Jessore, the town that bears the pride of culture, meets the thirst of the people through a six-day international drama festival that ended at Shilpakala Academy, Jessore on Friday.
The festival – that was jointly organised by the theatre groups Bibartan Jessore, Tirjak Chittagong, and Drishtipat Dhaka – concluded with the staging of the translation of famous Shakespearean romantic play Romeo and Juliet by the theatre group Prachya of Kolkata, India.
The festival kicked off on September 22 with the staging of the poet Rabindranath Tagore’s famous drama Bisarjan (Sacrifice). The premises of Shilpakala Academy, Jessore wore a festive look marking the presentations of national and international dramas which were staged at the festival. Colourful billboards with photographs of actors were hung at places in Jessore town to attract viewers. Passersby stopped for a while in front of the billboards impressed by the decorations.
Rabindranath’s Raktakarabi was performed on September 23; Dakghar (Post Office) of great poet Rabindranath was staged on September 24; while Raja Himadri was presented on September 25. On September 26 the scheduled play was not staged due to the absence of the theatre troupe and on the last day, the plays Supari Killer and translation of Romeo and Juliet were staged at the festival.
The performers and audience alike appreciated the festival. Visiting the venue of international drama festival, the lovers of culture crowded at the venue to enjoy the famous foreign dramas.
Talking to New Age, Tauhid Zaman, a viewer, told that he enjoyed a number of dramas at Shilpakala Academy. ‘The artistes tried to present their best performances,’ he pointed out.
-With New Age input
