Malaysian odyssey A free spirit and a dynamic force to reckon with in the Malaysian cultural world, Ramli Ibrahim has often been described as original, radical and non-conformist, sweeping aside prevalent provincialism with his integrated vision of arts. His Odissi choreography transcends national, religious and ethnic boundaries. In Vision of Forever, his choreographic creation, Ibrahim has selected an Odissi dance repertoire inspired by three major gurus of the Odissi tradition. At the same time, he has invested the presentation with his inimitable style, rearranging them in a compelling composition for which his group has won international renown. In tomorrow’s concert, Ibrahim and eight dancers of his dance company, Sutra, will present four pieces. In Hari Haro, celestial dancers descend from their heavenly abode to invoke the spirit of dance. Sthai and Pallavi expose the distinctive Odissi style of Sutra. Dashamahavidiya, the concluding dance, presents the 10 revelations of the Goddess Absolute, and is one of Sutra’s most popular works. Hosted by EZCC, FICCIFLO & Open Doors. Event: Odissi dance presentation by Ramli Ibrahim and Sutra Dance Company When: Tomorrow at 11 am Where: G.D. Birla Sabhagar

art

Till January 24 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Review, an exhibition of artworks that aspires to redefine our perception and understanding of art of the 20th century. Participating artists: Abir Karmakar, Alok Bal, Debraj Goswami, Farhad Hussain, Jogen Chowdhury, Kingshuk Sarkar, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Mithu Sen, Paresh Maity, Partha Pratim Deb, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Samit Das, Santosh More, Sumitro Basak and Swarna Chitrakar. Till January 24 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Sajal Kanti Mitra. Till January 24 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘A’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Subhash Pal. Till January 24 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Creative Wave presents the seventh group show of paintings and sculptures. Till January 24 at Galerie Karma, P-505 Keyatola Road, #24636731/32: The Winter of 2009, works by leading artists of Bengal. Till January 25 at Lalit Kala Akademi, 361 Keyatala Lane: Devi Prosad Art Utsav 2008-09 by the working artists of Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Calcutta.

DRAMA

Till January 24 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Durgadas Natyotsav 2009, organised by Durgadas Smriti Sangha. Today: Aapad — Nandipat’s latest production, directed by Bimal Chakraborty. Till January 28 at Purbashree, Bharatiyam, EZCC, Salt Lake; 6 pm: 11th Lok-Krishti Natyotsav 2009. Today: Kaal Sandhya by Bohurupee. B>Tomorrow: Bhagaban Ja Karen Ta by Theatre Workshop. January 24 at Derozio Hall, Presidency College; 4 pm: Little Thespian presents Katha Collage-3, consisting of two short stories by Tagore and being presented in two languages: Shesher Ratri (Bengali) and Durasha (Urdu). Design & direction: Uma Jhunjhunwala. January 24 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Gandhar presents Kachher Manush. January 24 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Purba-Paschim presents Tagore’s Chaturanga, directed by Bratya Basu. January 24 at Shyampark; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents two plays for children: Indian Idol (Drama & direction: Debsankar Halder) and Satyi Rajputra (Story: Sunil Gangopadhyay; Direction: Sohini Sengupta). January 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Purba-Paschim presents Manik Bandyopadhyay’s Diba Ratrir Kabya. Dir: Arun Mukhopadhyay. January 25 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents its latest production, Aapad, directed by Bimal Chakraborty. January 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Bohurupee presents Chhanch Bhanga Murti. Direction: Tarapada Mukhopadhyay. January 25 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Howrah Dakshinayan presents the 100th show of its production, Hawa Badal, directed by Kunal Mukhopadhyay. January 25 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop will stage Byaram Biram, directed by Seema Mukhopadhyay. January 25 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents Guldasta (under Katha Collage-4) consisting of two short stories: Dopahar and Ishq Par Zor.... Design & dir: Uma Jhunjhunwala.

PERFORMING ARTS

Till January 25 at Nazrul Mancha; 8.30 pm onwards (night-long): The Dover Lane Music Conference hosts its 57 annual conference. Today: Anindya Chatterjee (tabla solo) with Murad Ali (sarangi); Rajendra Prasanna (flute) with Samar Saha (tabla); Sharafat Ali Khan (vocal) with Arshad Khan (tabla) and Bishudeb Bhattacharya (harmonium); Shahid Parvez (sitar) with Shubajyoti Guha (tabla); and Rajan Mishra and Sajan Mishra (vocal) with Subhen Chatterjee (tabla) and Sanatan Goswami (harmonium). Tomorrow: Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (vocal) with Arup Chatterjee (tabla); Shubhendra Rao (sitar) with Subhankar Chatterjee (tabla); Rashid Khan (vocal) with Subhankar Banerjee (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium); and Amjad Ali Khan (sarod) with Tanmoy Bose (tabla). January 24 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: Kingshuk presents an evening of Tagore songs by its artistes, classical music (sitar by Kalyani Roy and sarod by Buddhadev Dasgupta) and dance by Dona Ganguly. January 24 - 31 at Sree Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road: Rasika Ranjana Sabha’s 63rd annual music festival. Today at 5.30 pm: Sanjay Subhramanyan (vocal) with M.R. Gopinath (violin) and S. Sekahr (mridangam). Tomorrow at 5.30 pm: T.M. Krishna (vocal) with B.U. Ganesh Prasad (violin), K. Arun Prakash (mridangam) and Anirudh Athreya (kanjira). January 24 at Calcutta Rowing Club, Rabindra Sarobar; 8 pm: Rupshagor-e Moner Manush, a programme of Tagore songs by Sudeshna Basu. January 25 at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Salt Lake; 5.30 pm: Parampara Bishnupur presents Bishnupur Parampara 2009 featuring dhrupad recital by the seventh generation disciples of Bishnupur gharana and vocals by Srnab Basu and Shantanu Bandyopadhyay. January 25 at Birla Academy; 5.30 pm: Saptaswara’s 25th annual programme features Tagore songs by its students. Dir: Subrata Sengupta.

BOOK RELEASE

January 24 at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Salt Lake; 10.30 am: Alok Ranjan Dasgupta will release Italy Safare Rabindranath O Mussolini Prasanga by Kalyan Kumar Kundu. Published by Punascha.

EXHIBITION

Till January 24 at Weavers Studio, 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, Ballygunge Place; 9.30 am - 6.30 pm: Weavers Studio presents the traditional weave of Bishnupur-Baluchari, on Bishnupuri silk. January 25 at The Great Calcutta Shopping Festival at Swabhumi; 6 pm: Fashion designer Jaya Misra unveils her latest range of chic and elegant designs for the new season titled The Freedom Collection.

FESTIVAL

Till January 27 at Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, 3/1/1A Nakuleshwar Bhattacharjee Lane, #24633859: 14th Pratishta Anniversary and Dravya Kalasam organised by Sree Guruvayurappan Samajam Calcutta. Today, 5.30 am: Ganapathy Homam, Saanti Homam, Saanti Kalasa Puja, Kalasa Abhishekam, Adbuta Saanti Homam, Adbuta Saanti Kalasa Puja, Kalasa Abhishekam, Uchcha Puja, Mura Japam. At 5 pm: Sthala Suddhi, Mula Puja.

TALK

January 24 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Tattwajnanananda will speak on Kenopanishad. January 24 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Samiran Chandra Chakraborty will speak in Bengali on Veda Parikrama. January 24 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.10 pm: Discourse on Yugacharya Swami Vivekananda by Amriya Prasad Chakraborty. January 24 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Siksha, Samaj O Dharma.

FILM SHOW

January 24 & 25 at Nandan II; 4 pm & 6 pm: Scottish Film Festival as part of British Council - Scotland Calcutta Connections Programme; Today: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (at 4 pm) and The Flying Scotsman (at 6 pm). Tomorrow: Touching the Void (at 4 pm) and Reichenbach Falls (at 6 pm).

QUIZ

January 24 at Natunpukur Association, Hathkhola More, Barasat; 2 pm onwards: Natunpukur Association and Quiz Maniacs Society of Barasat host an open-to-all quiz for two-member teams. For details, call Subal Pal (98361 70906) or Partha Gupta (98303 18721).

WORKSHOP

January 24 - February 1 at Shanti Nir (Kalahrdaya), 246 Banamali Banerjee Road, Haridevpur: Bharata Natyam dance workshop to be conducted by Dr Saju George, SJ. Details at #2402 0790, 94335 44827.

READING

January 25 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11 am: Professor P. Lal reads Sanjaya's report of Balarama refusing to witness the Bhima-Duryodhana mace duel and preferring to leave on a pilgrimage to Prabhasa, in the 458th weekly session of his sloka-by-sloka English transcreation of Vyasa's Mahabharata.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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