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THEATRE
Rangashankara is staging T.P. Kailasam and Manjunath L. Badiger’s “Saafalya” in Kannada, directed by Sathish and staged by Samashti on January 15 at 7.30 p.m. Call 9845163380. On January 16 and 17, T.P. Kailasam and Balaji Manohar&#
8217;s “Bandwaalvillada Badaayi” in Kannada will be performed by Binding Wire Theatre at 7.30 p.m. Call 9886178796.
FOR THE LADIES
Total Hypermarket and mall, a retail venture of the Jubilant Group, has introduced ‘Ladies Day Out’, where every Tuesday and Thursday, women will be ferried to and fro from Total in Madiwala and Mysore Road for free. This initiative will
provide women with an opportunity to meet and interact with experts on child psychology, Women’s health, beauty, cookery, waste management, while they can also enjoy the experience of shopping for products such as fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh fish, meat and poultry, staples and groceries, bakery products and more at wholesale prices.
The buses will ply on six different routes and pick-ups are scheduled for 10.30 a.m. and subsequently at 12.30 p.m. and the drop-backs are scheduled at 1.30 p.m. and subsequently at 3.30 p.m. from Koramangala-Ejipura junction, HSR Layout and Jayanagar, to reach Total in Madiwala and from Vijayanagar, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Girinagar, to reach Total on Mysore Road. The bus stops and buses on each of the routes can be identified with a Total ‘Ladies Day Out’ banner.
BOOK LAUNCH
Landmark is hosting the launch of Anjum Hasan’s novel “Lunatic In My head” on January 15 at Landmark, The Forum, Koramangala from 7 p.m. onwards.
Published by Penguin Publications, “Lunatic in my Head” is a moving portrait of a small town and three people joined to each other in an intricate web, determined to break out of their small town destinies.
Naaku Tanti Prakashana will release the book “Nadiya Nenapina Hangu’, a novel by Jogi, on January 15, 10.30 a.m. at Suchitra auditorium, No 36, 9th main, B.V. Karanth Road, Banashankari III stage. The book will be released by litterateur Baraguru Ramachandrappa.
ACTING WORKSHOP
Orange Sky Productions is holding a six-week acting workshop, starting January 19. The programme would include learning and discussing basic acting techniques for stage and camera, with sessions involving camera practicals. Sessions will be held thri
ce a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturdays from 3 to 8 p.m. at Baldwin Boys’ High School, Richmond Town, Hosur Road. Prior experience in acting is not required. For enquiries and appointment, please call Reshma at 9241211959.
SUPPER THEATRE
ART presents Darius and Arati Sunawala in Gautam Raja’s “Pub Crawl” directed by Arundhati Raja on January 19 at 8 p.m. at The Opus, Palace Road. Written in 1999, this play caught the imagination of the young people of Bangalore. Pub
s were blossoming all over the city; the IT boom had begun; the city was beginning to fill with the young and upwardly mobile; brands were suddenly important, relationships were beginning to bloom, fade, bloom... Set in a pub, this play is perhaps even more topical today, eight years down the line. For reservations call 23442580.
SANKRANTI MUSIC FEST
Vidwan R.K. Srikantan Trust presents the 13th Annual Sankranti Music Festival from January 16 to 19 at Seva Sadan Hall, 14th Cross, Malleshwaram. The 88th birthday celebration of R.K. Srikantan and centenary celebration of late R.K. Venkatarama Sastr
y will also be held. On January 16, starting 5.30 p.m., will be the formal inauguration, on January 17, starting 5.15 p.m. will be a vocal concert by C.R. Amarnath, with B.K. Raghu on the violin and B.R. Srinivas on the mridanga. At 7 p.m., there will be a vocal concert by H.S. Sringeri Nagaraj, with S. Sheshagiri Rao on the violin, M.T. Rajakesari on the mridanga and B.R. Ravikumar on the ghata. On January 18 at 5.15 p.m., there will be a vocal duet by Geetha and Rama (Sergudi Sisters), with Yashasvi on the violin and B.S. Anand on mridanga. At 7 p.m. there will be a vocal concert by B.S. Vijayaraghavan, with Mysore Dayakar on the violin and Anoor Dattatreya Sharma on the mridanga, Bharadwaj R. Sathavalli on morsing. On January 19, at 5.15 p.m., there will be a vocal concert by Jayalakshmi Santhanam, Sheela Rajendra on vocal support, Nalina Mohan on violin, M. Gururaj on mridanga. At 7 p.m., there will be a veena recital by Gettha Shyamprakash, with Dhruvaraj on mridanga and Dayanand Mohite on ghata.
CHILDREN’S PLAYS
Vijayanagara Bimba will conclude its Saturday school of theatre with two new children’s plays, to be staged on January 16 and 17. The plays are a culmination of a seven-month course. On 16, they will stage “Chandramukhi” written by
S.V. Kashyap and directed by Gowri Dattu. On 17, they will present the play “Jijjee”, written by S.V. Kashyap and directed by S.V. Sushma. Both plays will be staged at Ravindra Kalakshetra, at 6.30 p.m. Call 98441-52967.
ART EXHIBITION
Gallery Sumukha will host the exhibition “Masters and Young Talents from Hungary” featuring Hungarian contemporary art from Pecs, the cultural capital of Europe 2010. The exhibition will be on from January 17 to 29, Monday to Saturday, 10
.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Gallery Sumukha is at 24/10, BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden. Call 22292230.
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