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ITI Bangladesh Centre to hold 1st Dhaka Int'l Theatre Festival
- thedailystar.net -
Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Bangladesh Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI) will arrange a 10-day international theatre festival, starting from May 21. Titled “1st Dhaka International Theatre Festival”, the event will take place at three performance venues -- National Theatre Hall, Experimental Theatre Hall and Studio Theatre Hall -- of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, and will continue till May 30.
A total of 25 troupes, including five from overseas, will stage their plays throughout the festival. Ministry of Cultural Affairs is providing funds for the festival. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is assisting ITI in arranging the event.
The festival will commence through staging of the Manipuri Theatre monodrama “Kohey Birangana”. The opening show will be only for invited guests.
The five participating troupes from overseas are: Birds Theatre, Singapore; Natyabhumi, Agartala and Kalakshetra Manipur (both from India); Theatre Mandala, Nepal and Asian PEF and FM Theatre Power, Hong Kong.
Kalakshetra Manipur will stage a Manipuri adaptation of the Tagore play “Daakghar”. The organisers informed that the play will be a tribute to Tagore on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary. The play will be directed by noted Indian theatre exponent Heisnam Kanhailal. Kanhailal will also conduct a daylong workshop at the festival.
Every day, shows will start at 7pm. The organisers said that they intend to hold the festival every alternate year from now on.
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