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Perhaps the greatest living sarod player, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan had always been averse to the idea of the confluence of Western and Indian classical music genres. Yet, when the Edinburgh-based Scottish Chamber Orchestra approached him to write an hour-long symphony, he dedicated two years to the project. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra worked together with the sarod maestro during this period to produce a work, the first concerto for sarod in the history of the instrument, that truly brings together Eastern and Western music tradition at the highest level. Based on some of the Ustad’s existing compositions, Samaagam is a concerto which aims to spread the message of love, peace and universal brotherhood. Performed for the first time at The City of London Festival last year, this evening’s presentation of Samaagam is part of an ongoing tour covering the major cities of India. It is notated and conducted by David Murphy, who, with his focus on North Indian talas and ragas, effortlessly bridges the gap between the two genres. Hosted by 100 Pipers Pure Music.
Event: A concert of sarod and Western music orchestra
When: Today at 7.30 pm
Where: Science City auditorium
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art
February 11 - 28 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm (Mondays, 2 pm - 7 pm): The Exit, an exhibition of recent works by Anindita Dutta. Inauguration today at 5 pm.
February 11 - 28 at Millennium Park; 10 am - 8 pm: Gallery Paramhansa hosts Living with Art, an exhibition of paintings by various artists. Inauguration today at 6.30 pm.
Till February 12 at The Art Gallery, ITC Sonar; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Verandah Art Gallery presents Monochrome, an exhibition of recent paintings by Kanchanmala Ghosh.
Till February 12 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Subhendu Das’ seventh solo exhibition of paintings.
Till February 12 at Srimati Art Gallery, Baitanik, 4 Elgin Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: Fragmented Tradition 3, an exhibition of paintings by Aloke Paul.
Till February 15 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal: An exhibition of paintings by renowned artists from Paris Olaf Van Cleef.
Till February 15 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: The Frame presents its 14th Painting Exhibition 2009. Participating artists: Bhaskar Bhattacharjee, Biswajit Saha, Chayan Roy, Debashis Samanta, Prangopal Ghosh, Sandhyakar Kayal and Soumitra Kar.
Till February 15 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Musical Drawings and Surreal Paintings in Stitch, an exhibition of stitched art works by Biswajit Mukhopadhyay.
Till February 15 at Academy of Fine Arts; 12 noon - 8 pm: The 73rd Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition 2008-09.
Till February 19 (except Sunday) at Gallery Exposure, 54B Mahanirban Road, #40031668; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Jonaki Pal.
Till February 21 (except Sunday) at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, Buckback House, #22873377; 11 am - 7 pm: Kollection — paintings and sculptures by leading modern and contemporary artists. Participating artists: K.G. Subramanyan, Akbar Padamsee, Jogen Chowdhury, Suhas Roy, Dipak Banerjee, S. Harsha Vardhana, Amitava Das, Sunil Gawde, Prabhakar Kolte, Ganesh Haloi, Prakash Karmakar, Bijon Chowdhury, Kartick Chandra Pyne, Amitabh Sengupta, Prasanta Sahu, Atin Basak, Kazi Nasir, Subrata Saha, Ashok Mullick, Sekhar Kar, Yugal Kishore Sharma, Chandrima Bhattacharya, K.S. Radhakrishnan and Subrata Biswas.
Till February 22 at Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, #24246534; 2 pm - 7 pm: Paintings and photographs by Sara and Joy Bhaduri.
Till February 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Masters of Imagination — an exhibition of the works by Kartick Pyne, Atin Basak, Tapas Sardar, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Sanatan Dinda, Sukanta Das, Bratin Khan, Aditya Basak, Sibsaday, Subroto Das and others.
Till February 28 (except Sundays) at CIMA Gallery; Mondays (3 pm - 7 pm), Tuesdays - Saturdays (2 pm - 7 pm): Shall Return Again... — recent works by Paramjit Singh.
Till February 28 (except Sundays) at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, Regency, 3rd floor, #2289 5438; 11 am - 6.30 pm: Gods, Icons, Masses — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures curated by Anirudh Chari. Participating artists: Satyajit Das, Jotirmoy De, Snehasis Maity, Lalt Kishor Pradhan and Debanjan Roy.
Till March 4 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #24651444; 11 am - 7 pm: An Inner Journey — The works of Katayun Saklat.
DRAMA
February 12 at Academy of Fine Arts, 6.30 pm: Kalindi Natyasrijan presents Pannya Bitangsya. Direction: Bilwadal Chattopadhyay.
February 13 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Theatre Workshop will stage its latest production, Jadiyo Galpo. Drama: Sudipto Bhowmick. Direction: Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
February 13 at Madhusudan Mancha; 7 pm: Rangakarmee presents Boorhi Kaki. Direction: Goutam Halder.
February 15 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Gandhar will stage Kachher Manush, with Debsankar Halder and Bejoylakshmi Barman in the lead. Direction: Gautam Haldar (filmmaker).
February 15 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajnatobass — Nandikar’s latest production, directed by Sumanta Gangopadhyay. Story: Sukanta Gangopadhyay. The cast includes Sohini Sengupta, Sumana Mukherjee, Swatilekha Sengupta, Sumanta Gangopadhyay, Swajan Srijan Mukherjee and Rudraprasad Sengupta. Directorial adviser: Rudraprasad Sengupta.
February 15 at Sisir Mancha; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop will stage Byaram Biram. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay.
PERFORMING ARTS
Till February 12 at 6 pm & February 13 (8 pm onwards, night-long) at Kala Mandir: Indo Occidental Symbiosis & Juhu Cultural Association (Mumbai) present Jugalbandi Utsav, a festival of classical music in duets. Today: Jayanta Chattopadhyay (vocal) and Dipankar Dhar (vocal) with Sankha Chatterjee (tabla) and Roshan Ali (sarangi); tabla lahara by Nayan Ghosh and Ishan Ghosh with Ramesh Mishra (sarangi); Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (vocal) and Sanjeev Abhayankar (vocal); Debajyoti Bose (sarod) and Runu Mazumdar (flute) with Anindo Chatterjee (tabla).
February 11 at Bangla Akademi; 6 pm: Shruti-Sandhya, Katha-Nadi’s second venture. Presentation: Urmimala Basu, with her students participating in a programme of reading and recitation.
February 14 at Kala Mandir; 6 pm: Chinton presents How do I Love Thee: Bhalobasay Bholabo, a tapestry of of Tagore and D.L. Roy songs interlaced with immortal European and Indian love poems. Recitations by Parambrata Chatterjee and Debleena Dutt, and songs by Sounak Chattopadhyay and Shreya Guhathakurta.
February 15 at Sovabazar Natmandir, 33 Raja Nabakrishna Street; 5.30 pm: Gaane O Kathay presents Srabya, an evening of Baithaki-gaan presented by Sudip Bandyopadhyay and audio-play, Tagore’s Chokher Bali. Participants: Apala Basu, Biswajit Sarkar, Mithu Ghosh, Dr Subhasish Ganguly, and Gita Dey. Presenter: Susmita Goswami.
FILM SHOW
February 11 at Aikatan, IA 290 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Krishna Yatra and Puruliar Chhau — screening of two documentaries, directed by Dhananjay Mondal and produced by EZCC.
February 11 - 13 at Gorky Sadan; 6 pm: Gorky Sadan and Eisenstein Cine Club presents Inner Eye - Cinema Awakens, a film trilogy in commemoration of the 85th birth anniversary of Tenghiz Abuladze. Today: Wishing Tree. Feb. 12: Malba. Feb. 13: Repentance.
February 11 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: Docu-Forum Raja Hindusthani (King of India). Director: Arvind Sinha.
February 13 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 5 pm: Screening of two documentary films by artist Stefan Roemer — Boulevard of Illusions and Conceptual Paradise.
talk
February 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Sarvapremananda will speak on Sri Ramakrishner Bhaktabrinda.
February 11 at the Shivananda Hall of Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park; 6 pm: Antonietta Rozzi will speak in English on Yoga Movement in the West with Special Reference to Europe.
discussion
February 11 at Mahabodhi Society Hall (near College Square); 2 pm: Nikhil Banga Sanskrita Sebi Samiti hosts a discussion on Rajnaitik Netrityer Bhavnaye Sanskrit Bhasha Shiksha.
EXHIBITION
February 11 - 28 at 23 Raja Santosh Road, Ambika Gardens, Flat-8C, #24792697: Namrata Kanoi displays her range of footwear and designer bags.
Till February 13 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor, #22811524: Earthy Myth’s bi-annual show on ecoprinted saris and outfits.
Till February 15 at Asutosh Birth Centenary Hall; 11 am - 5 pm: An exhibition on Indian Musical Instruments through the Ages to mark the 195th anniversary of Indian Museum.
Till February 17 at Weavers Studio, 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, Ballygunge Place, #2440 8926; 10 am - 6 pm: An exhibition of Indigo on textile.
Till February 17 (except Sunday) at Micasa, 229 AJC Bose Road, Crescent Tower, 6th floor; 11.30 am - 6 pm: An exhibition of affordable art by young, contemporary artists.
Till February 20 at Stanley Boutique, Level 3, Mirania Gardens, 11F East Topsia Road, Calcutta 46; 11 am - 7 pm: Stanley Boutique, in association with Jagriti Art Initiative, presents a furniture and art show.
Till February 28 at Dakshinapan, Dhakuria; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Poompuhar presents an exhibition of wood-carvings, brass lamps, Tanjore paintings, sandalwood logs, jewellery and more.
ART CAMP
Till February 12 at Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, 361 Keyatala Lane: Artist in Residence & regional Bronze Casting Camp.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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