2010 March 17 | NY/NJ Bengali

Dhaka Drama Celebrates World Theater Day in New York

March 17, 2010 on 3:57 pm | In Events | No Comments

March 28, 2010
4:00 pm	to	11:00 pm

New York’s distinguished and dynamic theater group, Dhaka Drama is celebrating the World Theater Day this year on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at ‘club Sanm’ in Astoria, New York. To commemorate the occasion, Dhaka Drama has arranged an interesting and exciting line of events, such as, a panel discussion, a talent competition for our young actors and a showcasing of one-act plays by different theater groups from the tri-state area. A panel of prominent theater practitioners from the Indian sub-continent would share their thoughts and reflections on Bangla Theater and its form practice and the role of directors in the Bengali diaspora. A number of noteworthy theater groups and performers have accepted invitations to present their work on this day. As a fitting finale to the occasion, Dhaka Drama will be staging their latest production, “Etao Thik Otao Thik” (This is Right and That Too) written and directed by Golam Sarwar Harun.

The grand sponsor of the event is Club Sanm.

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NABC 2010: Youth Programs

March 17, 2010 on 3:37 pm | In Arts-Culture | No Comments

One of the greatest challenge of any NABC is to come up with events and programs that can attract and engage the the next generation of young Bengalis. Most of the cultural events that happen on the stages of NABC are of little interest to them. They need their own kind of entertainment and engagement, else they have nothing to do except hang out around the convention center with a long faces while their parents have all the fun. However, the trend seems to be changing over the last few years. The NABC organizing committees are making a conscious effort to come up with events that are targeted towards the young Bengalis of USA. Continue reading NABC 2010: Youth Programs…

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