Dance with me Women filmmakers have carved a special niche for themselves in world cinema by virtue of their success in laying bare women-specific issues and problems related to gender discrimination. To be screened today as part of a film festival Look Back IIWFF, are three award-winning films by women directors that address social evils like abuse, oppression and persecution of women at various levels. Dunia (English title: Kiss Me Not On The Eyes; 3 pm), a film by Lebanese director Jocelyne Saab, enables the occidental and far-eastern spectator to lay new eyes on Arab society. Depicting the sensuality that runs underneath the surface of its highly traditional community, the film (a scene from it appears right) offers an interesting variation on the theme of desire and how it is expressed in individuals marked by a conservative education and upbringing. Having finished a degree in literature, Dunia, a young Egyptian woman, wishes to become a professional dancer. During a casting for an oriental dance contest, she meets the charming Pr Beshir. The latter is drawn to the young woman’s speech, as she dares speak of pleasure and the difficulties of being a woman in this society. In the film, Dunia will dance only after she discovers the sensuous pleasures of what she has already voiced in words. Also being screened today: Sleeping Child (dir: Yasmine Kessari, Belgium; 5 pm) and Wedding Dress (dir: Fiorcila Infascelli, Italy; 7 pm). Also, Reality & Beyond, a documentary (dir: S. Chatterjee, India; 6.30 pm). Event: Screening of award-winning films by women filmmakers When: March 29 Where: Gorky Sadan, 3 Gorky Terrace

art

Till March 29 at Gandhara Art Gallery, 1B Gurusaday Road, Flat 5A (Palm Springs); 1 pm - 8 pm: Spring, featuring works by Sudipta Sen. Till March 31 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Changing Images, recent works by the members of Rabindra Bharati Univeristy’s faculty of visual arts. Till March 31 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm (weekdays) & 10 am - 3 pm (Saturday): Amit Banerjee’s second solo exhibition of paintings. Till March 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Poetry on Canvas, paintings by eminent artists. Till March 31 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Calcutta Talent Search School hosts an art exhibition. 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 by 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 3 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Animesh Biswas’ first solo exhibition of paintings. Till April 3 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Saroj Sarkar, Tapan Pathak, Barun Roy and Nabakumar Chakraborty. Till April 7 (except Sunday) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 3 pm - 7 pm: Of Human Bondage — recent works of Arun Bain. Till April 8 at Angan Art Gallery, 11 Fern Place; 4 pm - 8 pm: Reality as Fantasy: Art of the illustrators. Participating artists include Anup Ray, Debashis Deb, Jayanta Ghosh, Nirmalendu Mandal and Subrata Chowdhury. Till April 12 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery; Mondays (3 pm - 7 pm), Tuesdays - Saturdays (2 pm - 7 pm): Reality Bytes — featuring recent works of three young artists, Debraj Goswami, Abir Karmakar and Uday Mondal. Till April 14 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P238 Hindustan Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Ganesh Haloi. Till April 16 (except Sundays) at Gallery Katayun, 4A Auckland Square, Flat 21; 3.30 pm - 7.30 pm: The Beauty of Watercolour — recent works by Tapas Kanti Mitra. 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. Till April 21 (except Sundays) at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Contextual Vocabulary — an exhibition of paintings by various artists.

drama

March 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Natadha presents Tagore’s Raktakarabi. Direction: Shib Mukhopadhyay. March 29 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Kolkata Suchetana presents Aatarkothi. Direction: Onkar Ghosh. March 29 at Muktangan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Pratikriti presents its first performance of Madhusudaner Chhelebela, a play for children. Scripted and directed by Aalok Deb. March 30 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Spandan presents the Rangakarmee production, Manto Aur Manto. Direction: Usha Ganguli. March 31 & April 1 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 and directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. April 1 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Mrityu Na Hatya. Direction: Bibhas Chakraborty. April 2 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents Dwitiyo Basanta. Direction: Malay Biswas.

PERFORMING ARTS

March 30 at Madhusudan Mancha; 5.30 pm: Parag presents Basanta Utsav, an evening of Tagore songs by Abhirup Guha Thakurta, Swastika Mukhopadhyay, Achin Mukhopadhyay, Pubali Mukhopadhyay, Manoj Murali Nair, Manisha Murali Nair, Suchhanda Ghosh, Debarati Mitra, Arun Pradhan and Mrinmoy Roy. Also, recitation by Chitra Lahiri and Subir Bandyopadhyay. March 30 at Aikatan, EZCC, IA-200, Sector III, Salt Lake; 6 pm: An evening of Tagore’s Brahmasangeet by Rajeshwar Bhattacharya, Debarati Som, Srabani Sen, Malabika Sur, Suchhanda Ghosh, Sudeshna Sanyal, Biswarup Rudra, Subrata Pal, Samir Das, Urabi Bhattacharya, Supriya Chakraborty, Sumita Das and others.

talk

March 29 at Swami Santadas Centre for Indological Studies, 101 Southern Avenue; 6 pm: Dr Radheshyam Brahmachari will speak on Dwarka Nagari Aviskar O Mahabharater Aitihasikata. March 29 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Somatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha. March 29 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Srimad-Bhagavad.

CELEBraTION

Till April 2 at Sri Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road: Ved Bhavan Bhajan Samaj hosts Sri Ramnavami Celebrations. March 29: Puja & Laksharchana (6.30 am), Tiruppugazh bhajan by Anbargal (10 am) and Sangeeta Upanyasam on Sita Kalyanam (6.45 pm).

FESTIVAL

April 1 at Sri Ganesh & Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3 & 6 Prince Anwar Shah Road: Panguni Uttiram Festival: Homam (7.30 am), Poornahuti (8.30 am), Kaavadi Puja (8.45 am), Moolavar Maha abhisekam (9.30 am), Deeparadanai and Prasada Viniyogam (10.30 am), Shodasopacharam (6.30 pm), Procession (7 pm) and Prasada Viniyogam (8.15 pm).

WORKSHOP

March 30 - April 4 at State Music Academy; 10 am - 1 pm & 5 pm - 8 pm: An intensive workshop in tala nattuvangam for senior Bharatnatyam students and teachers to be conducted by Prakriti Bhaskar. Also, an intensive workshop in nritta nattuvangam (module 1) from 11 am - 1 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm to be conducted by Prakriti Bhaskar. Registration on March 29 at 42 Elgin Road.

EXHIBITION

Till March 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. Till March 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.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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