Today is the 59th anniversary of death of the greatest modern poet of Bangla literature Jibanananda Das (February 18, 1899 to October 22, 1954). Initially being influenced by Rabindranath Tagore’s romanticism, Das later developed his unique style of poetry in terms of dealing with nature and writing poems as well as darker themes like depression, ... Read more
Art & Culture
Yet another average season ends
Child Eid Entertainment On Tv Yet another average season ends Though TV channels air special teleplays and other types of exclusive entertaining programmes in the Eid festivals targeting the adults, these channels broadcast run-of-the-mill programmes for children. Following the trend, different TV channels chalked out stereotypical entertainment options for the children in this Eid. As ... Read more
The mystic leader still inspires devotees
Five-Day Lalon Fest In Kushtia The mystic leader still inspires devotees The five-day-long Lalon Smaran Utsab 2013 (Lalon memorial festival) which is the largest annual festival by the bauls (traditional singers) commenced on October 16. The festival is taking place at the shrine complex of the most influential spiritual Baul Fakir Lalon Shah at Chheuriya in ... Read more
Shibli, Nipa to perform on Eid
Noted dancer duo Samim Ara Nipa and Shibli Muhammad will present different genres of dance at a programme to be aired on the second day of the Eid programme at 10:20pm on Maasranga TV. The dance show titled Jalnupur will also feature 30 dancers of Nrityanchal, the dance school run by Nipa and Shibli. ‘We ... Read more
Creating castles in the sky
The friends and family members of the late artist Sohrab Rahman Khan have organised a three-day commemorative exhibition featuring Khan’s paintings at the Bengal Art Lounge in Gulshan. An amateur artist Sohrab Rahman Khan, who was a teacher of the economics department at the American International University, had never exhibited his artworks in his lifetime.
A unique evening of instrumental numbers
Without the electrifying sounds of electrical guitar or the imitated composition of keyboard, an unparalleled milieu was created using the pure tunes of acoustic musical instruments at a musical programme at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday. The programme titled Jontro Sangeet-er Oikatan was the concluding event of the three-day cultural ... Read more
Art show upholds humanism
The ongoing group art show at the Athena Gallery in Badda exhibits paintings glorifying humanism done by Bangladeshi and Pakistani artists. The exhibition titled Unity of Souls features artworks in different mediums like oil, acrylic, water and print depicting an array of themes in 74 artworks done by nine local and nine Pakistani artists. The ... Read more
Remembering the mystic artist
He led a saintly life in his last days at home in the suburbs of Narail, which is an abandoned musical hall of the local zamindar. The maverick man painted and threw away his paintings as his pleasure was in making works of art, not in possessing them. Nobody can say the exact number of ... Read more
200 singers perform at Shilpakala
It was a rare musical programme as over 200 upcoming singers from across the country performed in group at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. The renowned and noted singers of the country also performed at the show, which was organised by the academy to launch 20 albums on different genres ... Read more
Jatra festival begins at BSA
A four-day jatra, which is a form of traditional theatre, festival began at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday evening. Organsied by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as a part of Jatra Development Policy 2012, the festival is the forth edition of an attempt to register capable jatra troupes from across the country. ... Read more
Leading dancers present contemporary dance
Ten leading choreographers of the country presented colourful dance recitals synchorinised with music composed by the 10 best musicians on Monday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The show was the first day programme of the three-day cultural festival organsied by Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy displaying its project to create international standard performing
Soaked Dream: German hope in Firoz Mahmud’s eyes
Internationally acclaimed experimental artist Firoz Mahmud is exhibiting his latest venture titled Soaked Dream at the Goethe-Institut in Dhanmondi. The photography based multimedia project addresses the social hopes through personal encounters and stories of life in the German capital Berlin where poetry met pragmatism.
Bengal launches yearlong programme
Zainul Abedin’s Centennial Celebrations Bengal launches yearlong programme The centennial anniversary of birth of the master artist Zainul Abedin (1914 –1976), who was given the title Shilpacharya, will be celebrated through a yearlong programme by Bengal Foundation. The yearlong programme was inaugurated by president Abdul Hamid through a book unveiling ceremony held at the Radisson ... Read more
Hundreds of schoolchildren attend
Children’s Fair At Bsa Hundreds of schoolchildren attend Hundreds of schoolchildren enjoyed music, dance, stories at a children’s fair organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. The event also included an award distribution ceremony in which the academy’s director general Liaquat Ali Lucky handed over the prizes to the winners of the recently held Mitsubishi ... Read more
Jatra artistes present Raktakto Prantor
Jatra artistes presented Munier Chowdhury’s famous historical play Raktakto Prantor in a typical traditional jatra style on Friday at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. It is a challenging experimentation by the Shilpakala Repertory to present Chowdhury’s several times staged play, based on the third battle of Panipat between the Marathas and
Chhayanaut celebrates autumn
A graceful façade of the third season of Bangla year Sarat was created by the artistes of Chhayanaut through the evergreen songs at a programme held at the Battola of the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University on Friday. Vibrant dance recitals and songs of mainly Rabindranath Tagore depicting the elegance of autumn were ... Read more
Film fest featuring female makers begins tomorrow
A film festival featuring the works of Bangladeshi female filmmakers will begin at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday, declared the organisers at a press conference on Thursday at the academy’s seminar room. The festival, which will be jointly organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Moviyana Film Society, will feature short films, documentaries and feature films ... Read more
Workshop on Classical Music at Bengal Foundation
After the huge success of last year’s classical music festival, Bengal Foundation has decided to arrange another festival starting from November 28 to December 01. Ahead of the festival, the organisation has arranged for a month-long workshop consisting of a series of lectures on classical music, dance and different demonstrations at the Bengal
Sultan’s ‘rediscovered’ works on display
Art lovers fear works may be lost again The master artist SM Sultan’s study works representing his transition period in the early 1950s has been found from the shelves of the artist’s once companion Abul Kasem Joarder. After renovations of the study drawings, mostly done in charcoal and pencil, Bengal Shilpalaya is exhibiting these sketches ... Read more
Experimentations on Chitrangada impress audience at Shilpakala
The Dhaka audience got a new taste of Tagore’s popular dance drama Chitrangada as the Kolkata based troupe Dancers’ Guild staged a brilliant show of the experimental production on Thursday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Earlier the troupe staged another show of the production on Wednesday at the same venue being ... Read more