By Ashu Bandyopadhyay By Ganesh Ch. Chattopadhyay By Raghunath Goswami

Forgotten art, unforgettable emotions As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Acad-emy Theatre hosts Smriti-pater Chitra-pat, the ongoing exhibition of old calendars, post-ers, book-covers, cartoons, murals and others works reflecting the popular culture of Bengal down the ages. Taken from the collection painst-akingly preserved by Parimal Ray, it comprises rare art works created for promotional purposes in their original format. On display are works by nameless patuas as well as painters of prominence including Nandalal Bose, Purna Chakraborty, Phani Bhusan Gupta, Debabrata Mukhopadhyay, Annada Munshi, Asit Kumar Haldar and Satyajit Ray. Besides being spontaneous expressions of the everyday life of the people, the images on show also uncover the evolution of Bengal’s art and culture through the generations. It also explores folk art and the unique art of designing posters for films. Event: An exhibition of rare, original art works on popular culture down the ages When: Till December 21; 2 pm - 8 pm Where: Gaganendra Pradarshashala

ART

Till January 9 (except Sundays and public holidays) at CIMA Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm (Mondays) & 2 pm - 7 pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays): In Search of a Context, an exhibition about the relation of art to its setting of time, place, social and historical moorings. Artworks include paintings, sculptures, drawings, collage, films and video. Featuring works of Manas Acharya, Samir Aich, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Sumitro Basak, Rameshwar Broota, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Swarna Chitrakar, Jogen Chowdhury, Sougata Das, Partha Pratim Deb, Meera Devidayal, Early Bengal School, Anita Gopal, Subodh Gupta, Anup Mondal, Binode Behari Mukherjee, Ravinder G. Reddy, Satyajit Roy, Kingshuk Sarkar, Shakila, Shuvaprasanna, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Arpita Singh, J. Swaminathan, Rabindranath Tagore, Manish Waghdare, Ancient South Indian Sculpture, and Cinematic Installation by Rituparno Ghosh and Mainak Bhaumik. December 19 at Victorial Memorial Hall; 6 pm: Inauguration of an exhibition, Indian Life and Landscape by Western Artists: Paintings and Drawings from the V&A, 1790-1927, hosted by The Victoria Memorial Hall and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The show will be on from December 20 to January 31, 10 am to 5 pm, except Mondays. December 19 - 28 at Gallerie 52d, 52D Hindustan Park; 11 am - 7 pm: A ceramic show by artists of Delhi and Calcutta. Till December 19 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, Duckback House, #2287 3377/88; 11 am - 7 pm: Mother and Child — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures conceptualised by Sunil Das. Till December 20 at Taj Bengal, Promenade Lounge; 10 am - 11 pm: Recent works by Kuntal Dutta. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till December 20 at Sanskriti Art Gallery, 5C Alipore Park Road: An exhibition of sculptures by Debabrata De.

PERFORMING ARTS

December 19 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 5.30 pm: MUSIC presents Sandipan Samajpati (vocal) and Soumalya Chakraborty (sitar). December 19 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan; 6 pm: Special cultural priogramme (folk dance, Rabindrik dance, Nritya Baichitra on Kathak, vocal and tarana) in association with Makhla Shinjini. Prog. coordinator: Keya Chanda. December 19 at Uttam Mancha; 6 pm: The Calcutta Ensemble on its 31st anniversary presents Prem — celebrating love through various forms of songs. Direction: Soumyen Sarkar. December 20 at Uttam Mancha; 11 am onwards: 37th annual convocation of Pracheen Kala Kendra. Performing arts at 6 pm: Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar) and Malabika Mitra (Kathak). December 20 at Birla Academy; 5.30 pm: Jnan Prakash Ghosh Tabla Foundation presents Uttoron 2009, performances by its students. December 20 at Tollygunge Club; 7.15 pm: The Balck Sound — the history of Black Music traced through the ages and recreated by the voices of Swastika Moitra, Priscilla Corner, Tania Sen, Jeffrey Menezes, Anita Basu Mallick and Anjum Katyal. Backed by Crystal Grass. Concept & commentary: Oindrilla Dutt.

DRAMA

Till December 20 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Kolkata Comedy Carnival hosts a festival of comedy plays. Today: Nat-Ranga’s Aami Weds Aami. Tomorrow: Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight. Till December 25 at Academy of Fine Arts: Nandikar’s 26th National Theatre Festival. Today at 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Charandas Chor (Hindi). Produced by Naya Theatre, Bhopal. Tomorrow: Mompak by Panthoibi Natya Mandir, Imphal at 3 pm and Zikr-e-Nashunida (Urdu) by Tehrik-e-Niswan, Pakistan at 6.30 pm. Till December 20 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Academy Theatre presents Panchiser Utsav (The Festival of 25) as part of the year-long celebration to mark the completion of its 25 years. Today: Bangla Jatrar Gaan: To be staged by singers, accompanists and actors like Bela Sarkar, Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Chapalrani, Shantigopal, Shaikh Madhusudan and Devajit Bandyopadhyay. Tomorrow: Kinnari Gatha: Portrayal of the lives and works of the singstresses of the yore along with their trend of musical presentations in the 19th and 20th centuries. Participants: Riddhi Bandyopadhyay (director and singer), Devajit Bandyopadhyay (singer) and Soumitra Chattopadhyay (narrator). December 19 at Rammohun Hall; 6 pm: Samskar Bharati presents Raj Yogi. Drama: Bikas Bhattacharya. Dir: Debasish Kabiraj. December 19 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Mangalik presents Bankubabu Phirey Elen. Direction: Samir Biswas. December 19 at Sodepur Lok Sanskriti Bhawan; 6.30 pm: Swapno Sanglap presents Bhutua and Bisarga will stage Muk Naksha. December 20 at Star; 10 am: Eso Natak Shikhi presents Jantra-na. Dir: Dr Tapas Das. December 20 at Sisir Mancha; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop presents Boomerang. Drama & direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay.

TALK / SEMINAR

December 19 at at Computer Society Hall, 5 Elgin Road, 4th floor; 10.30 am: Computer Society of India organises Computer Day for students participating in debate, quiz and talk. December 19 at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum; 3 pm: Eminent British photographer, author and environmental campaigner Mark Edwards will deliver a talk examining the issues illustrated in Hard Rain: Our headlong collision with nature. December 19 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Shastrajnananda will speak on Vivek Chudamoni. December 19 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 5.50 pm: Discourse on Swami Shishya Sambad by Swami Satprabhananda. December 19 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Discourses on Mahapurush Maharaj by Dr Subodh Ch. Chowdhury. December 19 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Mrityu-Rahasya.

INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

December 19 at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindustan Road, Gariahat; 6 pm: An interactive discussion on the theme, Artists as Interventionists in Issues of Public Concern, as a continuation of the ongoing contemporary arts exhibition, Freedom is Notional, featuring Bani Abidi, Naeem Mohaiemen and Shilpa Gupta. The talk will be conducted by Naeem Mohaiemen, Bani Abidi and Shuddhabrata Sengupta of Raqs Media Collective.

PHOTO EXHIBITION

December 19 - 29 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts and Tasveer present Pan India — A Shared Habitat, an exhibition of photographs by Prashant Panjiar. Inauguration today at 6.30 pm. 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. Till January 13 (except Sunday) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2461 3145; 10 am - 7 pm: Return to Eden — an exhibition of photography by Prabir Purkayastha. Curated by Ina Puri.

REUNION

December 20 at Asutosh College, main building, 3rd floor; 1 pm: The third reunion of the department of English, Asutosh College.

EXHIBITION

December 19 at 22 Camac Street; 9.30 pm: The night bazaar at Zevar, the Z Lounge showcases stylish wear by designers Arjun Agarwal, Koda by Kanishkas, Sayon Mitra, Sadhvi Ganeriwal created for december 24 and 31. Also, chocolates by Neha Jhunjhunwala’s Sinfully Yours along with stationery and accessories for the festive season, and concktail jewellery by Zevar. Till December 24 at 218 AJC Bose Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Bombaim showcases an eclectic collection of dresses, clutch bags, jewellery and home accessories. Till December 31 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, #2223 9422; 11 am - 7 pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal presents Burra Din, an exhibtion of colonial embroideries, candles, gifts, ceramic potteries, artifacts, jewellery and exclusive handloom sarees. Till December 31 at Halo Heritage, 26 Ritchie Road; 11.30 am - 8 pm: Soumya’s Creation presents an exhibition of its new range of durries and home accessories.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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