Show Stealers

Imagine 10 clowns from across India,playing various instruments,pretending to be stuck in an auto. It’s a laugh riot indeed. The play,Infinite Stupidity ,promises laughter as well as ironic afterthoughts. Grab a seat at Epicentre,Gurgaon,on December 29,and at India Habitat Centre on December 30. Contact: 24682005

Mask Crusaders

Three hundred artists from across India and abroad will connect the unseen with the seen through masks as the International Mask Exhibition 2012 takes off at Lalit Kala Akademi. Being organised by Nav Siddhartha Art Group,the event will take place from December 30 to January 5. Contact: 23387242

Mumbai

Eyes and Ears

Directed by Saurav Sarangi,Bilal is a touching story of a two-year-old boy growing up with blind parents. Despite being so young,the boy learns to communicate with his parents through sound and touch,so much so that he becomes their eyes. A National Film Awards winner,the documentary will be screened at Prithvi House on December 26. Contact: 26149546

Wah Astad

Created to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary,Astad Deboo presents Interpreting Tagore,as a part of the NCPA Contemporary Dance Festival. Deboo uses world music,movement and alternative theatre forms to tell his story. Watch the show at NCPA on November 29. Contact: 22824567.

Pune

Beyond Clay

How does a stone become a piece of art? Watch sculptor Sharad Kapuskar and his team create sculptures made from various materials,from December 28 to January 3 at Kalachhaya Centre. Kapuskar creates life-like representation of human figures in mediums like stone and clay. Contact: 25666571

Coast to Coast

The verdant charm of the Konkan coast will come alive at an watercolour exhibition titled,Konkan: The heaven of Maharashtra. This display of works by artist Bhaskar Sagar will be inaugurated at Art2Day Gallery,Tilak Road,on December 27,and will run till January 8. Contact: 24452706

Chandigarh

Art Smart

The Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi is on the lookout for deserving young artists to award a prestigious fellowship named after artist Sohan Qadri. The fellowship,open to artists from the city,Mohali (Punjab) and Panchkula (Haryana),comprises a grant of Rs 1 lakh for one year. Contact: contact@lalitkalachandigarh.com

Write Stuff

This Inkhearts’ gathering is for those in love with the written word and who yearn to pen their own work. On January 7,Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi will give readers a chance to meet up with four writers from the city who have recently published their works —Vijai Vardhan,Bittu Sandhu,Shumita Mishra and Vivek Atrey. The interaction is slated at UT Guest House on January 7. Contact: manjujaidka@gmail.com