Culture Desk
Members of the famous Henan Art Troupe entertained the Dhaka audience with Chinese dance, acrobatics, martial arts and instrumental music at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The two-day show was inaugurated on January 15. The event was organised as part of a year-long cultural exchange programme between Bangladesh and China.
Bangladesh and China agreed to designate the year of 2017 as a ‘year of exchange and friendship’ between the two countries during the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Bangladesh in October, 2016. As a part the declaration, the celebration of ‘Chinese New Year and Spring Festival 2017′ was jointly organised by Bangladesh-China Friendship Centre, Chinese Embassy in Dhaka and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor inaugurated the programme on January 15, with cultural affairs secretary Akhtari Mamtaz, Chargé d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy Yang Shichao, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy director general Liaquat Ali Lucky and Bangladesh-China Friendship Centre president Delwar Hossain in attendance.
At the event, two Bangladeshi troupes welcomed the visiting Henan Art Troupe with a dance recital and chorus song. Rewaz Performers’ School commenced the show with a choreography while Dhaka Sangskritik Dal presented a Chinese folk song in chorus. The artistes of Henan Art Troupe then took the hall by storm with a synchronised demonstration of Shaolin Kung Fu.
The next performance was a solo instrumental piece on the traditional Chinese violin. The artistes performed a folk tune. Then they performed a Tagore song. This was followed by a stunning acrobatic show. Female members of the troupe left the audience spellbound with their feats of physical balance, juggling, coordination and gymnastics.
