A tragic vengeance A play that takes Shakespeare’s Hamlet and places it in the present socio-political context, Hemlat — The Prince of Garanhata offers a hard-hitting critique of the extreme ineptitude, indifference and coldly violent attitudes of the present generation. As in the original, the protagonist’s father, Sadhan, has been murdered by his uncle, Kadu. Kadu, who now lives with Hemlat’s mother, Manorama, runs a catering business and is trying to sell the family home to real estate developers, on terms most favourable to him. Other residents of Garanhata include Hemlat’s childhood sweetheart, Shefalia, her drunkard father, Paul, the local councillor, Sukhen and a cluster of other characters who are passively waiting for an end to their daily trials and the dawn of a new day. The plot thickens when the ghost of Hemlat’s father suddenly appears, making events rush towards their predestined end. Drama, direction and acting: Bratya Basu. Event: Play in Bengali, Hemlat — The Prince of Garanhata, produced by Swapnasuchana When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: Madhusudan Mancha

art

November 1 - November 5 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Inscription Series, recent paintings and digital graphics by Amitabh Sengupta. November 1 - November 5 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm (Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm): Solo exhibition of paintings by Ashis Chatterjee. Till November 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Till November 3 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Solo exhibition of paintings by K.C. Murukesan. Till November 4 at CIMA Gallery, 43 Ashutosh Choudhury Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: Printed works of Georg Baselitz. Till November 5 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Rabin Pal, Abhijit Das, Uma Bardhan and Kusumita Bhattacharya. Till November 6 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sushanta Karmakar. Till November 10 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: Southern Alternative, paintings by renowned artists from south India. Till November 18 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrations on Canvas, showcasing Indian art and sculpture. Till November 19 (except Sundays) at Gallery Kanishka’s, 11 am - 8 pm: Colours on Canvas, an exhibition of figurative works.

drama

November 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Samakalin Shilpidal presents Tomake Chai. Direction: Ambar Ray. November 1 at Girish Mancha and November 2 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Cinetel Natya Prayash presents Homapakhi. Direction & acting: Soumitra Chattopadhyay. November 2 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Swapnasuchana presents Hemlat — The Prince of Garanhata. Drama, direction and acting: Bratya Basu. November 3 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC’s monthly theatre show features Kananpishir Japamala, to be presented by Nirbak Abhinay Academy. Direction: Suranjana Dasgupta. November 3 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Drisyapat presents Aguner Barnamala. Direction: Anirban Bhattacharya. November 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sansriti presents Ea. Direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay. November 4 at Jogesh Mime Academy; 6.30 pm: Jangam presents its latest production, Tagore’s Muktadhara. Direction: Supriti Mukhopadhyay. November 4 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Theatrecian and Quill & Ink present Jeremy Seabrook and Michael O’Neil’s Transplant. November 5 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Purba Paschim presents Angshumati. Direction: Romaprasad Banik.

theatre festival

Till November 7 at Vidya Mandir, 1 Moira Street: Bengal Shrachi presents 5th Greenwood Spirit Theatre Festival. Today: Gyonpala (presented by Darpan; 4.30 pm) and Ramgaan (presented by Sanskritik Shantipur; 6.30 pm). November 3 - November 12 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents District Theatre Festival. Inauguration on November 3 at 6 pm along with felicitation to veteran theatre personality Mintu Mukhopadhyay. To be followed by performances.

performing arts

November 2 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC hosts The Melody of Eternity — an evening of music and dance presented by Sri Aurobindo Music College, Birbhum. Choreography: Nibedita Lahiri. November 3 at Uttam Mancha; 5.30 pm: Bhalobasha’s sixth annual function features songs by Lopamudra Mitra and play Bhablai Bhalo (direction and acting: Romaprasad Banik). November 3 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents Talvadya Kacheri, a percussion ensemble concert by Bikram Ghosh and party. Participants: Bikram Ghosh (tabla), S. Shekhar (mridangam), V. Suresh (ghatam), B. Rajshekhar (morsing) and Gopal Barman (srikhol). November 4 at Ram Mohan Library Hall; 6 pm: A variety ‘encouragement performance’ by students of Shristi. November 5 at Mahabodhi Society Hall, 4A Bankim Chatterjee Street; 6 pm: Mridang Mandir presents Dhrupad, an evening of classical music. Also, a discussion on the different gharanas of dhrupad followed by demonstrations by eminent artistes.

talk

November 1 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Sanskrit on Bhagavad-Gita. November 1 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.

workshop

November 4 - November 13 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 11 am: EZCC hosts an art workshop camp in collaboration with Indian National Forum of Art & Culture. November 5 - November 9 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 4 pm: EZCC hosts a theatre workshop camp in collaboration with Anya Theatre.

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