Stitching stories An exotic fabric embellishment technique, Indian embroidery has a rich heritage that recalls the romance, mystique and magic of the Middle Ages. Traditionally used to decorate items of attire, embroidery involves delicate, yet dense stitching on designs drawn on the fabric. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills and sequins. This intricate method of creating beautiful designs on cloth has been transformed into an unconventional form of art by Rita Rakshit. From a very young age, she began depicting pictures stories with needle and thread, creating an amazing likeness to paintings done on canvas. Her subjects include landscapes, portraits and figurative works, which she creates through a laborious, painstaking process. Different Approach, the ongoing solo show of her works, mainly depicts scenes from rustic life, legend or folklore, and is a colourful testimony to her creative spirit. lEvent: An exhibition of embroidered works by Rita Rakshit lWhen: Till November 5 (except Sunday); 2 pm - 7 pm lWhere: Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue

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Till October 31 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: Contemporary Art on Display — works by Partho Pratim Deb, Paresh Maity, S. Pranam Singh, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Shilajit Ghosh, Nabendu Roy, Sudipto Karmakar, Saumya Kanti Mukhopadhyay and others. Till October 31 at The Fret Art Gallery, 173 Bangur Avenue, Block-C; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Asit Das. Till October 31 at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm; Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 7 pm: The New Idyllic — Indigenous art from Madhya Pradesh. Till October 31 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Art Fair 2008 — a collection of affordable art. Featuring works by Manoj Dutta, Munindra Rajbongshi, Chandana Hore, Parag Adhikari, Anup Giri and Madhuri Jalan. Till November 1 at Bose Pacia, Stephens Court, 18 Park Street, #4001 0148; 11 am - 7 pm: Bose Pacia, Calcutta presents latest works of Rao Kodanda (Baroda) and Basist Kumar (Santiniketan). Till November 2 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Gallery Exposure presents Creation, an annual exhibition of paintings and sculptures featuring the works of emin ent artists. Curated by Debabrata Chakrabarti. Till November 5 (except Sunday) at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 2 pm - 7 pm: Different Approach — an exhibition of Rita Rakshit’s works. Till November 10 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P-238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Missed Call — an exhibition of recent works by C. Douglas. Till November 10 at Silpi Art Gallery, 32A Judges Court Road, #2479 2004; 1 pm - 8 pm: Spiritual Quest in Colour — an exhibition which attempts to capture the spiritual and aesthetic insight of a number of contemporary artists. Curated by Prasanta Daw. Till November 10 (except Tuesday) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road, #2419 0133; 2 pm - 8 pm: Durga, the Icon — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by well-known artists. Till November 10 (except Sunday) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #4007 6042; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Devi-II — Twenty-five artists’ impressions of Goddess Durga. Till November 15 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road, #3058 4060/62; 11 am - 7 pm (weekdays): Larger Perspective, a show of large format contemporary artworks by eminent artists. Till November 16 (except Monday) at Spectrum Art Gallery, 4 Lake West Road, Santoshpur; 2 pm - 8 pm: Rainbow — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by eminent masters and contemporary artists. Till November 23 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, Duckback House, 2nd floor, #2287 3377; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of creative art furniture, installation and sculptures. Till November 24 at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 63, #30222040: Festive Hues, an exhibition of paintings by well-known artists. Till November 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: The Voices of the Canvas — an exhibition of the works of 20 well-known artists.

DRAMA

October 31 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Choop Katha will stage Mrs. Soriano, directed by Dolly Basu. October 31 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Pancham Vaidic will stage Rajnaitik Hatya. Drama: Jean Paul Satre. Direction: Saoli Mitra. November 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Kalyani Natyacharcha presents Mayeti, directed by Kishore Sengupta. Performance: Goutam Halder and Bindiya Ghosh. November 1 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nat-Ranga presents Gulbaaj, the Man of the Match. Direction: Sohan Bandopadhyay. November 2 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3.30 pm: Lok-krishti presents Ehai Satya? Direction: Falguni Chattopadhyay. November 2 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rang Roop presents Bayram Biram. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay. November 2 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi and Niva Arts present Atmakatha. Direction: Soumitra Chattopadhyay.

PERFORMING ARTS

October 31 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Jalsaghar and Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture present Charcha: Rabab Theke Sarod — Discussion and demonstration on the evolution of Rabab to Sarod: (1) Ancient (270-yr-old) Dhrupadi Rabab; (2) Ancient (200-yr-old) Sur-Sringar; and (3) Ancient (175-yr-old) Sarod (four types). These ancient musical instruments will be played by Samarendra Sikdar and Somjit Dasgupta, accompanied by Subhasish Nandi. October 31 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre; 7 pm: Padatik Dance Centre presents a solo Kathak recital by Sucharita Dutta. November 1 - 3 at Gyan Manch; 6 pm: Odissi Dance Festival, hosted by Shinjan Nrityalaya. Twenty upcoming dancers from diiferent parts of India as well as from the US will be performing at the festival

TALK

October 31 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till October 31 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 3 pm - 8 pm: Kolkata Today, in association with Picasso, presents the third photography exhibition, Utsav.

IN MEMORIAM

October 31 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 6.30 pm: Paritosh Sen — a memorial service. Organised by ICCR, art institutions & societies, galleries, artists and art lovers olf Calcutta.

FESTIVAL

Till November 4 at Sri Ganesh & Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3&6 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Lake Gardens: Skanda Shasti Festival. Today at 7 am: Yagasalai Puja, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-IV), Moolavar, Mahaabhishekam, Chandihomam (Kaalam Two), Suvasini Pujai, Vaduka Pujai, Brahmachari Pujai, Pattupudavaihomam, Vasurdharai, Durga Mahaabhishekam, Mahadeepaaradhanai; at 5.30 pm: Yagasalai Puja, Yagavikshinyam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-V), Procession

WORKSHOP

November 2 - December 6 at Ballygunge Park Road: Hue ’n’ I Art workshop on digital art (photoshop), printmaking, potter’s wheel, pen & ink, charcoal, dry pastel, oil, acrylic, texture, life drawing, etc. To be conducted by Aradhana Singh. Details at #98304 47150. November 3 - 13 at Marudhara, 6 Merlin Park: Rajasthani folk dance workshop to be conducted by Sonu Ragwani of Jodhpur. Details at #2460 7356. November 4 - 8 at 14 Jatin Bagchi Road; 6.30 am - 8.30 am & 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm: Vyakti Vikas Kendra organises an Art of Living workshop on yoga. Details at #98311 97704. November 8 - 10 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts: Workshops with Japanese artisans on Bamboo Paper and Ceramic. For registration & details, call #2460 4245; 98309 98918.

EXHIBITION

Till November 30 at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, 19A Gurusaday Road; 10 am - 5.30 pm: Measuring Our Planet.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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