Prachyanat will stage its acclaimed play Koinya at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today at 6:30pm.
Scripted by Murad Khan and directed by Azad Abul Kalam, Koinya is based on a mythical story of Koinya Peer (holy lady) of the greater Sylhet region. The Koiya Peer transforms herself into a fish and lives in a pond as a fish in a village. The head of the community, Naior, is able to communicate with her while the religious leader of the village challenges him. Finally they get involved in a conflict and Naior finally wins by an apparent act of self- annihilation that convinces the orthodox group to believe Naior.
The play carefully deals with the debate between Shariah, the fundamental religious concept of Islam, and Marefat, seeking God through love.
