Purba Paschim’s Sri o Nidhu-babu Katha, at Academy

Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata

Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about the triangle between Tappa pioneer Nidhu-babu, his royal patron-friend Mahananda Ray, and the latter’s mistress Srimati who became Nidhu-babu’s devoted disciple. Directed by Soumitra Mitra.

Kapila Venu (Irinjalakuda)’s Saiva Kuttu, at Alipore Museum

Alipore Musiem Judges Court Road, Kolkata

A very rare opportunity to see the solo genre of the ancient Sanskrit form of Kutiyattam from Kerala, performed by one of its finest younger exponents, Kapila Venu, using a […]