Bangladesh at dance festival in Japan
A sixteen-member Bangladeshi dance team participated in the Awa Odori Festival on August 13 and 14 in Tokushima, Japan. The festival, featuring a dance form dating back to 1587, is the seasonal delight of Tokushima when the entire city resounds with music and dance. The Bangladesh team was led by the noted cultural personality Ramendu Majumdar and the choreography was done by Kabirul Islam Ratan.
The team, invited by the festival committee in association with the Japanese Embassy in Bangladesh, was sponsored by Maruhisa Pacific Company Limited, a reputed Japanese garment manufacturer operating in Japan, Thailand and Bangladesh.
Bangladesh team gave four performances -- the first one being at the welcome party hosted by Kiminobu Hiraishi, Chairman of Maruhisa Pacific Company (that sponsored the delegation). Masud Bin Momen, Bangladesh Ambassador in Japan and Shiro Sadoshima, Ambassador of Japan in Thailand and former Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, were present.
The second performance was at the NHK special stage in collaboration with Heiwa-ren dancers which was telecast live. This was followed by another performance at Awa-Kanko hotel. The final performance (in two phases) was at the festival's main venue where five thousand spectators highly lauded the Bangladesh dancers.
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