Two differently abled Bangladeshi artistes to perform in Japan
Two differently abled Bangladeshi theatre artistes will perform in an international disability play, The Tempest, which will be staged in Tokyo in May 2020. This collaborative theatre play will be produced by the British Council, in partnership with Owlspot Theater and Graeae Theatre Company, with deaf and disabled artistes from Bangladesh, Japan, and the UK.
The Bangladeshi artists Saddam and Morshed travelled to London in September 2019 to attend workshops, along with other differently abled artistes from Japan and the UK. The workshops enabled the artistes to overcome the barriers of language and culture, and aimed to unify them under an international disability theatre production. Saddam hails from Madaripur and Morshed is a recent HSC graduate from Narayanganj. The duo was selected for the project as a result of their exceptional performances in A Different Romeo and Juliet, which was produced in 2016 by the British Council, in partnership with Dhaka Theatre and Graeae Theatre Company.
British Council Bangladesh, focusing on the theme, 'Arts for Social Change' has created a solid track record of using different art forms to bring about positive social changes. With this objective, in December 2019, British Council Bangladesh has formally launched their initiative, Disability Arts: Redefining Empowerment (DARE). The initiative aims to reach artistes with disabilities from different regions of the country and develop their skills through a series of training and capacity development programmes.
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Source: Forethought PR
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