Art & Culture

Dhaka Fashion Week 2010 has been postponed in commiseration with all those who died in the unfortunate blaze at old Dhaka last Thursday night, says a press release. The nation observes a day of mourning today, following a declaration from the government in remembrance of the victims of the tragedy. The organisers expressed their deepest ... Read more

A three-day programme to mark the 111th birth anniversary of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam began at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s National Theatre Hall Tuesday evening. The programme has been organised by the academy itself. The programme began with placing of flowers at the poet’s grave on the Dhaka University

The concluding session of a daylong programme organised by the Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad (BMSS) in observance of the ‘Manipuri Bhasha Utshab-2010’ was held on Friday last. We have to uphold and preserve the Manipuri culture and the rich literature of the community. The language, traditions and unique culture of the ethnic minorities are on ... Read more

A weeklong jatra festival, jointly organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and dance organisation Shadhona will begin at the academy’s Experimental Theatre Hall from May 6. Seven troupes from different parts of the country will stage traditional jatra-pala to begin at 7:00pm everyday. The information and cultural affairs minister Abul Kalam Azad will

A paean to a dying art form If you went down a typical alley of Dhamrai decades ago, you would have seen and heard hundreds of craftsmen and businessmen hard at work. A resounding sound came from metal being beaten to check for purity. “Before there were more than 200 workshops for mainly metal crafts ... Read more

An exhibition of the late fashion designer Shahruk Shahid’s works was held at Dhanmondi Drik Gallery on Sunday. Eminent actor Mamunor Rashid, actress Suborna Mustafa, beauty expert Kaniz Almas Khan and the late fashion designer’s fans and friends jointly inaugurated the exhibition. The exhibition featured apparels, paintings, potteries and

Different socio-cultural organisations throughout the country have chalked out elaborate programmes to welcome the Bangla new year 1417 today.    Chhayanaut Leading cultural organisation Chhayanaut holds its most acclaimed cultural programme to celebrate the Pahela Baishakh at Ramna Batamul. The programme will start with

As a regular annual programme to usher in the new Bengali year, Chhayanaut is holding Barshoboron 1417 today at the historical Ramna Batomul, in the city. Channel i will telecast the day’s programme live from the spot, while Telnet, Grameenphone’s sister concern, will disseminate the detailed programme on the website

Theatre troupe Desh Natok premiered its latest production “Prakrito Purangana” on March 22 at the Experimental Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Written by Khandakar Hafiz Redu, the play is directed by Shamsul Alam Bakul. “Prakrito Purangana” is a play against the discrimination of women in our society. Rupai, the protagonist of the play, is unmarried though ... Read more

The four-day theatre festival titled ‘Mahala Magan: Uthan Nataker Mela 2010’, organised by theatre group Prachyanat, begins today at 6:30pm at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Today the theatre group will stage two short plays titled ‘Kathapakathan’ written and directed by Rinkan Shikdar, and

In Focus Madhupur Ethnic Mini Museum: A modest but notable endeavour History, traditions and heritage of the indigenous communities of the Madhupur Garh region are seemingly under threat. Initiatives to preserve and uphold these traditions and cultural elements have been few and far between. However, a mini museum has been set up at the Telki ... Read more

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (Kolkata) and Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts have jointly organised a twelve daylong solo exhibition of Bangladeshi painter Farida Zaman. The exhibition, titled “Nature and Life”, is now being held at the Jamini Roy Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, Kolkata. A noticeable feature of the artist’s works is the depiction ... Read more

South Asian women’s theatre festival Leela, the first South Asian women’ s theatre festival, begins in Delhi on March 8, International Women’s Day, says a press release. The festival brings together theatre groups from Aghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India. The festival organisers are the Indian Council for Cultural Relations ... Read more

To celebrate its three decades, Dhaka Padatik will arrange a weeklong international theatre festival from March 19. Featuring reputed local troupes alongside teams from India and Switzerland, the festival will be held at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad is expected to inaugurate the programme. Delegates from the participating countries ... Read more

A four-day programme organised by Asiatic Society of Bangladesh began with an art exhibition featuring paintings, photographs and artefacts at the art gallery of Asiatic Society in the city from Tuesday to celebrate the 400 years of the capital Dhaka, reports NewAgebd. As part of the celebration programmes, a three-day international seminar on the history, ... Read more

A ‘Baul Samabesh’ (convention of bauls) was held at Mirpur slum in Sirajganj town on Monday night. The event was held to celebrate the beginning of spring, reports The Daily Star. Kangal — an organisation for local cultural activists and artistes — arranged the programme. Haidar Ali, a renowned baul singer of the area, presided ... Read more

World Dance Alliance Bangladesh is going to arrange a three-day workshop on ‘Classical Jazz Dance’ at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy from February 16. This workshop is based on a very rare jazz dance form known as Classical Jazz Dance. Classical Jazz dance- style was brought in by masters like Jack Cole, Phil Black, Matt Mattox ... Read more

‘Image of Life”, the first solo print exhibition of Sadek Ahmed, began on February 1 at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts. Most of the paintings revolve around the ubiquitous rickshaws and the lives of the rickshaw-pullers. As Ahmed explains,” I will not, as an artist, sit in the luxury of a Dhanmondi or Gulshan ... Read more

In conversation with Nipa and Munmun Renowned classical dancers Shamim Ara Nipa, Shibli Muhammad and Munmun Ahmed will be performing this year at the inaugural (today) and closing programmes of SA Games. The Daily Star talked to Nipa and Munmun about their choreography and the upcoming programmes at the game. Shamim Ara Nipa: About 300 ... Read more

A five-day intra university photography contest of the Dhaka University began at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. Organised by Dhaka University Photographic Society, the exhibition will remain open everyday from 11:00am to 7:00pm. Minister for social welfare Enamul Huq Mostafa Shaheed inaugurated the show at a function