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We view the world through the objects we see around us. It is the concrete form that defines our perceptions. But there exists a parallel or perhaps even a far greater abstract world, that has no form and is ensconced in our very psyche. It is the world revealed through our thoughts, dreams, fantasies and illusions. The mixture of such reality and profound abstruseness is found on the canvases of Ananya Banerjee. The melange of paints, the riot of colours and the strokes of her brush provide a perfect blend of abstraction, in the midst of reality and definiteness. Among the kaleidoscope of various shades and hues, forms emerge with very different interpretive possibilities. Banerjee’s canvases express the multiple emotions of our daily lives: joy and sorrow, ecstasy and agony. Her works create an extraordinary mixture of forms and fantasies, conveying elements of magic realism, surrealism, or simply, a harmony of hues.
Event: Exhibition of paintings by Ananya Banerjee When: Till today; 11 am - 7 pm Where: Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55, Gariahat Road
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December 4 - 20 at Galllery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Of Mortal, Mythic and Divine — a show of recent works of Rini Dhumal.
Till December 4 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24756587; 11 am - 7 pm: Inner Quest through Harmony of Hues — an exhibition of paintings by Ananya Banerjee.
Till December 6 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of sculptures by Asis Ghosh.
Till December 6 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The third solo exhibition of paper collages by Ashok Kumar Varma.
Till December 6 at Galerie Karma, P 505 Keyatala Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Synthesis, featuring drawings and paintings by Sanjay Sen Gupta.
Till December 9 (except Sunday) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Endless Night — an exhibition of the works of Sunil Das from the collections of Juergen Fischer and the artist.
Till December 10 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Liminal Figures Liminal Space — works by K.S. Radhakrishnan.
Till December 14 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by M. Senathipathi.
Till December 20 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Shrabani’s Alternative — an exhibition of recent work by Shrabani Roy.
Till December 31 (except Mondays) at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, #30222040; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings, titled Festive Hues, featuring works by B.R. Panesar, Debabrata Chakrabarti, Dhiren Sasmal, Jiban Biswas, Ratan Acharya, Samir Paul, Subrata Das, Soumitra Kar and others.
Till January 6 (except Sundays & holidays) at Tejas Gallery; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artworks by various artists from Calcutta, Santiniketan and Vietnam. The collection includes acrylics, charcoals, woodcuts and small sculptures.
DRAMA
December 4 at Curzon park (Lalan mancha); 4 pm - 8 pm: Muktadhara III — staging of Unnayan, a play on the current development paradigm; performance by the team from Tripura; staging of Ganyer Panchali by Jana Sanskriti and Chau dance performance from Purulia.
December 4 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC hosts the staging of Sparshakator (Journey of Three Dolls), directed by Rakesh Ghosh and produced by Dum Dum Shabdamugdha Natya Kendra.
December 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Mangalik presents Bankubabu Phirey Elen. Direction: Samir Biswas.
December 4 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: PLT presents its latest production, Utpal Dutt’s Kirat Parba. Direction: Asit Basu.
December 4 at Sisir Mancha; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents Guldasta consisting of two stories, Do-Pahar (translated version of the story Afternoon by Ismail Choonara) and Ishq Par Zor... (by Prof. Muzaffar Hanfi) under Katha Collage-4. Design & direction: Uma Jhunjhunwala.
December 7 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajantrik will stage Pratham Paath, written and directed by Ramaprosad Banik.
December 7 at Girish Mancha; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop presents Byaram Biram. Story: Bhagirath Misra. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay.
PERFORMING ARTS
December 5 at Madhusudan Mancha; 5 pm: Gouriprasanna Smriti Sansad will observe Gouriprasanna Majumdar’s birth anniversary with an evening of songs by Nachiketa, Parimal Bhattacharya, Saikat Mitra, Devjit, Nirmala Misra, Banasree Sengupta, Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay, Shampa Kundu, Ruprekha Chattopadhyay, Rajyasree Bandyopadhyay and Chhanda Dev; a programme of dance, directed by Arundhati Roy; and recitation by Shankar Bhowmick and Ranjit Bandyopadhyay.
December 7 at Saastha Samooham, 42 Lake Avenue; 5.30 pm: Bharata Natyam by Abhoy Pal and his group of Koothambalam Cultural Association, Calcutta as part of special programmes during Mandalam 2008.
TALK
December 4 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 5.45 pm: Swami Vamanananda will speak on Spiritual Retreat and Guided Meditation.
December 4 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Ramaranjan Mukherji will speak in Sanskrit on Bhavabhutir Uttararamacharit.
December 4 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Srimad-Bhagavad.
EXHIBITION
Till December 6 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, 1st floor, #2223 9422; 10 am - 7 pm: Shrujan, a non-profit voluntary organisation working among rural women in the region of Kutch, Gujarat, showcases its exclusive hand-embroidered products, including sarees, chaniya cholies, dupattas, salwar sets, stoles, cholies, bags, tops, skirts, pants, shawls, wall hangings, bed spreads and cushion covers.
Till December 6 at Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Exhibition of the Kora Winter Collection 2008 of contemporary women’s wear created with natural fabrics.
Till December 4 at 105 Southern Avenue, near Lake Kali Bari, #9831197704; 11 am - 6 pm: Exhibition of designer suits, tunics, blouses and saris in cotton and georgette.
Till December 5 at Senbati, 3A Mandeville Gardens, #98300 54718; 11 am - 8 pm: Joyita’s Selection presents a winter collection of designer sarees in cotton, tussar, silk, matka, chiffon, georgette, dress material, kurtas and kurtis, bedcover and bedsheets and a range of ethnic Lucknow chikan along with fashionable jewellery and gift items.
Till December 10 at Finessee, 11/1B New Road, Alipore, #2479-0545/4379; 11 am - 7 pm: Sujata Weaves and Prints hosts a show of silk along with tussar, eri, dupione sarees with prints and weaves in myriad hues.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till December 12 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #4001 0148; 11 am - 7 pm: Bose Pacia Calcutta Gallery, the Embassy of France in India, The Consulate General of France and the Alliance Françiase du Bengale present Tribute to Henri Cartier Bresson: Commented Images.
WORKSHOP
December 5 - 7 at Emami Starmark, Lord Sinha Road; 3 pm - 5.30 pm: Kriya hosts the Learn Smart Workshop for children (7 yrs to 13 yrs) to make them proficient in Vedic mathematics, public speaking and creative writing.
December 5 - 7 at The Kenilworth Hotel; 9 am - 6 pm: California Hypnosis Institute of India hosts a workshop on Clinical Hypno Therapy, Level-I course. Details at #9830129292.
December 6, 7, 13, 14 & 16 at Royal Calcutta Golf Club; 10 am - 1 pm: Click Away — a photography workshop for youngsters (10 yrs to 18 yrs) includes everything from learning outdoor and indoor photography, moving objects photography, exciting photo projects, lighting techniques, basic techniques for better images, advanced functions for shooting, etc. For registration, call 9830379166 or 9831444138.
December 8 - 11 & December 15 - 18 at Jyotirmai Club; 6 pm - 8 pm: Shall We Dance, a dance workshop, for the age group 16 yrs to 60 yrs, on Salsa, Hip Hop, Freestyle Bollywood and Close Dancing with experts Aditya Upadhya, Shweta Garg and Aditya Agarwal. For registration, call 99033 29166 or 98307 47772.
QUIZ
December 6 & 7 at Rail Quarter Park, Sonarpur; 1 pm: As part of its cultural competition, Sonarpur Book Fair Committee 2008 organises two quiz contests for school and open-to-all category. Any two-member teams can participate. Details at #94334 29988 or 6515-1719 (3 pm - 10 pm)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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