Padatik Nattya Sangsad
Formation | 21 January 1978 |
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Type | Theatre group |
Location |
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Notable members |
S. M. Solayman Khan Anisuzzaman Manik Anwarul Kamal Badal A M Murtayish Kochi Selim S. H. Chowdhury Golam Kuddus Md Kutub Uddin Jang Chowdhury |
Website | http://www.padatik.com/main1 |
Padatik Natya Sangsad (Padatik theatre group) is a Dhaka based Bangladeshi Bengali theatre group.[1] To sustain the spirit of the Bangladesh Liberation War, the group was formed in 1978.[2][3]
History
Padatik Natya Sangsad was founded on 21 January 1978 by some former theatre workers of Kalantar Natyagosthi. The primary aim of this group was to uplift spirit, enrich culture and to sustain the spirit of the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971). The first drama to be staged by this group was Jasimuddin's Sojan Bandiyar Ghat. In 1980 they formed another branch of this theatre group in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.[4][5] Following members started Padatik namely S.M. Solaiman, Anisuzzaman Manik, Abul Kashem Dulal, Quamrul Hassan Swapan, Ulfat Rana, Golam Quddus & others. Ist Executive committee formed with Anisuzzaman Manik as president and abul Kashem Dulal as General secretary.
Festivals
- Since 1999 the theatre group organizes Padatik Ekushey Cultural Congress every year on 21 February in the occasion of International Mother Language Day.[6]
- Since 2003, the group also celebrates Choitro Sangkranti Utsab, eve of Bangla New year every year. Artists, activists and different cultural group from Bangladesh and India join these festivals.
Productions
Stage plays
Year | Drama | Writer/Based on | Director |
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1982 | Ballabhpurer Rupkatha | Badal Sarkar | Kamruzzaman Runu |
1988 | Chandravati | Monajat Uddin and Asif Munir | Kamruzzaman Runu |
1980 | Chikitsa Bibhrat | Porshuram | Anisuzzaman Manik |
1990 | Chokkor | Wilder Thornton | Aziz |
2001 | Choitonney Droho | Shamim Ahsan | Sahadat Hossain Nipu |
2005 | Jolbalika | Masum Reza | Shamsul Alam Bokul |
1978 | Kabar | Jasimuddin's poem | S. M. Solayman |
2003 | Khetmojur Khaimuddin | <Golam Sarwar> | Golam Sarwar |
1984 | Ma | Play written by Bertolt Brecht and based on Maxim Gorky's Mother | Kamal Uddin Nilu |
1980 | Manasar Pala | Kazi Rafiq | Kazi Rafiq |
1980 | Rata-Rati | Parshuram | A. M. Murtayish Kachi |
1978 | Sojan Bandiyar Ghat | Jasimuddin | S. M. Solayman |
2011 | Shey | Rabindranath Thakur | Debashis Gose |
2014 | Poramati (Tale from '71) | Babul Biswas | Dr. Irin Parveen Lopa |
2009 | Dinlipi (Mime) | Raj | Raj |
1978 | Tin Rostomer Goppo | S. M. Solayman | S. M. Solayman |
Street Plays
(in alphabetical order)
- Khepa Paglar Peychal
- Ajker Sangbad
- Bhulini Ekattor
- Bishwa Behayar Porikolpana
- Choor
- Ekhono kalo Megh
- Hollabol
- Machine
- Raja Canute
- Rongbaji
- Sari Sari Lash
- Taramon Bibi
References
- ↑ "Padatik Theatre Fest opens with two Tagore plays". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Performances by Dhaka Padatik". Bangladesh.com. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ Martin Banham (21 September 1995). The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "About Padatik". Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Padatik Natya Sangsad celebrates its 30th anniversary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Theatre festival by Padatik Natya Sangsad (TSC) begins today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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