A six-day festival featuring six plays from Bangladesh and India is currently taking place in Jessore. For the prosperity of native culture and it’s blending with global culture, theatre troupe Tirjok, Biborton and Drishtipat have organised International Theatre Festival 2013 titled “Hridoye Bangla Natok.”
The festival is also a step towards establishing stronger bonds between the two Bengals. This is the first installment of the festival.
Three plays from Bangladesh and three from India are being staged at the auditorium of Jassore Shilpakala Academy, everyday at 6:45pm till September 27.
On Wednesday Drishtipat will stage “Raja Himadri,” while “Romy o Julie” and “Supari Killer” will be staged by Indian theatre troupe Prachya on September 26 and 27.
On the second day, Tirjok theatre troupe from Chittagong staged “Roktokorobi” at JSA. Indian theatre troupe Shorbhuj staged “Dakghor” on the third day of the festival, while Biborton theatre troupe from Jassore staged “Bishorjon” in the opening day on September 22. Aim of the theatre festival is to enrich our theatrical education and involve music and dance with it.
