স্বপ্নদলের ‘চিত্রাঙ্গদা’ নাটকের ১২৫তম প্রদর্শনী

In 2011, the drama “Chitrangada” premiered on stage and has since been performed regularly. The play, which has also been staged in India, is based on the Mahabharata episode of Chitrangada and was written by Rabindranath Tagore. The production is directed by Jahid Ripon in the style of the research laboratory theatre. The 125th performance of the play will take place on 28 October at 7 p.m. in the Experimental Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital. The storyline follows the princess of Manipur, Chitrangada, who falls in love with Arjuna. When Arjuna rejects her, Chitrangada is humiliated and, with the help of the love deity Madan and the youth deity Basanta, transforms into a beautiful woman for a year. During that time Arjuna falls in love with her, but Chitrangada remains conflicted. The cast includes Sonali, Juena, Shishir, Shyamol, Ork, Nishik, Jebu, Sumaya, Samad, Nissorg, Ali, Bipul, Hasan, Bimal, Shafik, Jawad, Shaima, and Anindya, among others. Stage and lighting design were handled by Fazle Rabbi Sukon.

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