Show Stealers; Masters’ Strokes

King’s Club

Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr’s close relationship with India is being celebrated in a multimedia exhibition called Journeys Towards Freedom. The exhibition recalls King’s visit to India and his meetings with Mahatma Gandhi. Catch the show at American Center,24,Kasturba Gandhi Marg,till February 29. Contact: 24198000

Clown Prince

Part-English and part-gibberish,Nothing Like Lear is a touching play loosely based on Shakespeare’s King Lear. Atul Kumar plays a clown who has lost the skills that made him successful in his profession,but what saddens him more is that his daughter,the only person he loved the most,has left him. Produced by Cinematograph and The Company Theatre,Nothing Like Lear will be staged at Prithvi Theatre on February 11 and 12. Contact: 26149546

Night at the Opera

The Symphony Orchestra of India returns to NCPA this month for their 12th season. On February 18,they present two classic operas,Pietro Mascagni’s one-act Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s two-act I Pagliacci. Incidentally,this is the first time that the group is presenting two operas in one season. Contact: 22824567

Agent Salt

A collection of watercolours by Canada-based artist Swapnali Thakar,Beyond Salt,opens at Darpan Art Gallery,Kala Chhaya Campus,on February 8. Beyond Salt has received a grant from Ontario Arts Council to conduct this exhibition in Pune. Contact: 9960088144

Colour Wheels

Colour therapist Amisha Mehta’s exhibition,called Romantic Palette,represents her idea of healing through colours. Mehta’s CV boasts of several exhibitions,workshops at hospitals and corporate offices,as well as sessions with children,and inmates of Byculla District Jail in Mumbai. Her latest exhibition is on at Malaka Spice,Koregaon Park,

till February 15. Contact: 26151088

Masked Warriors

Mask Theatre’s annual theatre festival,based on short stories,is back on stage this February. Katha Manchan 4 will comprise four stories,directed by Dr DR Ankur,Sudesh Sharma,Sangeeta Gupta and Sahib Singh. The festival is on from February 6-8 at Punjab Kala Bhavan,Sector 16

Art of Love

Sculptor and painter Shiv Singh will showcase a series based on erotica at Alliance Francaise,Sector 36. His mediums vary from oil and watercolour to dyes,steel,bronze,fiber glass and copper in bold colours. The exhibition will be on from February 8