A theatre plot gone awry A popular, timeless creation of Satyajit Ray, Feluda has always captured the imagination of readers with his handsome appearance and crisp intelligence. Charbak’s latest production, Apsara Theatre-er Maamla, is based on a Feluda story by Ray. The maiden directorial venture of veteran thespian Sabyasachi Chakraborty, it is a play of suspense and intrigue built around the milieu of the traditional Bengali theatre houses. With its golden days long lost and forgotten, these theatres lie in neglect and are being either rented out as venues for social functions or being sold to promoters of real estate. In the play, producer Bhikarimal Jhunjhunwala has decided to sell off Apsara Theatre to one such promoter, much against the wishes of his actors, technicians and the director of his plays. Disaster strikes the members one after another even as they continue with rehearsals for their upcoming play Chhannachhara. As actors vanish or are murdered, Feluda is called in to investigate the crimes. Is Bhikarimal employing criminal tactics? Or is there an even greater conspiracy? The plot unfolds how Feluda and his associates, Topshe and Jatayu, unravel the multiple murder mystery. Event: Play in Bengali, Apsara Theatre-er Maamla, produced by Charbak When: Today at 6 pm Where: Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake

Art

Till September 9 (except Sunday) at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur, E.M. Bypass, #40113182/83; 11 am - 7 pm: Emami Chisel presents Bikash Bhattacharjee: A retrospective exhibition of paintings. August 31 - September 5 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 2 pm - 7 pm: Verse on Canvas: A tribute to Michael Jackson on his 51st birthday. Featuring works by Ranjay Ray Choudhury, Ashna Rupani, Geeta Doshi, Sarmita Das and Hem Kakkad. Till August 31 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: The 8th group exhibition of paintings hosted by Prativa. Till September 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: A Tauch of Folk — an exhibition of paintings by Ratna Chowdhury. Till September 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Aloke Kr Sardar, Anirban Seth, Amal Biswas, Piyali Viswash (Mazumder) and Sangita Choudhuri. Till September 8 at Gandhara Art Gallery, 18 Gurusaday Road, Flat 5A (Palm Spring); 11 am - 7 pm: New Fables: Contemporary Voices — featuring works by stalwarts Abir Karmakar, Chandra Bhattacharya, Chhatrapati Dutta along with GR Iranna and Sunil Padawal. Till September 11 (except Sundays) at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: Cut and Paste — a group show of collages by Rajen Bali, Mitali Dey, Ranjan Sarkar, Sk. Shakila and Ashok Varma. Till September 19 (except Sundays) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Maihar Art Retreat, an exhibition of the works produced by 25 artists in Maihar, where they spent a few days with each other, in 2008. September 1 - 6 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of Beena Pradhan’s latest paintings. Till September 4 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘B’ Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm: The 4th solo exhibition of paintings and prints by Chinmoy Pandit. Till September 6 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of recent works by Dilip Chaudhury. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till September 10 (except Sundays) at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #98300 49825; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of affordable artwork: prints, small canvases, woodcuts, lithos, patachitras, paperworks, etc. Till September 19 (Sundays by appointment) at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: Quintessential Color — an exhibition of contemporary visual art. Till September 23 (except Mondays) at Gallery Rasa, 828/1 Block-P, New Alipore, #2400 7348/8803; 4 pm - 8 pm: Single Edition Woodcut Prints on Canvas by Rajesh Deb. Till October 19 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Mind’s Eye — an exhibition of paintings by Anita Roychowdhury, Prabir Sen, Krishnendu Chaki and Subhendu Sarkar.

TALK

August 31 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Tattwasarananda will speak on Mahabharate Dharma. August 31 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Somatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha August 31 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Parimal Kanti Das will speak in Bengali on Sri Ramakrishna-Prasanga. August 31 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Sanjeeb Das Sharma will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.

PERFORMING ARTS

September 2 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6 pm: Prerana Dance Institute presents a programme of Bharata Natyam and dance-drama Madhu Ritu, based on Tagore songs and poems. To be performed by the students of Prerana and Rumela Chatterjee. September 3 at ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 6.30 pm: Indian classical vocal concert by Pandit Shyam Sundar Goswami. September 5 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 6.30 pm: Nonsense Evening, based on Sukumar Ray’s works, both rhythmic and nostalgic. Presented by Mahul recitation band.

DRAMA

August 31 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC presents the Charbak production, Apsara Theatre-er Mamla, based on a short story by Satyajit Ray. Direction & in lead role: Sabyasachi Chakraborty. September 2 at Tapan Theatre; 6 pm: Swapno Niye, on its first anniversary, will stage Chorai Pakhira Jaane. Direction: Prabir Banik. September 2 at Sujata Sadan; 6.45 pm: Ashokenagar Nattyamukh will stage Kagojer Nouko. Planning & design: Avi Chakraborty. September 5 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajnatobass — Nandikar’s latest production, directed by Sumanta Gangopadhyay. Story: Sukanta Gangopadhyay. The cast includes Swatilekha Sengupta, Sohini Sengupta, Sumana Mukherjee, Sumanta Gangopadhyay, Swajan Srijan Mukherjee and Rudraprasad Sengupta. Directorial adviser: Rudraprasad Sengupta. September 5 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak will stage two short plays: Gadhar Gaan (Na) Gyan (Dir: Moloy Mitra) and Swarna Champa (Dir: Meghnad Bhattacharya) September 5 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Kasba Ashani will stage Beetansha. Drama: Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay. Direction: Rupankar Sarkar. September 6 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet. Dir: Anish Ghosh.

LITERARY MEET

August 31 at Jibanananda Sabhaghar; 5.30 pm: Souhardya 70 presents its monthly programme of song, discussion, recitation and poetry reading. Participants: Sumita Das and Chandra Bandyopadhyay in songs; discussions on Bartaman Bangla Kabitay Barshar Roop by Prof. Subhankar Ghosh and on Poems of Rilke by Amitava Chowdhury; recitation by Priyalal Roychowdhury and Sarmistha Pal; and poetry-reading by Pabitra Mukhopadhyay, Mrinal Basu Chowdhury, Raja Mitra, Rathin Sengupta, Kamal Mukhopadhyay, Kalyan Gangopadhyay, Nripen Chakraborty, Chitra Lahiri, Deepa Biswas, Papri gangopadhyay, Samrajni Bandyopadhyay, Ramyani Choudhury, Sanhita Bandyopadhyay, Aditi Basu Roy and Dipak Lahiri.

EXHIBITION

August 31 - September 22 at 1/57B Dover Place; 2 pm - 7 pm: Gharoya launches its Puja collections of designer sarees and meklas. Till August 31 at 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, #2440 8926/27; 9.30 am - 6.30 pm: Weavers Studio presents Khadi Walk, a collection of yardage, dupattas, sarees in a variety of textures and colours by Dastakar from Andhra Pradesh. Till August 31 at 40B Vivekananda Road, near Girish Park, #9903995499: Brandss Itt!! presents its Puja collection of branded garments for men, women and children. Till August 31 at Senbati, Mandevilla Gardens; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Poompuhar, The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation presents an exhibition of bronze icons, wood carvings, black metal, Tanjavur paintings, stone carvings, perfumed candles, sandalwood and jewellery. Till September 3 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace; 10 am - 7 pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal presents Agomoni 2009: A celebration of life, an exhibition of textiles and accessories. Till September 6 at 14/97 Golf Club Road, #9830027308, 24734546; 2 pm - 8 pm: Sravasti presents KeyaChaitali’s exclusive fair of kurtas, photuas, short kurtas, T-shirts, salwar-kurtas, wrap-around sets, saradins, nakshikantha, batik, appliqued, block-printed cotton and silk sarees, dupattas and scrafs, blouse pieces, costume jewellery and bags. Till September 7 at 10 Satyen Dutta Road, #2465 1697; 11 am - 8 pm: Toontooni holds a Puja collection of exclusive sarees and kantha items for men and women. Till September 16 at 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Paramita Viswanathan presents a Puja collection of exclusive sarees from the South and prints by Design. Till September 24 at Darbari, P-249 Purna Das Road, #2464 4027; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition showcasing exclusive hand-embroidered, printed and woven ladies and men’s wear. Till September 24 at 80G Sarat Bose Road, #98310 38115; 11 am - 5 pm: Chandni presents designer sarees, light lehengas and bridal wear. Also, daiper cakes for baby arrivals and baby shower. Till October 19 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery (ground floor), 26 Ritchie Road, #2419 0133; 12 noon - 9 pm: Nandanik — an exhibition of designer costumes.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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