Art & Culture

Amid much enthusiasm and fanfare, one of the biggest biennale exhibitions of the country 20th National Art Exhibition will be inaugurated today at National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. A press conference regarding the biennale exhibition was held by Fine Arts department of BSA at the academy’s conference room presided by Md. Anwar Hossain, ... Read more

Noted writer and director Mannan Hira is seeking teenagers for his new film Ekatturer Khudiram, for which he has received a national film donation. ‘I am preparing to start shooting it after Ramadan and hope that we will be able to release it before 16th December,’ Mannan Hira told New Age.

Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) and Bangladesh Astronomic Association have jointly organised a photography exhibition and a rocket model-making competition to mark the 50th anniversary of first woman astronaut Valentina Tereshkova’s space flight The organisers had arranged an award giving ceremony for the 10 winners of rocket model-making contest

Twelve jatra troupes are scheduled to present a jatrapala each at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The three-day programme began on Thursday, and will end today. The programme has been arranged by BSA under Jatrashilpka Unnayan Neetimala 2012.  The performances of the troupes will be evaluated by a panel of judges elected ... Read more

A book on kaleidoscopic journey of iconic actress Ferdausi Majumdar in theatre arena was launched by professor emeritus Dr Anisuzzaman in presence of leading theatre activists of the country on Wednesday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The book titled Abhinetar Rangamancha

Nobo Kumar Bhadra has developed a unique style to secure a position in the contemporary art scene based on his knowledge achieved as a professional rickshaw and banner painter. Bhadra creates completely different compositions from the others in terms use of colours and restructuring human and animal forms. His second show titled Age-Old

Pallikobi Jasimuddin’s classic Nakshi Kathar Math was staged by Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The programme was organised by Bangladesh Nritya Shilpi Sangstha to celebrate 80th birth anniversary of GA Mannan (1931- 1991), a noted dance artiste, who also composed Nakshi Kathar

A two-day Sisimpur Fair 2013 will begin today on the premises of Bangladesh Shishu Academy. Popular characters of the reality show will be displayed for the children today and tomorrow from 9am to 6pm. The fair also inclued games, magic shows, bioscope, Sisimpur exhibition, drawing, educational activities and

The 102nd anniversary of the birth of poet Sufia Kamal will be observed today. She was also a social reformer who upheld women’s empowerment throughout her life, works and career. On the eve of the occasion, New Age talked with some renowned poets, who were close to Sufia Kamal. The poets evaluated Sufia Kamal

Eminent poet and playwright Syed Shamsul Haque felicitated renowned thespian Ataur Rahman for giving ‘appropriate and artistic’ presentation of his plays at a seminar held on Tuesday in the seminar room of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Haque presented the felicitation lecture titled ‘Amar Natok: Ataurer Kaj’ on Ataur Rahman’s 72nd birth

DANCE WORKSHOP Children from different ethnic groups participate Renowned dancer Tamanna Rahman guided children from different ethnic communities in a 10-day dance workshop ended on Monday at BRAC Learning Centre in Uttara. Twenty three children from nine communities including Santal (Rajshahi), Paharia (Rajshahi), Orang (Dinajpur), Pahan (Naogaon), Chakma (Khagrachari), Marma (Khagrachari), Garo (Netrokona),

FATIH AKIN RETROSPECTIVE Films dealing with various issues screened Films depicting human life from different perspectives were screened at the two-day Fatih Akin Film Retrospective at Goethe Institute in Dhanmondi. The retrospective featuring Akin’s four films was jointly organised by Goethe-Institut and Dhaka University Film Society, which ended on Wednesday through screening of Solino and ... Read more

It is not just the death of a great teleplay writer and producer, but the demise of a mentor and promoter of artistes. Death of Atiqul Haque Chowdhury on Monday night is, indeed, a great shock to actors, directors and playwrights and millions of TV audience across the country. In his artistic career spanning over

What is common between the images of two burning trucks in collision and the condition of workers in a local tobacco factory or limbs of a dead corpse? Each image has a story of its own to tell and stimulate powerful emotions in the mind of the observers. Four young photographers Debashish Shom, Sarker Pratik, ... Read more

Nattyateertha staged the 50th show of its debut production Komola Sundari as the closing performance of the five-day theatre festival at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. The festival titled Panchadasher Panchadin was organised by theatre troupe Nattyateertha in celebrating the 50th

An international digital cultural archive was inaugurated in the capital on Sunday with cultural tokens like films, theatre, music, documentaries and others of almost 20 countries. Under the maintenance of Theatre and Film department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the archive is housed for the time being at room no 613 on the fifth floor of ... Read more

Seminar observed Life and works of poet Shamsur Rahman, a symbol of secularism, was analysed in a seminar at the Kabi Shamsur Rahman Seminar Room of Bangla Academy on Sunday. Bangla Academy organised the programme with a view to reach people from all walks of life. Presided over by poet Belal

Somoy staged the 50th show of its acclaimed production Shesh Sanglap on Sunday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. This was the fourth day of the ongoing Nattyateerhta theatre festival titled Ponchadoser Ponchadin. Translated from Tawfiq al-Hakim’s Arabic play Sultanuz Zannam jointly by Dr Syed Jamil Ahmed and Saiful Alam Chowdhury,

The three-day festival featuring Zahir Raihan’s films ended on Saturday through screening of two classics Taka Ana Pai (1970) and Jibon Theke Neya (1969) at the National Art Plaza auditorium. Five films were screened at the festival organised by theatre and film department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as part of its annual programme of commemorating ... Read more

The host troupe Nattyateertha staged the 50th show of its acclaimed production Dweep on the third day of the ongoing festival titled Ponchadosher Ponchadin on Saturday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Renowned Indian thespian Utpal Dutt’s play depicts a man who had deviated from his path and is constantly