She's blowing her own trumpet. Plus 4 more must-catch events
She's blowing her own trumpet. Plus 4 more must-catch events
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Noam who writes her own lyrics and combines pop tunes and modern jazz harmonies for her compositions is also the first to have played the piano and trombone simultaneously.
She has previously played at platforms like the Hague's jazz festival with John Clayton and North Sea Jazz festival with Katie Melua.
She has also collaborated with producer Tushar Parte and renowned jazz artists Louis Banks for her musical ventures. She is trained in pop, opera and jazz styles of music.
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on: August 7, 5 pm and August 8, 11.30 am At: Reliance Book Store, Cunningham and Crossword, Residency Road respectively
Travel and city buff Deepak Dalal fuses fact with fiction in his new series about life in 1850s Bombay. For the thrill quotient, he weaves in the mystique of the Sahyadris. Dalal is famed for his popular kids reads like The Snow Leopard Adventure, Ranthambore Adventure and Ladakh Adventure.
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In his latest books titled Sahyadri Adventure-Anirudh's Dream and Sahyadri Adventure-Koleshwar's Secret, Dalal has children unearth some interesting trivia about Mumbai, which the modern Indians don't know of.
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"As a kid, I would travel to Fort to visit my father's office. I realised there was no fort there, yet the name survived. Not even a wall or sections of the ramparts were around.
An entire part of our history had been wiped out," says Dalal. School children Vikram, Aditya and Chitra return once more, sharing pages with Mumbai's historical personalities like Forjett and Lord Elphinstone, in a heady mix of fact, fiction and adventure.
Dealing with Dilemmas of the aged
ON August 7, 7 pm
AT Chowdial Memorial Hall, Malleshwaram
CALL 2344 5810
FOR Rs 150, 250, 500 at KC Das, Church Street and Crossword, Residency Road Nandikar, one of Kolkata's oldest theatre groups is coming to town to present their iconic play Agnatobass in their 50th year. Agnatobass, the Bengali for Agyatvas, derives its name from the thirteenth year when the Pandavas had to live in disguise after twelve years of Vanvas in the Mahabharata.
Directed by Rudraprasad Sengupta, a doyen of Bengal's theatre circuit, the play talks about loneliness in old age coupled with modern values and anxieties. Payal (Sohini Sengupta), a housewife is woken up from her afternoon slumber by an old woman (Swatilekha Sengupta) knocking at her door asking for a glass of water. The elderly woman has no memory of her past or who she is.
Though initially suspicious, Payal gradually warms up to the old lady and her anecdotes who through her phases of amnesia still manages to state some startlingly true observations of life.
Payal's husband disapproves of this association and is hell bent on getting rid of the old lady. With various twists and turns in involving psychiatrists and the police, the end of the play is open and will leave you wondering about the fate of the old lady and her past.
One of the highlights of the play apart from the stunning performances by Swatilekha and Sohini, are the sets coupled with some visual effects which will make you feel like you are a watching a film rather than a play. The sets use minimal props yet give the illusion of a real world.
A pair of padlocked grilled balcony gates play a significant role in creating the world outside and inside. Watch out for Swatilekha's soliloquy where she speaks of the modern family structure and their angst.
Eco-friendly treasure trove
On FROM: August 6 to 15u00a0
At: Dastkar Bazaar, Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds
FOR: Rs 30 onwards
A crafts bazaar aimed at the upliftment of artisans and crafts by connecting them directly to the consumers, Dastkar is back in town. This time the crafts' society brings a nature bazaar to add to its varied existing mix of crafts and craftsmen from across the country. Experience a traditional shopping gala and fill your shopping bags with various dyed and coloured dresses, bags made of cloth and jute and eco-friendly jewellery, besides paintings and handcrafted artifacts. Live counters at the exhibition add to the shopping fun.
Let's do a Shakira
On: August 8, 6.30pm
At: Ruh Resto Bar, Sarjapur Road
Call: 90087 27700
For: Rs 1,250
It all started as an ancient art where women used to dance barefoot to pay homage to Mother Earth in the Middle East and North Africa. But over the years, belly dancing has transcended the barrier of countries and has been practiced by various dancers all across the world and Bangalore is no exception. This Sunday, Sanaz Bhaktiari, a trained belly dancer from Iran is here to give us a chance to shake it her way. If weekday blues are weighing upon you then get ready to be refreshed by a few hours of sessions, steps and hip movement combinations followed by a lavish Lebanese dinner.
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