International theatre fest ‘BotTala Ranga Mela 2019’ to open on November 16

The eleven-day international theatre festival, BotTala Ranga Mela 2019, organised by BotTala, a performance space, will begin from November 16. This is the third edition of the festival, which will take place at the premises of the Liberation War Museum, Agargaon.

The opening programme will be inaugurated by renowned theatre personality Ataur Rahman, and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, MP, will be present as the chief guest. At the same time, young playwrights Sadhana Ahmed, Ruma Modak and Shubhashish Sinha will attend the opening ceremony as the special guests.

Noted playwright-director-actor Mamunur Rashid will be conferred with the lifetime achievement award on the concluding ceremony of the festival, on November 26. 

A total of 10 troupes from five countries will perform in this year’s festival, including Bangladesh. The other  participating countries are India, Iran, Nepal and Spain. Two troupes from Bangladesh including the host troupe BotTola and eight from the abroad will stage their plays everyday at 7:30 pm during the festival.

BotTala Ranga Mela 2019 will present the plays, Crutch-er Colonel (Bangladesh), Amar Mukher Anchalkhani (India), Dilemmas Witch My Flamenco Tailcoat (Spain), Mysterious Gift (Iran),4.48 Psychosis (Nepal), Biswa Mangal (India), Macbeth (Bangladesh), Shluk (India), Blackhole (India), Acharya Profulla Chandra (India) and Khona (Bangladesh).

The festival will also feature screenings of documentaries, discussions, songs, dances and recitations.

Like the previous years, eight theatre activists from eight divisions, who have been working diligently to promote theatre in the country, will be awarded at the festival.