Art
Till April 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Vibrance and Grace ? Paintings by Susmita and Swapan Maity. Till April 16 at ITC Sonar Bangla: New Wave in Bengal Art. Organised by Akar Prakar and ITC Sonar Bangla. Till April 30 (except Sundays) at Gallery Kanishka?s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Masterstrokes ? an exhibition of orginial works of art by creative professionals of various advertising agnecies. Till May 15 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road (near Taaja restaurant); 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Artful Musings ? an exhibition of the works of Atanu Bhattacharya, Bratin Khan, Sanatan Dinda, Ramananda Bandopadhyay, Swapan Das, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy, Rintu Roy and others. Till April 20 at Deco Crafts, Park Centre, 24 Park Street; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Vinay Sharma presents hand-made canvas paintings with Rajasthani jharokhas, traditional canvas painting, Egyptian art paintings and antique hand-crafted wooden frames in fused concept. Also, Siporex designer mural.DRAMA
April 11 & 12 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts presents two charity performances of Nati Binodini (today; with Ajit Panja in the role of Sri Ramakrishna) , produced by Calcutta High Court Advocates Drama Association, and Sateroi July (tomorrow; dir: Bratya Basu), produced by Ganakrishti. April 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Chetana presents Nirnoy. Direction: Arun Mukhopadhyay. April 14 (at 6.30 pm), April 15, 16 & 17 at Tapan Theatre; 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Niva Arts presents Janani. Direction: Ashok Chatterjee. April 14 at Sujata Sadan; 6.45 pm: Sandarva presents Murkir Hnari. Drama, direction and acting: Soumitra Basu. April 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Gandhar presents Char Duar. Direction: Meghand Bhattacharya. April 16 at Sujata Sadan; 6.30 pm: Swapnasandhani presents Kolkatar Electra. Direction: Kausik Sen. April 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rangakarmee presents Sarhad Paar Manto. Design & direction: Usha Ganguli.TALK/DISCUSSION
April 11 at Humayun Kabir Hall of Asiatic Society, 1 Park Street; 1 pm: A panel discussion on Santal Rebellion. Speakers: Prof. Binay Bhushan Chaudhuri, Dhirendranath Baske, Prof. Atis Dasgupta, Prof. Pallab Sengupta and Dr Pasupati Prasad Mahato. April 11 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6 pm: Dr Gita Ghosh will speak on Sri Aurobindo?s Life Divine. April 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Puranananda will speak in Bengali on Adhyatma Ramayana.performing artS
Till April 14 at Trincas, 17B Park Street; 9 pm onwards: Bangla bands will perform to usher in the Bengali New Year ? Chandrabindoo (April 11), Kaya (April 12), Lakkhichhara (April 13) and Fossils (April 14). Details at #22297825. April 11 at Kala Kunj; 6 pm: Naivedya presents its fourth annual cultural programme featuring a musical item, Tabo Premomoy Madhuri (music direction: Anuradha Biswas Nath; narration: Jagannath Basu and Urmimala Basu). April 12 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Theatrecian presents an evening of Rabindrasangeet; songs rendered by Rahul Mitra and recitation by Soumitra Chatterjee. April 14 at Bharatiyan Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Chhandey Anandey ? a programme of dances, choreographed by Dhiman Shankar and directed by Sutapa Roy, to be presented by Sohini. Organised by EZCC. April 14 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: Unmesh presents an evening of Sruti-Natak (audio plays): Mohit Chattopadhyay?s Sonar Chabi, Satyajit Ray?s Dui Magician, Buddhadeva Bose?s Anamni Angana, and Manoj Mitra?s Sandhyatara. Direction: Jagannath Basu and Urmimala Basu. April 15 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, 3 Regent Park; 10.30 am: Special cultural programme to celebrate Subha Nababarsha. A solo recital of Tagore songs by Rajashree Bhattacharjee. April 16 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Spandan and Makhla Shinjini present a musical soiree featuring Keya Chanda and her troupe in songs, Kathak dance and dance-drama Kam-Kandala.EXHIBITION
April 11 & 12 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Garutman - the Designers Studio launches its spring and summer collection by young designers Monit Alpha & Omega, New Delhi and Nitika Bansal Sonki, Calcutta. Till April 25 at Caffeine, Elgin Road; 11 am - 9 pm: Nimble Fingers, an NGO for Bengal?s crafts, is organising an exhibition of dokra, terracotta, woodcraft and paper masks. Till April 14 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace; 10 am - 7.30 pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal presents the exquisite weaves of Chanderi from a cluster of development programme sponsored by United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. Products on display are saris, dupattas, home items and yardage. Till April 14 at Sampa?s Boutique, #22401555; 42 Circus Avenue; 10 am - 8 pm: Wonder weaves from Assam silk and muga sarees, mekhla chaddars. April 16 & 17 at Maria Montessori House, 8/1A Talbagan Lane, Park Circus; 11 am - 6 pm: Exhibition-cum-sale of books. The profits from the sale will go to tsunami victims. April 18 (2 pm - 8 pm) & April 19 -21 (10 am - 8 pm) at Calcutta Ice Skating Rink: Rotary Club of Calcutta Chowringhee hosts Parampara 2005, an exhibition of art, craft, fashion, etc. to raise funds for the underprivileged. Till April 20 at Creative Strokes, 1/1 Paikpara Row, Avanti Apts: Earth India Wear, in association with Creative Strokes, presents khadi and hand-woven accessories, ecofriendly lampshades, paper masks and other lifestyle products.pHOTOGRAPHS
Till May 11 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 7 pm: Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Calcutta and The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presetn a photo exhibition Stefan Moses - Deutsche Vita.WORKSHOP
April 11 - 14 at Kreasions, 12/2-A Bakul bagan Road: Workshop on Indian and Malaysian batic, tie & dye and glass painting. Details with Nandini Dhar, #24850080. April 12 & 13 at 25 Ballygunge Park; 2 pm - 4 pm: Workshop for stylised drapes. Details at #9830116508, 22477921.BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
April 14 at Srijan rooftop, 176 Sarat Bose Road; 6 pm: Srijan?s listeners forum celebrates the 83rd birthday of Ali Akbar Khan with a presentation of his invaluable recordings of his life, as he journeys from Maihar to Lucknow to Jodhpur to San Francisco, by his disciple Anindya Banerjee. April 14 at Sankara Hall, 93 Southern Aue; 6 pm: Vardhanti (birthday) celebration of His Holiness Sankaracharya of Sringeri Shri Bharati Swamiji. Talk on Narada Bhakti Sutra by K.V. Gopalkrishnan, director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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