Performance art titled 1971/2024: Shono Mohajon Amra Hajarjon, directed by artist-critic Mustafa Zaman, pays tributes to July uprising martyrs and injured and heroes of the War of Independence.
The event organised by the fine arts department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy was held at Hakim Chattar on the Dhaka University campus on Saturday.聽聽聽
The performance features 44 artists depicting the July student-led mass uprising through rallies, slogans, news and book reading, and reciting the manifesto- building an inclusive Bangladesh.
At the beginning of the performance, a group of martyrs, mostly students, are seen collecting their books after their death and reciting their favourite texts. The dead bodies then start a rally and pray for rain, because the streets are stained with the blood of martyrs, while a stranger wearing a helmet scares the martyrs, and another stranger brings mirrors and helps the martyrs to recognise their own identity.聽
Artists participating in the event included, among others, Afsana Sharmin Zhumpa, Abu Naser Robi, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Sumana Akter, Faria Khanum Tuli, Ifat Rezwana Ria, Sajan Rana, Helal Samrat, Suman Biswas, Khairul Islam Rana and Shirin Akther.聽
鈥楾he two-day event aims to pay tributes to the martyrs and injured in the July student-led mass uprising. The production also portrays the spirit of the student-led mass uprising to the audience with the dream of an inclusive Bangladesh. The event has been organised to celebrate the victory month of the War of Independence,鈥� said BSA fine arts department director Mustafa Zaman.
The two-day event was began at Bakultala of the fine art faculty at Dhaka University on Friday.聽
