Prachyanat is a theatre group of Bangladesh founded in 1997.[1]
Prachyanat - প্রাচ্যনাট | |
| Founded | 1997 |
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| Founder | Azad Abul Kalam |
| Type | Theatre |
| Headquarters | 278/3, Kataban Dhal, New Elephant Road, Dhaka 1205. (Beside Ashta Byanjan Hotel) |
| Location |
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Area served | Worldwide |
| Product | Promote knowledge of Art and culture through performance. |
| Website | https://prachyanat.com |
Productions
editIn the last twenty five years Prachyanat had fifteen full length productions. Among these, two plays are written by the members of Prachyanat. One play of Prachyanat is a translated version of A Man for All Seasons, by the British playwright Robert Bolt.[2] Another play of Prachyanat is "Gondar" (The Rhinoceros) from playwright Eugene Ionesco.[3] In 2009 Prachyanat brought out a modernist version of Rabindranath’s symbolic play Raja ebong Onnanno.[4] In 2009, Ibsen’s play "Punarjonmo" was made.[5] Another is "The Hairy Ape", which is written by Eugene O'Neill and directed by Barker Bakul.[6] Koinna, a play which is directed by Azad Abul Kalam, Murad Khan's script is based on a myth from the north-west of Bangladesh about ‘Koinnapir’.[7] A play titled "Kinu Kaharer Thetar" is performed which is written by Manoj Mitra and directed by Kaji Taufiqul Islam Imon.[8] In 2010, Prachyanat staged titled "Mayer Mukh", a translation of Arnold Wesker’s play.[9] In the year of 2014, Prachyanat produced a play titled "Tragedy of Polashbari", script and directed by Azad Abul Kalam.[10]
Prachyanat Musical Ensemble
editPrachyanat has a strong musical team. Prachyanat Musical Ensemble is a group with a fluid membership, mostly theatre performers with musical abilities rather than professional musicians. Its first performance was in 2002.[11] It specializes in the folk music of Bangladesh and West Bengal, and also renders popular songs from Prachyanat's plays, such as "Matitey Milay Matir Manush" from A Man for All Seasons, and others from Circus Circus and Koinya.[12][13]
The musical ensemble took their production Phul, Phaki O Nodi'r Gaan (Music of the flowers, birds and rivers) on tour to Kathmandu, Nepal. The five-day tour in July 2009 was at the invitation of the out-going Bangladeshi Ambassador, Imtiaz Ahmed. Pieces performed included Shah Abdul Karim's song "Jhilmil jhilmil" as well as new compositions. According to a review in The Himalayan Times, "most of the numbers had an ethnic folk touch and the musicians played traditional as well as modern instruments".[12][14]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Prachyanat. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Prachyanat staged 'A Man for All Seasons'". The Daily Star. 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Prachyanat stages Kinu Kaharer Thetar". New Age. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Rabindra Theatre Fest '11". The Daily Star. 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Punorjonmo (When We Dead Awaken)". Prachyanat.
- ^ "Prachyanat stages Bon Manush". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Prachyanat stages 'Koinna' Aug 13". The Independent. Dhaka.
- ^ http://newagebd.net/28985/prachyanat-stages-kinu-kaharer-thetar/#sthash.QAQNZmAt.dpbs
- ^ "Prachyanat to stage Mayer Mukh". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ "'Tragedy Palashbari' to be staged in Kolkata Int'l Theatre Fest". The Independent. Dhaka.
- ^ "Musical Ensemble". Prachyanat. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Prachyanat's Musical Ensemble to go to Nepal". The Daily Star. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Mahmud, Jamil (12 June 2011). "'A Man for All Seasons': When Silence Doesn't Mean Consent". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Bangladeshi beats and art". The Himalayan Times. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.