Friday, March 29, 2024

New drama Neeler Pala staged in city

The maiden show of the play Neeler Pala was held Wednesday evening at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city’s Segun Bagicha area. Theatre group Nagarik Natyangan Ensemble staged the show of their new production. Theatre personality Abul Quasem has directed the play, scripted by Chittaranjan Ghosh, the noted

Unmad, Desh TV cartoon show held

A one-day group cartoon exhibiton titled ‘Unmad Desh TV Cartoon Exhibition’ was held at Sufi Stone Gallary in Magbazar on Wednesday. Eminent cartoonist and also editor of the cartoon magazine Unmad, Ahsan Habib, and eminent cultural personality Syed Hasan Imam jointly inaugurated the show. Syed Hasan Imam said, ‘cartoon is an integrated part of our ... Read more

An offering of music and dance to Tagore

Cultural programme by VCARE at Sheraton On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s 148th birth anniversary, a cultural programme was held at the Ball Room, Hotel Sheraton on May 11. The programme, arranged by VCARE, featured recitation of Tagore’s writings, rendition of Rabindra Sangeet, and staging of the Tagore dance-drama “Shyama.” Manzur-Ur-Rahman, former senior vice-president of ... Read more

Serenading Tagore across the land

Chhayanat Celebrates To commemorate the 148th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Chhayanat arranged a cultural programme at its main auditorium on May 8. The programme featured a rendition of Tagore songs and recitation from the poet laureate’s writings. The programme commenced with a group rendition of “Bajao tumi kobi.” Tamanna Tithi recited excerpts from Tagore’s ... Read more

Tagore’s birth anniv celebrated at Silpakala Academy

To celebrate Rabindranath Tagore’s 148th birth anniversary, the ministry for cultural affairs organised a cultural programme at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Silpakala Academy on Friday. The entire programme was comprised of solo and group musical performances, dances and recitations based on Tagore’s works. Noted singers of Tagore music, recitation and dance artistes from ... Read more

Exhibition of Bangladeshi painters in South Korea

The Bangladesh Embassy in South Korea and Korean Foundation are jointly organising an exhibition of eleven Bangladeshi painters at the Korea Foundation Cultural Centre. The exhibition will display around 100 paintings by eleven renowned Bangladeshi artists. The participating painters are Mohammad Kibria, Rafiquan Nabi, Mahmudul Haque, Kalidas Karmakar,

Trying to make sense out of nonsense

Installation by two up and coming artists at Drik Opening the door to the gallery on the second floor of Drik (in Dhanmondi), a gargantuan human form — made of 5,000 shoe soles — stretched across the whole floor baffles and awes one. Big labels with words “abstraction,” “power,” “policy,” “decency,” “ethics” etc make one ... Read more

Space & Decor at Kaya

A dual art exhibition titled ‘Space & Decor’ by Bishwajit Paul and Raton Sarker is being held at Gallery Kaya in Uttara. The exhibition was inaugurated on May 1 and will remain open from 11:00am to 8:00pm till May 12. Fifty-seven artworks including seven sculptures are being displayed at the gallery. Fifty artworks are made ... Read more

Going beyond hedonism

4th National Dance Festival ends with high hopes Curtains came down on the 4th National Dance Festival on April 29 — marking the International Dance Day — at National Theatre Stage, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Chief guest at the programme — organised by Bangladesh Nritya Shilpi Sangstha (BNSS) — was Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid. ... Read more

Hundred years of Boli Khela

Boli Khela (or Bali Khela) is a traditional form of wrestling in Bangladesh, particularly popular in the Chittagong area. ‘Boli’ means a powerful person in Bengali, while ‘Khela’ denotes a game. It is particularly played in the Bengali month of ‘Chaitra’ (March-April) of the Bengali calendar. This is one of the most anticipated events of ... Read more

Photos of dance artistes on display

As a part of the 4th national dance festival, the Centre for Dance Research is arranging a weeklong photography exhibition by displaying 49 photographs of the noted dance artistes of the country over the years. The exhibition is being held on the premises of Jatiya Chitrashala Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segun Bagicha and ... Read more

Lyrical Lines at Alliance Française

A fourteen-day solo painting exhibition by Rashed Kamal Russel titled ‘Lyrical Lines’ is being held at the ‘La Galerie’ of Alliance Française in the city’s Dhanmondi area. A total of 25 works of the artist are on display in the exhibition. Among the paintings, ‘Shakher Korat’, ‘Fall in Rose’, ‘Fall in Rose-1’, ‘Cattle and Nature-1’, ... Read more

Ten-day art exhibition begins at Shilpangan

Artist Golam Faruque’s second solo painting exhibition, ‘Touch the Reality’, began on Friday at the Shilpangan Gallery in Dhanmondi. The exhibition was inaugurated by Ahmed Al Shourbagy, the deputy chief of Mission, Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt. And Professor Farida Zaman, the chairperson of the Department of Drawing and Painting in the Faculty of ... Read more

Baishakhi programmes on television channels

Cultural Correspondent As in the previous years, the satellite television channels will celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the Bangla New Year by telecasting special dramas, films, tele-films, magazine, dance and music programmes upholding the spirit of the New Year. Channel-i Channel-I, as in the previous years, will telecast Baishakhi celebration programme live, to be presented by Chhayanaut ... Read more

Bibi takes Kolkata by storm

The first day of Kolkata Fashion Week (April 2), clearly belonged to Bangladeshi model-turned-designer of international fame, Bibi Russell, who showcased the rich Bengali heritage of textiles — her ‘gamcha’ and natural fibre collection. The designer displayed 41 of her creations made from khadi, cotton, silk, jute yarn fabrics, indigenous fabrics, natural fabrics and ‘jamdani.’ ... Read more

Old is gold– A need to preserve Indian films

Mrinal Sen and others have a complaint Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi Veteran Bengali director Mrinal Sen is looking for funds. Not to make new films but to preserve some of his works made years ago. The master print three of Sen’s political films Padatik, Interview and Kolkata Ekattor, set against the backdrop of street protests, ... Read more

Event: Pinky wins Style Icon crown

Sheikh Arif Bulbon Sadia Afrin Pinky won the beauty contest ‘Style Icon 2008.’ Rezwana Chowdhury Jhinuk became the 1st runner-up, while Maliha Mostaq secured the 2nd runner-up position. Kumkum Laila got ‘Miss Smile’ award, Tania Rauf got Best Intelligence’ award, Smarani Jannat Naynna received ‘Best Catwalk’ award and

Fancy a bit of French?

Nivedita Raitz von Frentz Coinciding with the city’s 400th birthday, and in an attempt to leave no stone of Old Dhaka unturned, intrepid architects, Homaira Zaman and Taimur Islam conduct heritage walks to arouse interest and awareness among locals and

Stories of Change screened on Int’l Women’s day

Nadia Sarwat On the occasion of International Women’s Day, documentary film “Stories of Change” was screened at Star Cineplex, Bashundhara City Mall. The 55-minute documentary directed by Kamar Ahmed Simon is an artistic documentation of the success stories of five valiant women, who, braving all obstacles, have made significant achievements. The event also marked the ... Read more