Show Stealers

Just for Laughs

If you haven’t yet checked out Girish Karnad’s contemporary new comic drama Wedding Album,make sure you catch it this time. The play deals with the joys and travails of a regular urban middle-class family with each member having his or her own unique story to tell. Catch the shows at Prithvi Theatre on September 15 and 16 at 9 pm. Contact: 26149546

Pune,Play Zone

The Vakdevatha Theatre Festival 2011 presents two short plays and one full-length drama. These are Nrithanjali’s Karnan,the tale of Karna from the Mahabharata,and Goodnite,by Malayali playwright NN Pillai. The full-length play Mukangal will be staged by Kaliyuga Theatres from Kerala.

The festival will be held from September 16 at Acharya Atre Auditorium,Vallabhnagar,Pimpri. Contact: 9604400423

Mixed Bag

The Pune Festival is loaded with cultural events,from performing arts to hasya kavi sammelan. A special attraction is Jagjit Singh,performing at Bhajan Sandhya today. The festival will be held at various venues till September 11. Contact: 9822454234

Kolkata,Stage Whispers

Maya Krishna Rao acts,sings,raps,dances,writes her own scripts,directs herself,and is one of the very few woman stand-up comedians in India. Catch a show at Galaxy,The Park,on September 7. Contact: 22499000

In Rhythm

The US-based Parijat Desai Dance Company performs a blend of Indian classical and Western contemporary dance. Through this hybrid language,the dances express a voice at once South Asian and American. The troupe will perform at ICCR on September 6. Contact: 22499000

Chandigarh,Brush Strokes

Akbar Padamsee conducts a lecture and slide show on his works at the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi. It is difficult to categorise Padamsee’s oeuvre,as he has remained fiercely experimental and individualistic through his 60-year-long career. Meet the artist on September 9 at Government Museum & Art Gallery,Sector 10 C. Contact: chandigarhlka@gmail.com

Sikh Story

The colours and flavours of the Sikh feast ‘Holla Mohala’ come alive in the works of MS Sodhi. Watch the exhibition of artwork on September 16 at Alliance Francaise. Contact: 9803551754

Delhi,Talking Donkey

Can You Carry Your Donkey to the Next Village? That is the name of an art exhibition by mid-career artist Tina Bopiah. The “Donkey” in the title symbolises the English language and the exhibition focuses on the toiling masses who sweat away trying to master the Queen’s mother tongue. The show is on at Triveni Kala Sangam from Sept 9-28. Contact: 23719470

Strings Attached

Ukrainian flamenco artiste Eugen Sedko works magic with the guitar,strumming up traditional flamenco and folk tunes. Founder of Flamenco Fusion Band and Oriental Flame Project in Ukraine,Sedko is also a budding tabla player. He will perform at IIC on September 7. Contact: 24619431