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Theatre Festival on Tagore’s works begins

Cultural Correspondent
From May 1, a weeklong Theatre Festival featuring plays by Rabindranath Tagore, commenced at the National Theatre Stage, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. To celebrate the birth anniversary of the poet laureate, theatre troupe Prangoney Mor organised the festival. Theatre troupes from both India ind'Bhrtgtadesh are' participatiri^in the festival geared to upholding Tagore culture in Bangladesh as well as West Bengal.
Eminent playwright, poet and litterateur Syed Shamsul Haque inaugurated the festival at the BSA
premises. Noted theatre personality Mamunur Rashid as special guest, Ananta Heera, director, Prangoney Mor and Nuna Afroz, convenor of the festival were present at the event. The inauguration also included a brief cultural programme. Besides staging plays, cultural programmes will be held every day at the Theatre Stage premises. The programmes are open to all.
. . w\ofed, t^lmral, personalities including Pijush Bandopadhyay, Hasan Arif, Shimul Mustafa, Mahidul Islam, Joyonto Chattopadhyay, Ahkamullah, Auditi Mohsin, Tamanna Rahman, Baby Rozario and theatre troupes Aranyak, Theatre Art Unit, Padatik
Natya Sangsad, Prachyanat and Prangoney Mor are participating at the festival. Prangoney Mor will also celebrate its sixth anniversary on May 6.
“With a declaration to stage plays by Rabindranath as a regular theatrical practice, Parangoney Mor started its journey six years ago with the play "Shyama Prem", adapted from the dance drama of the epony-n,Ous title. In the' six past six years, the troupe has worked tirelessly, with the staging of 84 different plays. This festival is a continuation of our effort," said Ananta Hira, the director of Prangoney Mor. According to Hira, this is the first festival featuring plays based on Tagore.
Among the plays, "Chaturanga," "Antar-Anadar," "Swadeshi," "Shyama Prem," "Khudhito Pashan," "Shodh Bodh" and "Raktokarobi " by different theatre troupes are included in the festival.
The first day of the festival featured Indian theatre troupe Writtik staging their play "Chaturanga." Based on the novel of the same title by Rabindranath Tagore, the play is directed by Gautam Roy. "Rather than following any particular plot, the play moves forward with the character of Shachish. To sustain the essence of the novel within the structure of the play, it is important to present the inner meanings of the novel through the story line," Gautam Roy explains his production. Actor Biplob Dey plays Sachish, along with Priyanku Shekhar Dey, Amal Bhattacharya, Tanmay Sanyal, Mahua Chakrobarti and others in different roles. Mohitbandu Adhikari designed the set; Shyamaprasad Bandopadhyay and Srobon Saha have done the light design for the play.
The same troupe staged "Antar Anadar," on the second day, another production directed by Gautam Roy. The play is based on the famous short story" Strir Patro" by Tagore.
Today, Prangoney Mor's second production "Swadeshi" will be staged. Nuna Afroz directs the play based on the Novel "Char Adhyay." Prangoney Mor has so far had 19 stagings of the play. Ananta Hira, Nuna Afroz, ShishirRahman, Ramij Raju and others will act in the play.