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National Theatre Fest on_Liberation War begins

Jamil Mahmud
The walls of the Shilpakala Academy have been decorated with collage of paper cuttings, posters and photographs. The National Theatre Hall has been decorated with lights and festoons. Red carpet was there to welcome the dignitaries and audience. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the biggest theatre festival in recent times, “National Theatre Festival on the Liberation War”, on July 2 afternoon at the National Theatre Hall. The festival features over 100 plays on the theme of the Liberation War.
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, in association with Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, has organised the fortnight-long festival. The organisers included an additional venue, National Music and Dance Centre Auditorium, along with the three regular venues -- National Theatre Hall, Experimental Theatre Hall and Studio Theatre Hall -- for staging plays.
Presided over by Cultural Minister Abul Kalam Azad, the inaugural ceremony also featured speeches delivered by Ramendu Majumdar, ITI Worldwide President; Advocate Promode Mankin, State Minister for Cultural Affairs; Suraiya Begum ndc, cultural secretary; and Liaquat Ali Lucky, director general of
Shilpakala Academy and chairman of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation.
After the inaugural ceremony, the Prime Minister along with distinguished guests enjoyed Loko Natyadal's (Shiddheswari) play “Mujib Maney Mukti”. Directed by Liaquat Ali Lucky, the play chronologically depicts the life and accomplishments of the Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
In the evening, District Shilpakala Academy, Habiganj staged “Jyotishanghita” at the same venue. Zooming in on an indigenous freedom fighter, the play has been designed and directed by Sudip Chakroborthy.
Prachyanat staged “Circus Circus” at the Experimental Theatre Hall. Directed by Azad Abul Kalam, the play highlights the state of a newly liberated Bangladesh through the story of a circus troupe.
As the festival features major participation from outside Dhaka, it has turned into a gathering for theatre activists from across the country. The out of Dhaka participants are college-level theatre troupes as well as wing organisations of Shilpakala Academy. Some of them — Government Victoria College, Comilla; Meherpur College; Keshab Chandra College, Jhenidah; Govt. Bhola College; Rajshahi College; and Rajendra College, Faridpur — staged plays on the first day.
Their plays were: "Muktijuddho O Ekjon
Dhirendranath”, “Chhoy December”, "Rakhal Rajar Swapno”, “Birpala”, "Muktir Protibhash” and “Bijoyer Prantey".
Plays at the National Theatre Hall and Experimental Theatre Hall will start at 7 pm everyday, while shows at the other two venues will start at 6:30 pm.