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Neelaam revolves around an old house marked for demolition, which leads to the chance re-union of two brothers. Based on John Pielmeier8217;s Agnes of God, Gunaah deals with the trial of a mother indicted with the murder of her child.

The tickets will be available at the venue.

At the Prithvi Theatre till May 8, 1998. Time: 9.00 pm.

In detail

Thirty-seven-year-old Uma Shankar, a native of Rajasthan, specialises in miniature paintings. He has brought down to Mumbai, 84 of his works. Painting for the last 18 years, he has taken to this form of expression without any formal training. And he is the first painter in the family. quot;I used to bunk school to watchthe miniaturists in my village, Kishangarh, paint. I picked up the art from them,quot; he says. This exhibition has a series on beautiful women, the splendour of Rajasthan and its valiant Rajput warriors.

The works are priced between Rs 2,500 to Rs 51,000.

At the Jehangir Art Gallery, from May 7 to May 13, 1998. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.

Talking dolls

A ventriloquism and puppetry show, Hats Off, is being staged by Ramdas Padhye and Aparna Ramdas to commemorate the 30th death anniversary of ventriloquist Y K Padhye who introduced the talking doll to India in the 8217;20s. The presentation is an amalgamation of various international stage techniques such as Japanese Bunrank, Chinese double and French black light theatre but still retains its Indian flavour. Both the artists have been in this field for over two decades.

At Rang Sharda, Bandra on May 10, 1998. Time: 11.00 am.

Family feud

The story of Mahatma Gandhi8217;s relationship with his eldest son Harilal has dominated Mumbai8217;s theatre forover a year now. Done in four languages Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi and English, the Hindi version of Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi is now nearing the end of its run. Those who haven8217;t seen it till now, catch it this weekend. Directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni, the play is adapted from a Gujarati novel by Dinkar Joshi. Based largely on facts, it is a common enough story of the generation gap between father and son made uncommon by the identity of the characters. The cast includes Atul Kulkarni, Seema Biswas and Kishore Kadam.

At the Nehru Centre, Worli, on May 10, 1998. Time: 7.30 pm.

Chinese dance

T8217;ai Chi Chuan, a system of training both the body and mind in co-ordination, will be demonstrated at a Chauraha session by Sandeep Desai. The history of this unique system of movement from China goes back many centuries. Closely linked to the Chinese philosophy of Taoism, this graceful form is based on the premise that health and creativity depend on the balance of mental/emotional and physical energy. While opento all, the session is broadly aimed at those with a dance and theatre background. At the Sunken Garden, NCPA on May 12, 1998. Time: 6.30 pm.