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A recipient of the Padma Shri, theatre personality Amir Raza Husain firmly believes that the purpose of theatre is entertainment and has strived to win over his audience in his years spent on stage. He took Indian theatre to realms hitherto unseen with productions like Legend of Ram and The 50 Days War. History, legends, comedy, all dot a career that began with a realisation that theatre was his life. Presented by WelcomTheatre, his latest play The Itch (co-directed by his wife Virat Husain) is a classic over-the-top British comedy with jokes and situations bordering on the weird. Set in an apartment atop the National Bank in London, the play dwells on the lives of the newly-married couple, Frances and Peter Hunter, their family and friends. Their seemingly ‘normal’ lives go for a toss when they receive pornographic material in the post. They attempt to hide and dispose of the material, leading to a series of bizarre instances. Peter’s snobbish mother and the cashier of Peter’s bank become inextricably entangled, with the new couple getting carried away by the unfolding events. As for its sets, the play gets a perfect living space that gives the ambience of any ordinary middle-class home. Husain, as the quirky friend forced to bear the burden of the crisis, promises to deliver a brilliant performance and garner a lot of laughter from the audience.
Event: Play in English, The Itch, produced by WelcomTheatre When: Today at 6.45 pm Where: Pala, ITC Sonar, Calcutta
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Art
Till November 7 at CIMA Gallery, #2485 8717/8509; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of recent works of Yusuf.
November 7 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 5.45 pm: Your Garden — an exhibition of watercolours by Pushpa Bagrodia. Inauguration by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union minister for health & family welfare. The exhibition will be on view till November 17.
November 7 - 11 at Chemould Gallery, 12F Park Street; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sujata Pandit and Anindya Pandit.
Till November 8 at the Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of recent paintings by Prabal Roy. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of musical drawings and surreal paintings in stitch by Biswajit Mukhopadhyay.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘A’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Tapan Chattopadhyay.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery ‘B’; 3 pm - 8 pm: Nature — fourth solo exhibition of paintings by Puspita Ray.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Madhu Dhanuka Jain.
Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of Dibakar Chakraborty’s recent works.
Till November 14 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Akar Prakar presents Portraits of Paritosh Sen, a group show by his artist friends.
Till November 15 (except Monday) at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #4001 0148; 11 am - 7 pm: Re-Claim/ Re-Cite/ Re-Cycle, a group show curated by Bhavna Kakar.
Till November 29 (except Mondays) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Astonishment of Being, an exhibition comprising the works of eminent artists from various parts of India. Exhibits include paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations and video. Curated by Deeksha Nath.
DRAMA
November 7 at Academy of Fine Arts, 3 pm & November 8 at Tapan Theatre, 6.30 pm: Pancham Vaidic presents A-parajita, based on three short stories by Tagore. Dramatised and directed by Arpita Ghosh.
November 7 at school ground of Monomohit Vidyapith, Bediapara, Dum Dum; 6 pm: Jhalapala presents Dushtu Bagh, a children’s play in collaboration with patachitra artists. Story: Upendra Kishore Ray Chowdhury. Direction: Santanil Ganguly.
November 7 at Academy of Fine Arts, 6.30 pm: Ganakrishti presents Jhara Samayer Kabya. Direction: Amitava Dutta.
November 7 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Laketown Sreebhumi Sansriti will stage its latest production, Dream Dream. Direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay.
November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Rang Roop will stage Jalchhabi. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay.
November 8 at Uttam Mancha; 5 pm: Malayalam Amateur Nataka Samithy presents Vaidyagramam, a play in Malayalam, directed by Parakode Sasi.
November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Naba Mayukh Nattya Sangstha will stage Letor Peto. Direction: Rishi Mukhopadhyay.
November 8 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Juddha Paristhiti — Theatre Workshop’s latest production, directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
November 8 at Panihati Loksanskriti Bhavan; 7 pm: Barrackpore Bisargo will stage Sute Mute.
PERFORMING ARTS
Till November 8 at Birla Academy: Guruguha Sangeeth Sammelan presents Sangitanjali, commemorating the 174th Aradhana of Nadajyoti Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar. Today at 5.45 pm: Sangitanjali; Tomorrow 10 am: Group rendition & Sangitanjali; at 5.30 pm: Release of the souvenir; at 6 pm: Grand vocal concert featuring Km. Aishwarya Sundaram, with S. Ranganathan (violin) and S. Venkat Raman (mridangam).
November 9 & 10 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar, 7 pm & November 11 at Padatik Buildwell Theatre, 4 pm: Odissi Vision and Movement Centre, Sanskriti Sagar and Open Doors present Poorva Dhara, a three-day festival of the traditional dances of eastern and north-eastern India. Supported by Sangeet Natak Akademi and EZCC.
B>November 9: Chaturanga — a four-part production in Odissi. Choreographed by Sharmila Biswas with Neelay Sengupta. November 10: Vadya Sanchar — four traditional dances of the East and North-East: Odissi, Gaudiya, Sattriya and Manipuri. Choreographed by Priti Patel (Manipuri), Sattriya Kendra, Guwahati (Sattriya), Dr Mahua Mukherjee (Gaudiya) and Sharmila Biswas (Odissi). November 11: Interactive session - a comprehensive discussion on the four traditional forms with the participating artistes. Cards at the venue on each day half-an-hour before the show.
BOOK exhibition
Till November 23 at Worldview Bookstore, Jadavpur University campus, Subarna Jayanti Bhawan; 11 am - 7 pm: Penguin Books India, in association with Worldview Bookstore, presents Penguin Classics Library. This month-long exhibition also includes talks, discussions and readings at the venue.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till November 21 (except Sunday & public holidays) at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm: Home and the Street — an exhibition of photography by Sumit Basu, Jayanta Saha, Kushal Ray, Nilanjan Ray and Saibal Das. Curated by Christopher Taylor.
Till November 7 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: The Roving Eye presents Why Woman — an exhibition of paintings and photographs on women.
TALK
November 7 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Tyagarupananda will speak on Gitar Vani.
November 7 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Purnatmananda will speak in Bengali on Dharmer Marma-Bigraha Sri Ramakrishna. Benoy Kumar Banerjee will preside.
November 8 at Baitanik, 8 Elgin Road; 5.30 pm: Dr Karunasindhu Das, vice-chancellor, Rabindra Bharati University, will deliver Soumendranath Tagore Memorial Lecture. Topic: Sardho-Shatabarsher Dwarprantey Dnariye Rabindra Bhavna.
CARNIVAL
November 7 at St Paul’s Cathedral grounds; 12 noon - 8 pm: St Paul’s Cathedral holds its annual carnival, the first of the winter season. Activities for very young and senior citizens. All are welcome.
BOOK READING
November 7 at Oxford Bookstore, Park Street; 5.30 pm: Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta and Sage Publications host a book reading session of Whistling in the Dark: Twenty-one Queer Interviews edited by Raj Rao and Dibyajyoti Sarma, to be followed by a panel discussion with Dr Abhijit Gupta and Prof. Raj Rao.
WORKSHOP
November 8 at Eduzone Campus, 112 Southern Avenue; 10 am onwards: An exam-specific maths workshop (for aspirants of ISC and ICSE maths examination 2010) with marking scheme and guidelines by eminent maths teacher D.K. Bhattacharya. From 10 am to 12 noon for ISC and 12 noon to 2 pm for ICSE. At 3 pm: Mock tests for SAT, TOEFEL & IELTS by prior registration. For details and registration, call 9830020277, 9230613528 or visit the website: www.eduzoneindia.com
SEMINAR
November 8 at Rotary Sadan; 6.30 pm: Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City, RID 3291 is organising a seminar and talk show on Skin and Beauty. Dr Imran Wali, consultant dermatologist - dermato surgeon & cosmetologist, will explain different skin-related problems.
MEET
November 8 - 14 at College Square, College Street: Biswa Banga Sahitya-O-Sanskriti Sammelan.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
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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