Audience enthralled by children’s performance
Entertainment Desk
Child artistes have enthralled the audience by their stage performances at the National Children and Youth Theatre Festival (Jatiya Shishu Kishore O Jubo Natyatsab) at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Jointly organised by Shilpakala Academy and People’s Theatre Association (PTA), the nine-day drama festival is underway in the capital.
About ten thousand children are participating in the 15th edition of the festival. The festival features a total of 100 drama productions and cultural performances by children and young artistes. Among the productions, 64 plays are from Shilpakala Academy’s district section and 36 productions are from the member groups of the People’s Theatre Association.
The plays “Je Bijoy Amader”, “Manush Hote Chai Na’ and “Bhager Maa” were staged at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday while “Kestor Thirtha Jatra”, “Unnoyoner Pothe” and “Amal Akash Hote Chai” were staged at Studio Theater Hall.
The dramas “Dakghar”, “Dhustu Bagh” and “Cha Othoba Coffee” were staged at National Music and Dance Centre. All the plays were performed by district Shilpakala Academy’s theatre groups.
The festival has been organised under the cultural movement of mass awakening “Gono Jagoroner Shilpo Andolon”, initiated by Shilpakala Academy. The motto of the year-long initiative is ‘Apratirodhya Agrajatray Shilpo Niye Pouchhe Jabo Amra Unnotir Shikhore’.
The Children and Youth Theatre Festival will continue till 3 March at different venues of Bangladesh Shilapkala Academy.
