Ahmed Iqbal Haider Explained
Ahmed Iqbal Haider is a Bangladeshi theatre director. As of 2012, he directed a total 56 plays . He serves as the Artistic Director of Theatre Institute Chittagong (TIC). In 2021, he was awarded Ekushey Padak from the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to drama.[1]
Career
Haider debuted in theatre in 1975.[2] He is the team leader of Tirjak Natyadal, a theatre troupe based in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3]
Haider is the organising secretary of International Theater Institute Bangladesh Chapter and participated as a Bangladeshi representative in 31st, 32nd and 33rd ITI World Congress.[3]
Works
- Bishorjon (by Rabindranath Tagore)
- Rathjatra (by Rabindranath Tagore)
- Raktokarobi (by Rabindranath Tagore)[4] [5]
- Raja (by Rabindranath Tagore)
- Dakghar (by Rabindranath Tagore)[6]
- Merchant of Venice (by William Shakespeare)
- Oedipus (by Sophocles)
- Madhumala (by Kazi Nazrul Islam)[7]
- Buro Shalikher Gharey Rown (by Michael Madhusudan Dutta)
- Dwarruddha (by Jean Paul Sartre)
- Atotayi (by Selim Al Deen)
- Smriti: '71 (by Zia Haider)[3]
- Tarangobhango (by Syed Waliullah)[8]
- Swat (by Mamunur Rashid)[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-02-04. 21 eminent personalities named for Ekushey Padak. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. en.
- Web site: 'We will arrange another festival in December'-- Haider. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. 2004-10-11. 2022-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703045958/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/10/11/d410111405118.htm. dead.
- Web site: 2012-04-06. Reflection of life in theatre. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. en.
- Web site: Poor Presentation of Tagore's Classics. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. 2009-02-01. 2021-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621015630/https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/02/01/theatre.htm. dead.
- Web site: 2012-07-16. 100th show of Tirjak's Rakto Karobi. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. en.
- Web site: 2011-07-14. Tirjak Natyadal produces Tagore's Raja. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. en.
- Web site: 2012-04-02. Theatre Festival. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. en.
- Web site: 2020-01-02. Tirjak Natyamela 2019 concludes. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. en.
- Web site: 2013-03-26. "Swat" draws full house in Chittagong. 2021-02-07. The Daily Star. en.