A Tribute to Tagore : 150 Years On in Perth
The program is jointly organised by BAAWA and BAWA on Sunday 8 May 2011 from 5:30PM to 8:15PM at Don Rusell Performing Arts Centre, Murdoch Rd alongside Forest Lakes Shopping Centre, Thornlie WA 6108.
Patronage : High Commission of India, Canberra
Welcome to the celebration of Rabindranath Thakur’s 150th birth anniversary. Bengalis in Perth, from both Bangladesh and India have
come together to pay tribute to this great soul.
We will be showcasing an evening of remembrance of Tagore’s life and works. We will try to touch upon his achievements, his
philosophy, his impact on our culture and his ways of integrating with the World.
The evening is a joint effort by the Bengali Association of WA and Bangladesh Australia Association of WA and we are happy to have
High Commission of India in Canberra as patron.
SUPPORTED BY:
M.A.Khaleq
BENGAL GROCERIES
Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan & Asian
Groceries, Sweets, Meat, Chicken and Fish
172 Gabriel St., Cloverdale WA 6105
61613546, 0403110141
bengalgroceries@yahoo.com.au
Shahidul Islam
AUS-BANGLA ENTERPRISE
Indian Gourmet Grocery Supermarket
4/1468, Albany Highway, Cannington WA 6107
93563746, 0402460677
ausbanglaenterprise@yahoo.com.au
aus.bangla@bigpond.net
CREDITS:
DESIGNS: [flyer]: Supratik, [Pamphlet]: Urmi, [Ticket]: Bapi
DECORATION & MAKE-UP: Poulomi, Asmita, Sujata, Sushmita
STAGE MANAGEMENT : Partha
STAGE SUPPORT: Subhasis Chanda, Zubayr, Sumaya
EVENT COORDINATION SUPPORT: Mintu Haq, Amitabh, Urmi
EVENT COORDINATION: Ayan, Shibli, Partha, Bapi
Program Highlights:
HOSTS FOR THE EVENING: Shibani & Arif
Program Start: 5:30 pm
OPENING & WELCOME – Habibul Ahmed and Ayan Ghosal
THE STORY OF GITANJALI
HRITU O RABINDRANATH
We begin the evening with songs of Rabindranath Tagore based on seasons through Tagore’s eyes. The seasons depicted are Borsha, Sharat and Basanta.
Singers: Deepa, Meghna & Simi
Harmonium: Meghna & Simi
Tabla: Nazrul
Coordinator: Deepa
RUPANTORI
Rabindranath experimented with music through his lifetime. As early in “Bhanusingher Padabali” his creation was influenced by Baishnab Padabali and Jaidev’s works. It continued through Balmiki
Pratibha and so on. On the other hand Indian contemporary music has been influenced immensely by Tagore’s compositions. Here we will present two such compositions of Tagore. The
first one where his composition was influenced while the second one being the other way.
Singers: Durba, Aparna, Chandrani, Riddhi
Tabla: Darshan Singh
Coordinator: Sangeeta
KHYATIR BIROMBONA
Based on a short play by Rabindranath, this skit portrays an incident that is very common back home; someone asking a rich man to donate for a cause. The wealthy man refuses and what follows
is a series of hilarious events.
Cast: Panna, Soumen, Nabeel, Supriyo, Amit,
Pradipta and Subhasis
Supported by: Siddhartha Ganguly
Coordinator: Ayan
SNACK BREAK — 20 MINUTES
EKTI JIBAN
The Alekhya “Ekti Jiban” tries to depict, in its own way, glimpse from Tagore’s life and works .It starts with his formative years as a poet capturing early emotions
and moves on to portray his later works, his philosophy, thoughts, his views on contemporary events and civilisation. “Ekti Jiban” is our tribute to the great soul,
created weaving narrations, songs, recitation and dances together.
Singers: Shaouli, Deepa, Sangeeta, Brinda,
Amit, Bapi & Nikhil
Recitation: Madhabi, Azam
Narration: Manonita, Supratik
Dance: Mitali, Rakhi, Trina, Tripa
Harmonium: Shaouli, Amit
Mridangam & Tabla: Mohan, Sreejesh
Mondira : Manonita, Brinda
Narration Writer: Ayan
Music Coordinator: Shaouli
Item Coordinator : Bapi & Sangeeta
VOTE OF THANKS—Shibli & Partha
Program End : 8:30pm (Approx) | A joint presentation by BAWA and BAAWA
