Watch this desi medley dedicated to Big 'O'
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October 2 and 3, 6 pm
Where The Comedy Store, Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
Call 43485000
Tickets Rs 550 (at the venue or on www.bookmyshow.com)
Any idea what the word 'vagina' is in Hindi? Try 'orgasm'. We are not even too sure what the apt Hindi translation for a 'monologue' is, but witnessing Eve Ensler's legendary play ufffd The Vagina Monologues ufffd take on a desi twist in Poor-Box Productions' Kissa Yoni Ka, will be interesting, to say the least. Put this production in a space that is essentially meant for stand-up comedians and you wouldn't know what to expect.
Either ways, it would be interesting to catch the play that moved thousands of women across the globe and raised millions of dollars, talk of vada pav or Hyderabadi Biryani rather than a hamburger. Meet Indianised characters telling their stories in Hindi: from the Maharashtrian woman who met a man who 'loved to look at her' to a Parsi woman who hasn't 'been down there since 1994'. Watch out for the medley of the big 'O' that was quite a piece de resistance in the famous English version.
Produced and directed by Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal and Kaizaad Kotwal, the play stars Mahabanoo, Sonali Sachdev, Jayati Bhatia, Dolly Thakore and Avantika Akerkar.
Stack up on these superstars
Till October 8, 10 am to 8 pm
Where Kamalnayan Bajaj Hall, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point.
Call 22844549u00a0
Remember the feeling of getting home with loads of newly-purchased goodies and an empty wallet, and still feeling thrilled about your indulgence? The iconic Strand Book Stall is back with its book fest and there are more than 10,000 titles and discounts upto 80%.
"The books that we have this time can put together a library," says Vidya Virkar, owner of Strand Book Stall and daughter of late TN Shanbag. "We have some brilliant reference books and handbooks and a whole lot of classics for those looking at compiling their own library."
You can also browse through rare leather-bound editions of Charlotte Bront 's works, Winston Churchill's The Second World War and Churchill's Secret War, recently released books like Absolute Khushwant (by Khushwant Singh) and India: A Traveler's Literary Companion that is just out in USA but is set to be released in India only early next year. Pick up a copy of the Atlas of the World published by the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain for a fab price of Rs 750 marked down from the actual price of Rs 4,650 or the entire set of Encyclopedia Britannica for Rs 44,000 as opposed to its actual price of Rs 63,000. We suggest you keep an eye out for physicist Stephen Hawking's latest, The Grand Design, that is expected to go up on sale in a day or two.
Doll up with these Russian avatars
Till October 3, 1 pm to 8 pm
Where Cultural Centre of Russia, 31-A, Dr G Deshmukh Marg, Pedder Road.
Call 23512495
Get a glimpse of contemporary Russia through an art exhibition titled Raduga (Russian for rainbow). Check out works of renowned artists including Anatoli Soloviev and Mansoor Sattarov, alongside the works of emerging artists who have reinterpreted the European styles by combining them with their own distinctive innovations. The paintings represent contemporary Russian art, including figurative and narrative art, still life, landscape painting, surrealist, realist and portrait paintings. As a souvenir, pick up Russian handicrafts like Matryoshkas (nesting dolls), lacquer and musical boxes, Khokhloma, Zhostova trays, stuffed dolls, toys, patchwork and embroidery items.
Trash will make noise on international music day
On Sunday, 5 pm
Where Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre, 122 A, JK Sawant Marg, near Ruparel College, Matunga.
Call 24304150
Let Taufiq Qureshi transport you into his exquisite, exotic and esoteric world of rhythm on International Music Day, which falls this Sunday. From the youngest son of tabla legend Ustad Allarakha Khan, the show Ta Dha features Taufiq on the tabl (djembe), keyboard and percussio, Yogesh Samsi on the tabla, Shridhar Parthas on the mridangam, Ravindra Chary on the sitar and Soumil on the keyboard. See trash such as buckets and tin boxes put to creative use to explore new rhythmic horizons with Mumbai Stamp, an innovative band formed by Taufiq.
How the the joy of giving matters
Till October 2, 10 am to 5 pm
Call 9820300281 (Worli), 9881522839 (Dharavi) and 9967890692 (Thane)
If you haven't quite been a Samaritan lately, here's an easy way to appease your guilty conscience even as the Joy of Giving week concludes this Sunday. All you need to do is collect those clothes that have been lying in your closet since ages and are still in wearable condition, or round up the excess stationery that you might have, and drop it off at any of the collection centres of Goonj mentioned above. Goonj, an award-winning voluntary organisation, is initiating a nationwide awareness-cum-collection programme that will convert excesses from the cities into a development resource for the villages. You can also put in utensils, footwear, dry ration and old newspapers.
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