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Exploring the quintessential spirit of all that is Indian, Manoj Kachangal has evolved a personal language that he has created through spirituality, colour and abstraction. In Search of the Abyss, the ongoing exhibition of his recent works, represents colour, rhythm, balance, accord and a sense of mysticism and tranquillity. At the same time, there is a palpable sense of adventure, as the viewer walks through the labyrinth-like space, negotiating the tangled thickness of paint. Possessed of a strong and dynamic energy, the artist has generated an atmosphere that is meditative and introspective yet inviting; a window to a world that beckons and invites further exploration. Escaping the obvious, his works allow for a freedom of analysis and reading, each an unfolding and captivating account of life in real and surreal realms. Curated by Bhavna Kakar.
Event: An exhibition of paintings by Manoj Kachangal When: Till February 29; 11.30 am - 7 pm Where: Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, 3rd floor
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Till February 25 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Anweshan hosts an art exhibition by a group of young artists: Amitava Chakraborty, Somnath Majumder, Bijoy Bera, Binoy Dalui, Debabrata Mazumder, Debjani Majumder and Pritish Daw.
February 25 - March 1 at Chemould Art Gallery, Queen’s Mansion, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Biplab Sarkar and Sasanka Ghosh present their latest series of paintings, titled Ecstasy.
Till February 26 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Nature Symphonique — paintings by Anju Chaudhuri.
Till February 27 at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road, #32584832; 11 am - 7 pm: Nishshabda — paintings by Siraj Saxena.
Till February 27 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Pallab Kanti Mitra.
Till February 27 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sujit Roy, Utpal Ghosh, Rajib Sur Roy, Pulok Karmakar and Biplab Chowdhury.
Till February 27 at 1/42 Shahid Nagar, Dhakuria; 1 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of Aloke Paul’s latest creations.
Till February 28 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Ashis Pradhan, Bidyut Ranjan Dutta, Banani Singha, Dilip Kumar Maiti, Dipankar Karmakar, Joy Dutta, Manash Saha, Pinak Pani Nath and Sangita Chaudhuri.
Till February 29 at Mon Art Gallery, 6 Picasso Bithi (Hungerford Street), Regency 3rd floor; #22895438; 11.30 am - 7 pm: In Search of the Abyss, a solo painting exhibition by Manoj Kachangal.
Till February 29 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Realism and Surrealism — an exhibition of the works by Tapas Sardar, Sanatan Dinda, Sukanta Das, Kartick Chandra Pyne, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Atin Basak, Sibsaday, Bratin Khan and others.
Till February 29 (except Sunday) at Domus art Gallery, 28/B Shakespeare Sarani, #22892546; 11 am - 6 pm: An exhibition of Indian contemporary art. Participating artists: Ashoke Mullick, Dewashish Das, Dipankar Ray, Partha Sarathy, Rabindranath Pal, Swapan Denra, Shekhar Pal and Saumya Bandyopadhyay.
Till March 2 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace; 11 am - 7 pm: A New Fulfilment, an exhibition of paintings by Dhiraj Chowdhury.
Till March 2 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, 1st floor, Gol Park, #98362 76110; 4 pm - 8 pm: Art of Neo-Bengal School Today, dedicated to Abanindranath Tagore. Participating artists: Ajay Kumar Ghosh, Amal Nath Chakladar, Arpita Basu, Chandra Sekhar Basu Majumder, Dhirendranath Brahma, Krishna Banerjee, Narendra Chandra De Sarkar, Nemai Basu Majumder, Nilima Dutta, Rajarshi Adhikary, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Ratan Acharya, Sankar Nath Aich, Saumya Kanti Mukhopadhyay, Shanti Ranjan Mukherjee and Sukti Subhra Pradhan. Curated by Prasanta Daw.
Till March 15 (except Sundays) at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindustan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of new works on paper by Ritesh Meshram and Vijay Bandar.
DRAMA
February 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatron presents Bernarda Albar Bari. Direction: Saswati Biswas.
February 26 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Taki Natyam presents its latest production, Good Morning Nishikanta. Drama & direction: Ramaprasad Banik.
February 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop presents its latest comedy, Byaram Biram. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay.
February 28 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC’s monthly theatre show features Dhruva Swamini (Hindi), produced by Abhinay and directed by Pratap Jaiswal.
February 29 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajantrik Natya Sanstha will stage Pratham Paath, written and directed by Ramaprasad Banik.
February 29 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.45 pm: PUNCH in aid of charity presents Mrs. Soriano, a play in Bengali by Choopkatha. Direction: Dolly Basu. Tickets at hall.
March 1 & 2 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 6.30 pm: Padatik presents its latest production, Lahron Ke Rajhans (Hindi) by Mohan Rakesh. Direction: Shyamanand Jalan.
February 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Little Thespian will stage ? (Question Mark). Design & direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam.
March 2 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Lok-Krishti’s Krishna Gahwar. Drama, direction & acting: Bratya Basu.
PERFORMING ARTS
February 25 at Rabindra Sadan; 5 pm: Geetanjali Music School presents Tagore songs by Srikanto Acharya, Sraboni Sen, Keya Chattopadhyay, Uma Mukhopadhyay and Arunava Chattopadhyay, and the play, Nana Ranger Din, produced by Nandikar and directed by Rudraprasad Sengupta.
February 25 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: Unmesh presents an evening of recitation and songs based on Tagore’s Arupratan and Rabibar. Participants: Jagannath Basu, Urmimala Basu, Jayanti Chakraborty and members of Unmesh. Group songs by Srinandana. Also, songs from Tagore plays to be rendered by Sraboni Sen.
February 25 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: An evening of classical music featuring Asit Kumar Banerjee (rudraveena) and Begum Shipra Khan (vocal).
February 25 & 26 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: HSBC Premier and Ustad Amir Khan Foundation present Sur-Rang Festival. February 25: Pandit Amit Mukherjee (vocal), and Ustad Zakir Hussain (tabla) with Dilshad Khan (sarangi). February 26: Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (sarod), and Pandit Rajan Mishra and Pandit Sajan Mishra (vocal).
TALK
February 25 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.45 pm: Swami Kritarthananda will speak on Swamijir Vani.
February 25 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Ritananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
February 25 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Bijan Lodh will speak on Sri Sri Mayer Katha.
February 25 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Amalendu Chakraborty will speak in Bengali on Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till February 27 at the seminar hall of Howrah Distt. Library, 5/4 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Howrah 1: Society of Photographers’ 40th Howrah Colour Salon and Members Annual Prints Exhibition. Projections at 6.30 pm daily.
Till March 8 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia Kolkata, Stephen’s Court, 18 Park Street; #4001 0148; 11 am - 7 pm: Gauri Gill - The Americans.
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