Natya Unnayan Prakalpa (NUP) 2002
• National Drama Festival celebrating 50 years of the Language Movement
1 – 21 Feb 2002
Mahila Samity Milanayatan
• National Street Theatre Festival
1 – 7 Feb 2002
Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
Participated by 34 theatre groups
• 10 Regional Workshops on Theatre
2 – 20 Sep 2002
2 in Dhaka; 2 in Khulna; 1 in Barisal; 1 in Sylhet; 2 in Rajshahi and 2 in Chittagong.
• 3 Production-based Workshops
• 2 plays staged in Dhaka by theatre troupes from outside Dhaka
Natya Unnayan Prakalpa 2003
• National Street Theatre Festival 2003
1 – 7 Feb 2003
Rabindra Sarobar, Dhanmandi
Participated by 12 theatre groups
Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
Participated by 14 theatre groups
• World Theatre Day 2003
27 Mar 2003
Mahila Samity Milanayatan
• Chaitrasankranti 1409
13 Apr 2003
Mahila Samity Prangan
• May Day 2003
1 May 2003
Suhrawardy Uddyan, Pathonatak Angan
• 8 plays staged in Dhaka by theatre troupes from outside Dhaka
• 9 Divisional Theatre Workshops
1 Sep – 24 Oct 2003
Munshiganj, Dhaka Division; Khulna Metropolitan City and Chuadanga, Khulna Division;
Barisal Metropolitan City, Barisal Division; Moulvibazaar, Sylhet Division;
Rajshahi Metropolitan City and Dinajpur, Rajshahi Division; Chittagong Metropolitan
City and Cox’s Bazaar, Chittagong Division
• 2 Divisional Theatre Festivals
Khulna Division Theatre Festival
19-26 Sep 2003
Zilla Shilpakala Academy, Kushtia
8 plays staged
Special awards given to 4 eminent personalities for their contribution in the
field of theatre
Barisal Division Theatre Festival
17-23 Oct 2003
7 plays staged
Special awards given to 5 eminent personalities for their contribution in the
field of theatre
• 3 Production-related Theatre Workshops
Duration: 1- 2 months
Jhenaidah, Gaibandha and Faridpur
• 10 theatre groups received grants for staging new plays
• Directorial Workshop 2003
1 - 8 Nov 2003
National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMCO), Dhaka
Participated by 20 trainees
Natya Unnayan Prakalpa 2004
• National Street Theatre Festival 2004
22 – 28 Feb 2004
Rabindra Sarobar, Dhaka
Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
35 plays staged
• 4 Divisional Theatre Festival 2004
Rajshahi Division Theatre Festival
14–20 May 2004
Moulana Bhashani Auditorium, Sirajganj
7 plays stage
Special awards given to 5 eminent personalities for their contribution in the
field of theatre
Sylhet DivisionTheatre Festival
25 Nov – 4 Dec 2004
Saifur Rahman Auditorium, Moulvibazaar
10 plays staged
Special awards given to 6 eminent personalities for their contribution in the
field of theatre
Dhaka Theatre Festival
17 Jun-23Jul 2004
Experimental Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Acadamy
37 plays staged
Dhaka Division Theatre Festival
3-10 Dec 2004
Ali Ahmed Chunka Milanayatan, Narayanganj
8 plays staged
Special awards given to 6 eminent personalities for their contribution in the
field of theatre
Chittagong Division Theatre Festival
12-14 Feb 2005
Shilpakala Academy, Chittagong
13 plays staged
Special awards given to 7 eminent personalities for their contribution in the
field of theatre
• 5 plays staged in Dhaka by theatre troupes from outside Dhaka
• 10 theatre groups received grants for staging new plays
• 1 Production-related Workshop held in Faridpur
• 5 plays staged across the country by theatre groups from Dhaka
• Set and Light Design and Directorial Workshop
2-8 Oct 2004
NIMCO, Dhaka
Directorial workshop- 17 participants
Set and Light Design workshop– 14 participants
Natya Unnayan Prakalpa 2005
• National Street Theatre Festival 2005
1-7 Feb 2005
Rabindra Sarobar, Dhaka
Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
35 plays staged
• 4 plays staged in Dhaka by theatre troupes from outside Dhaka
• 8 Divisional Theatre Workshops
Dhaka Division Theatre Festival
16-20 Sep 2005
Ali Ahmed Chunka Poura Pathagar Milanayatan, Narayanganj
Participated by 21 trainees
Dhaka Division Theatre Festival
19-23 Aug 2005
Muslim Institute Milanayatan, Mymensingh
Participated by 22 trainees
Barisal Division Theatre Festival
2-6 Sep 2005
BDS Milanayatan, Barisal
Participated by 27 trainees
Sylhet Division Theatre Festival
9-13 Sep 2005
Srihatta Sanskriti College, Sylhet
Participated by 27 trainees
Rajshahi Division Theatre Festival
25-30 Nov 2005
Pabna Town Hall, Pabna
Participated by 27 trainees
Rajshahi Division Theatre Division
25-30 Sep 2005
Rangpur Public Library Milanayatan, Rangpur
Participated by 33 trainees
Khulna Division Theatre Division
19-23 Jul 2005
Zilla Shilpakala Academy Milanayatan, Magura
Participated by 40 trainees
Khulna Division Theater Division
24-28 Jul 2005
Noyapara Institute Milanayatan, Noyapara
Participated by 34 trainees
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• 4 plays staged in Dhaka by theatre troupes from outside Dhaka
• 3 theatre groups received grants for stage renovation and developing infrastructure
Recipients: Padakshep of Gaibandha, Shabdabali Group Theatre of Barisal, Nabarupi, Dinajpur
• Playwright, Director and Designer Workshop
9-11 Dec 2005
Participated by 21 trainees (3 playwrights, 8 directors, 10 designers)
• 10-day festival in the aid of distressed theatre activists
2-11 Dec 2005
Experimental Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
Participated by 10 theatre groups
• 4 new plays published as an outcome of the Playwright Workshop
Bedhua written by Niharendu Kar, Shapgatha written by Partha Sarathi, Britte
Bipratip written by Shahidul Haque Khan Shyamol, Apurnata written by Bipradas
Barua, stage adaptation by Akhtaruzzaman
Natya Unnayan Prakalpa 2006
• National Street Theatre Festival
1 – 7 Feb 2006
Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
36 plays staged
• 6 plays staged in Dhaka by theatre troupes from outside Dhaka
• 13 theatre groups received grants for staging new plays
• 10 Divisional Theatre Festivals
Faridpur, Dhaka Division; Thakurgaon, Rajshahi Division; Sylhet, Sylhet Division;
Ashuganj, Chittagong Division; Jhenaidah, Khulna Division; Kushtia, Khulna Division;
Narsingdi, Dhaka Division; Chittagong, Chittagong Division; Barisal, Barisal
Division
• Teaching support for local workshops
Natya Unnayan Prakalpa 2007
• 3 plays staged in Dhaka by theatre troupes from outside Dhaka
• National Theatre Festival
National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
• National Street Theatre Festival
Participated by 39 theatre groups (15 from Dhaka, 24 from the rest of the country)
• Divisional Theatre Festival
8 – 12 Nov 2007
Public Library Milanayatan, Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong
Special awards given to 4 eminent personalities for their contribution in the
field of theatre