Tribute to Chopin The music of Frédéric Chopin is, in many ways, a record of Chopin the pianist. All of his music is either for solo piano, or places the piano in an important role. As a performer, he was known for his improvisational ability, and his compositions are often the result of these performances. The wonder of Chopin’s music is the way he conjured new sounds from the piano. His pieces explore the full expressive range of the instrument, and he had the ability to create, sometimes in just a few lines of music, a kind of musical poetry. He also extended the harmonic language of the Romantic style; not by bold leaps to new chords and tonalities, but by subtle side trips that take his pieces to those new tonal areas. Remembered as one of the first nationalist composers, using the themes and dances of his native Poland as the sources for his pieces, Chopin was, in every way, the quintessential Romantic composer. To celebrate the year of Chopin in India, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Bangalore School of Music, in collaboration with Calcutta School of Music, Consulate of Poland in Calcutta, Alliance Francaise and Goethe Institut, host Universal Chopin, an evening of Chopindia music and dance presented by piano maestro Jersy Sterczynski with Indian contemporary dance artiste Madhu Natraj and group. Event: An evening of Chopindia music and dance by Jersy Sterczynski with Madhu Natraj and group When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani

ART

Till November 20 at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers (2nd floor), 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8509 / 8717; 2 pm - 7 pm: Yeh Image Mahaan: India meets Bharat. Participating artists: Manas Acharya, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Sumitro Basak, Jyoti Bhatt, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Jogen Chowdhury, Meera Devidayal, Ashish Ghosh, Debraj Goswami, M.F. Husain, Farhad Hussain, Ganesh Pyne, Jamini Roy, Kingshuk Sarkar, Shakila, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Sanjeev Sonpimpare, Abanindranath Tagore, Chintan Upadhyay, JWT, Rediffusion Dentsu Young & Rubican Pvt. Ltd, and other works. Till November 20 at Eye on Art Gallery, 3 Pretoria Street, Chandrakunj Building, 2nd floor; 1 pm - 8 pm: The second solo exhibition of paintings by Dipak Ghosh. Till November 21 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Friends of Fine Arts presents a contemporary exhibition of paintings, photographs and sculptures. Till November 21 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of recent works by Malay Saha and Anindita Saha. Till November 21 at Taj Bengal, Promenade Lounge; 11 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of Dhiren Sasmal’s canvases. Till November 21 at ECA art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Rajendra Malakar.

DRAMA

November 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3.30 pm: Ensemble will stage Bishakto, written by Utpal Dutt and designed and directed by Sohag Sen. November 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Shohan will stage the 104th show of Helmet, a satiric play written by Rajat Ghosh and directed by Anish Ghosh. November 20 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Renaissance will stage Bal Bhagwan, a play in Hindi directed by Aloke Chakravarty. November 20 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Arghya presents Raktokarabi. Direction: Manish Mitra. November 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 10.30 am: Sudrak presents Amitakshar. November 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Kalyani Natycharcha Kendra presents tagore’s Raktokarabi. Dir: Sekhar Gupta. November 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Ekti Dal presents Bidhuda, a comedy written and directed by Rajat Ghosh. November 21 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Natyaranga presents Dadu Chaye Nati Chaye, directed by Swapan Sengupta. November 21 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Howrah Dakshinayan presents Hawa Badal. Drama & direction: Kunal Mukhopadhyay. November 21 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mangalik presents Manush Bhoot. Drama, direction & performance: Samir Biswas. November 21 - 28 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya: A drama festival, to mark the golden jubilee of Mukta Angan Rangalaya, organised by Shouvanik. Nov. 21 at 6 pm: Natasena presents Gorur Garir Headlight (Dir: Saroj Roy).

PERFORMING ARTS

November 20 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, 2461 3145; 6.30 pm: The launch of a traditional music album Eternity, to be followed by an evening of Indian classical vocal recital by Arshad Ali Khan, accompanied by Ashok Mukherji (tabla) and Rupasree Bhattacharya (harmonium). November 20 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre; 7 pm: Kathak with stylisation to be presented by Sandip & Musical-7. Concept & choreography: Sandip Mullick.

TALK

November 20 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Paripurnananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. November 20 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 5.45 pm: Swami Shantipradananda will speak on Life and Teachings of Swami Vijnananandaji Maharaj. November 20 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Harsha Datta will speak in Bengali on Narener Durgotsav. Swami Tyagarupananda will preside. November 20 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 6.30 pm: Swami Niyatatmananda will speak on Birth Anniversary of Swami Vijnananandaji Maharaj. November 20 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Swami Pareshatmananda will speak on Swami Vijnananandaji Maharaj. November 20 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Swami Abhedananda Memorial Lecture Hall; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak on Mrityu Rahasya.

PHOTOGRAPHS

November 20 - December 3 (except Sundays & national holidays) at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Harrington Mansions, 2nd floor; 12 noon - 7 pm: The Australian High Commission, The Harrington Street Arts Centre, and Drik India present Crossing Paths — images by Australian photojournalists in South Asia, Daniel Berehulak, Graham Crouch, Adam Ferguson and Wayne McAlister. Till December 4 (except Sundays) at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road, 2455 6942/43; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Incidents, photographs by Bishan Samaddar.

CARNIVAL

November 20 at St Paul’s Cathedral; 12 noon onwards: St Paul’s Cathedral Grand Carnival. All are welcome.

EXHIBITION

November 20 at Plush, The Astor Hotel; 11 am - 7 pm: Plush lifestyle presents 7 For All Mankind in association with t2. Till November 21 at Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, P35/1 Taratolla Road; 10 am - 1 pm: Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy (IICP) presents an exhibition on Indian and international sports, A Sporting Chance, in celebration of its 36th anniversary. Till November 21 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8-B Middleton Street, 22293886; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Shrujan’s exhibition of Indo-Western garments, including saris and kurtas all hand-embroidered by women of Kutch, and home furnishings. Till November 21 at Sculpture Court and Abanindranath Tagore Gallery, ICCR, 9 Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm: Clay Stories organises Potters Market 2010.

QUIZ

November 20 at Dalhousie Institute: The 32nd Argus Open Quiz. Final from 6 pm. Teams to report by 3 pm. Entry free. Quiz Master: Soumyadip Chowdhuri. November 21 at St Xavier’s College auditorium; 3.30 pm - 8 pm: ALSOC Alumni Quiz for three-member teams from the same school or college, with at least one member being an alumnus of the institution. No entry fee. QM: Gautam Ghosh. Guest QM: Ashok Vishwanathan. Eight teams qualify for the final. For details, contact Shankar Ramalingam (98300 09889) or Gautam Ghosh (98300 44093).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-700001; Fax: 2234-8244

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