Int’l Dance Day celebration
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) and Bangladesh Nrityashilpi Sanghstha are jointly celebrating the International Dance Day this year. A nationwide month-long dance competition has been arranged on the occasion, which will end with a three-day festival starting from April 27. As part of the competition, the artistes of Dhaka division performed at BSA yesterday.
Around 50 young dancers rendered classical (Kaththak, Bharatnatyam, Manipuri and Odissi), folk and creative dance performances. The competition was held at two venues -- the auditorium and rehearsal room of Music and Dance Centre, BSA.
Director General of BSA, Bhuiya Shafiqul Islam; Ashraful Mosaddek, secretary and Sunil Chandra Das, director of National Music and Dance Centre spoke on the occasion. Veteran dance artistes Shoma Mumtaz and Rahiza Khanam Jhunu also spoke at the programme.
The panel of judges includes eminent dancers of the country including Shamim Ara Nipa, Shibli Mohammad, Munmun Ahmed, Hasan Imam, Shukla Sarkar, Minu Haque, Anisul Islam Hiru, Tamanna Rahman and Sohel Rahman.
The final will be held on April 27.
The director general of BSA had a meeting with a representative of UNESCO, as UNESCO has expressed interest in funding BSA's International Dance Day celebration.
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