Life and loneliness Poetry and painting each seeks to attain the aesthetic essence of the other. And the metaphor that best describes the paintings of Jayasmita Chatterjee is visual poetry. The 15 works on display at the ongoing solo show of her works, Kabita, are poetic expressions of the world as perceived through the eyes of the artist. The colours and words she has used try to put into perspective our understanding of the status of the self in the current historical setting, and thus addresses one of the most critical questions of identity in the modern world. The central theme of her paintings is, however, urban loneliness and the decadence of society. Working with a simple, yet unique style, she explores her subjects with wit, satire and empathy. Done in watercolour and computer graphics on rice paper, using subtle colours and compositions, her works provide an interesting insight into life and its ironies. Event: An exhibition of paintings by Jayasmita Chatterjee When: Till August 15; 12 noon - 8 pm Where: The Art Walk, Emami Chisel Art, South City Mall, 375 Prince Anwar Shah Road

Art

August 12 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park; 6.30 pm onwards: Preview of the commencement of the golden jubilee celebration of Society for Contemporary Artists (SCA). Showcasing small format works by the members. The show will continue from August 13 to 23 at SCA’s Gallery, Kasba. n Till August 12 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: West Bengal Government School Teachers’ Association presents an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by art teachers of the state government schools. Till August 12 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Chitrakoot presents Rare Glimpse of Rare Art, featuring works by Jamini Roy, Tagores, Roerich, Nandalal and Gopal Ghosh, and of early Bengal. Till August 14 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, Laha Paint House, 1st floor, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Alakananda Mukerji, professor, Studio Art Dept, Manhattanville College, NY, USA. Till August 14 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Arpita Basu. Till August 14 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South-A Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Sanjib Roy. Till August 14 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027/ 5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: Leela — an exhibition of paintings by Kartick Chandra Pyne and Partha Pratim Deb. Curated by Pranabranjan Ray. Till August 15 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Eternal Landscape — a group show of landscape art featuring works by Manisha Dey, Ramlal Dhar, Sohini Dhar, Gopal Ghose, Mrinal Mondol, Surya Prakash and Sandip Roy. Till August 16 (except August 15) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 5th floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Touches Untuned — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Arunangshu Roy, Barun Pramanik, Bhaskar Aditya, Dinesh Singh Khundrakpam and Nityam Singha Roy. Till August 22 (weekdays only) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G-7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park, #30534053; 11 am - 6 pm: A group exhibition of paintings. Featuring works by Arup Ratan Choudhury, Bibhas Baidya, Indrajit Basu, Manas Mohan Bhaumik, Shuvendu Sarkar and Sushanta Das. Till August 23 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of recent works by Subrata Ghosh. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till August 30 (except August 15 & Mondays) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 6 pm: An exhibition of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphics by the awardees at the Annual Exhibition 2009 of Birla Academy. Participants: Amlan Dutta, Anupam Das, Avijit Mukherjee, Debashree Das, Harjit Saha, Manjushree Chakraborty and Sujit Karan.

TALK

August 12 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Bengali on Panchadashi. August 12 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Gokuleshananda will speak on Sri Ramakrishner Bhaktabrinda. August 12 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Swami Satprabhananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. August 12 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali on Bani O Bichar.

DRAMA

August 12 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandimukh presents Tettrish Tama Janmadibas, written by Harold Pinter and translated by Dr Pabitra Sarkar and Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay. Direction: Ashok Chattopadhyay. August 12 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts and Mukhomukhi present Charandas Chor, produced Naya Theatre, Bhopal. Drama & direction: Habib Tanvir. August 12 at Girish Mancha, August 13 at Minerva Theatre & August 14 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Renaissance presents its latest Hindi production, Kaal Kothri. Direction: Aloke Chakravorty. August 13 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajnatobass — Nandikar’s latest production, directed by Sumanta Gangopadhyay. Story: Sukanta Gangopadhyay. The cast includes Sohini Sengupta, Sumana Mukherjee, Swatilekha Sengupta, Sumanta Gangopadhyay, Swajan Srijan Mukherjee and Rudraprasad Sengupta. Directorial adviser: Rudraprasad Sengupta. August 14 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Theatrecian and Spandan present Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Direction: Devina Seth. August 15 at Tapan Theatre; 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Sanjhbela, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. August 15 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Bhowanipur Natnati will stage Nabin Tapaswini. Direction: Shyamal Mitra. August 16 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: To mark its 52nd anniversary, Sundaram will stage its latest production, Ja Nei Bharatey. Drama, direction & performance: Manoj Mitra.

PERFORMING ARTS

August 12 at Kala Mandir; 6 pm: Ashoke Renu presents Barsha Aashe Basanta — a solo recital of Tagore songs by Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta. August 12 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: Madhya Kolkata Sanskritik Angan, on the occasion of Tagore’s death anniversary, hosts a programme on Tagore songs and recitation. Participants: Rajeshwar Bhattacharya, Srikanto Acharya, Shraboni Sen, Dr Indrani Ghosh, Sushanta Mukhopadhyay and others in songs, and Satinath Mukhopadhyay in recitation. Also, felicitation to Rabindrasangeet artiste Prof. Gopal Patra by Shraboni Sangeet Sanstha and Angan. August 12 at Moulali Yuva Kendra; 3 pm: Rag-Rangam presents a programme of Tagore songs, poems and recitation on the occasion of Baishey Shravan. Participants: Rajeshwar Bhattacharya, Ashima Mukherjee, Anushila Basu, Swapan Som, Debarati Som, Tania Das, Suchhanda ghosh, Uma Mukhopadhyay, Manosree Lahiri, Kazi Kamal Naser and others in songs; recitation by Chitra Lahiri; and poetry reading by Samir Ghosh and Subhro Mukherjee. August 13 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC will host Barsha Mangal, an evening of modern Bengali songs to be presented by Samaroha, featuring Haimanti Shukla, Banasree Sengupta, Manomoy Bhattacharya and Achin Mukherjee. August 14 at Calcutta School of Music, Sandre Hall; 7 pm: A monsoon concert of Indian classical ragas by Utsav Lal on the piano, Mita Nag on the sitar and Samin Nandy on the tabla. August 15 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Biswabhara Pran presents solo and chorus recitals and readings of Tagore songs and poems. Participants: Gouri Ghosh, Gopa Roy, Jonaki Choudhury, Tapan Sinha, Partha Ghosh, Pradip Sarkar, Mita Ghosh, Shamit Roy, Sumana Bhattacharya and Sanhita Banerjee. Also, songs and reading from Geetanjali by Shraboni Sen and Ranjan Bandyopadhyay. August 16 at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Salt Lake; 10.30 am: To mark Surangama’s foundation day, the artistes of its Salt Lake branch will present a programme of songs and dance based on Tagore’s monsoon compositions. Participants: Priyankar Majumdar, Debasree Mukherjee, Karabi Banerjee, Sahila Panja, Srotoswini Bhowmick, Pooja Bhadra, Dhritiman Ganguly, Satyapriya Ghosh, Anindita Moitra, Soumita Dutta, Tapasi Ghosh, Debapriyo Dutta Majumdar and others in songs, and Esha Goswami, Sanchita Patra, Dyuti Mukherjee, Dharitri Ganguly, Sagarika Mondal and others in dance. Direction: Kumkum Mitra.

SCREENING

August 12 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: The Calcutta premiere of the German documentary film, The Legend of Shiva and Parvati (Die Legende von Shiva und Parvati), directed by Krishna Saraswati. The film is about a young German woman who meets an Indian yogi in the Himalayas. The disciples of the yogi are deeply concerned when they come to know about the strong love between their master and the young woman — until they realise that Shiva has now found his Parvati.

EXHIBITION

Till August 16 at Starmark; 10.30 am - 8 pm: The Giant Starmark Book Exhibition of a wide range of Penguin Black Classics and bestsellers. Till August 20 at 80G Sarat Bose Road; 11 am - 5 pm: Chandni unveils her new collection of sarees, light and bridal lehengas. Also, diaper cakes and baby arrival bouquets for baby showers and parties. 9831038115, 9339058424. Till September 24 at Darbari, P-249 Purna Das Road, #2464 4027; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition showcasing exclusive hand-embroidered, printed and woven ladies and men’s wear.

WORKSHOP

August 13 - 18 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC will hold workshops on Kathak dance (to be conducted by Anurekha Ghosh) and on Kalaripayattu (to be conducted by T. Sudhakaran). For details, call 2335 6796. August 14 - 16 at Kenilworth Hotel: California Hypnosis Institute will conduct Basic Clinical Hypnotherapy course to understand the power of the subconscious mind and to learn self hypnosis. For details, call 90512 52665. 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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