In celebration of dance To commemorate the birth anniversary of Jean-Georges Noverre, a great reformer of dance, April 29 is celebrated all over the world as International Dance Day. This year, the department of culture, Government of West Bengal, West Bengal Dance Group Federation and West Bengal State Music Academy are together hosting programmes in the city related to this annual event, with the active support of Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India. It will highlight dance activities in West Bengal, with special emphasis on the involvement of young, enthusiastic, new-generation dancers. The morning’s programme will feature students of leading city schools performing with well-known dance groups of Bengal. There will be an open-air presentation of the Ran-pa folk dance of Bengal in the afternoon (4 pm), while the evening’s performance (6 pm) will showcase choreographies created at the recently-concluded nine-day contemporary dance workshop, conducted by Gerrard Martin of the UK, as well as various presentations by dance troupes of Bengal. Centre for Studies & Research on Modern Dance, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata Sanved and World Dance Alliance, West Bengal, in collaboration with Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Government of India, celebrate International Dance Day with a slew of events related to dance on this day: Round-table conference at ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani (10 am - 1 pm), film show followed by interactive session (2.30 pm - 5 pm) and performance by various dance groups and a special performance with non-dancers (6 pm - 8.30 pm). When: Today; 10 am onwards lWhere: Rabindra Sadan When: Today; 10 am onwards Where: ICCR (10 am) & Rabindra Bharati University, Jorasanko (2.30 pm onwards)

Art

Till April 30 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala, ground floor; 2 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Madhumita Das Gupta. Till April 30 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: ...and Nature — an exhibition of recent watercolours and mixed media works by Suman Kabiraj. Till April 30 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7 pm: The Rhythm of Colour — works by Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy, Prakash Karmakar, Shyamal Mukherjee, Samir Paul, Bratin Khan, Sanatan Dinda, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri, Atin Basak and others. Till April 30 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Connoisseurs’ Choice — an exhibition of paintings by Arpan Bhowmik, Arunabha Karmakar, Bratin Khan, Dewashish Das, Hari Sadhan Dey, Partha Pratim Deb, Sanatan Dinda, Shyamal Mukherjee, Subhendu Porel, Subrata Das, Suchismita Sahoo, Suhas Roy, Sukanta Das, Sutapa Khan and sculptures by Banasri Khan. Till April 30 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Rokeya Sultana: Mixed Media and Gouache. Till April 30 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Connoisseurs’ Choice — a group exhibition of paintings. Till April 30 at the exhibition hall of Gorky Sadan; 4 pm - 7 pm: A group show of visual art to mark the 35th anniversary of Gorky Sadan. Till May 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘B’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Joy Dey, Piyali Chakraborty, Umesh Jana, Somnath Tamli, Punam Dolui, Arun Jana and Aloke Kumar Dey. Till May 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘A’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The Art Quest presents a group show featuring paintings by Amlan Dutta, Mithun Dutta, Rajib Deyashi, Raju Sarkar and Durbananda Jana. Till May 2 at Galerie Karma, P-505 Keyatala Road, #2463 6731/2: Destiny — recent drawings and paintings by Basudeb Pal Majumdar. Till May 2 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, #6521 6931; 2 pm - 7 pm: The 4th annual exhibition of painting, graphic and sculpture. Till May 3 at Abanindranath Tagore Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm: Slovak Contemporary Graphic Art, an exhibition of the works by 37 artists of the Slovak Republic. Till May 3 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Imprints — masterstrokes made timeless, showcasing works of grandmasters S.H. Raza, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna and Akbar Padamsee. Presented by Artiere and Tao Art Gallery. Till May 9 at the Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal: The Vase and The Warriors of Love, a solo show of new works by Italian artist Tarshito. Till May 15 at Gallery with Difference, 152 S.P. Mukherjee Road, near Rashbehari crossing: Narrative Movements 2009 — an exhibition of group show, curated by Bibekananda Santra. Till May 15 (except Sunday and holidays) at Eye on Art Gallery, 3 Pretoria Street, 2nd floor; 12 noon - 8 pm: Forms of Narration, featuring the works of Arnab Mukherjee, Arpita Pradhan, Biswajit Mukherjee, Nandita Mukherjee, Subha Basu, Sudipta Dutta, Sumana Biswas, Sumana Ghosh, Sushmita Rakshit and Utpal Dutta. Till May 20 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Somnath Hore: Bronzes, Drawings, Watercolours — an exhibition of the works of Somnath Hore. Till May 24 (except Monday) at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: The Vase and The Lines — new works by Tarshito. Till May 25 at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road, #9830050568; 3 pm - 8 pm: Heritage Happenings — an exhibition of sketches and watercolours by Samir Biswas.

DRAMA

Till April 30 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: A drama festival to mark Annkul Banerjee Centenary Celebrations. Today: Roopkatha (Allahabad) presents Jo Bighey Barish Main, directed by Asim Mukherjee. April 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: PLT presents its latest production, Utpal Dutt’s Kirat Parbo. Direction: Asit Basu. April 29 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Mangalik presents Bankubabu Phirey Alen. Direction: Samir Biswas.

PERFORMING ARTS

April 29 at Janhavi Centre for Performing Arts, Plot A7 New Garia Co-op Housing Society, Panchashayer, Garia; 6 pm: An evening of Bharata Natyam, to celebrate World Dance Day, featuring Suparna Rao, Shyamal Chakraborty, Jagyaseni Chatterjee, Shambo Das and Madhuboni Chatterjee. May 1 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 6.30 pm: The First of May by Usha Uthup. A string of songs interspersed with talks that link one song to the other. May 2 at Rabindra Sadan; 6 pm: A solo recital of Tagore songs by Pramit Sen.

EXHIBITION

Till April 30 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2461 3145; 10 am - 7 pm: Rangeen presents Constructing the Unexpected — fibre and textile art using the basics of nature with contemporary techniques. Till April 30 at P-249 Purna Das Road, #24644027; 11 am - 8 pm: Darbari is holding an exhibition, Agomoni, showcasing a summer collection of saris, salwar-suits, kurtis, skirts, accessories and an all-new men’s chic ethnic collection. Till April 30 at Lepakshi Handicrafts Emporium, F-17 Dakshinapan, Dhakuria; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation presents a collection of saris like Mangalgiri, Gadwal and Chanderi, and handicrafts like Bidris, Kondapally, toys and brass statues. Till May 7 at Soumya’s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: Summerfare — an exhibition of unstitched salwar suits specially designed for the summer.

BOOK LAUNCH

April 29 at at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street; 6.30 pm: Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta and Sage Publications host the launch of The Intelligent Person’s Guide to Good Governance, written by Surendra Munshi, Biju Paul Abraham and Soma Chaudhuri. The book will be release by Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi. To be followed by a panel discussion featuring Debabrata Bandopadhyay, Beth A Payne and Prof. Pradip Bose.

TALK / DISCUSSION

April 29 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park; 6 pm: A panel discussion on Sculptors on Sculpture. Moderator: R. Siva Kumar. Panelists: Himmat Shah, KS Radhakrishnan, Partha Pratim Deb, Adip Dutta and Pranabranjan Ray. April 29 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Tattwasarananda will speak on Mahabharate Dharma. April 29 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. April 29 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 7 pm: Discourse on Life and Teachings of Bhagwan Sankaracharya by Swami Aghoranandaji.

FILM SHOW

Till April 30 at Max Mueller Bhavan: Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan and IAWRT jointly present a women’s film festival, Dialogues in Diversity. Today, 4 pm to 8.30 pm: The Shillong Chamber Choir and the Little Home School (Dir: Urmi Juvekar; India; 27 min.); Our Family (Dir: Anjali Monteiro/KOP Jayasankar; 56 min.); Rhythms (Dir: Megha Subramanian; USA; 7 min.); Cosmopolis: Two Tales of a City (Dir: Paromita Vohra; India; 14 min) and There was a Queen (Dir: Kavitha Pal / Hansa Thapliyal; India; 105 min.).

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till April 29 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Members of the Association of Freelance Photographers and Art Pictorialists present their 7th annual exhibition of photography. Participants: Animesh Basak, Asish Gopal Mazumder, Asoke Sen, Barun De, Mohan Chandra, Pranab Kumar Burman, Sankar Dasgupta, Somnath Mukherjee and Sushil Kumar Dutta.

WORKSHOP

May 1 - 3 at 23-F D.P.P. Road, Naktala: Sur-Sadhna, under Shakhri Begum Memorial Trust, will hold a summer grooming camp on the following subjects: Voice Culture and Aesthetics (on May 1), Sound and Stage Performance (on May 2), and Diction and Interaction (on May 3). To be conducted by Ustad Sabir Khan, Haimanti Shukla, Ustad Rashid Khan, Nachiketa, Debasree Roy and Purbasha. Details at #2471-9150, #9007312160.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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