The unusual world of Hawkins, Indiana, came alive in London on Thursday as Netflix debuted a stage play based on its hit sci-fi series "Stranger Things".

Popular theatre troupe Tirondaz Repertoire is going to stage eminent Indian playwright, screenwriter, and dramatist Mohit Chattopadhyaya’s timeless play “Konthonalite Surzo” after 7 years of hiatus.

Popular theatre troupe Opera is all set to stage eminent Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and playwright Radha Bharadwaj's popular play “Closet Land” for the first time in the country.

Gaudiya Nritya is a Bengali classical dance originating in Gaur, Bengal, the ancient capital of the region. Gaudiya Nritya is a composite art form representing the pre-colonial division of larger Bengal with a unique combination of music, history, poetry, literature, drama and rhythm.

Professor Israfeel Shaheen from Dhaka University's Theatre and Performance Studies Department has recently represented Bangladesh as a keynote speaker at the 1st International Performing Arts Festival in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The festival, themed “Connecting Creativity”, took place from December 8 to December 10.

The popular theatre troupe is going to conclude a glorious year with one of its initial plays, eminent thespian Azad Abul Kalam directorial “Koinna”, being staged at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday (December 13) at 7 PM .

The innovative activity, fostered and curated by former Cultural Affairs Minister and eminent cultural personality, Asaduzzaman Noor has commenced recently with hundreds of child artists painting the roadside walls of Dhaka city.

Jahangirnagar University (JU) buzzed with the excitement of theatre enthusiasts on Saturday as "Kaptan Puran", an adaptation play based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's renowned poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", was showcased.

The group art exhibition, titled “Breath”, has recently featured 17 core artists and four guest artists from across the country. As part of the collective journey, the Art Bangla Foundation gallery has been adorned with colourful paintings by the talented artists, most of which are smaller in size and painted with acrylic colours.

The Greek classical play "Medea" was staged yesterday evening by Dhaka Theatre at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's Studio Theatre Auditorium in the capital’s Segun Bagicha Road. Directed by Humayun Kabir Himu, this production marks the 51st theatrical endeavour by Dhaka Theatre – a prominent theatrical organisation in Bangladesh. Professor Abdus Selim provided the Bengali translation for it, adapting from George Theodoridis' English translation of the play.

Apart from these artistes, several other cultural personalities of the film, television and music industry have received “BCDF Bijoy Somman 2023”.

The three-phase celebration programme began with a convention bringing together over 500 thespians, and theater activists at 4:00 pm at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

To a practised eye, the images, paintings, satirical cartoons and visuals of Palestine, a country with a very rich heritage, art and cultural background and which has been diminished to the verge of destruction, where humanity is barely surviving, did not seem any less or more than what it is: A targeted cultural persecution.

The three-phase programme will begin with a convention bringing together over 500 thespians, and theatre activists at 4:00 pm, today. Awards and over 50 new play scripts will be delivered after the inauguration of the ceremony.

The Brady Arts Centre in East London witnessed a cultural extravaganza as the curtains rose for "Prithok Palonko" (A Palanquin of One's Own), a production by Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, UK, staged on November 25, Saturday. This theatrical gem, written by Bulbul Hasan and directed by Syeda Saima Ahmed, is part of the much-anticipated 'A Season of Bangla Drama', an annual festival organised by the Tower Hamlets Council. The play wove a tapestry of love, poetry, and timeless connections, leaving the audience in awe.

The play focuses on the struggle, and hardship women in our society face and how they shift these obstacles to change their fate.

This year, the ‘Munier Choudhury Sammanona Padak’ will be awarded to prominent theatre director and researcher Kamaluddin Nilu, while theatre director Bakar Bakul will receive the ‘Mohammad Zakaria Smriti Padak’.

Popular theatrical troupe of the capital, Theatre Angan, is going to stage a play based on eminent Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, and laureate Munier Choudhury’s life, marking his 98th birth anniversary.

The Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie, a contemporary photography exhibition based in Germany, has been canceled following accusations of antisemitism related to social media posts by one of the curators. The cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, and Heidelberg in Germany, where the event was scheduled to take place, deemed the content as "antisemitic". The Biennale was originally slated to open in March 2024.

Preema has represented Bangladesh on various global stages and platforms, promoting Bangla culture, beliefs, and identity. In October 2023, she visited New York to perform in an immersive live art tour, immersing herself in collaboration with New Yorkers.