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Selim Al Deen birth anniversary celebration to begin on August 17

Jamil Mahmud
To celebrate the 60th birth anniversary of ’Natyacharya' Selim Al Deen (1949-2000), a five-day programme will begin from August 17 at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Al Deen’s troupe Dhaka Theatre and BSA will jointly organise the festival, which is going to include plays, films, music, recitation, dance, seminar and exhibition. Bangladesh Gram Theatre. Jahangimagar University and Selim AI Deen Pathshala will cooperate in arranging the festival. This would be the second such programme after the theatre icon's demise on January 14 last year.
At a press meeting held at the Conference Hall. BSA on August 10. organisers informed on different aspects of the festival Al Deen's friend and fellow founder of Dhaka Theatre. Nasiruddin YousutT. who is also the convenor of the celebration committee, said that apart from BSA. some programmes (as pan of the festival) would also be held at Jahagirnagar University, where Ai Deen established and taught at the Department of Drama and Dramatics.
Ramendu Majumdar, president, IT1 worldwide will inaugurate the celebration programme. The five-day programme will feature seven plays staged by different troupes. Swapnadal will stage "Hargoj" on the first day. Pantomime Movement from Chittagong will stage an innovative mimodrama adaptation of Al Deen's acclaimed play "Prachya." Dhaka Theatre will stage its latest production Dhaboman," while Shilpakala Academy and the Deptartment of Drama and Dramatics, JU will stage two new plays "Putra' and "Swamoboal" respectively at the Studio Theatre Hall and at Muktomancha. JU. Apart from Al Deen's works, Kolkata based troupe Nandikar will stage "Agyatobash" and Bogra Theatre will stage "Kaibarta Bidraho."
The theatre festival, which is the highlight of the birth anniversary celebration. will be inaugurated by six freedom fighters.
"Bhanga Haater Mela" — a cultural programme featuring music, recitation and dance — will be inaugurated by Begumzadi Meherunnesa, widow of Al Deen, on the first day of the celebration. The programme will be held everyday at the premises of National Theatre Halt and will feature performances by noted artistes from respective fields.
Films will be screened at the Studio Theatre Hall. Films, to be screened at the festival, are adaptations of Al Deen's writings, such as "Chaka' (directed by
Morshedul Islam) and "Kittankhola" (by Abu Sayeed) as well as Nasiruddin Yousuff s "Ekatturer Jishu." Some of Al Deen's acclaimed TV plays including "Granthikgan Kahey" and "Bhangoner Shabdo Shuni" will also be screened at the programme. Veteran film personality Baby Islam will inaugurate the screening.
A collection of papers and documents on the history of Bengali theatre will be on display at the lobby of National Theatre Hall throughout the festival.
A mobile musical troupe will perform at the surrounding area. A seminar on the aspects of theatre language in plays by Rabindranath Tagore, Badal Sarkar and Al Deen will also be part of the festival.
Among others, Golam Sarwar, deputy director, BSA and theatre personality Shimul Yousuf were present at the press conference.