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Till March 18 at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, 24866735; 11am - 7pm: Asthir: Art on the move, an exhibition of recent digital works by Amrita Bagchi and Priyanka Majumdar. Till March 31 (except Mondays) in the Portrait Gallery of Victoria Memorial; 10am - 5pm: To celebrate the birth centenary of Mother Teresa, Victoria Memorial Hall hosts twenty 20 Paintings, an exhibition of paintings on Mother by M.F. Husain and Sunita Kumar. Till March 17 at Shobhaghar, Bharatiyam Sanskriti Angan, IB 201, Sector 3, Salt Lake; 11am - 5pm: To mark Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary, Eastern Zonal Cultural centre presents an art exhibition, Rabindra Srishtitey Nari. Till March 18 at The Spanish Café, 7 Sudder Street; 10 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of prints and paintings by Babita Das. Till March 20 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor, International Hall; 4 pm - 8 pm: Roymans Art Studio presents Aviskar 2011 - East meets West, the 5th annual international exhibition of contemporaty paintings and sculptures. Showcasing works by Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury, Neil Lawson Baker, Alexander Tokarev, Christian Schutz, Wasim R. Kapoor, Samir Aich, Manas Roy, Renee Middelkoop, Dyne Mieth, Lynne Davies, Dripta G. Roy, Sunil Chandra Pal, Manish Moitra, Vishal Sabley, Joyotee Ray Chaudhury, Aruna Samivelu and Tarun Purkait. Till March 20 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 3pm - 8pm: Journey, an exhibition of paintings by three young talents Buddhadev Karmakar, Priyanka Parbat and Sudipta Ghosh. Till March 26 at Gallery Kolkata, 2nd floor, Duckback House, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, 22873377; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of drawings, paintings and sculptures by Sunil Das. Till March 31 at St Thomas’ Chapel, Bishop’s College, 224 AJC Bose Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, in association with Bishop’s College, Calcutta, presents The Last Supper, a series of reverse paintings on acrylic by Madhvi Parekh. Till March 31 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall, 40113182-3; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Ashok Kumar Dey and Chandan Roy. Till March 31 (except Sundays) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, 40034974, 22894745; 10.30 am - 7 pm: World Art – with a focus on France, an exhibition of paintings by artists from France, Argentina, Brazil, the UK, Congo, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Singapore and the US from the Museum’s collection. Till April 4 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, 24653212; 11 am - 7 pm: Unwrapping India, an exhibition of recent works by Anne Vilsboll. Till April 30 (except Mondays) at Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, 24246534; 4pm - 7pm: Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art presents Annual Exhibition 2011.DRAMA
March 17 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30pm: Ballygunge Swapnasuchana will stage Kanyadaan, directed by Bratya Basu. The cast includes Meghnad Bhattacharya, Swatilekha Sengupta, Sohini Sengupta, Bijoy Mukherjee and Bratya Basu. March 17 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: Shohan will stage its latest production, Manbhanjan. Direction: Anish Ghosh. March 17 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30pm: Belghoria ETHIC presents Kothay Pabo Taare. Direction: Debasis Sengupta. March 17 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30pm: Gandhar will stage Kachher Manush, directed by Gautam Halder, filmmaker. The cast includes Debshankar Halder, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Papiya Bandyopadhyay, Arup Dey and Bijoylakshmi Barman. March 17 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30pm: Ganakrishti presents its latest production, Ekhon Antigone. Drama: Evald Flisar. Translated and directed by Amitava Dutta. March 17 at Girish Mancha; 6.30pm: Theatre Workshop presents its new play, Goenda Poabaro. Direction: Kamal Manna. March 18 at Academy of Fine Arts & March 20 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage Madhabi. Drama: Bhisma Sahni. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta. Performers: Rudraprasad Sengupta, Debshankar Halder, Parthapratim Deb, Sumanta Ganguly and Sohini Sengupta.pERFORMING ARTS
March 17 at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Parampara presents Vasantotsav, an evening of Tagore songs accompanied by dance. March 17 & 18 at Gyan Manch; 7pm: Ranan presents a two-day festival of dance and theatre featuring Crossings - exploring the facets of Lady Macbeth on March 17, and Equus - staging of Peter Shaffer’s landmark play on March 18. For more details, contact 9831256730 / Email: rananindia@gmail.com March 17 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 6.30pm: Aaj Biraja Mein Holi Re (Rasiya) — an evening of colourful songs of the season by Sohini Roy Chowdhury. March 18 at Indian Museum courtyard; 4.30pm: Indian Museum, Calcutta & Association of Tourism Service Providers of Bengal present Vasanta Utsav 2011 with the participation of the city’s foreign tourists. On this occasion, Amita Dutt and her troupe will perform the Holi dance. March 18 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Padatik Dance Centre presents a Kathak recital by Amartyya Chatterjee. March 20 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 5pm: Swarganga is organising its 8th annual festival, Holi Milan, as a tribute to the Thumri Samrat, Pandit Mahadev Prasad Mishra. Performers: Indrani Mukherjee (khayal), with Ustad Roshan Ali (sarangi) and Subroto Gupta (tabla); Swapna Naha (thumri & dadra), with Ustad Roshan Ali (sarangi) and Subroto Gupta (tabla); Vidushi Purnima Chaudhuri (thumri & dadra), with Ustad Roshan Ali (sarangi) and Kuber Nath Misra (tabla); Pandit Anindo Chatterjee & Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla lahara), with Hiranmay Mitra (harmonium); and Pandit Venkatesh Kumar (vocal), with Samar Saha (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium).PHOTOGRAPHS
Till March 21 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2pm - 6pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts & Tasveer, in association with Ganjam, present Transmigrations (Fables and India Song), an exhibition of photographs by Karen Knorr. Till March 31 (except Mondays & national holidays) in the Central Hall of Victoria Memorial Hall; 10am - 5pm: An exhibition of photographs on Mother Teresa by Sunil K Dutt.EXHIBITION
Till March 17 at Ice Skating Rink; 10am - 8pm: Utsav 2011, in association with t2, an exhibition of fashion, food and lifestyle products. Till March 26 at Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road: An indoor exhibition-cum-sale of furniture. Till March 28 (except Sundays) at Azura, CNK Tower, 3 Royd Street, 22272219, 22298651; Monday - Friday: 11am - 6pm, Saturday: 11am - 4pm: Fashion designer Farhana Chowdhury showcases Tunic Bazaar, which includes a range of tunics in intricate cuts and distinct styles in an exclusive colour palette befitting season from floral to abstract tones. Till March 31 at 175 Block G, New Alipore, 40608060; 11am - 7.30pm, Sunday: 12noon - 6pm: V Style Voyage, the fashion and lifestyle boutique, exhibits wooden artefacts, vases, platters, home decor items, table mats, designer kidswear by Little Angels, designer garments, bags, footwear and accessories. Till April 14 at Design, 1st floor, 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 24664315; 11am - 7.30pm: Paramita Viswanathan’s summer collection of cotton and silk saris.TALK / SYMPOSIUM
March 17 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Symposium (in English, Bengali and Hindi): Life and Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. Opening song: Swami Kalyaneshananda. Participants: Swami Shivadananda, Swami Jushtananda, Swami Sarvapriyananda and Swami Sevavratananda. President: Swami Sarvabhutananda. March 17 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.30 pm: Swami Vamanananda will speak on Message of the Gita and Modern Society. March 17 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake City; 6.30 pm: Reading from Sri Sri Ma Sarada Devi. March 17 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Abhedananda Memorial Lecture Hall; 7 pm: Br. Satyachaitanaya will speak on Swami Vivekananda Patravali.WORKSHOP
March 20 & 27 at Eduzone, 112 Southern Avenue: Eduzone offers SAT, GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL free diagnostic tests. Registrations are on for a total 16 classes certification crash courses in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Sanskrit, public speaking, personality enhancement . E-mail eduzoneindia@gmail.com to register or call 9830020277, 9230613528 Details: www.eduzoneindia.com March 21 - 30 & April 2 - 15 at 27B Camac Street, 9836665651: Theatrecian will conduct a theatre workshop on voice modulation, stage and cinema acting, and script writing for the age groups, 7 yrs to 13 yrs (March 21-30) and 14 yrs to 60 yrs (April 2-15). March 21 onwards at Smart Tree, 514A Block M, New Alipore: Introducing ‘The Cool School’ Theatre Academy for theatre workshops and regular classes conducted by Theatrecian and culminating into a production for 8 - 18 year-olds. For details, call 9830863300, 64991496.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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