The playwright this week is Mohan Rakesh, a pioneer of the Nai Kahani literary movement of Hindi literature in the 1950s. Curated by Sohaila Kapur, the readings are part of our #FromTheArchives series. |
The playwright this week is Mohan Rakesh, a pioneer of the Nai Kahani literary movement of Hindi literature in the 1950s. Curated by Sohaila Kapur, the readings are part of our #FromTheArchives series. |
Four accomplished women artists – Mallika Sarabhai (30th), Surupa Sen (1st July), Prathibha Prahlad, (3rd July) and Shovana Narayan (5th July) discuss their legacy with Madhur Gupta, Sangeet Vidya Niketan. Hosted by Sahapedia. Outreach Partner IHC.
NCPA@Home: This week, listen to a discussion on ‘The soft power of cultural capital’ from the Tata Lit Live 2018 and enjoy a spirited quartet from NCPA's 2020 event diary.
THEATRE THIS WEEK 
Delhi theatre artistes Sabina Mehta Jaitly, Sohaila Kapur, Sunit Tandon, Charu Shankar, Ankur Sabharwal, Neeraj Yadav and Pallavi Batra revisit the plays of the Nai Kahani pioneer, Mohan Rakesh, through a dramatized reading of excerpts from his plays Aashadh Ka Ek Din (1958), Aadhe Adhure (1969) and Lahron Ke Rajhans (1963). Presented by the Readers’ Company. Curated by Sohaila Kapur.
An initiative by National Theatre Live, designed to continue to engage audiences in their homes during this period of confinement. This week we have, the Bridge Theatre’s immersive production of Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Available to watch till 2 July.
FILMS THIS WEEK 
#MoreFilmsForFreedom: Three films that explore LGBTIQ+ themes. Commissioned by the BFI Flare, the British Council, and BFI NETWORK. Available till 14 July.
IFcinéma à la carte an online festival of French films from 12th June to 13th July 2020. Organised by The French Institute in India. No registration required.
Lockdown Recommendations: This week we have, Morality TV and the Loving Jehad - Ek Manohar Kahani (Hindi, Eng/2007/30 min). Dir. Paromita Vohra.
Collab. Kriti Film Club.
OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEK 
Heritage talks with historian and author Swapna Liddle continue. Here she talks about, A Lost World: Recording memories of late Mughal court and culture.
Listen to talks on the enchanting life of birds by experts and enthusiasts, offered by the Delhi Bird Foundation.
The Metropolitan Opera, New York, continues its free Nightly Opera Streams. This week we have Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment (29th), Wagner’s Die Walküre (30th), Shostakovich’s The Nose (1st July), Bizet’s Carmen (2nd), Mozart’s Don Giovanni (3rd), Donizetti’s Don Pasquale (4th), and Rossini’s La Donna del Lago (5th July).
