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Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy acrobatic team wowed the audience on Monday displaying their skills of balance and acrobatic moves in an open air programme held under the banyan tree at the Suhrawardy Udyan at Shahbagh, which has become popular as Chobir Haat. The show was organised as part of the month-long 10th founding anniversary celebrations programme

Thousands of listeners enjoy classical music Truly it was a ‘festival for all’. Each day over 30 thousand audience enjoyed nightlong presentations of diverse classical music performed by the legendary musicians and vocalists in the sub-continent at the open air programme at the Army Stadium. Leading dancers also displayed spectacular classical dance recitals for the ... Read more

Today is the 92nd birth anniversary of the master artist Patua Quamrul Hassan (1921–1988), who designed the National Flag of the country. One of the pioneers of modern art in Bangladesh, Quamrul Hassan also designed the monograms of Bangladesh government, Bangladesh Bank, Freedom Fighters’ Welfare Trust, Parjatan Corporation and Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Hassan was always involved

Cultural organisation Wrishiz Shilpighoshthi celebrated its 37th founding anniversary on Saturday at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Wrishiz also honoured three eminent personalities – professor emeritus Anisuzzaman in education and culture, ATM Shamsuzzaman in acting, and professor Abul Barkat in economics and social

Bengal Classical Music Fest Diverse music, dance move Dhaka audience  With her rhythmic movements onstage, the Indian bharatnatyam maestro vidushi Alarmel Valli sometimes created image of the wave on the stagnant water and sometimes resembled the resonance of the flattering wings of a beautiful butterfly. Synchronised with the rendition of four poems on different ragas, ... Read more

Theatre activists in the city enthusiastically celebrated the 33rd founding anniversary of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, a common platform of theatre activists, on Friday. The celebration programme began with a colourful procession that travelled from the Natok Sarani (Baily Road) to Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

The eight-day theatre festival organised by Prangonemor ended on Friday through staging of the troupe’s latest production Irsha at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Syed Shamsul Haque’s theatre of absurd Irsha, directed by Ananta Hira, features the inherent jealousy of human beings through the ‘stream of words’ of the three characters- ... Read more

Recitation artiste Kazi Madina was bestowed with the Naren Biswas Award 2013 at a commemorative programme organised to observe the 15th death anniversary of the late linguist professor Naren Biswas on Friday at the Liberation War Museum in Segun Bagicha. Madina received the award for his contributions towards developing recitation as a performing art in ... Read more

Aranyak Natya Dal will premiere its play Swapnapothik featuring the struggles of the millions of apparel workers in the country today at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Written by Haroon Rashid, the play is a creative and conscious response to the numerous tragic accidents that took place at different apparel factories like ... Read more

The evolution of performance art in Bangladesh was presented through an audio-visual display on Wednesday at the art magazine Depart’s office in Manipuri Para in the capital. Freelance artist Palash Bhattacharjee, who is also an assistant graphic designer of the magazine, historicised the evolution of performance art in Bangladesh.

Prangonemor Theatre Fest Shesher Kabita staged  Prangonemor staged Tagore’s Shesher Kabita on the sixth day of the ongoing theatre festival at the Music and Dance Centre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The troupe is celebrating its 10th founding anniversary by organising an eight-day festival featuring all the eight productions of the troupe. The ... Read more

Mass people sometimes feel at a loss when they hear the term ‘classical music’, which is usually rendered in Hindi or Urdu for the ‘elites’ in the sub-continent. But, such perception is not always true as many quality raga-based Bangla songs have been composed, which can entertain even the common people. Leading and promising singers

It is not any portrayal of the beauty of the spring. Basanta Jagaran staged on Monday at Dhaka University, rather addresses a burning issue of the contemporary urban life: children are missing the beauty of adolescent life being the victim of extreme pressure created on them. The extent of the pressure is shown through one ... Read more

Prangonemor Theatre Fest Droho Prem Nari staged on fifth day  Prangonemor staged Droho Prem Nari on the fifth day of the ongoing theatre festival at the Music and Dance Centre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. Prangonemor is celebrating its 10th founding anniversary organising an eight-day festival featuring all the eight productions of the ... Read more