Theatre
Students of NNID stage 'Khandani'
Ershad Kamol
Students of third batch of Nagorik Natyangan Institute of Drama (NNID), an institute that provides a six month certificate course on theatre, staged Khandani at a recent certificate giving programme. Khandani is an adaptation of French dramatist Moliere's 'Comedy of Manners' titled Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Several other troupes in Bangladesh have previously staged adaptations of the play.Reaz Rahman's adaptation of the French comedy is contemporary in the sense that Reaz satires the idiosyncrasies of the fashionable elite of country, through the story of a corrupt businessman named Mainuddin. Khandani portrays the superficial discussions of members of this class on an array of subjects such as cricket, music, dance, art and science. The play is directed by Imran Humayun Khan. Before the show a discussion was held. Except the chief guest, novelist Abdus Shakur, all discussants at the certificate giving programme, are involved with the institute. The discussion was presided over by Dr Enamul Huq, the principal of the institute. Lucky Enam, the chairperson of NNID, and Professor Biswajit Ghosh, an instructor of the institute also spoke at the event. Discussants in the programme focused on the necessity of academic inputs for the theatre practitioners. Moreover, they also pointed out the remarkable endeavor of NNID as well as Nagorik Natyangan, the mother organisation of NNID.
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A scene from the play |
