|
Dutch dancer does a Kathak-Flamenco jig |
|
By: The Guide Team |
|
Date:
2009-10-02 |
|
Place: Mumbai |
|
|
Plus 4 more must-catch events
At: Blue Frog, Todi and Mills Co, Lower Parel.
When: Sunday, 9 pm onwards
Call: 40332300
Entry: Rs 300
Catch Sri Lankan-Dutch dancer Sharmini Tharmaratnam present a unique fusion of Spanish and Indian choreography, with a focus on the Flamenco and Kathak. Her work is an exceptional blend of the Orient with the Western world. Watch her fuse the delicate and graceful eye and foot movements of Kathak with the emotional intensity, proud carriage, expressive use of the arms and rhythmic stomping of the feet that Flamenco involves.
Can you make a film in just 48 hours?
Log onto: www.48hourfilm.com/mumbai/
Registration cost: Rs 2,500
The 48 Hour Film Project comes to Mumbai today. Join filmmakers from all over the country to compete and see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. Tonight, you will get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. Forty-eight hours later, the movie must be complete. It will be then shown at a local theatre. The event kicks off at British Council, Nariman Point, today at 5.30 pm.
Catch up with time in all its forms
From: Today
Where: Project 88, BMP Building, NA Sawant Marg, near Colaba Fire Station.
Call: 22810066
Entry: Free
Browse through mixed-media artist Monali Meher's solo show through which she proposes a thought about the notion of time, as speaks her title, "Departed, Assembled, Wrapped, Captured: Time". Her installations, objects, photographs and videos represent her quest for defining the body as a trouble spot of time, space and connections.
Let this granny help you sort your worries
On: Saturday, 11 am
Where: Godrej Dance Academy Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point.
Call: 66223737 / 66588997
Entry: Free
Based on the bestseller Saga No Gabai Baachan, Gabai Granny is an account of comedian Shimada Yoshichi's childhood. Starring legendary Japanese actress Yoshiyuki Kazuko, it tells the story of a young boy Akihiro, who was sent against his wishes to the countryside to be brought up by his grandmother. The old lady shows the boy how perseverance pays and how it is possible to look at the brighter side of things.
Kayak on to the wild side at Kundalika
On: Saturday and Sunday
At: Kolad.
Call: 9987126233 / 9833246740
Entry: Rs 2,850
It's time to face your fears and spend the weekend indulging in the exciting sport of kayaking. Just head to Kundalika, which is a small river flowing from the Sahyadri hills to the Arabian Sea, and which is fed by the excess water from Tata Power's Mulshi Dam Project. The cost is inclusive of transport, all meals, accommodation in a farm house and rafting charges |
|
|
