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STIRRING up some nostalgia this evening is the Artistes Repertory Theatre with its vibrant stage production of Jerome Robbins's Broadway musical "West Side Story" (remember the 1961 movie version?). This Romeo and Juliet love story set in Fifties America has, in place of Montague and Capulet, rivalling immigrant groups, the Sharks and the Jets, amid whose conflict blooms the young love of Tony and Maria. ART's production, directed by theatre veteran Arundhati Raja, is replete with period costumes, slickly choreographed dances and fights (dance director, Lourd Vijay), and live songs (music director, Louise Pinto). Lead roles by Rahael Mathew and Carlton Braganza. At Chowdiah Memorial Hall on August 10 at 7.30 p.m. For tickets, try your luck at the venue well before show time.
IT'S dubbed as Bangalore's own Woodstock. Guruskool, a voluntary organisation for the promotion of music, is organising its annual "Freedom Jam", a free music festival that attempts to "liberate music from the hype industry". On the eve of Independence Day, thousands will gather for a 12-hour non-stop all-night bonanza. On August 14 at The Club, Mysore Road. Call 3340309 for more details or visit t www.guruskoolmusic.com
"COLLECTIVE CHAOS" is a non-profit forum of filmmakers, artists, writers, film technicians and film enthusiasts to promote good cinema. Deriving its name from the notion of the "creative chaos", the collective holds regular sessions twice a month with screenings, discussions, presentations and workshops. For details contact P 187, 10th Sector, 8th Main, Jeevanbimanagar, Bangalore-75, phone 5203932, or e-mail collectivechaosblr@yahoo.co.in
AN artist who has compiled an archive of his fellow-artists is 43-year-old Kerala-born Bose Krishnamachari. His exhibition "De-curating Indian contemporary artists" is a compilation of 94 portrait photographs of famous as well as less-known visual artists. Bose, who has held many solo shows, spent three years travelling, researching and taking photos of contemporary artists to put together this exhibition which he says is "a tribute to the artist, who is a full time worker". He went to Mumbai 17 years ago to study at the JJ School of Art and has made that city his home. On at Gallery Sumukha, B.T.S. Depot Road, off Double Road, Wilson Garden till August 14 from 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Call 2292230 for details.
C.K. MEENA
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