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Mint
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Planner: A lot of art with a side of theatre, 5 events to enjoy a cultural weekend
Black Cube Gallery is presenting a group show, Objects may Appear Softer, featuring works by 21 women artists spanning generations and geographies. Some of the visual practitioners include Manisha Agarwal, Sujata Bajaj and Siri Devi Khandavilli, among others. The mediums on display include painting, sculpture, digital and mixed media. Curated by Sanya Malik, founder of the gallery, the show not only looks at the powerful practices of these artists but also centres the transformative role that these women have played in shaping the art ecosystem. They reclaim space by disrupting conventional narratives. At Black Cube Gallery, Hauz Khas, Delhi, 24 July to 4 September, Tuesday to Saturday, 12-6pm. An artwork by artist Arunima Choudhury. Artist Arunima Choudhury is presenting her second solo show, āranyaka, at Emami Art, Kolkata. The exhibition features her latest ecoprints and works on paper and cloth. For decades now, the Kolkata-based artist has explored human-nature relationship—this has not just been the subject of her works but also influenced the materiality as well. She has been using natural pigments and eco-printing techniques to examine contemporary conflicts and connections. Choudhury explores the conflicting themes of survival and destruction. At Emami Art, Kolkata, till 9 August, 11am-7pm (closed on Sunday). Chefs Firozi Karanjia and Rashna Morena The pop-up, Surat to Dastarkhwan: A Parsi Showcase, curated by chefs Rashna Morena and Firozi Karanjia, will celebrate the food of the Parsi community. On offer will be dishes like Patra ni Machi, Kheema par Eda, Irani Kheema Pav and Mutton Pulao, and desserts such as Lagan nu Custard and Mava Cake. At M Café, Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield, EPIP Zone, 23-27 July, timings vary. For details, call 916761561. A still from 'Ghalib in New Delhi' Ghalib in New Delhi is a 105-minute play written and directed by M. Sayeed Alam. In the play, Ghalib, the 19th century poet, decides to revisit his beloved city moved by Faiz's account of his posthumous fame. But in 21st century Delhi, Ghalib's conical cap and green robe are greeted with curiosity and bemusement. At Shri Ram Centre, 4, Safdar Hashmi Marg, Delhi, 20 July, 4pm. For details, visit Parag Tandel, Archaic Fishing net series - 4, 2025, Cotton and polyester yarn on Stainless steel wire, MDF Board. Curated by Vaidehi Gohil and Sonakshi Bhandari, the exhibition titled The Artist As features works by 18 artists, including Areez Katki, Vishwa Shroff, Parag Tandel, Rithika Merchant, Sameer Kulavoor and Saubiya Chashmawala. As the official note reads, 'From storyteller to autobiographer, from emotion to space, this exhibition asks: what is the artist, if not also a gatherer, a dreamer, an observer, a constructor of meaning?' At Tarq, Azad Maidan, Fort, Mumbai, till 14 August, 11am-6.30pm. For details, visit
Mint
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Planner: 4 events to spin some fun into your week
Rikameek, a play that won awards for performance and production at youth theatre festival Thespo 26 is back on stage. This tale of belonging has been conceptualised and performed by Aapla Ghar, a Maharashtra-based organisation involved in the field of performing arts. And now as part of the Thespo @Prithvi initiative, Rikameek is coming back to Mumbai. Written by Amol Devidas Salve and directed by Monika Vijay, the play is about two newly-weds and the 'ways in which caste and societal expectations shape love and marriage'. While tackling difficult and complex subjects, Rikameek offers a warm and light-hearted touch. At Prithvi, Mumbai, on 1-2 July, 8pm. A painting by Partha Pratim Deb on show at 'PlayForms'. Emami Art, Kolkata, is hosting a solo exhibition of Partha Pratim Deb, titled PlayForms. Born in Sylhet, now in Bangladesh, in 1943, the artist's family migrated to Agartala, Tripura, soon after Partition. Deb later trained at Santiniketan, and Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara. His practice has come to defy categorisation as abstract or figurative. The exhibition includes paintings, paper mesh and fabric objects that fall between toy and sculpture. 'His work embodies a complex blend of criticality and creativity, reflecting on the ideology and meaning of art while embracing the magic and pleasure of creating it,' states the gallery note. At Emami Art, Kolkata, till 9 August, 11am-7pm. Stand up comic, Urooj Ashfaq It's going to be an evening of laughter as popular stand-up comic Urooj Ashfaq takes the stage at the Phoenix Mall of Asia, Bengaluru. Known for her unapologetic witticisms and wildly relatable, Ashfaq is best recognised by her turn in Comicstaan and her YouTube act, If Apps Were People. At Fan Park, 2nd Floor, Phoenix Mall of Asia, Bengaluru, 28 June, 8pm. Tickets on Bookmyshow. (from left) Sooraj Nambiar essays the role of Charudatta, Gurukulama Tharun is Chandala, Aran Kapila is Rohasena and (Kalamandalam Jishnu Pratap plays the role of Maithreya from Mṛcchakatikam. Bengaluru audiences are in for a treat as the Natanakairali troupe from Kerala brings to life the Sanskrit classic, Mṛcchakatikam, in the performance tradition of Kutiyattam. The story of Mṛcchakatikam (The Little Clay Cart), as the press note describes it, 'brims with vivid, humane characters—lovers, gamblers, thieves, monks, and revolutionaries—set in a bustling ancient city. This play is a celebration of love, justice, politics, and human folly.' Directed by Kutiyattam exponent GVenu, the ensemble cast includes Sooraj Nambiar, Pothiyil Ranjith Chakyar, Kapila Venu, Margi Sajeev Narayanan Chakyar, Saritha Krishnakumar, Kalamandalam Jishnu Prathap among others. The performance is supported by Bhoomija Trust. At Ranga Shankara, JP Nagar, Bengaluru, on 1-2 July, 7.30pm. Tickets on Bookmyshow.
