Invoking women power Creation and its preservation and dissolution in this universe are controlled by energy. This energy, which can be both positive and negative, is manifested in women as shakti, an indestructible, infinite power. Presented by Shinjan Nrityalaya, Shakti ? formidable women power is an Odissi performance that attempts to evoke this strength and pay tribute to women who have displayed valour, courage and power for the benefit of mankind. Performed through stories taken from Hindu mythology, it portrays shakti in both its fierce and gentle aspects. Depicted as complementary to male power, it is tender in the role of a mother, wife or daughter, or violent like Sati when she assumed the form of Mahavidyas. This unique dance ensemble, embellished with Sabda Nritya and Ravan Chhaya, is also an endeavour to revive these nearly extinct art forms. Concept, choreography and direction: Aloka Kanungo. Event: A choreographic presentation by Shinjan Nrityalaya When: Today at 7 pm Where: Kala Mandir

Art

Till March 30 at Shyamal Sen Gallery, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Transparent watercolours by Shyamal Sen. Till March 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrating the Human Form, showcasing Indian art and sculpture. Till April 2 at Chemould Gallery, 12-F Park Street: Nihongo Kaiwa Kyookai and Consulate General of Japan, Calcutta present Japan and India, paintings by Arunava Ray. Till April 2 at Samokal Art Gallery, Gol Park; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Debabrata Chakrabarti, Subrata Chowdhury, Anup Ray, Dipti Chakrabarti, Debasish Deb, Jayant Ghosh, Parvati Mukherjee and Nirmalendu Mandal. Till April 2 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of sculptures by Tapas Sarkar, Anil Sen, Sudarsan Pal, Chinmoy Karmakar, Koushik Pal, Sujit Kumar Karan and Subrata Biswas. Till April 3 (except Sunday) at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 11 am - 7 pm: Faculty of Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, present Changing Images, an exhibition of their recent works. Till April 4 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of ceramic works by Asis Chowdhury, Chanchal Ahmed, Subhasree Dutta, Satish Chandra, Reshmi Bajoria and Sandip Paul.

drama

March 30 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Jasimuddin?s Sojon Badiyar Ghat. Direction: Goutam Halder. March 30 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Renaissance presents its latest Hindi play Karnkatha. Direction: Aloke Chakravorty. March 30 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aubekshan presents Nibaran O Hanuman. Drama and direction: Manabendra Goswami. March 30 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Hindi play Rudali, produced by Rangakarmee. Direction: Usha Ganguli. March 30 at Madhusudan Mancha & April 2 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents its latest production, Dwitio Basanta. Direction: Moloy Biswas. March 31 at Academy of Fine Arts & April 1 at Madhusudan Mancha; 7 pm: Ganakrishti?s latest production Tashkar Brittanto. Direction: Amitava Dutta. March 31 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat will stage Ballavpurer Roopkatha. Direction: Prakash Bhattacharya. March 31 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Choopkatha will stage Mrs. Soriano. Dir: Dolly Basu. March 31 at Padatik Little Theatre-II; 6.30 pm: Tritiyo Sutro Performance Company stages Kangal Malshat. Dir: Suman Mukhopadhyay. April 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3.15 pm: Arghya presents Chandrabati. Direction: Manish Mitra. April 1 at Academy of Fine Arts & April 2 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Saanjbela. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya. April 1 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Spandan and Sanskriti Sagar present the English play Art, produced by Scene Stealers of New Delhi. Direction: Vivek Mansukhani. April 2 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rang-Roop presents Tagore?s Sesh Raksha. Direction: Seema Mukherjee.

PERFORMING ARTS

March 30 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shilpi Jajabar presents solo Rabindrasangeet recitals by Shinjini Acharya Mazumdar and recitation by Reshmi Choudhury and Basudeb Nandi. March 31 at Techno India Campus, Sector V, Salt Lake; 7 pm: Concert featuring percussionist Abhishek Basu?s World Music project, ISM- Impromptu Symphonic Mind.

talk

March 30 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Somatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha. March 30 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.30 pm: Prof. Mangesh V. Nadkarni will speak on Sri Aurobindo?s ?Savitiri?. March 30 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19 A&B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Srimad-Bhagavad.

photographs

Till March 31 at Indian Museum, Ashutosh Birth Centenary Hall; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of photographs by Susanta Banerjee.

seminar

March 30 at Asiatic Society, Vidyasagar Hall; 10.30 am: Inauguration of two-day national seminar on Science & Technology ? An Indigenous Perspective.

EXHIBITION

March 30 - April 1 at GC-181, Sec III, Salt Lake; 11 am - 8 pm: Teej, an exhibition of designer kota and crepe sarees, Delhi suits, kurtis, dupattas, jewellery and bags. Till March 31 at Soumya?s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road, 1st floor; 11 am - 7 pm: Spring Fest, showcasing wearables, jewellery and home accessories. Till March 31 at Finesse, 11/1B New Road, Alipore; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Hand-woven and block-printed saris and suit-pieces for summer created by Sujata Sarawgi.

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