Award ceremony and cultural program at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s National Theater Hall auditorium. Photo: Collected
People's Theater Association, a cultural unit consisting of 262 ethnic minority and underprivileged children and youth drama organizations carrying out various activities for the past 33 years, awarded a total of 390 children and young cultural workers with its 'Manchakuri' and 'Manchamukul' medals.
The award ceremony and cultural program were held on Friday (5 July) at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's National Theater Hall auditorium.
Planned by the founding President of People's Theater and Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Liaquat Ali Lucky, the awardees were selected from all over Bangladesh.
Prominent playwright, researcher and Associate Professor of BRAC University’s Department of Bengali Language and Literature Mahfuza Hilali delivered the welcome speech at the event, while Yasmin Ali, Head Teacher of Music and International Affairs Editor of People's Theater, delivered remarks as the guest speaker.
Among the representatives from child theatre activists, Samia Muttakia Mahua and Pushpita Bepari spoke at the event, which was presided over by Liaquat Ali Lucky.
“Since 1990, we have been showcasing and performing children's plays that are being performed all over the world today. We have to understand the power of children's plays in our Bengali literature and culture, and how deeply the world is evaluating our plays,” Lucky said at the event.
Following the discussion, youngsters from Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's music and dance teams, along with the "Manchakuri" and "Manchamukul" cultural teams, presented a number of group music and dance performances.
People's Little Theatre presented “Banglar Mukh," a stage play written, planned and directed by Liaquat Ali Lucky. The event concluded with the award-giving ceremony.
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