Castro in Calcutta Fidel Castro was the undisputed leader of Cuba from 1959 till 2008, when he stepped down after nearly 50 years in power. His revolutionary overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959 is widely regarded as one of the greatest Marxist victories of the modern era. During his brief transit visit to the city from Vietnam, President Castro addressed the citizens of Calcutta, recalling India’s glorious freedom struggle against British imperialist colonial rule and emphasising the city’s long tradition of peoples’ movement against imperialism. His historic visit created a living bond between Cuba and India. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of this visit and to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, Prabha Khaitan Foundation, in collaboration with Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre and Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in India, hosts Fidel in Kolkata, an exhibition of photographs by late Satya Sen. Featuring 35 blow-up black-and-white photographs, it covers his arrival to Calcutta airport and his reception in the city, his meeting with prominent Left leaders, leaders from the women’s organisations, the then Soviet consulate representatives and government officials. Event: Photographs of Fidel Castro taken by Satya Sen When: Till December 30; 12 noon - 7 pm Where: Nandan II, foyer

art

Till January 24 (except Sundays & holidays) at CIMA Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm (Mondays) 2 pm - 7 pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays): 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 December 27 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: The fifth solo exhibition of paintings by Jayanta Ghosal. Till December 27 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Art Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Colorit — an exhibition of paintings by Joy Bhaduri. Till December 27 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: The 15th solo exhibition of paintings by Dilip Das. Till December 27 at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor, #2289 2982; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Personal Feelings — showcasing the works of Rajesh Roy. Till December 28 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Society of Contemporary Artists presents an exhibition of paintings, graphics and sculptures by renowned artists. Till January 6 (except Sundays & holidays) at Tejas Gallery; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artworks by various artists from Calcutta, Santiniketan and Vietnam. The collection includes acrylics, charcoals, woodcuts and small sculptures. Till January 7 (except Sundays) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: Trace of Time: The Art of Papermaking by Jenny Pinto. Till January 15 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #32998525, 22893027: Bengal 2009, an exhibition of art works by the city’s eminent artists. Till January 17 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen’s Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Recent works of Bari Kumar: Foreign Bodies.

DRAMA FESTIVAL

Till December 31: Aneek’s 11th Ganga Jamuna Natya Utsav, an international drama festival. Today at Rabindra Sadan, 3 pm: Charu (Hindi; Dir: Parimal Dutta) by Hastakshar, Allahabad, at 6.30 pm: Ajnatobass (Dir: Sumanta Gangopadhyay) by Nandikar; at Minerva Theatre, 6.30 pm: Jaldas (Dir: Nader Choudhury) by Dhaka Padatik (Bangladesh); at Sisir Mancha, 5 pm onwards: Jaba by Aneek Natya Siksha Kendra, Srinkhale Shabdo by Bahari, and Disha by Mukhosh, Jalpaiguri; at Girish Mancha, 6.30 pm: Kirat Parbo (Dir: Asit Basu) by PLT; at Academy of Fine Arts, 3 pm: A Maya Kajal (Dir: Adhir Basu) by Ekush Shatak and at 6.30 pm: Meyeti (Dir: Kishore Sengupta) by Kalyani Natyacharcha; and at Nazrul Shatabarshiki Sadan (Madhyamgram), 6 pm: Pagla Ghoda (Dir: Amol Palekar) by Epic Actors Workshop, New Jersey. Till December 28 at Rammohun Mancha; 6 pm: Beadon Street Shuvam hosts the 8th Shuvam Natyamela. Today: Ki Kore Bujhbo (Dir: Anamitra Khan), Chandicharaner Gaan (Dir: Sumanta Roy) and Pora-Likha (Dir: Subhasis Gangopadhyay). Tomorrow: Paltur Dada (Dir: Souvik Gupta), Ajab Chor (Dir: Susmita Sarkar) and Chorera Sab Kothay Gelo (Dir: Anamitra Khan). Till December 30 at Bijon Theatre: Sohan’s 6th Natyamela. Today at 6.30 pm: Sera Chhabi (Dir: Prasanta Giri) by Mallara, Mahisadal; and Zintac (Dir: Murari Mukhopadhyay) by Dakshineswar Komal Gandhar. Tomorrow at 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Jaldas (Dir: Nader Choudhury) by Dhaka Padatik, Bangladesh.

DRAMA

December 27 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre; 7 pm: Thealight will stage its new production, Fidaynee. Direction: Atanu Sarkar. December 28 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents its latest production, Dournama. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya. December 28 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre; 7 pm: Nirbak Abhinoy Academy presents Monikahini. Drama & dir: Suranjana Dasgupta.

PERFORMING ARTS

December 27 at Sree Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja basanta Roy Road; 5.30 pm: A concert of devotional songs by Asianet Idea Star Singer 2007 fame C.N. Sannidanandan & party as part of Saastha Samooham’s two-day Saastha Preethi Celebrations beginning today. December 27 at Tapan Theatre; 6 pm: Geeta Bithika’s annual cultural function. December 27 at Aikatan, EZCC, Salt Lake; 5.30 pm: Rabichhaya remembers Buddhadeb Rudra with and evening of songs, reading and recitation featuring Purabi Mukherjee, Rajeshwar Bhattacharya, Gora Sarbadhikari, Soumitra Mitra, Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, Pubali Debnath, Sudeshna Sanyal, Biswarup Rudra and others. December 27 at Ashwini Nagar Community Hall; 6.30 pm: Lalit Sangeet Academy, Bejoygarh presents and evening of recitation, dance and songs (Nazrulgeeti, bhajan and ghazal) directed by Jhuma Chakraborty. December 28 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Harrington Street; 6 pm: My Rabindranath — Sasha A.K. Ghoshal, disciple of Pramita Mallick, shares the story of his initiation into the world of Tagore through songs and stories. To be followed by Invitation to this World’s Festival, a composite programme of music and dance by Pramita Mallick and her pupils. Narration: Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee. December 28 at Tollygunge Club; 7 pm: Tollygunge Club, SAF Fermion Ltd, Club Mahindra and Open Doors present Woodstock Revisited — reliving the hysteria of Woodstock with Arunima Dasgupta, Ananya, Anita, Jayanta Dasgupta and Saturday Night Blues Band.

CLT FESTIVAL

Till December 28 at Aban Mahal; 6.30 pm: Children’s Little Theatre’s Annual Festival. Today: Rhymes, Magic show, Tugan Bugan (skating), and drama. Tomorrow: Puppet, prize distribution, classical steps (Manipuri, Kathak and Odissi) and Jijo.

LAUNCH

December 27 at Oxford Bookstore; 6.30 pm: Oxford Bookstore Calcutta and Chinton host the release of Sangeet Ka Jawaharaat by Ustaad Mohammed Sayeed Khan. The book and CD will be launched by Pandit Vijay Kichlu to be followed by Ustaad Mohammed Sayeed Khan’s vocal recital. December 27 at Institute of Historical Studies, 8/1 Loudon Street; 4 pm: Institute of Historical Studies, in collaboration with author Prof. Surendra Jha, SKM University, Dumka, will release a publication on Synthesis of Buddhist Saiva Sakta Tantras - An Unknown Siddhapith at Maluti.

TALK

December 27 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Srimat Swami Prabhanandaji Maharaj will speak in Bengali on Kathamrite Sri Ramakrishner Mat Ki Vishishtadvaitavad? December 27 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Siksha, Samaj O Dharma.

EXHIBITION

December 27 - 30 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor, Loudon Manor, #9830257819; 11 am - 8 pm: Earthy Myths introduces a unique range of saris both prêt and diffusion designed by Sucheta V. Merh. Also, in-house collection of outfits, bags and select silver jewellery. Till January 1 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, #22239422; 11 am - 7 pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal host its Christmas collection. Till January 7 (except Sundays) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of ceramic works by Indian and Japanese artists. Till January 12 (except Tuesdays) at Halo Heritage Art Shop, 26 Ritchie Road, #24190133; 11.30 am - 9 pm: In collaboration with Soumya’s Creation, Halo Heritage presents an exhibition of textiles, jewellery and home accessories.

QUIZ

December 27 at Sarat Sadan; 3 pm: Quiz Lovers of Howrah, in association with Dishari, organises an open-to-all quiz as part of the 6th Howrah Gaan Mela. For details, contact Snigdha (9830707874), or quizloversofhowrah@rediffmail.com or snigdho.bhaduri@rediffmail.com

WORKSHOP

December 27 - 30 at 25A Circus Avenue: Theatrecian will conduct a workshop on script writing for animation and feature films, creative writing, film making, acting on stage and in front of camera, portfolio creation and drama designing. To be supervised by Tathagata Chowdhury. Details at #09769068989, 0980241007 or email: tathagata@blackbrewmotionpictures.com

READING

December 28 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11 am: Professor P. Lal reads Sanjaya's report of Duryodhana, hiding in the lake, disclosed by hunters who are rewarded by Asvatthaman, Kripa and Kritavarman, in the 454th 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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