Creative choreography Experimenting with new dance styles by merging existing forms is a passion with choreographer, dancer and teacher Sukalyan Bhattacharya. Hosted by EZCC, Sristhi O Rhiti, this evening?s presentation by Bhattacharya and his troupe, bears testimony to his successful attempts in devising innovative choreographic techniques. A dance collage, it has been conceived by synthesizing several classical and semi-classical Indian forms like Bharata Natyam, Manipuri and Odissi. Clearly an experimental composition, the performance also includes motions and rhythms influenced by martial arts, folk and contemporary styles like Chhau, Kalari, Thang Ta and various other provincial folk and tribal forms of India. The dance presentation will be accompanied by songs, also drawn from a blend of north and south Indian ragas, Hindi, Bengali and Sanskrit songs and folk music of India. Event: Dance collage of classical and semi-classical forms When: Today at 6 pm Where: Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake

Art

Till April 18 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Mukul Banerjee. Till April 18 at EZCC, Salt Lake; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by contemporary masters and by participants of an art workshop for children conducted by Bimal Kundu, Atin Basak, Biswajit Saha and Shyamal Roy. April 18 - 25 at Gandhara Art Gallery, 1B Gurusaday Road, Flat 5A; 4 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition on Animal, featuring the works of eminent artists including Jogen Chowdhury, Manjit Bawa, Paritosh Sen, K. Laxma Gaud and Kartick Chandra Pyne. April 18 - 30 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 12 noon - 7 pm: Art Sonata, a special exhibition of the works of Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subroto Gangopadhyay, B.R. Panesar, Suhas Roy, Sanatan Dinda, Bratin Khan, Tarak Garai and others. April 20 - May 5 at The Palladian Lounge, Third Level, 6 N.S. Road; 10 am - 8 pm: The Palladian Lounge and Spandan Art Gallery present Art For Giving, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures featuring the works of over 30 artists. Inauguration on April 20 at 7.30 pm. Till April 23 at Shreemoti Art Gallery, 4 Elgin Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: Retrospective of paintings by Rabindra Krishna Pal. Till April 30 (except Mondays) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street; 3 pm - 7 pm: A display of paintings by Debashis Chakraborty, Dipak Kundu, Jayanta Roy, Jayanta Kumar Paul, Rajarshi Biswas, Ritendra Roy, Samindranath Majumdar and Sourav Jana. Till April 30 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Manoj Mitra. Till April 30 (except Mondays) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Gunther Uecker - Man?s Inhumanity: 14 Pacified Implements. Till April 30 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G5/G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 12 noon - 8 pm (Sundays & holidays, 2 pm - 8 pm): Art Beat, showcasing the works of eminent artists, being held in support of Hellen Keller Institute of Deaf and Dumb.

drama

April 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sundaram presents Sajano Bagan. Drama, direction & acting: Manoj Mitra. April 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Jogsutra presents Khela Ghar. Direction: Shankar Roy. April 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay?s Chokh Gyalo and Munshi Premchand?s Barda. Direction: Goutam Halder. April 20 at Padatik Little Theatre-I; 6.30 pm: Jadavpur University Department of English presents nine of Samuel Beckett?s ?dramaticules? as a birth centenary tribute. Direction: Ananda Lal. April 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Samikshan presents Manmoyee Girls School. Direction: Pankaj Munshi. April 21 at Padatik Little Theatre-II; 6.30 pm: Tritiyo Sutro Performance Company presents Kangal Malshat. Direction: Suman Mukhopadhyay. April 22 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Nandikar presents Abanindranath Tagore?s Bappaditya. Direction: Goutam Halder. April 23 at Padatik Little Theatre-II; 6.30 pm: Padatik presents its new play in Hindi, Ballavpur Ki Roopkatha. Direction: Pradip Roy. April 23 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rangakarmee presents Rudali. Design and direction: Usha Ganguli.

performing arts

April 18 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: The inaugural performance of Interface 2006 features Tara: Seven Graces, a dance-theatre by Anita Ratnam. April 18 at Sree Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 6 pm: Rasika Ranjana Sabha presents Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi recitals by Kalaimamani Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant. April 21 at Calcutta School of Music; 7 pm: Jazz To Africa, an audio-visual presentation by Ajoy Roy on the music of legendary jazz pianist and Afro-centrist, Randy Weston. April 22 at Kanishka?s, 2/1 Hindustan Road; 5 pm & 7 pm: KORA and The Creative Arts present Upon A Yarn, an unusual site-specific theatrical dialogue.

talk

April 18 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Manoj Das will speak in English on Legends of Sri Jagannatha and Their Significance. April 18 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 7 pm: Dr Bhupendra Nath Sil will speak on Anantaswarup Sri Ramakrishna. April 18 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19 A&B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha.

EXHIBITION

Till April 20 at Calcutta Ice Skating Rink; 10 am - 8 pm: Parampara 2006, showcasing crafts, lifestyle products, pottery, fashion-wear, jewellery, etc. from all over India.

workshop

April 18 - May 4 at MACE, 78 Syed Amir Ali Avenue; 3 pm - 4 pm: Thrice weekly salsa lessons for girls conducted by Tito Dey. For enquiries, call #22875326, ext 245. Till April 22 at Rabindra Sadan; 10 am - 12 noon: Shiladhish Art & Research Institute Mumbai, Rabindra Sadan and West Bengal Dance Group Federation, host Nritta Nattuvangam workshop (Module III) by Prakriti Bhaskar, senior disciple of Kalaimamani Guru T.S. Kadhirvelu Pillai. Registration and details at #9433226835, 24720095.

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