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Nov
17
Fri
2017
Apni Basti Mela: Celebrating 700 years of Nizamuddin @ SDMC Park, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg
Nov 17 @ 9:00 am – Nov 19 @ 4:30 pm
Apni Basti Mela: Celebrating 700 years of Nizamuddin @ SDMC Park, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg | New Delhi | Delhi | India

“Apni Basti Mela 2017” : Celebrating 700 years of living heritage of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti

Schedule :

MELA
Open activities and displays signifying the richness and diversity of the oldest settlements in
Delhi

SAIR (Walk)
Meander through 700 years history as it stands woven in the architecture and culture of the place.
Conducted by heritage volunteers from the community.
*Daily at 10.00 and 04.30 pm. (Pre-Registration required)

ZAIQA
Learn to cook local cuisines from Master Chef Mohd. Naseem and Jawed Qureshi of Hazrat
Nizamuddin Basti
*18-19 November, 3.00 pm (Pre-Registration required)

SHAM e MEHFIL
Venue: Chausath Khamba
Time: 06.00 pm
Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
Friday, 17 November 2017 , 06.00 pm
Sufiana Qalaam by Mukhtiyar Ali and group

Saturday, 18 November 2017, 06.00 pm
Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka
Play directed by Nadeem Khan
Sunday, 19 November 2017, 06.00 pm
Classical Music by Ustad Rashid Khan

Workshops:

Kite Making
Jewelry Making
Calligraphy
Conservation Techniques (Incised plaster)
Toy Making
Cartoon Making
Miniature Painting

Stage Activities:

Magic Show
Juggling and Acrobatics
Fancy Dress Competition
Singing competition
Bal sabha
Cultural activities by Children
Traditional Music (Groups from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal)

Registered Activities :

Sair (Heritage Walk) 10:00 am and 04.30 pm 17,18 and 19 November 2017
Zaiqa (Food Workshop) 03.00 pm 18 and 19 November 2017

Jan
4
Thu
2018
Hindi Plays at Shri Ram Centre @ Shri Ram Centre
Jan 4 @ 6:30 pm – Jan 8 @ 9:00 pm

Shri Ram Centre For Performing Arts presents Hindi plays to kick-start your new year.

hindi plays at shri ram center, Anand Foundation

The Conference of the Spices/ The Masalaa Chronicles @ C. D. Deshmukh Audiotrium, Main Building, India International Centre
Jan 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Conference of the Spices/ The Masalaa Chronicles @ C. D. Deshmukh Audiotrium, Main Building, India International Centre | New Delhi | Delhi | India

“The Conference of the Spices/ The Masalaa Chronicles” A Performance in three acts, with Puppets, by Varun Narain

India has always been known as the land of spices. And its spices have been associated with cuisine, emotions, health, trade and commerce. The lure of spices has made the subcontinent one of the most sought after, leading historically to trade with the Portuguese, and Persian empires, and even the Dutch, and the British. If we look at the story of every different spice we consume, we experience in them an aromatic historical image and the flavor of many stories of the past and present. The performance is set in India, The spice garden through time…

The different spices used in Indian cooking are characterized as life-sized puppets, which interact with the audience and tell their story to through dialogue, actions, dance and music. These interactions will be scripted to include the history and legends as well as the unique aspects of the particular spice.

Jan
6
Sat
2018
’30 Days in September’ Hindi Play about Child Sexual Abuse @ Vasuki Auditorium, Lok Kala Manch
Jan 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
'30 Days in September' Hindi Play about Child Sexual Abuse @ Vasuki Auditorium, Lok Kala Manch | New Delhi | Delhi | India

Asmita Theatre Group presents ’30 Days in September’ Hindi Play about Child Sexual Abuse

Director : Arvind Gaur

Cast : Amita Walia, Kakoli Gaur, Davinder Kaur, Ishwak Singh

Jan
10
Wed
2018
NATSAMRAT presents “15th Natsamrat Natya Utsav” @ Muktadhara Auditorium
Jan 10 @ 6:30 pm – Jan 14 @ 8:30 pm
NATSAMRAT presents "15th Natsamrat Natya Utsav" @ Muktadhara Auditorium | New Delhi | Delhi | India

NATSAMRAT presents “15th Natsamrat Natya Utsav”

1. FAUST
Wriiten by Girish Karnad and Directed by Shantanu Bose
On 10 th January, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

2. NO PARKING
Written by Harshpal Singh & Kulvinder Singh and Directed by Yashmeet Singh
On 10 th January, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

3. CHAR KOAT
Written by A.V.Kamal and Directed by Sudhesh Vyas
On 11 th January, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

4. WASIYAT
Written by Bhagwati Charan Singh and Directed by Joy Rangayan
On 11th January, 2018 at 8 p.m.

5. KHOOBSURAT BALA
Witten by Agha Hashra Kashmiri and Directed by Hema Singh
On 12 th January, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

6. MORE THAN 8X2
Wriiten by Various and Directed by Shubham Aggarwal
On 12 th January, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

7. ANDHA YUG
Written by Dr. Dharamveer Bharti and Directed by Joy Maisnam
On 13 th January, 2018 at 7 p.m.

8. BALI AUR SHAMBHU
Witten by Manav Paul and Directed by Pawan Chauhan
On 13 th January, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

9. MISPRINT
Written and Directed by Kuldeep Kunal
On 14th January, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

10. JO TUM CHAAHO
Written and Directed by Ved Dutt Arya
On 14 th January, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

Jan
12
Fri
2018
“Laajo” Hindustani Comedy play @ Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (SRCPA)
Jan 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
"Laajo" Hindustani Comedy play @ Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (SRCPA) | New Delhi | Delhi | India

“Laajo” Hindustani Comedy play

The play is based on eminent Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai’s famous story ‘Gharwali’.

The play is a Satire on society, people and their illogical practices. The institution of Marriage is been treated as a comical element in the play,  Ismat Chughtai has ironically sketched the deformed characters who regulates these laws in the name of values and also made fun of their crippled situations.

Director : Rajesh Tiwari

Cast : Poornima Shettygar, Jitender Hooda, Nikhil Sharma, Shradha Sharma, Amit Tiwari

Jan
20
Sat
2018
“Anita aur Rakesh” Dramatized Reading @ Gulmohar Hall
Jan 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
"Anita aur Rakesh" Dramatized Reading @ Gulmohar Hall | New Delhi | Delhi | India

As part of Nashisht Series.

Based on Anita Mohan Rakesh’s autobiographical ‘Satrein aur Satrein’ and Mohan Rakesh’s diary, his books and stories, the evening attempts to offer a glimpse of his temperament and talent and their turbulent courtship and intense relationship.

It unfolds with a narration of her struggle to cope with a dysfunctional family, her meeting with Rakesh, their correspondence and eventually a rather dramatic elopement later on. The audience gets a taste of Mohan Rakesh’s literary genius against the backdrop of their life in the 50s and 60s.

‘Anita aur Rakesh’ is an enticing journey with both Anita and Mohan Rakesh and a privileged first hand peek into their somewhat complex but very intriguing lives.

Artiste: Kanika Aurora – A multifaceted actor

Concept: Kamlesh Kumar Kohli

Collaboration : Impresario Asia

Jan
21
Sun
2018
Asmita Theatre Group presents “Court Martial” Hindi play @ Sri Sathya Sai International Centre
Jan 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Asmita Theatre Group presents "Court Martial" Hindi play @ Sri Sathya Sai International Centre | New Delhi | Delhi | India

Asmita Theatre Group presents Swadesh Deepak’s “Court Martial” Hindi Play.

When respect is denied to a man for the only reason that he is borne by ‘low-caste’ parents, the offence cannot simply be termed as a social violence. It assumes larger proportions of crime against humanity and society at large. Yet by the turn in situation the murderer becomes a win…ner whereas the victim is unforgiving.The culprit may receive severe punishment at the hands of the law but, in fact, it is the society which is put in the docks. Court Martial, written by Swadesh Deepak, is a story of recruit Ram Chander who is tried for murdering one of his officers and injuring another.
The Court Martial is presided by a war veteran. Col Surat Singh who has witnessed many ‘life –and –death’ situation. But this trial puts him in a queer position, so far unknown to him, and during the course of interrogation he realize that the issues at stake are much larger than what meets the eye. Realizing that the Indian army is the only government agency in which reservation on caste basis is not permissible. Court Martial presents a combination of legal and poetic justice.

Feb
24
Sat
2018
MANSHA KI SHAADI AND ISMAT KI KAHANI @ Whistling Woods
Feb 24 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
TOOCHIYAAPEY @ CLAP Center
Feb 24 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feb
25
Sun
2018
Hanging By A Thread
Feb 25 @ 10:45 am – 11:45 am
PARK @ Kreating Charakters
Feb 25 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
TOOCHIYAAPEY @ Whistling Woods
Feb 25 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
17
Sat
2018
THAT’S MY GIRL! premiere shows
Mar 17 @ 7:30 pm – Mar 18 @ 12:00 pm
Apr
6
Fri
2018
Theatre Olympics 2018 @ Shri Ram Centre
Apr 6 @ 5:30 pm – Apr 15 @ 5:30 pm
Theatre Olympics 2018 @ Shri Ram Centre | New Delhi | Delhi | India

Theatre Olympics 2018 

National School of Drama 

Date: 6th April 2018

Title: Loka Shakuntala – A Kannad Play

Performing Group: Antharanga Havyasi Nataka Thanda

Director: C R Lambe

Playright: K V Subbanna

 

Date: 7th April 2018

Title: Aka Nandun – A Kashmiri Play

Performing Group: Ensemble Kashmir Theatre

Director: Bhawani Bashir Yasir

Playright: Bhawani Bashir Yasir

 

Date: 8th April 2018

Title: Diploma in Corruption – A Hindi Play

Performing Group: T.R.U.S.T Theatre

Director: Rajesh Tiwari

 

Date: 9th April 2018

Title: The Big Fat City – Hindi Play

Performing Group: SRCPA Students Production

Director: K S Rajendran

Playright: Mahesh Dhatani

 

Date: 11th April 2018

Title: The Wave – Hindi Play

Performing Group: SRCPA Workshop Students

Director: Tarique Hameed

Playright: Reinhold Tritt

 

Date: 12th April 2018

Title: Chaar Tang Ka Koyal – Hindi Play

Performing Group: SRCPA Workshop Students

Director: Rajesh Bakshi

 

Date: 13th April 2018

Title: Muktidham – Hindi Play

Performing Group: META Theatre Festival

 

Date: 14th April 2018

Title: KARUPPU (Non Verbal Play)

Performing Group: META Theatre Festival

 

Date: 15th April 2018

Title: COMFORT WOMEN – An Assamese Play

Performing Group: META Theatre Festival

 

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  • Please carry a valid ID proof along with you.
  • Entry on first come basis.
  • No refunds on purchased ticket are possible, even in case of any rescheduling.
  • Security procedures, including frisking remain the right of the management.
  • No dangerous or potentially hazardous objects including but not limited to weapons, knives, guns, fireworks, helmets, lazer devices, bottles, musical instruments will be allowed in the venue and may be ejected with or without the owner from the venue.
  • The sponsors/performers/organizers are not responsible for any injury or damage occurring due to the event. Any claims regarding the same would be settled in courts in Mumbai.
  • People in an inebriated state may not be allowed entry.
  • Venue rules apply. Kids below 8 years are not allowed.
  • Still photography and videography is prohibited.
  • No admission allowed while the play is in progress.
  • Food and drinks are not allowed in the auditorium.
  • Programme is subject to change.
Apr
21
Sat
2018
Drama Performance – Treadmill @ Roseate House , Delhi
Apr 21 @ 7:30 pm
Drama Performance - Treadmill @ Roseate House , Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | India

Upstage Insider & Pratibimb Dramatics Society Present : “Treadmill “ This play shows a relatable, simple and yet myriad story about the cyclicity of life, portrayed through a common man and his nostalgic encounters with certain people in his life. These encounters, though seemingly inane at first, lead the protagonist through a deep understanding of his own condition. We go through an impactful journey where he introspects about his wife, their relationship, and if anything could salvage it. His professional success or the compliance to social norms are the options he has, but he is about to discover a third, much more freeing way. Story structure at its finest, along with bits of enthralling poetry make “Treadmill” a grand mirror; a mirror into which we all must look into.

 

Terms & Conditions

Please carry a valid ID proof along with you.No refunds on purchased ticket are possible, even in case of any rescheduling.Security procedures, including frisking remain the right of the management.No dangerous or potentially hazardous objects including but not limited to weapons, knives, guns, fireworks, helmets, lazer devices, bottles, musical instruments will be allowed in the venue and may be ejected with or without the owner from the venue.The sponsors/performers/organizers are not responsible for any injury or damage occurring due to the event. Any claims regarding the same would be settled in courts in Mumbai.People in an inebriated state may not be allowed entry.

May
12
Sat
2018
Two day Theatre Festival “Taaruf-e-Manto” @ The Attic
May 12 @ 4:00 pm – May 13 @ 7:00 pm
Two day Theatre Festival  "Taaruf-e-Manto" @ The Attic | New Delhi | Delhi | India

 

After FOUR successful runs, we proudly brings back “Taaruf-e-Manto” on the 106th Birth Anniversary of one of the most controversial Urdu Writers SAADAT HASSAN MANTO.
We always feel privileged to introduce Manto among our audience through the best of his work from his diaries. The details of the show are as follows:
Day 1 – Saturday, 12th May 2018
1st Show – 04:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Story – SAU CANDLE POWER KA BULB
2nd Show – 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
Story – KHOL DO
Venue: THE ATTIC, 36, Regal Building CP, New Delhi
Day 2 – Sunday, 13th May 2018
1st Show – 05:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Story – SAU CANDLE POWER KA BULB
2nd Show – 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Story – KHOL DO
Venue: Studio Safdar, Shadipur, New Delhi
This will be an OPEN HAT show where entry will be FREE.
– This show is strictly for 18+ years of group people.
– Due to limited seating capacity, entry will be on first come first serve basis.
– Please reach at the venue (as per the dates) at least 20 mins before the show.
Come, let’s get together and give a tribute to Saadat Hassan Manto by celebrating his dark stories with us
May
25
Fri
2018
THEATRE : NSD Repertory Company presents Summer Theatre Festival 2017 at Abhimanch Auditorium, National School of Drama (NSD) & Kamani Auditorium > 25th May to 18th June 2017 @ Abhimanch & Kamani @ National School of Drama
May 25 @ 3:30 pm – Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm
THEATRE : NSD Repertory Company presents Summer Theatre Festival 2017 at Abhimanch Auditorium, National School of Drama (NSD) & Kamani Auditorium > 25th May to 18th June 2017 @ Abhimanch & Kamani @ National School of Drama | New Delhi | Delhi | India

 

THEATRE : NSD Repertory Company presents Summer Theatre Festival 2017 at Abhimanch Auditorium, National School of Drama (NSD) & Kamani Auditorium > 25th May to 18th June 2017

Entry : by tickets priced at Rs. 300, Rs. 200, Rs. 100, Rs. 50, Available at :
Online : eticket.nsd.gov.in
Offline : Advance Booking from 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm at NSD Repertory Company, Bahawalpur House, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi -1
And one hour before the show if not sold out
Enquiry : 23383420
Note :
Children Below 8 years not Allowed.
No admission while scene in progress.
Cameras, mobile phone etc. not allowed.

Venues :
25th to 28th May : Abhimanch Auditorium, National School of Drama (NSD), Bahawalpur House, 1 Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi-110001
Event Description : NSD Repertory Company presents Summer Theatre Festival 2015


Schedule :

25th to 28th May : 7:00 pm
Bayen
1hr.35min 
Director: Usha Ganguli
Langauge: Hindi
Group: Repertory Company
Auditorium: Abhimanch
Additional Show : 27th and 28th May at 3:30 pm

30th May to 2nd June : 7:00 pm
Tajmahal Ka Tender
2hr
Director: Chittranjan Tripathy
Langauge: Hindi
Group: Repertory Company
Auditorium: Kamani

3rd and 4th June : 7:00 pm
Vidyottama
1hr.40min
Director: Mohan Maharishi
Langauge: Hindi
Group: Repertory Company
Auditorium: Kamani
Additional Show : 4th June at 3:30 pm

5th to 8th June : 7:00 pm
Aadha Chand
2hr.20min
Director: Tripurari Sharma
Langauge: Hindi
Group: Repertory Company
Auditorium: Kamani

9th to 11th June : 7:00 pm

Ghazab Teri Aadaa
1hr.45min
Director: Prof.Waman Kendre
Langauge: Hindi
Group: Repertory Company
Auditorium: Kamani
Additional Show : 10th and 11th June at 3:30 pm

12th to 15th June : 7:00 pm
Ghasiram Kotwal
2hr 
Director: Rajinder Nath
Langauge: Hindi
Group: Repertory Company
Auditorium: Kamani

16th to 18th June : 7:00 pm
Lagi Lagan
1hr.50min
Director: Prof.Waman Kendre
Language: Hindi
Group: Repertory Company
Auditorium: Kamani
Additional Show : 17th and 18th June at 3:30 pm

 

 

 

Jun
9
Sat
2018
Popular Theatre Festival 2018 – Aurangzeb @ Shri Ram Centre
Jun 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Popular Theatre Festival 2018 - Aurangzeb @ Shri Ram Centre | New Delhi | Delhi | India

urangzeb is a well-known play in Hindi theatre which is running from last ten years. Here is a chance to witness it once again.

When Emperor Shahjahan fell ill in 1657, a war of succession broke out among his four sons, Dara Shukoh, Shuja, Aurangzeb and Murad. The main contenders were Dara and Aurangzeb while Shahjahans two daughters Jahanara and Roshanara, supported Dara and Aurangzeb respectively. The Emperor himself lent his support to his eldest son Dara, who alone of the four brothers, was present at Agra and sympathetic to Shahjahans dream plan of building a black-marble-mahal for himself on the other side of Yamuna facing Mumtazs Tajmahal.

The play begins with the conversation between two of Aurangzebs spies in Agra Fort, who tell us of others spying on them, indicating Aurangzebs suspicious nature as well as his attempt to be in control. The play selects, telescopes and fuses events to capture the fissures as well as the peaks of a period of history. The war of succession to throne and issues and ideologies that the major players in the drama represent: Shahjahan symbolizes a decadent, self-indulgent, romantic aestheticism; Aurangzeb articulates and fiercely fights to establish an Islamic fundamentalist state, and Dara projects himself as a philosopher-statesman striving to preserve a pluralist society and nation. Shahjahan dreams about a black-marble-mahal for himself, Aurangzeb dreams of one nation, one language, one religion, while Dara fears that Aurangzeb will destroy the precious heritage of Akbar.

The play has as its theme the struggles of mutually contradictory dispositions of the various characters: Shahjahan and Aurangzeb; Dara and Aurangzeb; Jahanara and Roshanara; and finally Aurangzeb versus Aurangzeb. Shahjahan lives in the past, Dara in the future, and Aurangzeb in the present. Aurangzebs success is the triumph of pragmatism but he has to pay dearly as we find him in the last scene sitting not on his Peacock throne but beside it on the floor. His loneliness becomes his tragedy. The play ends with him asking himself the question: Am I a devout Muslim or a fanatic? He is left awaiting the judgment of history.

Jul
28
Sat
2018
Dastan-e Karn Az Mahabharata @ The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Center: Delhi,
Jul 28 – Jul 29 all-day
Dastan-e Karn Az Mahabharata @ The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Center: Delhi, | New Delhi | Delhi | India

Mahmood Farooqui

‘Dastan-e Karn Az Mahabharat’ is written and performed by Mahmood Farooqui. The last question Karna asked as he lay dying in Krishna’s lap was whether I would be as famous as Arjuna and Krishna replied that your fame will last longer than Arjuna. This Dastangoi presentation on the great Karna draws on the original Sanskrit Mahabharata and Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Marathi writings on the life and times of one of the greatest warriors ever produced by Hindustan Jannat Nishan.Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 and Rs.200 also available at the Programmes desk, Habitat World, IHC. An Old World Culture Presentation.