It's raining movies for kids
It's raining movies for kids On: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the month, 7 pm onwardsAt: Hanging Cube, Entrance Arcade, Ishanya Mall, opposite Golf Course, Yerwada.Call: 40004000A new semester has begun and kids are already reeling under the burden of studies. But the Kids' Film Festival at Ishanya promises to be more than just fun. The festival will showcase nine films including animated short films from various countries, which have been designed for children of all age groups. The films that will be screened include animation films such as Theme Planet, Dog Cafe (UK), Kiwi (USA), Gopher Broke, My Tissue Paper and France's Replay. Oktapodi, Raj Kumar Koppu's Ceceliau00a0-- The Balcony Girl and three short films by Nitin Das will provide an Indian touch to the festival. Vatsal Asher, VPu00a0-- Customer Experience, Ishanya said that many of these are award-winning films. "It will be an excellent opportunity for kids to get introduced to meaningful cinema."
A still from Ceciliau00a0-- The Balcony Girl Get into trance modeu00a0u00a0u00a0 On: June 25, 7 pm to 9 pmAt: Maitri Hall, The Urban Ashram, opposite Sujoy Garden, Mukund Nagar.If you are bored of the usual dance, art and song sessions and are looking for something more spiritual, head to Urban Arsham on Saturday. The Ashram has organised a Sufi dance, music and poetry workshop with Jyoti Mate. The workshop involves theatrical exercises, voice modulation, team building exercises and dancing to the music of Abida Parveen and the poetry of Rumi. The idea behind the workshop is to raise confidence levels, remove inhibitions and have fun. The session is being conducted by Mate who is an expressive art therapist who works with colour, drama, music and dance. A trained classical dancer, she brings her passion for dance and therapy together through engaging workshops.
The session will involve dancing to the songs of singer Abida Parveen Rock this weekendOn: June 24, 8.30 pm onwardsAt: Arc Asia, ABC Farms, Koregaon Park.Listen to Classic Rock, Blues and Jazz Blues by city-based band Blackwings. The band will play popular covers from the 70s and 80s. The band members include Kiran Amati (vocals), Pranjal Miq Kashyap (lead guitar) Haman Khani (bass), Ba'pee Paul (drums and percussion) and Yatin Gadgil (keyboards). "We will be playing blues with a touch of commercial sounds. There will be Classic Rock numbers as well," said Pranjal Miq Kashyap. The band from Guwahati originally formed in 1996 and had a reunion of sorts in 2004. Currently, the band is composing original numbers.
Classic Rock band BlackwingsWitness A special bond On: June 24 and 25, 7.30 pm onwardsu00a0u00a0u00a0 At: Bishops School, Kalyani Nagar.Watch two plays based on Ruskin Bond's short stories, which are being staged in association with an NGO working towards preventing suicide. Directed by Akarsh Khurana from Akvarious Productions, the plays are titled Special Bond and Special Bond Part 2. The play is about a boy from Mumbai who goes to the hills to stay with his grandfather. But he doesn't want to go because he thinks it's a boring place. "Once he reaches there, he bonds with the local children and starts enjoying himself. He shares many short adventures with the local kids as well. Special Bond Part 2 is about him going back to the place after a year and meeting up with local children and the adventure continues," said Khurana. The play was first performed five years ago at Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre and a year later the second part opened at the same theatre. Around 10 actors will present the plays over two days.
