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It’s all about style at the sixth season of the Seagram’s Blenders Pride Fashion Tour. Calcutta is the fifth stop for the fashion tour after Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai, to be followed by Bangalore. And the aisle story in the city is spread over two days, beginning today. On the first day, the designer names include Shantanu & Nikhil, Raghavendra Rathore, Rahul & Gunjan and Asmita Marwah. Sunday will see prominent names including Mandira Wirk, Surily Goel, Nandita Mahtani and Wendell Rodricks showcasing their creations. The Wendell Rodricks Eye Candy collection for the event is a visit to a candy shop. This season the attempt by the Rathore Jodhpur brand is to highlight cuts from the Far East to rediscover shapes that are new to our origins.
Event: Seagram’s Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2010 When: Today and tomorrow; 8 pm onwards Where: ITC, The Sonar
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ART
Till September 11 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday: 2 pm - 7 pm: Confabulations — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Mahesh Baliga.
Till September 12 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Canvass 09, a group of artists from Silchar, presents the annual art exhibition. Featuring works by Biswajit Dutta, Susmita Deb, Goutam Ghosh, Mariom Akther, Santanu Acharjee, Farhana Amin Jhuma, Kishore Dey, Amit Banik, Sagar Roy, Jhimli Nath, Joydeep Bhattacharjee and Rashida Akther.
Till September 12 at Taj Bengal, The Promenade Lounge; 10 am - 11 pm: An exhibition of recent works by Samirjit Ray. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Till September 12 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Twenty-five Years of Kartick Chandra Pyne: An exhibition of paintings and drawings.
drama
September 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Sayak presents Jnan Briksher Phal. Direction & performance: Meghnad Bhattacharya.
September 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 7 pm: Swapnasandhani presents Birpurush, directed by Koushik Sen.
September 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 10.45 am: Purba-Paschim presents Tagore’s Raktakarabi. Music: Ayaan Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan. Dir: Gautam Halder, filmmaker.
September 12 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage its latest production, Madhabi. Drama: Bhisma Sahni. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta.
September 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents Lal Ghasey Neel Ghora. Direction: Malay Biswas.
September 12 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Pratikriti presents Padma Nadir Majhi. Drama & direction: Aalok Deb.
September 12 at Minerva Theatre; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop presents Brojo Buror Sabuj Baksho. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay.
PERFORMING ARTS
September 11 at Purbashree, EZCC, Salt Lake; 5.30 pm: Tagore songs by Dwijen Mukherjee, Monomoy Bhattacharya, Sayantani Majumdar, Uma Mukhopadhyay, Subhayu Bhattacharya, Prabal Ganguly, Mrittika Biswas and Suchismita Majumdar. Organised by Rama Guha Smriti Raksha Committee and P Music.
September 11 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Bhavna presents Aniruddha (Sasha) Ghosal in a solo recital of Tagore songs. Tickets at hall, or call 24557845.
September 11 at Calcutta School of Music; 6.30 pm: A concert by the Calcutta Chamber Orchestra. All are welcome.
September 11 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Prerna presents Shiksha 2010, an evening of Kathak dance choreographed by Luna Poddar and to be performed by the students of the institution. To be followed by a solo performance by Ipshita Mishra, grand-daughter of Pandit Sambhu Maharaj.
Till September 12: The Park’s New Festival, presented by The Park, Calcutta. Today at Roxy, The Park; 8 pm: Vidur Kapur’s stand-up comedy is based on the social commentary of a one-man culture clash. Tomorrow at Galaxy, The Park; 7 pm: Dastangoi: Ancient storytelling revival. Dastangoi is a narrative adaptation of the Tilism-e-Hoshruba, dealing with the exploits of Amir Hamza, the Islamic warrior, against the emperor of sorcerers, Afrasiab.
PHOTOGRAPHs
Till September 20 (except Sundays) at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: Tasveer, Magnum & The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, in association with Ganjam, celebrate 100 years of Hollywood with At the Movies — Magnum ke Tasveer, showcasing rare photographs of yesteryear stars like Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monore, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, etc., photographed by some of the world’s leading photographers.
Till September 25 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Harrington Mansions, 2nd floor, Flat # 5 & 25B, 22829220; 12 noon - 7 pm: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, along with Chivas, presents a show on photography: A Critic’s Eye by Richard Bartholomew (1950s - 1970s) & A Tale of 3 Cities by Pablo Bartholomew (1970s & 1980s).
MEET
September 11 at The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 6 Netaji Subhas Road; 6.30 pm: Heroines of Satyajit Ray, presented by The Bengal Chamber and Onnomon. The programme, a form of homage to the legendary filmmaker, has been conceptualised as an adda. Panelists will be the leading ladies of Ray classics: Aparna Sen, Alokananda Roy, Madhabi Mukherjee, Mamata Shankar, Paramita Biswas and Uma Sen Dasgupta. Moderator & anchor: Barun Chanda.
TALK
September 11 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 4.30 pm: Chicago Day Celebrations. Speakers: Swami Shivamayananda, Swami Debarajananda, Swami Satyapriyananda and Dr Tapas Basu.
September 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Atmapriyananda will speak on Kathopanishad.
September 11 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.40 pm: Swami Satprabhananda will speak on Sri Ramakrishna Leela Prasanga.
September 11 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak on Mrityu Rahasya.
September 11 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Swami Gatabhayananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita Anudhyan.
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
September 11 at Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, 36A Shakespeare Sarani; 5.45 pm: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad and Tamil Manram celebrate the 128th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subrahmanya Bharati with a variety dances on Bharati’s songs and on Panchali Ki Shapath with by students of Bharata Natya Kalalaya under the direction of Rajalakshmi Venketeshwar.
SCREENING
Till September 12 at Nandan II: Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre, and Satabdi Ballet Troupe present Satyajit Ray Film Festival and an exhibition of photographs by Satyajit Ray and Sandip Ray. Today: Hirak Rajar Deshe at 3 pm; and Aranyer Din Ratri at 6 pm. Tomorrow: Sonar Kella at 3 pm; and Short films of Sandeep Ray at 6 pm.
September 11 at Nandan 1; 6.30 pm: Natya Shodh Sansthan, Anamika Kala Sangam, Padatik & Xanthus host the screening of Eashwar Mime Co. (a joint venture of NFDC and Xanathus productions), the first experimental venture into feature film by renowned theatre personality Shyamanand Jalan, who passed away in May. The film, based on Dibyendu Palit’s award -winning short story Mukabhinaya, is about a group of mime actors who silently suffer till they revolt and kill their leader.
September 12 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: Dr Christiane Lange of Literaturwerkstatt Berlin will present a selection of prize-winning poetry films from the archives of the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival.
EXHIBITION
Till September 11 at the Kaushik Hall of Nari Seva Sangha, Jodhpur Park; 12 noon - 7 pm: Nari Seva Sangha’s Puja exhibition-cum-sale of cotton printed saris, children’s clothes, woolen garments, handicrafts, hand-woven good, eco-friendly carry bags, preserves, spices, frozen vegetables and snacks.
Till September 11 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 10 am - 7 pm: Kamala, the retail outlet of Crafts Council of India, presents handloom saris and yardage: Maheshwaris, Shantipuris, Gadwals, Dhaniakhalis, Chanderis, Pochampallis, Bagru, Telias, Shibori Saris & Stoles, Khadi, Bhagalpuri tussars & matka and Assamese vegetable-dyed weaves.
September 12 - 18 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, 24613145: Exotic botanical prints and artist jewellery by Birgitta Volz. Opening today at 6 pm.
Till September 20 at Sasha shop, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street; Monday - Saturday 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday 10 am - 1 pm: Sasha presents its garments and accessories exhibition, Paroma.
Till September 20 at 10 Satyen Dutta Road, #2465 1697; 11 am - 8 pm: Toontooni’s exhibition of exclusive handloom saris, Mekhla-chadar sets, Punjabis and Kantha items.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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