreyas Navare
till October 26 at Indian Cartoon Gallery, No.1, Midford
House, Midford Garden, off MG Road, Trinity Circle.
Laugh out Comedian
Russell Peters will perform as part of ‘The Russell Peters Notorious
World Tour’ at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium on
October 31 and Nov 1.
Tickets for both shows will be available on www.nh7.in and
www.bookmyshow.com
Book launchDronequill Publishers and
Alliance Francaise are holding a discussion on ‘Guilty Until Proven
Innocent?’ with Chiranjeev Singh, KR Usha and Rajeev Gowda, to launch KS
Dakshina Murthy’s ‘The Anopheles Sting’ on
October 28, 6.30 pm at
Alliance Francaise, Thimmaiah Road.
Kannada classesKannada Prasaara Parishat, a non-profit organisation,
will start its next batch of spoken Kannada classes and Kannada script
read-write learning classes in separate batches. The classes will be
held only on Sundays, from 10 am to 1 pm, on Hosmat Hospital premises,
Magrath Road. Candidates will also be awarded certificates of merit. For
details, call 9448878569.
Sari splendour On the occasion
of Deepavali, Usha Sridhar, the Chennai-based designer, is organising
an exhibition-cum-sale of designer saris at Canara Union, 42, 13th
Cross, 8th Main, Malleswaram from
October 24 to 27. It will have rich
kancheepuram silks in checks, stripes, circular and vertical woven
designs. The traditional silk sari has been given a contemporary spin
that goes down well with youngsters. Another special aspect of the
collection is the fusing of rasipuram light weight silk with heavy
kanchi silk. The exhibition will also have plain, block-printed kanchi,
rasipuram and tusser silk in pastel shades among others.
ART‘Radha Raman’Ritu Gupta’s solo exhibition Radha Raman will be on at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat till October 26.
‘3 View’‘3
View’, an amalgamation of art works of three artists – Buwa Shete, Om
Swami and Mohammad Osman – will be on display from October 25 to
November 15 (10 am to 6 pm) at Gallery-g, Lavelle Road.
Creative works‘Art
with Heart’, an exhibition and sale of works as seen through the eyes
of two artists — photographer CR Sathyanarayana and emerging talent
Yashas Vishwanath — will be held on October 25, 26 and 27 at Alliance
Francaise.
While one uses his camera to create evocative pictures, the other wields a brush to re-create the photographs in oil paint.
This is being done in aid of the construction of the Rotary Orchards Senior Citizens’ Home.
Group showA
group show will be held till October 26 at the Renaissance Gallerie.
Paintings on display will be by Ankur A Bhatt, Anirban Basak, Aparna
Warade, Peenu Singh and Uddandam Laxmi Prasad.
MUSICInfectious energy‘HeavyWater’
will perform at Alliance Francaise on
October 25, 6 pm. It is a band
formed and based in Bangalore comprising people from Manipur across
different industries, mostly IT.
Carnatic delight Sri
Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira is holding a Carnatic vocal concert by Manda
Sudharani of Vishakhapatnam on
October 27, 5.30 pm at SRLK Mandira
Concert Hall, 9th Main, Banashankari 2nd Stage.
She has
contributed significant work in the field of Pallavi singing and has
received many prestigious awards. She will be assisted on the violin by
BK Raghu, on mridangam by GS Ramanujam and on morsing by VS Ramesh.
Rocking bandsOn
the occasion of its first anniversary, Garage Jam brings a musically
power-packed evening as they line up bands from the City to pay tribute
to one of the biggest bands in the world, ‘Megadeth’. The event will be
held at Sonido Musicals, opposite Catholic Club, Brigade Road on
October
25, 4 pm. The line-up includes ‘Fantom’, ‘Livide’, ‘D.E.A.F’, ‘Nurotia’
and ‘Counterplot Theory’.
Folk formBritish folk band Kan
will perform and conduct workshop, as part of the British Council’s
‘Folk Nations’ programme, in the City. The workshop will be held on
October 29, 6.30 pm at British Library and the band will perform on
October 30, 9 pm at Windmill Craftworks, Whitefield. Entry is free.
Anniversary Suswaralaya
College of Music is holding its 14th anniversary celebrations from
October 25 to 27 at ‘Our School’ Srividya Auditorium’,15, 27th Cross,
Banashankari 2nd Stage. For details, call 26545655.
Vocal recital A
vocal recital by Shilpa Shashidhar, accompanied by NN Ganesh Kumar
(violin), BS Prashanth (mridangam), SN Narayana Murthy (ghatam) will be
held on
October 26, 6.30 pm at Ananya Sabhangana, 91/2, 4th Main,
Malleswaram.
Paying tributeParveen Begum Smruti Music and
Educational Trust is presenting a musical tribute to ‘Ustad’ Abdul
Khadar Khan, Pandit Basavaraj Bendigeri and Parveen Begum at Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan. On
November 2, 5 pm, a sarangi jugalbandi will be
presented by Farooque Latif and Sarwar Hussain. There will also be a
vocal recital by Venkatesh Kumar and bansuri by Sameer Rao. Kathak will
be presented by Rajendra and Nirupama Rajendra. On
November 3, 5 pm, a
sarangi solo recital will be rendered by Sarfaraaz Khan. There will also
be a vocal recital by ‘Ustad’ Arshad Ali Khan. Makaran Tulankar will
present tabla solo and ‘Ustad’ Faiyaz Khan will present vocals.
Mixed genresThe
‘Bacardi Weekender’ with Tapan Raj (‘Midival Punditz’) and Jayant will
be held at the City Bar, 2nd Floor, UB City, Vittal Mallya Road on
October 25, 8.30 pm.
‘Mandra’The Kala Premi Foundation is presenting Kala Gangotri’s musical play Mandra
based on SL Byrappa’s novel, directed by BV Rajaram and scripted by
Kurgi Shankara Narayana Upadhya, on
October 26, 6 pm at the Seva Sadan,
14th Cross, Malleswaram.
Classical strains‘Vidushi
Ramamani TN Rao Memorial Classical Music Concert’ will be held on
October 26, 6.30 pm at Shree Sharada Samskrutika Sangha, No. 140, 1st
‘H’ Cross, Sharada Colony, Basaveshwaranagar. Artistes K Vrinda Acharya
(vocals), Aditi Krishna Prakash (violin), Sunil Subramanya (mridangam)
and GS
Nagaraj (khanjari), will be performing at the concert.
Morning ragas As
part of Swara Suprabhat, on
October 27, 7.30 am, Sangeeta Katti
Kulkarni will present a vocal recital at Khincha Auditorium, Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road.
DRAMADouble treatSanchari
Theatre is performing ‘Vanity Bag’ on
October 30, 7.30 pm and
‘Pinochio’, a children’s play, on October 31, 7.30 pm at Ranga Shankara.
On stage WeMove
Theatre is presenting a play called ‘Feb 29th’ on
October 27, 7.30 pm
at Alliance Francaise. The play is written by Abhishek Iyengar. It’s
part of a new theatre internship programme called ‘Big Step’. Directed
by WeMove’s Anirudh Mahesh and Ranjan S, the play has music tracks of
Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar. The play has been directed after a
seven-week training programme.
DANCE‘Nrithya Sambrama’As
part of Nrithya Sambrama, a sampradaya series of performances will be
presented by Sanjay Shantharam and members of Shivapriya School of Dance
on
October 27, 6 pm at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram.
The programme is based on Kannada compositions from the CDs brought out by Ananya.
The
other artistes participating are Anjali Srikanth, Arushi Nagaraj,
Sushanva, Ananya, Meghana, Kruti Mohan, Shweta Iyengar, Stella Rosemary,
Samyuktha, Aniruddh, Aishwarya, Shivani, Namitha, Nikhila, Neetu and
Sajini.
CelebrationsInternational Dance Alliance is
celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. This year’s annual dance
festival will take place over two days —
October 26 and 27 — at ADA
Ranga Mandira, JC Road.
Myriad stepsThe Indian Council
for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will be presenting a kuchipudi dance
recital by Avijit Das, under the ‘Every Friday Cultural Evening
Programme’ on
October 25, 6.30 pm at Yavanika, State Youth Centre,
Nrupathunga Road.
‘Believe’Tarantismo Creative Dance
Company is presenting ‘Believe’, a one-of-a-kind dance drama, on
November 10, 3 pm and 7 pm at The Good Shepherd Auditorium, Residency
Road. It’s going to be a heady mix of dance and theatre, showcasing
styles such as jazz, belly dancing, contemporary, Bollywood and hip-hop,
interlaced with a theme that will bind these sequences together.
Bangalore Rd350 Club is riding for spreading the message of saving
forests and saving wildlife. Yamaha Riders Club - India will be joining
this noble ride along with another 15+ biking clubs sharing the same
thoughts of conservation.
