“Singed but not burnt” an exhibition on the works of Shahidul Alam, which is curated by Ina Puri, will be starting today, June 18. The exhibition will be taking place at Emami Art at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity for a month before moving to other Indian cities.

Devoted to inspiring freestyle and contemporary dance styles, the two-day dance campaign, “Becoming I”, concluded on June 13 at the Dhaka Gymnastic School, Panthapath. The event was organised by Taspia Karim, better known as Tia, an independent movement artiste who is a student of architecture at the Louisiana State University, New York.

Cultural organisations celebrated 'Barsha Utsab 1429' earlier in the morning today at the Dhaka University campus, through various performances. The event marks the first day of the Bangla month of Ashar. Preserving nature and welcoming the Monsoon, Barsha Utsab Udjapon Parishad organised their ‘Barsha Utsab 1429’ celebrations at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC). Meanwhile, Udichi Shilpi Gosthi (Dhaka Metropolitan Unit), another cultural organisation, held its programme at Nazrul Mancha in Bangla Academy.

This year saw the 75th instalment of the Tony Awards take place at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 12. Named after noted actress, stage director, philanthropist and the founder of the American Theatre Wing, Antoinette Perry, the event looks to recognise excellence in live broadway theatre.

A unique exhibition titled “Rabindranama” is currently underway at the capital’s Kala Kendra. The exhibition features portraits of the kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore, as seen through the vision of 68 eminent and novice artists. The event organised by Kibria Printmaking Studio, commemorates the birth anniversary of the poet.

Under the banner of Kobial, the play “Shukh” was staged at Udaypur, on June 9 at the ‘Little Drama Organisation’ festival, which kicked off in Tripura on June 6 and ran until the 10th. While the play “Jera” produced by the Drama and Dramatics department, was staged on June 10, at Udaypur.

A prize-giving ceremony was organized yesterday to celebrate the winners of “City Islamic presents in search of Islamic Calligraphy”, a calligraphy competition organized by Youth Opportunities, at the Turkish Embassy in Dhaka.

International School Dhaka (ISD) has inaugurated a special, traveling art exhibition titled “Heroes of Our Time” at Le Méridien on June 5. The exhibition honours the brilliant frontline workers who have fought courageously during the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.

A special photo exhibition titled “Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point” has been organised at the Four Corners Gallery in London to commemorate the brave protest of the Bangladeshi community against the unjustified killing of Altab Ali, a 24-year-old Bengali youth, who was killed at the hands of racists.

Renowned British-Bangladeshi art patron Nadia Samdani has been bestowed with the title of the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), in Queen Elizabeth II’s 2022 Birthday Honours List.

he “22nd Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi National Conference” began yesterday at the capital’s Mohanagor Natyo Mancha. The three-day event kicked off with the national anthem and Udichi's very own organisational song 'Udichi Amon E Ek Ayna'. The artistes of Udichi greeted the audience with two melodious cultural songs, paying a tribute to Bangali folk culture.

The exhibition entitled “Forerunners: Rashid Choudhury, Murtaja Baseer, Debdas Chakraborty – Their pedagogy and modernist approach” is running at Bengal Shilpalay until June, 18 2022.

Renowned British-Bangladeshi art patron Nadia Samdani has been appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. MBE is considered the third highest-ranking Order of the British Empire award.

Bangladesh heritage community in Glasgow will be presenting their production “LASCARi” (Lascar Ami) at The Tall Ship, Glasgow, tomorrow at 3:30 pm and 5 pm.

Renowned photographers Shahidul Alam, Munem Wasif, and Tanzim Wahab have been named curators of the Bienniale für aktuelle Fotografie 2024.

This is the story of a group, but more than that, it’s the story of the man behind it.

Bashir Ahmed Sujan’s solo panoramic photography exhibition “Darao Dhaka” (Stand Up Dhaka) begins today at La Gallerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi. A book of the same name was also launched at the event.

Young people are drawn to theatre, but many don’t know how theatre groups in Dhaka work.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday was awarded her government-run Bangla Academy’s maiden honour for her "relentless literary pursuit".

After two years of pandemic, Shahzadpur Rabindra Kacharibari has arranged a three-day festival marking the 161st birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.