A contemporary dance event “Small Contemporary Dance Congress” was held on Monday, evening at the Drik Studio premise in, Dhaka
Director of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh Frank Werner welcomed the audience and thanked Sudeshna and Tahnun for their initiative to organize the exciting event, said a press release.
The event started with a contemporary dance performance choreographed and presented by Sudeshna Swayamprabha and Tahnun Ahmedy duo, where they incorporated contemporary issues that they feel are important to discuss and bring out and express in their own contemporary way.
The dance performance was followed by a documentary film screening on the Bangladeshi dance scene directed by Tahnun.
CourtesyThe congress event ended with a talk, where Sudeshna and Tahnun together shared their experiences and takes from the Tanz Kongress Mainz and answered various questions from the attending audience during the Q&A session.
The other activities of the small dance congress were a contemporary dance workshop conducted together by Sudeshna and Tahnun duo. A group of 14 dancers participated in this workshop that took place on Monday.
The dancers Sudeshna Swayamprabha and Tahnun Ahmedy together presented the event to share insights on their participation in the Tanzkongress 2022, which had taken place from June 16-19 last year, at the Staatstheater Mainz, Germany.
This dance festival acts as a site of exchange for both dancers and the broader dance scene.
Afterward, they travelled to the city of Bremen to participate in a weeklong Artistic Residency at the Theatre Bremen.
