Art & Culture

A Bangladeshi puppet production titled Tales of Bangladesh has won the Best Folk Puppet Musical Award at a puppet carnival held at Jakarta in Indonesia. Tales of Bangladesh, a production by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy puppet team, was also nominated for the ‘Best Scenery Award’ at the Wayang World Puppet Carnival 2013, which continued from September ... Read more

Seasoned actor SM Mohsin is playing an important character in Murad Parvez’s government grant winning film Brihonolla for which, he says, he is not appearing much on teleplays these days. SM Mohsin received appreciation and awards acting in diverse characters in teleplays. ‘I like Television because it made me popular among people. Film, on the ... Read more

The clay art organisation Bengal Terracotta has organised a nine-day exhibition where terracotta art works and clay potteries created by the traditional clay artisans are on display at the Drik Gallery of Fine Arts at Dhanmondi in the capital. The exhibition, with a goal to revive the lost glory of clay arts, is showcasing 44 ... Read more

Street music is gaining popularity among the youths of the port city, Chittagong. The music platform titled Cheragi 1Hour Open Street Music and Café, initiated by the local music buffs, takes place every other Friday for duration of one hour, near an intersection in Chittagong drawing a huge public response. A large gathering was seen at ... Read more

Festival Of World Theatre Local, Indian troupes stage plays today The thirteen-day long theatre festival featuring world theatre will begin today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Arranged by Mohakal Natya Sampraday, the festival is commencing from today with the staging of two plays. The local troupe Nagarik Natyangan will stage Pushi Biral O Ekjon Prokrito Manush ... Read more

The second edition of Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival ended on Monday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in an ordinary manner. The six-day festival staged 18 plays by 17 local theatre troupes and one by an Indian theatre troupe. The local troupe Dhaka Theatre staged Binodini as a replacement to the scheduled Indian troupe Rittik which could not ... Read more

Musicians and copyright experts blamed the leading production houses for piracy in a discussion programme; accusing them for the continuous struggles within the industry. The discussants at the programme, referring to valid documents, accused that the producers’ organisation World Entertainment, responsible to control piracy, is actually involved with

The distinctive natural beauty of small but geographically diverse country Bangladesh has been portrayed artistically in Sohag Parvez’s ongoing fifth solo exhibition at the Dhaka Art Centre. Done mostly in watercolour and pen, the 25 displayed artworks of the show titled Banglar Rup, depicts the beauties of nature like plain land, rivers, upland, mountains and ... Read more

The second Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival in Bangladesh will end today through the staging of three plays at the three theatre halls of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The Kolkata based troupe Anik will stage Protik at the National Theatre Hall, Shobdo Natyacharcha Kendra will stage Tritio Ekjon at the Experimental Theatre Hall and Natyadhara will

A soothing ambience overwhelmed the audience as soon as Mita Haq, in her unique melodious style, started presenting an evergreen Tagore song Tumi ki keboli chhobi on Thursday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre. The melody and unique lyric of the song in Mita’s soulful voice modulation, indeed, created such a spell on the listeners ... Read more

Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Fest Two local, an Indian troupe will stage plays today Two local and one Indian theatre troupe will stage plays at the three venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today as part of the ongoing Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival. Indian troupe Rittik will stage Diba Ratrir Kabya at the National Theatre Hall, local troupe Mohakal ... Read more

Cultural organisation Geetanjali Lalitkala Academy celebrated the ninth founding anniversary of the organisation arranging a two-day programme at the Khudra O Kutir Shilpa Proshikkhan Institute auditorium in Uttara. The concluding day ceremony included art competition, theatre staging, and music and dance presentation on Saturday evening. On the opening day,

Reputed Nazrul singer Yasmin Mushtari will perform today at a programme at the National Museum auditorium. Arranged by the social-cultural organization Amra Surjomukhi, the programme will feature Nazrul songs and recitations. Mushtari will be singing the songs and the noted recitation artiste Ravisankar Maitree will be reciting poems. New Age recently interviewed

Ganga Jamuna Theatre Fest Three historical plays to be staged  Three historical plays featuring communal conflicts will be staged today at the three venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as part of the ongoing Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival. Aranyak Natya Dal will stage Mayur Shinghashon at the National Theatre Hall; Samay Sanskritik Gosthi will stage Bhager ... Read more

Ganga Jamuna Theatre Fest Two classics, a contemporary play to be staged On the third day of the ongoing Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival, two classics and a contemporary play will be staged at the three theatre halls of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today. Loko Natyadol will stage Kanjush at the National Theatre Hall, Chittagong based troupe ... Read more

Internationally acclaimed artist Syed Iqbal is displaying his selective works of the past two decades in his solo show at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhanmondi. The retrospective show not only gives a general overview of his kaleidoscopic journey but is an artistic errand of his endeavours as well. The exhibition titled ‘Colours from the ... Read more

Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival Three dark comedies to be staged today  On the second day of the Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival, three dark comedies will be staged at the three venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today. Nagarik Natyangan will stage Pushi Biral O Ekjon Prokrito Manush at the National Theatre Hall, Dhaka Padatik will stage ... Read more

For the first time ever, the eminent printmaker Anisuzzaman is displaying a number of captivating watercolour paintings at the Institute of Asian Creatives in Gulshan. Though it is his 13th solo show, Anisuzzaman for the first time is exhibiting his skill as a romantic watercolourist through a comprehensive show featuring 35 lyrical paintings, done recently ... Read more

Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Fest Three plays to be staged on opening day The second Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival begins today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Today three local theatre troupes will stage plays at the three theatre halls of BSA. The theatre troupe Natyakendra will stage its popular comedy Dui Je Chhilo Ek Chakor at the National Theatre ... Read more

Rangona Natya Gosthi staged Haay Devdas, an adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s classic Devdas, at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. Adapted and directed by Siraj Haider Haay Devdas features a young man named Devdas who is separated from his beloved Parvati, begins to take alcohol and eventually dies. A love ... Read more