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In an effort to explore the thin line between madness and genius, one of Calcutta’s oldest English theatre groups, The Red Curtain, is back with David Auburn’s Pulitzer-winning drama, The Proof. The play revolves around a mathematics genius and his daughter, who tries to prove her father’s authorship of a revolutionary theory after his death. The play was made into a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins. Closer home, actor-director Arun Mukhopadhyay adapted The Proof into Nirnoy, which had a successful run on the Calcutta stage. The Red Curtain’s The Proof is set in 28 Ballygunge Circular Road, a fictitious address cooked up by production director Sumit Roy, who adapted the play and set the characters in Calcutta. Here the family returns to Calcutta from abroad. Several sub-plots have been weaved around the main plot. Kabir Seth plays mathematician Prof. Rajat Sen, while Niharika Seth plays his daughter Sharmistha. The two other cast members are Sunayana Roy as Supriya Sen and Dhruv Mookerji as Anup Bose. The play is being staged to raise funds for Operation Smile, a project aimed at treating children with facial deformities.
Event: Play in English, David Auburn’s The Proof, produced by The Red Curtain When: Today at 7 pm Where: Gyan Manch
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January 18 - February 16 at CIMA Gallery (except Sundays & public holidays); Mondays: 2 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Freedom: Sixty years after Indian Independence. An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by renowned artists. Inauguration today at 6.30 pm.
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 18 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 12 noon - 8 pm: Esperance presents its second annual group exhibition of paintings and sculptures, titled Rhythm - A visual harmony.
Till January 19 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #9830049825; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artwork and hologram by young artists of Chicago.
Till January 19 at Gallery Chemould, 12F Park Street, #22298641; 2 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Tamali Dasgupta.
Till January 20 at Asutosh Birth Centenary Hall, Indian Museum; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition-cum-sale of paintings and drawings by Mamata Banerjee. Proceeds from the sale will go towards the cause of Nandigram.
Till January 20 at Artspace India, 7 Deodar Street; #24764612; 2 pm - 7 pm: Graphic paintings and drawings by Sharmila Roy.
Till January 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of Tanjore and Brindavan paintings by Paromita Sircar.
Till January 22 (except January 19 & 20) at Gallery Yapan Chitra, 12/1A, 3rd floor, Lift no. 2, Stephen Court, 18A park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Mind’s Eye, in association with Gallery Yapan Chitra, presents Touch of Winter-II, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by well-known artists.
Till January (except Sunday) at Kanvas Art Gallery, 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Shivam Chambers, 2nd floor; #30523243; 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm: Soul Search, an exhibition of Priyanka (Gupta) Agarwal’s art works.
Till January 25 (except Sunday) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #22902274; 11 am - 7 pm: Citing the City — an exhibition of recent works by Sudhir Patwardhan.
Till January 31 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings (Seasons IV) by Sadhana Raddi.
Till January 31 (except Mondays and January 23 & 26) at Birla Academy’s galleries; 3 pm - 8 pm: Birla Academy’s 41st Annual Exhibition 2008.
Till January 31 (weekdays) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 11 am - 6 pm: Spectrum, a group show of Indian contemporary art.
DRAMA
January 18 at Kala Mandir; 7 pm: Reliance Communication and British Council present Tim Supple’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the widely acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare’s play.
January 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet. Dir: Anish Ghosh.
January 20 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts and Lok-Krishti present Krishna Gahwar. Direction: Bratya Basu.
January 20 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Sansriti presents Surjo-pora Chhai, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay.
January 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Howrah Dakshinayan presents Hawa Badal. Direction: Kunal Mukhopadhyay.
January 21 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Theatrecian presents Jude’s ‘farcical musical’, The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Direction: Ananda Lal.
SEMINAR
January 18 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Three-day international seminar on Understanding Consciousness: Recent Advances. Welcome address: Swami Sarvabhutananda. Inaugural speech by Swami Prabhananda. Keynote address: P.N. Tandon. Presidential address: N. Mukunda. Vote of thanks: Saroj Ghose.
TALK
January 18 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Swami Pareshatmananda will speak on Vivek Chudamoni.
January 18 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.
PERFORMING ARTS
Till January 21 at Mohar Kunj (Citizen’s Park); 4.30 pm: Association of Professional Performing Singers (West Bengal) presents Bangla Gaaner Saat Sandhya, a programme of Bengali songs by different artistes.
January 18 at Calcutta School of Music; 7 pm: Lightning in a Bottle, a concert on film representing a musical journey through various Blues tyles, from African songs to W.C. Handy, to music hall styles, women singers, the lone Juke Player right up through B.B. King and Hendrix; a tribute to all great musicians that have made the Blues a musical genre. An Ajoy Ray presentation for the Jazz Listeners’ Forum.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till January 20 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Made in India (2005-2007), an exhibition of photographs by Martin Waelde.
Till February 3 (except Mondays) at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Ramkinkar in Focus - Through the Eyes of Devi Prasad, an exhibition of photographs of Ramkinkar Baij’s works taken by Devi Prasad. A few of Ramkinkar’s paintings are also on view. Curated by Dr Naman Ahuja of the School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi.
Till February 9 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Ladies of Calcutta— an exhibition of photographs by Dayanita Singh.
Till February 12 at Alliance Française du Bengale Gallery, 217 AJC Bose Road, #22815538; 10 am - 5.30 pm: Eurography, a photo exhibit by Rono.
BOOK SIGNING
January 18 at Crossword, 8 Elgin Road; 4 pm: The signing of the book, The Age of Shiva, by well-known author Manil Suri.
WORKSHOP
January 18 at Jadavpur University, Vivekananda Hall; 12 noon: A theatre workshop with Tim Supple and the cast members of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
EXHIBITION
January 18 - 20 at Park Banquets, The Park Hotel; 11 am - 8 pm: Exhibit presents Gadgetise 2008 - India’s premier expo on gadgets and lifestyle products.
Till January 19 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of jewellery and photography by Eina Aluwalia.
Till January 19 at Weavers Studio, 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, Ballygunge Place, #24408926; 9.30 am - 6.30 pm: Weavers Studio presents handcrafted tribal, traditional and contemporary textiles, and weaves, prints and embroideries.
Till February 1 (Monday to Friday) at Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan; 10 am - 6 pm: Young:Germany, an interactive exhibition on German Youth Culture.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;
Fax: 2234-8244
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