Creative connection An innovative aesthetic endeavour, In Search of a Context, the ongoing art show by eminent contemporary artists, tries to explore and discover the relation of art to its setting of time, place, social and historical moorings. In other words, it is about the impact of context on visual language as a whole, on both its form and content. Through an intensive workshop, 17 participating artists, who cut across disciplines and the urban and rural divide, have attempted to recontextualise some selected artworks created within a span of the last 200 years. This show has on dislay the results of their efforts. The chosen artworks include paintings, sculptures, drawings, collage, film and video. The artists’ exercise has resulted in unique visual renderings and installations, presenting exciting new comments on and a fresh engagement with art. Featuring works of Samir Aich, Sumitro Basak, Jogen Chowdhury, Partha Pratim Deb, Meera Devidayal, Early Bengal School, Binode Behari Mukherjee, Satyajit Roy, Shakila, Shuvaprasanna, Arpita Singh, J. Swaminathan, Rabindranath Tagore, Manish Waghdare, ancient South Indian sculpture, cinematic installation by Rituparno Ghosh and Mainak Bhaumik, among others. Event: An exhibition of art works by contemporary artists When: Till January 9 (except Sundays and public holidays); 2 pm - 7 pm, Mondays, 3 pm - 7 pm Where: CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue

DRAMA

December 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Bratyajan presents Ruddha Sangeet. Direction: Bratya Basu. December 12 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Rang Roop will stage Jal Chhabi. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay. December 12 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Dournama. Direction & in lead role: Meghnad Bhattacharya. December 12 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Mangolik, on its 41st anniversary, presents Haroon-al Rashid. Dir: Samir Biswas. December 12 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Ranjabati Sen — an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, this Aarshi production is directed by Abanti Chakraborty. December 12 & 13 at Niranjan Sadan; 6.30 pm: Udaharan Natyotsav ’09 features Mukhomukhi’s Kurbani and Udaharan’s Anadar today; and Theatre Passion’s Anka Sir, Golapibabu Aar Tipu and Udaharan’s Asrutpuran tomorrow. December 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Barasat Anushilanee presents Shalya Parbo, directed by Rudratez Sengupta. December 13 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Dream Dream — Sansriti’s latest production, starring Goutam Halder. Direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay. December 13 at Mukta Anagan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Shouvanik presents Matlobi Paasha. Direction: Chandan Das. December 13 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Daaho. Dir: Anish Ghosh. December 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Mangolik presents Manush Bhoot. Direction: Samir Biswas. December 13 - 20 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Calcutta Comedy Carnival. Dec. 13: Charbak’s Chalo Patol Tuli. Dir: Arindam Ganguly.

PHOTO EXHIBITION

Till December 20 at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, 19A Gurusaday Road; 10 am - 5 pm: British Council and Birla Industrial and Technological Museum present Hard Rain, a project by eminent British photographer, author and environmental campaigner Mark Edwards. This photographic exhibition, interpreting Bob Dylan’s prophetic song A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, showcases exclusive pictures taken and compiled from around the globe by Edwards to highlight our global problems.

PERFORMING ARTS

December 12 at Indumatri Sabhaghar; 2 pm: All India Music Festival’s 26th annual conference featuring Gitesh Mishra (vocal), Debjit Putatundi (tabla lahara), Mitali Mitra (vocal), Asim Chowdhury (sitar), Purnima Chowdhury (vocal), Kamal Mallick and Chandan Mallick (sarod duet) and Mohanlal Mishra (vocal). December 12 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 6.30 pm: An evening of piano accordian recital by Ratna Seth. December 12 at 22 Camac Street; 10 pm: Amoda spabar presents DJ Nikhil Chinapa.

ART

December 12 & 13 at Taj Bengal, Promenade Lounge; 10 am - 5 pm: Works of 14 contemporary painters from India and Bangladesh who had recently participated in an art camp. Till December 12 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Joydeb Bose, Karim Ali, Koushik Gupta, Mou Das, Prabir Chatterjee and Subir Kumar Banerjee.

DANCE FESTIVAL

Till December 14 at Rabindra Sadan & Rabindra Sadan complex: Uday Shankar Nrityotsav 2009, hosted by West Bengal State Music Academy, Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal, in association with EZCC and West Bengal Dance Group Federation. Today at Rabindra Sadan, 5 pm: Aishwarya Narayanaswamy, Chennai (Bharata Natyam), Navkishore Mishra, Orissa (Odissi), PKB Kalari, Calcutta (Kalaripayat; dir: Sariful Islam), S.P. Vijaykumar, Chennai (Bharata Natyam), Anjika (dir: Priti Patel), Upasana Centre for Dance (dir: Asimbandhu Bhattacharya). At Rabindra Sadan complex, 5.30 pm: Gopal Ghosh (Gaudiya), Piyali Ghosh (Odissi), Anindya Roy (Bharata Natyam), Ethnic Dance Group (dir: Bappa Chatterjee), Hooghly Jela Nritya Utsab Committee, Nakshatra Gurukul, Khurda (dir: Bejoy Kumar Sahu).

TALK

December 12 at Institute of Historical Studies, 8/1 Loudon Street; 3.30 pm: Dr Nupur Dasgupta will speak on Asokan Edicts: Literacy, Management and Cultural Hegemony. December 12 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 5.45 pm: Discussion on Life and teachings of Swami Shivanandaji Maharaj by Swami Aghorananda. December 12 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Samiran Chandra Chakraborty will speak in Bengali on Prasthanabheda. December 12 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Discourses on Swami Shivanandaji Maharaj by Swami Muktipradananda. December 12 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Mrityu-Rahasya.

BOOK exhibition

Till December 13 at Crossword, Elgin Road: Crossword-Penguin Fest (in association with t2). Attractive offers on Penguin Books for the entire period across five Crossword stores. Till December 13 at Girish Mancha complex; 3 pm - 9 pm: The Sixth Sutanuti Book Fair, organised by Sutanuti Boimela Committee. Till December 15 at Starmark (Lord Sinha Road, South City Mall, Mani Square and City Centre); 11 am - 8 pm: Children’s book exhibition offers a wide range of titles.

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

December 12 at Sarat Samity (Bhasha Bhavan), 24 Ashwini Dutta Road; 5 pm: Tamil Manaram will celebrate the 128th birth anniversary of poet Subramania Bharathi.

EXHIBITION

December 12 at Vachi, 19A Sarat Bose Road; 4 pm - 7 pm: Fusion Kitsch, an exhibition of works of Vachi’s new designers. Featuring vintage T-shirts, matchboxes, chairs, trunks, posters, badges, key chains, etc. Till December 12 at 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, Ballygunge Place; 10 am - 7 pm: Weavers Studio, on its 16th anniversary celebration, presents Continuity..., a wide variety of textiles, shawls and classy jewellery. Till December 15 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor, #9830257819; 10 am - 7 pm: Earthy Myths presents its annual exhibition of saris and outfits.

QUIZ

December 13 at International School of Business & Media, EN-22, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, near WEBEL Gate: MegaWhats Quiz, a written quiz for teams of four. Registration from 2.15 pm. Registration fee: Rs. 200 per team. For details, contact Gautam (98300 44093), Sudeep (98314 33050), Suprio (92305 62601).

writers’ MEET

December 13 at Rooftop, 120 Lenin Sarani; 7 pm onwards: Srijan hosts An Unprecedented Adda, a confluence of the sensitive writers from France and Bengal. Participants: André Velter, poet, David B. or Pierre-François Beauchard, representative of the new generation of graphic novelists, Laurent Mauvignier, writer, Olivier Germain Thomas, writer, editor & radio producer, and Philippe Vasset, novelist, journalist & editor, from France; and Amit Chaudhuri, Mahasveta Devi, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Swapnamay Chakraborty and Utpal Kumar Basu from Bengal.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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