A platform for young choreographers

Six young dancer-choreographers from Dhaka will present a set of performances under the 'Young Choreographers Platform', today at 7pm at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

Organised by the Goethe Institut Dhaka, 'Young Choreographers Platform' is an initiative to promote and foster talents of young and potential choreographers in Bangladesh. This programme began from January of 2016 with the guidance of Tomas Bünger, a dancer and choreographer based in Bremen, Germany. 

The young choreographers chosen for the program were Farhad Ahmed Shamim, Snata Shahreen, Shammy Akter, Tahnun Ahmedy, Parvin Sultana, Sudeshna Swamyamprabha and this writer. They had worked since January 2016 to construct a performance of their own, implementing contemporary ideas. All the choreographers had expressed their urge to portray their performances as a tool or vessel for communicating through movements and techniques. 

Farhad Ahmed Shamim, a performer and dancer for Prachyanat Theatre, speaks in his performance about strenuous work and it's interconnection with humanity. The writer, student and dancer at Shadhona, made her piece solely around 'identity' and 'self inquiry'. Snata Shahreen, dancer and teacher for Prachyanat Theatre and Nrityanchal, graces her piece with the portrayal of personal endeavors that transcends to a liberal reality.  Shammy Akter, student and dancer at Shadhona, dives into a world of her own as she explores competition and the battles within oneself in her performance. Tahnun Ahmedy, dancer at Shadhona, expresses his piece to show the hierarchy and its dominance in today's generation. Parvin Sultana, actor and dancer for Prachyanat Theatre, speaks vividly about the lost measures taken towards catastrophes happening around the world to women and men. Sudeshna speaks about the dominance of the male and female, and how they are interdependent in the civilization of mankind.

The choreographers were assisted by Technical Director Faiz Zahir, Artist director's assistant Rezwan Parvez and costume designs were by Surovi Roy.