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In spite of its pot-holed alleys, dug-up roads, derelict buildings and incomplete flyovers, the city of Calcutta takes on a romantic aspect when visualised through monochromatic film. Combining a melancholy charm with an almost archaic beauty, the city develops a majestic character of its own, reminiscent of the days of its past power, glory and grandeur. Home and the Street, the ongoing group show of black-and-white photographs, features such interesting images of the city along with that of the lives of its inhabitants. Participated by Sumit Basu, Jayanta Saha, Kushal Ray, Nilanjan Ray and Saibal Das, the show focuses on the inner and outer life of a city that is old and crumbling, and yet on the move. Sumit Basu’s camera pans on artists Shuvaprasanna and Shanu Lahiri at work. Kushal Ray focuses on the everyday drama of an old Calcutta household, presided over by a stately matriarch. Jayanta Saha’s compositions are concerned with the interplay of tradition and modernity. A sinister feel pervades the disturbing angles of Saibal Das’ frames. Apart from scenes of Durga Puja being celebrated in the city, the widows of Varanasi feature in the works of Nilanjan Ray. Curator: Christopher Taylor.
Event: A group exhibition of black-and-white photographs When: Till November 21 (except Sunday); 11 am - 7 pm; Monday, 3 pm - 7 pm Where: Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, Phone: 24866735
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Art
Till December 5 (except Sunday) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027/5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: Time’s Whirlwind — Art of Satish Gujral.
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 15 at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #4001 0148; 11 am - 7 pm: Re-Claim/ Re-Cite/ Re-Cycle, a group show curated by Bhavna Kakar. Participating artists: Atul Bhalla, C. Bhagyanathan, Chitra Ganesh, Chittrovanu Mazumdar, Justin Ponmany, Manjunath Kamath, Mansi Bhatt, Prajakta Palav, Prajakta Potnis, Prajjwal Choudhury, Rajan M Krishnan, Rajesh Ram, Ravi Agarwal, Sajjad Ahmed, Sharmila Samant, Sonia Mehra Chawla, Tushar Joag, TV Santhosh and Vivek Vilasini.
Till November 16 at Chemould Gallery, 12F Park Street, #2229 8641; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sujit Kr. Ghosh, Basudev Sarkar, Rajib Sur Roy, Ujjwal Debnath, Kushal Mukherjee, Moumita Bhaduri and Aloke.
Till November 17 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Your Garden — watercolours by Pushpa Bagrodia.
Till November 18 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and ceramics by Partha Dey.
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 (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 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.
Till November 30 (except Monday) at Shree Art Gallery, Kusum Apartments, 11 Gurusaday Road, Flat no. 61, #6452 3766; 3 pm - 7 pm: Affordable art exhibition by eminent and upcoming artists of West Bengal.
DRAMA
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
Till November 15 at Uttam Mancha: Rasikhapriya presents its 17th annual festival of Carnatic classical music. Today at 6.15 pm: Calcutta K. Srividya (vocal) with M.A. Krishnaswamy (violin), Calcutta K. Mohan (mridangam) and Alathur T. Rajaganesh (kanjira).
November 13 at City Centre, New Town; 6 pm: A month-long weekly festival, Rock On, featuring performances by Bangla Rock bands. Today: Chandrabindoo.
November 13 at St John’s Church, 2/2 Council House Street; 6.30 pm: Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan presents a Chamber Music Concert by Jagdish Mistry (violin) and Michael Kasper (cello). Featuring works by J.S. Bach, B.A. Zimmermann, I. Xenakis, M. Ravel and S. Bhagwati.
November 13 at Bhowanipur Sangit Sammilani hall, 4 Ramesh Mitra Road; 5.30 pm: A classical music soiree in memory of well-known vocalist Himaghna Roy Choudhury.
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. Today at 3 pm: Release of the Penguin Classics edition of Satyajit Ray’s Indigo: Stories to be followed by a discussion on ‘Ray: The Renaissance Man’ between Barun Chanda and Kishore Chatterjee.
TALK
November 13 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Jushtananda will speak in Bengali on Bhagavat Katha.
EXHIBITION
November 13 - 20 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Saranai; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of Urushi by eminent Japanese artist Higashibata Yui is a unique collection of his masterpieces on lacquer. Organised by Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts in association with Consulate General of Japan in Calcutta and ICCR.
Till November 15 at Agri-Horticultural Society of India, Main Lawn and H B Kanoi Exhibition Hall, 1 Alipore Road; 7 am - 8 pm: House plants exhibition hosted by Agri-Horticultural Society of India.
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 13 - 15 at Sculpture Court, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 10 am - 1 pm & 2 pm - 5 pm: Workshop on Urushi Lacquer Art of Japan.
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.
CHILDREN’S DAY
November 13 at Basha, 7B Kankulia Road, nearv Gol Park Mouchak; 4 pm: Basha, a home for underprivileged children celebrates Children’s Day in association with Himalaya Optical and Amrit Fresh.
CALCUTTA FILM FESTIVAL
November 13 - 19 at Basusree cinema: Cine Central, Calcutta hosts International Forum of New Cinema under the framework of 15th Kolkata Film Festival.
Till November 17 at Nandan: UTV World Movies & FESI present the screening of The Counterfeiters, 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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