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September 13 at Bengal Art Gallery (1st floor), ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 6.30 pm: Inauguration of a solo painting exhibition by Ketut I Suwidiarta, who is pursuing his masters degree in fine arts at Rabindra Bharati University on ICCR scholarship. The show continues till September 17, 12 noon to 8 pm. September 13 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, 2464 2617; 6 pm: Preview of Parables of Our Times — recent works by Mahbubur Rahman & Tayeba Begum Lipi. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Md. Mustafizur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Bangladesh in Calcutta. The show continues till September 30, except Sundays, 2 pm - 7 pm. Till September 15 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Reflection of Another Day presents Members’ Biennial, a show of paintings, graphics and sculptures. Till September 15 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Anup Sankar Paul. Till September 15 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Aloke Roy. Till September 18 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027/5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: No Content Worries: Trends of Contemporary Art 2010. Featuring works by Barun Chowdhury, Debashis Datta, Ketan Amin, Mansoor Ali, Nantu Behari Das, Nobina Gupta, Pappu Bardhan, Partha Guin, Priyanka Lahiri, Sagar Bhowmik, Sandip Daptari, Saptarshi Naskar, Somit Gupta and Vivek Sharma. Till September 30 (except Sundays) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, ground floor, #40034974; 12 noon - 7 pm: Asian Art II — an exhibition of paintings by artists from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam from the museum’s collection. Till September 30 at Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, #2424 6534; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by the winners of Bengal Art Talent Hunt 2010. Till October 3 (except Mondays & October 2) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor & 3rd floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Besides Paris, an exhibition of works by 18 Indian artists living in Paris. Curated by Shaheen Merali.drama
September 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.45 pm: Sandarbha presents its latest production, Bhenchi Kete Dyakh. Direction: Soumitra Basu. September 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Pancham Vaidic presents its latest production, Tagore’s Ghare Baire. Dramatised and directed by Arpita Ghosh. September 15 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts & Mukhomukhi present Atmakatha. Direction & performance: Soumitra Chatterjee. September 15 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Lokkrishti presents Tagore’s Laboratory, directed by Phalguni Chattopadhyay. September 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage its latest production, Madhabi. Drama: Bhisma Sahni. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta. September 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nat-Ranga presents Snuopoka, written and directed by Sohan Bandopadhyay. September 19 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts presents Homapakhi. Direction & performance: Soumitra Chatterjee.PERFORMING ARTS
September 13 at Kala Mandir; 7 pm: P Music & Rama Guha Smriti Raksha Commitee present a tribute to Tagore, Natyorongey Rabindranath (Participants: Dr Pabitra Sarkar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Poulomi Basu, Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee, Riddhi Bandyopadhyay and Sasha Ghoshal), to be followed by Maayar Khela, an opera ensemble by Baikali, directed by Pramita Mullick. September 14 - 16 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: The Dover Lane Music Conference & The Dover Lane Music Academy present a festival of classical dance. Sept. 14: Sangita Roy (Bharata Natyam), Gangadhar Pradhan & group (Odissi), Saswati Sen (Kathak). Sept. 15: Ishani Paul Chowdhury (Odissi), Tania Dewanji (Bharata Natyam), Gopika Varma (Mohiniyattam), Amita Dutt & group (Kathak). Sept. 16: Debjaya Sarkar (Kathak), Sharmila Biswas & group (Odissi), Geeta Chandran (Bharata Natyam). September 15 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: Third Eye presents the Bangla band, Dohar, in an evening of folk songs and Rabindrasangeet. Along with Ghulam Fakir, Shyam Khyapa and Tulika Mondal. September 16 at Birla Academy; 6 pm: Chhandam presents Tagore songs on the rainy season, to be followed by an Odissi dance recital by Kaberi Sen. September 16 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, RTC, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 6.30 pm: Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR Calcutta presents, in its Horizon series, an evening of Tagore songs by Sreyashi Mitra.DEATH CENTENARY
September 13 at Sisir Mancha; 5.30 pm: West Bengal State Music Academy observes the death centenary of Rajanikanta Sen. Memorial lecture: Rajanikanta Sen and His Songs by Dilip Kumar Roy. Songs by Neela Majumdar, Atanu Sanyal, Shikha Basu, Nupurchhanda Ghosh, Archana Bhowmick, Debiprasad Roychowdhury, Sujata Majumdar, Uma Mukhopadhyay, Shubhra Chattopadhyay, Ranjana Mitra, Riddhi Bandyopadhyay and successful candidates (Gopa Mahat, Saoni Mullick, Utsab Das and Subhajit Dasgupta) at the Academy’s annual music competition.PHOTOGRAPHs
Till September 25 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Harrington Mansions, 2nd floor, Flat # 5 & 25B, 22829220; 12 noon - 7 pm: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, along with Chivas, presents a show on photography: A Critic’s Eye by Richard Bartholomew (1950s - 1970s) & A Tale of 3 Cities by Pablo Bartholomew (1970s & 1980s).TALK
September 13 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Divyananda will speak on Satkatha. September 13 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Vishnudevananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Punthi. September 13 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 7 pm: Swami Satyapriyananda will speak on Vivekchudamani.MEET
September 13 at Ranan, 8 Sultan Alam Road, ground floor, 9831256730 / 9830468110; 4 pm: Mahmood Farooqui, Anusha Rizvi and Danish Hussain visit Calcutta for the first time with their acclaimed rendition of Dastongi. This evening, they share their experience of encountering, performing, reviving and reinventing this story-telling art.DISCUSSION
September 13 at Max Mueller Bhavan Library; 6.30 pm: Framing Poetry — a chat session among contemporary filmmakers Sumon Mukherjee and Anindita Sharbadhikari and contemporary poets Subodh Sarkar and Srijato, exploring the idea of poetry on film. Hosted by Dr Christine Lange.SCREENING
September 13 - 15 at Nandan II: Tapan Sinha Foundation, in association with Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre, presents Sharatey Hemanta, a retrospective of films directed/produced/music composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. Today at 6 pm: Inaugural ceremony to be followed by the screening of Anindita (1972).EXHIBITION
Till September 13 at Jain House, 8/1 Esplanade East, #98316 04270; 12 noon - 7 pm: Spinning Dreams and Weaving Spells of hand-woven saris, dupattas in tussar/matka/gicha silk from the looms of India and blockprints in festive colours. By Sujata Sarawgi. Till September 18 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, 24613145: Exotic botanical prints and artist jewellery by Birgitta Volz. Till September 20 at Sasha shop, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street, 22521586; Monday - Saturday 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday 10 am - 1 pm: Sasha presents its garments and accessories exhibition, Paroma. The collection includes embroidered silks and cottons, block prints and khari, stoles, jewellery and other accessories. Also, a collection from Sonam Dubal. Till September 20 at 10 Satyen Dutta Road, #2465 1697; 11 am - 8 pm: Toontooni’s exhibition of exclusive handloom saris, Mekhla-chadar sets, Punjabis and Kantha items.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: 2234-8244All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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