Lending a hand
Palakar arranges charity programmes for
Cultural Correspondent
In aid of Hajong families, affected by the recent flood, theatre troupe Palakar has arranged a fortnightly programme starting from yesterday. The programme will continue till August 24. Apart from theatre, street theatre and studio theatre performances, artistes of Palakar will hold cultural programmes at shopping malls and holiday markets to collect funds for the flood victims. Chief of Palakar, Aminur Rahman Mukul, informs, "On the occasion of International Day of the World's Indigenous People, yesterday we have staged a play Mangula, featuring the struggles of the ethnic minority group Hajong. The play is written by Golam Shafiq and directed by me. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to funds for flood victims." Besides, staging Mangula, Palakar artistes will stage the street theatre production Tairalir Bukey Miju Munshir Pao on August 11 at the Liberation War Museum. Cartoons by Shishir Bhattacharjee will be on display at the venue. From August 16 to August 22 Palakar will stage two studio theatre productions - Dakghar and Project 100+ -- at its studio on Natok Sharani (formerly known as Baily Road). Moreover, Palakar artistes will stage a short play Adivasi Life Sketch at different shopping centres from dawn to dusk between August 12 and 15. Mukul further said that relief would be distributed amongst 100 flood affected Hajong families at Birishiri, Netrokona. Explaining the reason behind selecting only Hajong families, Mukul says, "Since the Hajong families are likely to be left out of the flood relief programmes, we have decided to help them."
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A scene from Mangula |
