Space and Acting Research Centre

A scene from a production on water resources shows the symbolic emersion of the evil. Space Theatre group peformed the show beside the Dhanmondi lake.

Director of the group Ashish Khandokar spoke about the beginning of the group and expressed gratitude to Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and the groups of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation for their constant support to the activities of Space Theatre. He said, 'We often have to face bureaucratic complications about the space we select for our work.' Space Theatre, however, has so far staged several notable plays like Pratno, Itabari, Akali Batash, Karkhana, Mohammad Amin, Chandrabindu, Mrittikar Compass, Date Line Jagannath Hall.

Kamal Lohani said in his speech about his observation of the Space Theatre. 'I've seen people at Thakurgaon gathering on a cold winter night to watch Space Theatre's production,' he recalled.

A rally was brought out after the inauguration that ended at the TSC of Dhaka University. At 2:30 in the afternoon an open air theatre workshop was conducted for all. The workshop dealt with the concepts of space, actors and script used in the Space Theatre. Participants later scattered around the lake in groups and created mini theatre. The productions later were performed in the evening.