The 2nd Dhaka International Theatre Festival begins today through an inaugural ceremony at the Nandanmancha of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Jointly organised by International Theatre Institute, Bangladesh Centre and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the festival will effectively commence tomorrow with Aranyak Natyadal’s “Bhango Bango.”
Five visiting troupes are going to join 23 locals to perform in the ten-day-long festival while all the staging will take place at Shilpakala Academy’s three major stages: the National Theatre Hall, the Experimental Theatre Hall and the Studio Theatre Hall.
Nasir Uddin Yousuf, the president of ITI, Bangladesh Centre, has confirmed that two interactive discourses, “Theatre against Violence” and “Theatre: Art Incarnated,” will take place at the Seminar Room of National Theatre Hall on March 20 at 10:30am.
Besides, the organisers have taken initiatives to hold two different workshops on theatre and to publish a daily festival bulletin throughout the festival.
The festival’s most interesting and interactive part would be the “Meet the Director” session where audience will get the chance to quiz directors after every single staging.
