Two dimensions of love Little Thespian presents the fourth part of its Katha Collage series with Guldasta, a bouquet of two plays. Based on the theme of love, it portrays the essence of romanticism in two very different ways.The first (an adaptation of Ismail Choonara’s Afternoon), Do-Pahar, is the monologue of a middle-aged lady getting ready to welcome a former lover after a long absence of eight years. Though happily married, she cannot resist the temptation to meet him, and recounts memories of the past she shared with him. Laying bare the soul of the protagonist, it deals with the erosion of human values in the modern world. The second play, Muzaffar Hanfi’s Ishq Par Zor, treats love in the light vein of comedy. It tells the story of a blind servant, who is suddenly afflicted with the deadly disease of love. As he pours out his heart, he reveals the disappointments in relationships in his master’s family. Design and direction: Uma Jhunjhunwala. Event: Plays in Hindi, Do Pahar and Ishq Par Zor produced by Little Thespian When: Tomorrow at 7 pm Where: Padatik Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road

art

Till November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sudhangsu. Till November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group show of paintings by Budhaditya Biswas, Kanika Biswas and Sukla Bhaumik. Till November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Symphony — an exhibition of paintings by Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury, Dr Manas Roy (Roymans), Partha Pratim Deb, Rebanta Goswami and Alay Kumar Ghoshal. Till November 8 at Galerie Karma, P-505 Keyatala Road, #2463 6731/32; 11 am - 7 pm: Chandak — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by both master and contemporary artists. Till November 9 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor, AC Gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of wood engraving prints by Chandan Das. Till November 9 at Willow Hall, The Park; 11 am - 6 pm: In the Spirit of Olympics — showcasing artists who had the chance to showcase their works at Beijing Olympics 2008. Participating artists: Alok Kr. Paul, Renu Iyer, Ravi K., Utpal Barua, Ankit Patel, Sudipto Kundu, M.K. Puri, Amar Das, Babita Das, Halak Pandya and Dev Udiayan. The show continues till November 9. A joint and charitable venture by Art Beat and Hope Calcutta Foundation. Till November 10 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275, 2461 8812; 3 pm - 8 pm: Of Unheard Melodies and Choreographed Dreams — an exhibition of Arun Goswami’s recent paintings in oil. Till November 10 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P-238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Missed Call — an exhibition of recent works by C. Douglas. Till November 10 (except Sunday) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #4007 6042; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Devi-II — Twenty-five artists’ impressions of Goddess Durga. Till November 14 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 11 am - 7 pm: Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts presents Glasscapes — its first anniversary show of glass sculptures, paintings, photography and object d’art. Participating artists: Debashish Chakraborty, Tandra Chanda, Sanjeet Chowdhury, Partha Pratim Deb, Chhatrapati Dutta, Srila Mukherjee, Shyamal Mukherjee, Chandrashekhar Patil, Anuj Kumar Poddar, Suhas Roy, Ketaki Roy Choudhury, Sisir Sahana, Katayun Saklat, Sk. Sahajahan and Foram Thakore. Till November 15 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road, #3058 4060/62; 11 am - 7 pm (weekdays): Larger Perspective, a show of large format contemporary artworks by eminent artists. Till November 16 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of recent works by Kanchanmala Ghosh. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till November 29 (except Sunday) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, #24484925/24497931; 11 am - 8 pm: Beyond the Dark — Recent works: Mixed Media and Sculptures by Shuvaprasanna. Till November 30 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road (#24556942/43) and at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road (near Rashbehari crossing); 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Suranjan Basu: A Retrospective, an exhibition of Basu’s works (1957-2002).

art AUCTION

November 8 at Emami Chisel Art, Emami Tower, 687 Anandapur, EM Bypass: Auction of Indian contemporary and modern art. The preview and online bidding culminates today with a floor auction. Works of M.F. Husain, Paritosh Sen, Somnath Hore, Ganesh Haloi, Kartick Chandra Pyne, F.N. Souza, Bikash Bhattacharjee, K.G. Subramanyan and Jogen Chowdhury, amongst others, will go under the hammer. Email: contact@emamichisel.com

DRAMA

November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Pratikriti will stage Manik Bandyopadhyay’s Padma Nadir Majhi. Direction: Aalok Deb. November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Dum Dum Shabdomugdho Naatyokendra presents Sparshokatar...the journey of three dolls. Playwright & direction: Rakesh Ghosh. November 8 at Girish Mancha; 6.45 pm: Gandhar presents Kachher Manush, a play by Dr Sirish Atawale; translated by Kamal Sanyal and Bijoylakshmi Barman. Direction: Gautam Haldar (filmmaker). November 9 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Pancham Vaidic presents Poshu Khamar. Translated, dramatised and directed by Aripta Ghosh. November 9 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Shouvanik presents Fakka, directed by Chandan Das. November 9 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rangapat presents Jhumjhumi, directed by Biplanu Maitra. November 9 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Meyeti, a Kalyani Natyacharcha production, directed by Kishore Sengupta. November 9 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi and Niva Arts present Atmakatha. Direction: Soumitra Chattopadhyay.

PERFORMING ARTS

Till November 9 at Birla Academy: Guruguha Sangeeth Sammelan presents Sangitanjali, commemorating the 173rd Aradhana of Nadajyoti Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar. Today at 5.30 pm: Sangitanjali. Tomorrow at 6 pm: Veena/violin duet by Revathi Sadasivam (veena) and Sarada Murali (violin). November 8 at the Terrace Gardens, Taj bengal; 8.15 pm: onwards: Celeberation of lights and a contemporary pan Asian dance performance by Masako Ono, renowned Japanese dancer trained in Odissi. November 8 at La Diolce Vita; 8 pm: Performances by bands Cynaide from New Delhi and The Supersonics from Calcutta as part of the Fuel Great Indian Rock Tour. November 8 at Soho; 9.30 pm: Ballantines Leave an Impression Night: Performnaces by well-known musicians Bickram Ghosh, Pete Lockett and Giuliano Modarelli.

AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW

November 8 at Netaji Research Bureau, Netaji Bhawan, 38/2 Elgin Road; 6 pm: An audio-visual presentation on the poetry of Jibanananda Das. Creation by Nawajesh Ahmad of Bangladesh.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till November 23 (except Sunday) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Patterns — a group exhibition of photographs.

TALK

November 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Debabrata Sen Sharma will speak in Bengali on Bhagavatkripa, Guru O Diksha. November 8 at Vivekananda Institute of Social Science, Abantika Abasan, Picnic garden; 6.30 pm: Prof. Tapas Basu will speak on Sri Ramakrishna and Bijnanacharya Mahendralal Sarkar: Sanga O Prasanga. November 8 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Siksha, Samaj O Dharma.

READING

November 9 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11 am: Professor P. Lal reads Sanjaya's report of Satyaki killing Salva and Ksemadhurti, and Duryodhana displaying exemplary military valour, in the 447th weekly session of his sloka-by-sloka English transcreation of Vyasa's Mahabharata.

FESTIVAL

November 9 at Saastha Samooham, 42 Lake Avenue; 9.15 am: Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham presents Saastha Preethi — Bhajan by Manjapra Sri Mohan & party.

QUIZ

November 9 at Gyan Manch; 10 am onwards: Starmark and Penguin Books India will hold the Puffin-Starmark Inter-School Quiz 2008 for three-member teams of students upto class XII from leading schools of Calcutta and its suburbs. For details, call #99039 85097. November 9 at Radhika Banerjee Mancha; 1 pm onwards: Sanmilani Club of Belghoria hosts an open to all general quiz for two-members teams. Details with Mr S. Bose, #94323 43688.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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