BSA celebrates Tagore Birth Anniversary

Theatre and Film Department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) arranged the premiere show of two films – “Rajputtur”, directed by Tokon Thakur and “Madho, directed by Sumona Siddique at National Art Gallery Auditorium of BSA on May 8. Marking the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore and with financial support from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, BSA had produced the films for children. 

Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor attended the event as chief guest while Cultural Affairs Secretary Aktari Momtaz, Tagore researcher Ahmad Rafiq and filmmaker Morshedul Islam were special guests. Liaquat Ali Lucky presided over the programme. Apart from the guests, Sara Ara Mahmud, director of Theatre and Film Department of BSA, Tokon Thakur and Sumona Siddique spoke at the programme.

A below par cultural programme took place on the momentous day at the National Theatre Hall auditorium of BSA.

The event featured a musical soiree with dance performances. Dance troupes, Srishti Cultural Centre, Nrityalok, Sukanya, Nrityangan and Dibya Sangskritik Sangathan presented group dances set to Tagore songs. Unfortunately, while the artistes of Srishti Cultural Centre were dancing to the song “Aguner Poroshmoni”, the music suddenly stopped, to the embarrassment of the dancers who exited the stage. The lights were turned way too low and overall set design was not up to the mark. The accompanying acoustics too were not great to continue live Tagore classics.

Yet the soloists did more justice to the show. Fahim Hossain Chowdhury, Azizur Rahman Tuhin, Nargis Chowdhury and Himadri Shekhar performed songs like “Kholo Kholo Dwar”, “Bishwa Jokhon Nidra Mogon”, “Tobu Mone-e Rekho” and “Bhalobeshe Sakhi” performance respectively at the event.

Noted singers Mahadev Ghosh, Mohiuzzaman Chowdhury and Roquaiya Hasina presented solos while Jayanta Chattopadhyay and Dahlia Ahmed  gave recitations  at the event.