NABC 2010: “Ekti Gnaye Thaki”

June 23, 2010 on 11:51 pm | In Events | No Comments
July 10, 2010
6:00 pmto7:30 pm

On the Occasion of NABC2010
Kallol of NJ presents

“EKTI GNAYE THAKI”
(We Live in a Village)

A Play by Sudipta Bhawmik

Cast: Abhijit Neogy, Sankar Ghoshal, Lilabati Majumdar, Indranil Mukherjee, Aparajita Das, Raja Roy, Debiprosad Palit
Music: Samya Goswami
Lights: Subhodev Das, Chandan Sen

Synopsis: “Ekti Gnaye Thaki” is the story of Ranjana and her brother, Rajat, reuniting after fourteen years. Rajat immigrates to the US with his family after Ranjana sponsors their green cards. The reunion is marked by its usual excitement followed by nostalgia for their hometown Gobindapur they both left behind. Rajat becomes a critical link for Ranjana to relive her past, while Ranjana helps him come to terms with his decision to abandon his familiar world in Gobindapur. Ranjana is also ill and Rajat’s presence offers a long-awaited emollient. As the brother and the sister often slip into the past, the rest of the characters are excited at the prospects of their future in the US, especially Rajat’s son, Rajib. Life gradually settles down and a quotidian harmony evolves. Yet from the beginning, the play occasionally and quite subliminally alludes to an underlying subplot that threatens the apparent calm between the two families. Eventually, through a set of related incidents, the undisclosed piece - a rather disconcerting one - is revealed. The disclosure tears apart the growing assurance of the families’ suburban life, and more importantly, sets in motion a drift into the past that interrogates those relationships that were deemed normal. Though this interrogation
fractures a happy picture, however, it is through this fracture, we areinvited to revisit something more important - the attachment betweenhuman beings. The play above all, irrespective of its specificities of time and place, is a commentary on what it means to be a human being in relation to those we hold dear in our lives.

Hall A - Banga Mancha, Atlantic City Convention Center
6.00pm, Saturday, July 10, 2010

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The Japanese Wife

June 23, 2010 on 11:46 pm | In Events | No Comments
July 3, 2010
4:00 pmto7:00 pm

Databazar Media Ventures presents
a special screening of
“The Japanese Wife”
A Film by Aparna Sen

Big Cinemas Movie City 8
1655 Oak Tree Road
Edison, NJ 08820

July 3, 2010 4.00pm

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NABC 2010: Ekti Gnaye Thaki Promo Video

June 16, 2010 on 11:16 pm | In Generic | No Comments

Saturday, July 10, 6.00pm at Banga Mancha (Hall A)

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Bengali Theater in North America : My First Experience

June 16, 2010 on 11:11 pm | In Arts-Culture | No Comments

Since 1989 I have been involved with Bangla Theater in USA. Over the years I have worked with several groups, several associations and have been involved with several theater productions. My theater journey in this country started with the theater group Sansaptak with their production “Sabda Moho Bandhane”. The play was directed by Sakti Sengupta.  Being involved with theater since my childhood, I was a bit skeptic about the theater scenario in USA when I first arrived in this country.  But my first experience was not only a pleasant surprise but an extremely enjoyable one.  All the stereo typical notions of expatriate Bengali theater were shattered with that production.  Sakti-da took us through a complete production development process of a new play. The script was developed based on Shirshendu Mukherjee’s short stories, Sunil Ganguly and Sakti Chattopadhyay’s poems.  It was not a simple narrative, but rather a complex collage of character’s, their relationships, their dreams and disillusionment. Continue reading Bengali Theater in North America : My First Experience…

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Raag-Rang Presents Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan

May 26, 2010 on 6:19 pm | In Events | No Comments
June 20, 2010
4:00 pmto7:00 pm

Raag-Rang presents an afternoon of Hindustani Classical vocal music

by

Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan.

Shree Dibyarka Chatterjee will accompany him on tabla and Shree Madhu Vora will accompany him on Harmonium.

Concert will start with a short vocal rendition by Smt Anindita Sikidar

Venue: Balaji Temple, Bridgewater.

Donation : $15.00 for non-members, $12.00 for members.

$10.00 for the kids(non-member), $7.00 for members.

RSVP will be appreciated.

Contact details: (908)-429-1120, (609)-890-4890, (908)-707-8582.

Or email at bhawmikm@gmail.com,

mayuresh.khare@gmail.com, devang42@yahoo.com

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Hindustani Vocal and Bansuri Jugalbandi

May 19, 2010 on 6:13 pm | In Events | No Comments
June 6, 2010
7:00 pmto10:00 pm

Harrice Miller Entertainment Presents
A Hindustani Classical Jugalbandi

Featuring

Vocalist Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik
and
Flutist Steve Gorn

Performing together for the first time.

Tabla accompaniment by Dibyarka Chatterjee

Sunday June 6, 2010 7.00pm
Nadia Jinnah Gallery
500 West 52nd Street at 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10019

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ECTA Presents Two Plays

April 21, 2010 on 8:02 pm | In Events | No Comments

Mark your calendars for ECTA’s latest productions to be staged on June
12 and June 13 2010 at Edison Valley Playhouse, Edison, NJ. Each
evening you’ll see two plays of different flavors.

“Musical Chair” - a short play by Sudipta Bhawmik
Directed by Keka Sirkar
“Five women of different ages and social backgrounds get into a game
of Musical chair. They circle around the chairs with the sole
objective of winning their prize seats at any cost. But when the music
stops, one has to lose and leave the game. But the game keeps going on
and on…..”

“Ekti Gnaye Thaki”
Written and directed by Sudipta Bhawmik
The play tells the story about the eternal bond between a brother and
sister that bridges all kinds of divisions, distances and conflicts.
The play highlights the fact that we all can live together in
universal love and brotherhood irrespective of the differences between
us, if we so desire. The name of the play is borrowed from the poem
“Ek Ganye” by Rabindranath Tagore and was made famous by Sombhu Mitra
and Tripti Mitra in Bidhayak Bhattacharya’s well known radio play
“Tahar Naamti Ranjana”.

As you know, Edison Valley Playhouse has limited seating. So please
book your tickets in advance. Tickets are $20.00 (for two plays) and
as always, members get a 20% discount.

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ECTA Presents Two Plays

April 21, 2010 on 8:02 pm | In Events | No Comments
June 12, 2010
6:00 pmto9:00 pm
June 13, 2010
4:00 pmto7:00 pm

Mark your calendars for ECTA’s latest productions to be staged on June
12 and June 13 2010 at Edison Valley Playhouse, Edison, NJ. Each
evening you’ll see two plays of different flavors.

“Musical Chair” - a short play by Sudipta Bhawmik
Directed by Keka Sirkar
“Five women of different ages and social backgrounds get into a game
of Musical chair. They circle around the chairs with the sole
objective of winning their prize seats at any cost. But when the music
stops, one has to lose and leave the game. But the game keeps going on
and on…..”

“Ekti Gnaye Thaki”
Written and directed by Sudipta Bhawmik
The play tells the story about the eternal bond between a brother and
sister that bridges all kinds of divisions, distances and conflicts.
The play highlights the fact that we all can live together in
universal love and brotherhood irrespective of the differences between
us, if we so desire. The name of the play is borrowed from the poem
“Ek Ganye” by Rabindranath Tagore and was made famous by Sombhu Mitra
and Tripti Mitra in Bidhayak Bhattacharya’s well known radio play
“Tahar Naamti Ranjana”.

As you know, Edison Valley Playhouse has limited seating. So please
book your tickets in advance. Tickets are $20.00 (for two plays) and
as always, members get a 20% discount.

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