National dance-drama festival begins at BSA today

A three-day-long national dance-drama festival has begun in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The festival will be inaugurated today, and will continue on July 24 and 25.

The inauguration will take place today in the National Theatre Hall of BSA, at 6pm.

Director general (DG) of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Liaquat Ali Lucky, will be presided over the festival while the director of the production department of BSA, Sohaila Afsana Eco, will deliver the welcome speech.

Dance drama "Kobor", written by Munir Chowdhury and directed by Deepa Khandakar, will be staged after the discussion. Dance drama "Proshongo 47" and "Chandalika" directed by Saju Ahmed and Anik Bose, will be staged today.