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A familiar name in the city’s classical music circuit, Rasikhapriya has consistently given Calcuttans the opportunity to experience some of the best of Carnatic classical music. In celebration of its 17th anniversary, it hosts a five-day festival that promises to provide pure listening pleasure to lovers of this genre of music. Himself a great connoisseur of Carnatic music, the man who single-handedly takes forward this admirable endeavour is S. Kannan. The festival features performances by exponents in their respective streams and is open to all. To be inaugurated today at 6.10 pm by Pradip Kumar Mitra, station director, All India Radio, Calcutta, it will commence with an invocation by Calcutta K. Srividya. The inaugural evening’s performance will feature a vocal recital (at 6.40 pm) by the Malladi Brothers (Sreerama Prasad and Ravikumar; picture here). Hailing from a family of musicians, the brothers inherit their music from their grandfather, who was also a famous Harikatha exponent of his time in Andhra Pradesh. The programme schedule for the other days of the festival are as follows: Tomorrow at 6.15 pm: Vocal recital by Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan. November 13 at 6.15 pm: Vocal recital by Calcutta K. Srividya. November 14 at 5.15 pm: Vocal recital by Nithyasree Mahadevan. The concluding day’s programme will feature a duet violin recital by Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi at 5.15 pm.
Event: A festival of Carnatic classical music When: November 11 - 15 Where: Uttam Mancha
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Art
Till November 11 at Chemould Gallery, 12F Park Street; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sujata Pandit and Anindya Pandit.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of musical drawings and surreal paintings in stitch by Biswajit Mukhopadhyay.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘A’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Drawings and paintings by Tapan Chattopadhyay.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery ‘B’; 3 pm - 8 pm: Nature — fourth solo exhibition of paintings by Puspita Ray.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Madhu Dhanuka Jain.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Dibakar Chakraborty’s recent works.
Till November 14 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Akar Prakar presents Portraits of Paritosh Sen, a group show by his artist friends.
Till November 17 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Your Garden — an exhibition of watercolours by Pushpa Bagrodia.
Till November 28 (except Sunday) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: T(HERE) and the space between..., an exhibition of works by Kiran Chandra.
Till November 21 (except Sunday & holidays) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #9830049825; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Tejas Gallery is hosting its third annual Devi show by 24 artists. The exhibits, numbering approximately 70, include both gods and goddesses.
Till November 22 at Bodhi Tree-Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, #2424 6534; 2 pm - 7 pm: Contemporary art exhibition of paintings and sculptures presented by Kolkata Canvas.
Till November 28 (Sundays by appointment) at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #9831005003, 65508418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: Color Immersion — an exhibition of the works by Atin Basak, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Saha, Aditya Basak, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Subrata Pal, Suhas Roy, Bratin Khan, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri and others.
Till November 29 (except Monday) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Astonishment of Being, an exhibition comprising the works of eminent artists from various parts of India. Exhibits include paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations and video. Curated by Deeksha Nath.
Till November 30 (except Sunday) at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: A solo show of recent works by Tapas Kanti Mitra.
DRAMA
November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sayak will stage Sanjhbela, with Swatilekha Sengupta and Meghnad Bhattacharya in the lead. Playwright: Indrasis Lahiri. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya.
November 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Ajnatobass, directed by Sumanta Gangopadhyay. Directorial adviser: Rudraprasad Sengupta.
November 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nehru Children’s Museum presents a full-length drama, Luxemburg-er Lakshmi, directed by Rama Prasad Banik. Students of Nehru Children’s Museum will participate in this play.
November 14 at The Palladian Lounge, 6 N.S. Road; 7 pm: The Palladian Lounge and Spandan, in association with Keppel Magus, present Apan Hain Deshpande (in Hindi). Playwright: Mahesh Elkunchwar. Dir: Ashok Singh.
November 15 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Justice on Trial — this Stagecraft production will be presented by Amina Halim Memorial Trust. Written and directed by Rohit Pombra. Tickets at the hall and Kookie Jar.
PERFORMING ARTS
November 11 at Padatik Buildwell Theatre, 4 pm: The concluding evening of Poorva dhara, a festival of the traditional dances of eastern and north-eastern India, hosted by Odissi Vision and Movement Centre, Sanskriti Sagar and Open Doors, and supported by Sangeet Natak Akademi and EZCC. Today: Interactive session - a comprehensive discussion on the four traditional forms with the participating artistes.
November 12 at Stayajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 7 pm: Winterlude — a fund-raiser concert with Calcutta Chamber Orchestra and the South African duo, Berthine van Schoor (cellist) and Prof. Albie Schwalyk (pianist)
BOOK exhibition
Till November 23 at Worldview Bookstore, Jadavpur University campus, Subarna Jayanti Bhawan; 11 am - 7 pm: Penguin Books India, in association with Worldview Bookstore, presents Penguin Classics Library. This month-long exhibition also includes talks, discussions and readings at the venue.
TALK
November 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Divyananda will speak on Upanishad.
November 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
November 11 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali on Bani O Bichar.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till November 21 (except Sunday & public holidays) at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm: Home and the Street — an exhibition of black-and-white photographs taken by Sumit Basu, Jayanta Saha, Kushal Ray, Nilanjan Ray and Saibal Das. Curated by Christopher Taylor.
EXHIBITION
November 11 at The Galaxy, The Park Hotel; 11 am - 10 pm: Kshitij, a lifestyle exhibition organised by the youth wing of Friends of Tribal Society (FTS). The exhibition showcases an eclectic mix of traditional as well as trendy products. Today, 12 noon - 1 pm: Workshop on nature care by Nature Cure and Yoga Centre; 3 pm - 5 pm: A panel discussion on bridal fashion. Panelists: Designers Abhishek Dutta and Agnimitra Paul, hair stylist Bridgette Jones, and model & choreographer Jessica Gomes.
Till November 14 at 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 11.30 am - 6.30 pm: Soumya’s Creation offers a variety of children’s clothes for 6- to 12-year-olds.
WORKSHOP
November 11 at Starmark, South City Mall, 2nd floor, Shop # 234; 6 pm: Starmark, in association with British Council, Calcutta, will hold a workshop for aspiring graphic novelists, following a presentation by Tony Lee, graphic novelist and creator of Batman Returns, who will also be in conversation with Dr Abhijit Gupta of Jadavpur University. For more details and registration, call 99039 85097.
November 15 at Eduzone, 112 Southern Avenue; 10 am - 11.30 am: Workshop in which diagnostic tests for SAT, TOEFL & IELTS are conducted. For details and registration, call 9830020277, 9230613528. E-mail confirmation at eduzoneindia@gmail.com. Also, ICSE 2010 exam specific biology and physics workshop from 11 am to 12 noon.
BOOK SIGNING
November 11 at Starmark, South City Mall; 4 pm: Eminent novelist William Dalrymple will sign copies of his books.
CALCUTTA FILM FESTIVAL
November 11 - 17 at Nandan: UTV World Movies & FESI present the screening of The Band’s Visit, today at 5.30pm
QUIZ
November 14 at Dalhousie Institute: The Telegraph presents the 31st annual Argus Open Quiz. Spot registration from 4 pm to 4.30 pm; elimination from 4.45 pm; final from 6 pm. Quiz Master: Soumyadip Chowdhuri.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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