Sheikh Arif Bulbon :
To mark the 66th birth anniversary of Nattyacharya Selim Al Deen on August 18, theatre troupe Swapnadal organised a two-day long festival on August 18-19.
This was the 12th time the troupe organised the festival.
Selim Al Deen’s widow Begumzadi Meherunnesa
inaugurated the festival at the Seminar Room of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the city’s Segunbgicha area.
A discussion and a seminar were also held on the
occasion, chaired by thespian Ataur Rahman.
Noted theatre personalities Nasiruddin Yousuff Bachchu, SM Mohsin, Akhtaruzzaman and Babul Biswas, among others attended the programme.
Later, Selim Al Deen-written play Hargaj was staged by Swapnadal at the Experimental Theatre Hall of the BSA in the evening.
The play was directed by Zahid Repon.
Earlier in the day, the troupe, along with fans and
followers of Selim Al Deen, travelled to Jahangirnagar University by bus in the morning to hold a rally and
lay wreaths at his grave.
On the second day of the festival, Swapnadal staged Rabindranath Tagore’s lyrical play Chitrangada, also directed by Zahid Repon – who was also a student
of Selim Al Deen. n
To mark the 66th birth anniversary of Nattyacharya Selim Al Deen on August 18, theatre troupe Swapnadal organised a two-day long festival on August 18-19.
This was the 12th time the troupe organised the festival.
Selim Al Deen’s widow Begumzadi Meherunnesa
inaugurated the festival at the Seminar Room of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the city’s Segunbgicha area.
A discussion and a seminar were also held on the
occasion, chaired by thespian Ataur Rahman.
Noted theatre personalities Nasiruddin Yousuff Bachchu, SM Mohsin, Akhtaruzzaman and Babul Biswas, among others attended the programme.
Later, Selim Al Deen-written play Hargaj was staged by Swapnadal at the Experimental Theatre Hall of the BSA in the evening.
The play was directed by Zahid Repon.
Earlier in the day, the troupe, along with fans and
followers of Selim Al Deen, travelled to Jahangirnagar University by bus in the morning to hold a rally and
lay wreaths at his grave.
On the second day of the festival, Swapnadal staged Rabindranath Tagore’s lyrical play Chitrangada, also directed by Zahid Repon – who was also a student
of Selim Al Deen. n
