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For close to one-and-a-half centuries, the Prinsep Memorial has stood regally on the banks of the river Ganga — a mute witness to the changing times. It has witnessed bloodshed, birth of a nation, death, decay and destruction. The memorial itself was on the brink of destruction until INTACH took notice of this edifice and decided to restore its glory. With the help of HSBC and PWD, the project is over and now two veteran dancers, the city’s own Priti Patel and B. Bhanumati from Bangalore will premiere two dance productions around a specific theme, Leisemba — Creation of Earth, Heaven and Man. Patel’s production in Manipuri style (picture right) is inspired from ancient Manipuri manuscripts, Pudhu and Leithak Leikhrof. The ballet tells the story of time immemorial when the universal God, Guru Atiya Sidaba, asked his eldest son Asiba to create heaven and earth...the first sound...the first light. Battling against the evil forces of darkness, Asiba succeeded in fulfilling his father’s order with the help of the goddess of lightening, Nongthangleia. Bhanumati traces man’s journey of turbulence and peace in Bharata Natyam style, and her piece is inspired by renowned poet Jayshankar Prasad’s acclaimed Hindi epic, Kamayani. The epic is based on the vedic literature and traces the rise, fall and resurrection of man in the form of Manu, aided by his wife, Shraddha. The cultural festival will be hosted by HSBC and Anjika.
Event: Prinsep Ghat Dance Festival When: Today at 6.15 pm Where: Prinsep Ghat
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art
Till January 4 at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Exhibition of latest works by Jeram Patel and Amitava.
January 4 - 16 (except Sunday) at Kanvas Art Gallery, 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Shivam Chambers, 2nd floor; 3 pm - 7 pm: A Figurative Show featuring the art works of Bijon Choudhary, Manoj Mitra, Gopal Sanyal, Sukanta Das, Dewashis Das, Subrata Das, Subrata Pal, Timir Brahma and Subhro Banerjee.
January 5 - 14 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of recent paintings by Kishore Chatterjee. Inauguration on January 5 at 6 pm.
Till January 5 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027; 3 pm - 7 pm: Aakriti Art Gallery presents Indian Surrealism, curated by Prof. Sovon Som.
Till January 5 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, 2nd floor, Duckback House, #22873377; 11 am - 7 pm: Kothao Tomar Haariyeh Jaabar Nei Maana Monay Monay, an exhibition of paintings by Kartick Pyne.
Till January 6 at Taj Bengal; 10 am - 8 pm: The Virtual Space, an exhibition of paintings by Nabanita Banerjee.
Till January 7 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Chitrakoot presents Silk Route, an exhibition of graphic prints by Reyhani.
Till January 7 (except Sunday) at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Picasso Bithi (Hungerford Street), Regency, 3rd floor, #22895438; 11.30 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of watercolours by Badri Narayan.
Till January 18 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Pageant of Life, showcasing Indian art and sculpture by eminent artists. Participants: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Pal, Bratin Khan, Kartick Pyne, Aditya Basak, Sanatan Dinda, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday, Tapas Sarkar, Beena Pradhan and Atin Basak.
Till January 19 (except Sundays) at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #9830049825; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artwork and hologram by young artists of Chicago.
DRAMA
January 5 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3.15 pm: Rangapat presents Tusher Aagun.
January 5 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Kalyani Natyacharcha presents Hariye Jaye Manush. Direction: Kishore Sengupta.
January 5 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Arghya presents Tagore’s Rakta Karabi. Stage and costume designed by Shuvaprasanna. Direction: Manish Mitra.
January 6 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: nandipat presents Mrityu Na Hatya, based on a play by Dario Fo. Adapted and directed by Bibhas Chakraborty.
January 6 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Renaissance presents Dastak, a play in Hindi, directed by Alok Chakravarty.
January 6 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts and Lok-Krishti present Krishna Gahwar. Drama, direction & acting: Bratya Basu.
January 6 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Shouvanik will stage Fakka. Direction: Chandan Das.
DRAMA FESTIVAL
Till January 5 at Howrah Sarat Sadan & on January 6 at Academy of Fine Arts: To commemorate the 15th death anniversary of its founder Achintya Chowdhury, Dwandwik hosts a six-day drama festival. Today at 5.30 pm: Children’s dramas Udbhat Rog presented by Deshbandhu Smriti Mandir and Bhyablar Kando by Howrah Vivekananda Institution; and at 6.30 pm: Surya Pora Chhai, a Sansriti production, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay.
BOOK LAUNCH
January 4 at Crossword, 8 Elgin Road; 6.30 pm: Crossword and Patrabharati host the launch of Saper Jhapi, a crime thriller by Barun Chanda.
PERFORMING ARTS
Till January 7 at Rabindra Sadan: West Bengal State Music Academy, in collaboration with EZCC, presents a classical music conference featuring stalwarts as well as rising talents. Today at 5.30 pm: Shirin Sengupta (vocal), Jaya Biswas (sitar), and Rajan Mishra and Sajan Mishra (vocal).
Till January 6 at Khilat Bhavan, 47 Pathuriaghata Street; 6.30 pm: Classical music conference, to mark the platnium jubilee year of All-Bengal Music Conference, in association with Jalsaghar. Today: Jogesh Samshi (solo tabla recital) with Hiranmoy Mitra on the harmonium; and Subhada Paradkar (vocal) with Ramdas Palshule (tabla) and Satish Paradkar (harmonium).
January 4 at Prinsep Ghat; 6.15 pm: HSBC and Anjika present INTACH’s Prinsep Ghat Cultural Festival; its special feature is that the dance productions have evolved around a specific theme: Leisemba - Creation of Earth, Heaven and Man. Both productions, one by Priti Patel in Manipuri style and the other by B. Bhanumati in Bharata Natyam style, are being premiered here.
January 4 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Spandan presents Pandit V.G. Jog Memorial Concert featuring Madhuri Chattopadhyay (violin) and Subhra Guha (vocal).
January 5 at Kalamandalam Performing Arts & Research Centre, 49/64 Prince Golam Md. Shah Road, Golf Gardens; 4 pm: A traditional Kathakali performance on the occasion of Guru Govindan Kutty’s first death anniversary.
January 5 at Nicco Park; 5 pm: Anandabazar Patrika presents Abar Bochor Tirish Pore — a philharmonic rock concert featuring the songs of Mohiner Ghoraguli, the first indigenius rock band of the country.
January 5 at Birla Academy; 6 pm: A classical music concert, in memory of Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar, to mark the sixth anniversary of Dhrupad Gurukul. Featuring dhrupad sangeet by the students of Dhrupad Gurukul; Aalap and dhrupad by Ashoka Dhar with Rishbh Dhar (pakhawaj) at 7 pm; and Dhrupad sangeet by Pandit Dev Sankar Dwivedi with Apurbalal Manna (pakhawaj) at 8 pm.
January 5 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Sanskriti Sagar presents a sitar recital by Ustad Nishat Khan, with Ustad Sabir Khan on the tabla.
TALK
January 4 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Ramaranjan Mukherji will speak in Sanskrit on Bhavabhutir Uttararamacharit.
January 4 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6 pm: Discourse on the Life and teachings of Srimat Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj by Swami Japapriyananda.
January 4 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44, Salt Lake; 6 pm: A discussion on Life and teachings of Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj by Swami Amiteshananda.
January 4 at Kala Mandir Basement; 6.30 pm: Seagull presents the P.K. Ghosh Memorial Lecture. Topic: Partition, Proust and Palestine. Speaker: Jacqueline Rose, professor of English, Queen Mary University, UK.
January 4 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.
FESTIVAL
January 5 & 6 at Nabanagar - Vivekananda Maidan, Shaktigarh, Jadavpur; 10 am onwards: The 3rd Baul-Fakir Utsav, organised by Marfat. Participants include well-known Baul and Fakir singers from all over West Bengal.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till January 6 at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road, near Kalighat Park; 2 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of black-and-white photographs by Christopher Taylor.
Till January 6 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Ranesh Chandra Ray’s first solo exhibition of photographs.
EXHIBITION
Till January 18 at 85 Lansdowne, 85-B Sarat Bose Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: A month-long exhibition of party wear by resident designers and exhibit by Priyadarshini Rao. Also, introducing Surili Goel, Mayank Modi and Nachiket Barve.
Till January 15 at Design, 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #24664315; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Paramita Viswanathan’s annual exhibition of printed silks, tussars and south Indian sarees.
BIRTH CENTENARY
January 5 at Sisir Mancha; 5.30 pm: Inaugural programme of historian Sudhir Kumar Mitra’s birth centenary celebrations. ‘Sudhir Kumar Mitra Anchal Charcha Padak’ will be presented to Manindranath Ash. Ramakanta Chakraborty will deliver the centenary lecture on Bamlar Anchal Charchar Itihas.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244
All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less
than a week ahead to:
Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001;
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