Creatures of the countryside Most modern artists can be found shaping their works with a focus on urban sensibilities. Dhaneshwar Shah, a young artist from New Delhi, stands apart in this respect. A naturally-gifted artist, his works are experimental with a strong graphic quality. With a mature rationale that belies his years, he has developed a powerful, evocative, visual language that appeals to the senses. Coloured Spaces, the ongoing solo exhibition of his works, features paintings based on the life and habitat of Bastar, a place he visited recently. Colourful and vivacious in appearance, the harshness of Bastar’s landscape seems, nevertheless, to have created a sharp impact on the artist’s psyche. Images and motifs from the animal kingdom abound in his works. As such horses, dogs, cats, ducks, deer, goats and peacocks appear to be the central protagonists of his paintings. Event: Solo exhibition of paintings by Dhaneshwar Shah When: Till March 28; 11 am - 7 pm (Sunday, 2 pm - 7 pm) Where: Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, Regency, 3rd floor

art

March 23 - April 7 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 3 pm - 7 pm: Of Human Bondage — recent works of Arun Bain. Inauguration today at 5.30 pm. Till March 23 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue: Shakti: Journey Beyond Platitude — an exhibition of works of eminent women artists. Participants include Anita Roy Choudhury, Shyamasree Basu, Dipali Bhattacharya, Bratati Mukherjee, Bharati Chowdhury, Eleena Banik, Uma Roy Chowdhury, Anjali Sengupta and Seema Barua. Till March 24 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Disha - Annual Art Exhibition 2007. Participants: Subrata Bhowmick, Kavita Jhunjhunwala, Sangita Chirimar, Seema Chaturvedi, Anju Chirimar, Dolly Dabriwal, Jyoti Tibrewal and Vrinda Dugar. Till March 24 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Art Unlimited — art works by various artists and sculptors. Till March 24 at Gallery Exposure, 54B Mahanirban Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by members of Bengal Artist Society. Till March 26 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park; 11 am - 7 pm (weekdays) & 3 pm - 7 pm (Sunday): Small is Beautiful, miniature works of Indian contemporary artists. Till March 29 at Gandhara Art Gallery, 1B Gurusaday Road, Flat 5A; 1 pm - 8 pm: Spring, an exhibition of works by Sudipta Sen. Till March 31 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Changing Images, an exhibition of recent works by the members of Rabindra Bharati Univeristy’s faculty of visual arts. Till March 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Poetry on Canvas, an exhibition of paintings by eminent artists. Till April 1 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: A group exhibition of the works by the members of Painters 80. Till April 1 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Painted Delights, an exhibition of the works of contemporary artists of India. Till April 1 at Gallery Rasa, 828/1 Block P, New Alipore; 4 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Debasish Manna. Till April 18 at Spandan Art Gallery, 87 Park Street, 1st floor; 10 am - 7 pm: An exhibition, titled Art, featuring works of Keshav Roy.

drama

March 23 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Mrityu Na Hatya. Direction: Bibhas Chakraborty. March 24 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Pancham Vaidic presents Pashu Khamar. Direction: Arpita Ghosh. March 24 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm and March 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 10.15 am: Howrah Dakshinayan presents Hawa Badal. Direction: Kunal Mukhopadhyay. March 24 at Academy of Fine Arts; 7 pm: Rangapat presents Tusher Aagun. March 24 & 25 at Max Mueller Bhavan auditorium; 6.30 pm: Agunmukho, the Bengali adaptation of Marius von Mayenburg’s contemporary German play Feuergesicht (Fireface) by Bratya Basu will be performed by Tritiyo Sutra. Direction: Suman Mukhopadhyay. March 25 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet. Direction: Anish Ghosh. March 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Bohurupee presents Deepadanda. Direction: Kumar Roy. March 25 at Pyarimohan Library Hall, Belghoria; 6.30 pm: Belghoria Ethic presents Sanglagna Kuashara. March 25 at Sisir Mancha; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents ? (question mark). Design and direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam.

PERFORMING ARTS

March 24 at Bhowanipur Sangit Sammilani, 4 Ramesh Mitra Road; 5.30 pm: A classical music soiree featuring Sudip Chattopadhyay (violin) and Kuber Sengupta (vocal). March 25 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 5.30 pm: Brotee presents Utsaber Anginay Rabindranath, a composite programme based on Tagore songs, reading, recitation along with dance. Participants include Swastika Mukhopadhyay, Tamalika Guha, Pubali Mukhopadhyay, Rajasree Bhattacharya, Rachayita Roy, Apala Basu, Aniruddha Singha, Prabuddha Raha, Debi Barman, Sramona Chattopadhyay and others in songs, Malabika Sen, Nandini Ghosal, Dr Mahua Mukhopadhyay, Esha Goswami and Rajasree Sahu in dance; Debashis Roychowdhury and Shankar Ganguly in drama enacting; and Sukumar Ghosh, Madhumita Basu and Sarasi Chakraborty in recitation and reading. Concept & direction: Apala Basu. March 26 at Rabindra Sadan; 6 pm: Bhavna presents an evening of Tagore songs by Manoj Murali Nair and Manisha Murali Nair.

talk

March 23 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.

symposium

March 23 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: A symposium on Life and Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till March 23 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Fractals of Light — an exhibition of photographs by the members of Jadavpur University Photographic Club.

ARTISTS’ CAMP

Till March 27 at EZCC, IB 201 Salt Lake; 11 am - 5 pm: Artists’ Camp on the Freedom Movement with the participation of artists from Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

CELEBRATION

March 24 at Bharati Tamil Sangam, 93 Rashbehari Avenue; 6 pm: Tamil Manram celebrates Kamban Vizha on poet Kamban and Illango by Dr K.A. Rajaram, Tamil professor, Victoria College, Palghat, Kerala.

film festival

March 24 at Rotary Sadan, 94/2 Chowringhee Road: The Consulate General of Japan, Calcutta and Nihongo Kaiwa Kyookai Society host a Japanese Film Festival, The 16th Cinema Nippon. Featuring: The Story of Jiro (2 pm) and Cherish His Smile (6 pm).

EXHIBITION

March 23 - 30 at Nupur’s Boutique, 169 Sarat Bose Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: A spring summer collection of hand-painted Madhubani kalamkari saris, hand-embroidered saris, suits, block-printed saris, dhotis, kurtas and tops. March 23 - 30 at Soumya’s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Accessorize, showcasing personal accessories like gold, silver, semi-precious and costume jewellery, scarves and bags. Also, home accessories including durries, lamps and home linen. March 23 - 25 at Starmark, G-202, City Centre, Salt Lake; 10.30 am - 9 pm: An exhibition of postage stamps on cricket and cricket memorabilia on the occasion of the ICC World Cup 2007. Till March 24 at Finesse, 11/1B New Road, Alipore; 10.30 am - 7 pm: A collection of sona-chandi handwoven saris, suit pieces and dupattas with blockprints and embroidery. Creations of Sujata Sarawgi.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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