Apr 25, 2025 – May 06, 2025
16th Solo Painting Exhibition by Md Abu Salim
🗓25 April – 6 May 2025
🕔Opening: 25 April at 5 PM
📍Galerie Zoom, Alliance Française de Dhaka
Alliance Française de Dhaka is pleased to present “Save the Environment“, the 16th solo painting exhibition by artist Md Abu Salim. In this exhibition, Selim showcases eighteen recent paintings, each a visual plea for environmental awareness.
The works highlight critical issues such as:
🌊River and water pollution,
🌫️Air pollution,
🔊Noise pollution
🌱The degradation of life, nature, and soil
Through expressive brushwork and thoughtful symbolism, the exhibition challenges viewers to reflect on our shared responsibility to protect the planet.
Join us for the inaugural event on 25 April at 5 PM, open to all art enthusiasts, environmental advocates, and friends of nature.
📍Exhibition Venue: Galerie Zoom, Alliance Française de Dhaka
📅Exhibition Duration: 25 April – 6 May 2025
🆓 Free Entry
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May 02, 2025 – May 07, 2025
Exhibition Type: Visual Art and exhibition
📅 Date: May 2 – 7, 2025
🕕 Opening Ceremony: May 2 at 6:00 PM
📍Venue: La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi
Step into a world where stories leap off the page and into your imagination.
IKRIMIKRI: A World of Picture Books is a vibrant and immersive exhibition that celebrates the wonder of storytelling, picture book illustration, and childhood curiosity.
This visual art showcase invites both children and adults to rediscover the joy of illustrated tales through:
🎨 Original Artworks from beloved picture books
📚 Artist-Writer Talks on the creative process
🎭 Theater & Puppet Shows that animate the characters
🎨 Interactive Workshops that encourage young minds to explore storytelling and visual expression
From whimsical drawings to theatrical storytelling, IKRIMIKRI brings picture books to life—creating a space where imagination knows no bounds.
👦👧 Open to all ages — especially children and the young at heart.
Come discover, dream, and dive into the world of IKRIMIKRI!
PROIGRAM SCHEDULE:
2-7 May 2025 Venue: Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi The illustrations from all the books published by Ikrimikri will be exhibited at the Alliance Française gallery. Alongside these, artworks created by children for the covers and various sections of the Ikrimikri monthly magazine will also be displayed on the gallery walls. Opening Ceremony Friday, May 2 Time: 6:00 PM Special Feature: Puppet show by Jol Putul at 7 PM
Saturday, May 3 Session 1: [Storytelling & Story-listening] Time: 5:00 – 6:00 PM Children will read aloud from Ikrimikri books. Everyone is welcome to share their stories as well Session 2: [Conversation] 6:00 – 7:30 PM Interactive discussion with artists, writers, and publishers
Sunday, May 4 Session 1: [Storytelling & Story-listening] Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM Session 2: [Reading Own Stories] Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM Conducted by Shanu and Farzana Apu Children and teenagers who enjoy writing stories will read their own creations, which will also be displayed in the exhibition. Session 3: [Workshop: From Words to Images] Time: 4:00 – 8:00 PM Room No 12 Conducted by Sabyasachi Mistry (by registration only)
Monday, May 5 Session 1: [Storytelling & Story-listening] Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM Facilitated by Aupi Karim Session 2: [Typography Workshop] Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM Facilitated by Dewan Atikur Rahman Participants: Students from Grade 10 to university level
Tuesday, May 6 Gallery opens at 4:00 PM Session 1: [Storytelling & Story-listening] Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM Facilitated by Tushar Abdullah Session 2: [Book-Making Workshop] Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM Facilitated by Shamim Ahmed A hands-on workshop where students from Grades 5–10 will learn to create a simple book.
Wednesday, May 7 Session 1: [Storytelling & Story-listening] Time: 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Session 2: [Drama Performance] Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM Children from the theater group BotTola will perform Fangsang, a play based on the Ikrimikri book of the same name.
May 03, 2025 – May 03, 2025
‘BANGLADESH AFTER THE MONSOON UPRISING: MEDIA LANDSCAPE’
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May 16, 2025 – Oct 30, 2025
Invisible Stories
By Laurie Cannac and a team of Bangladeshi artists
French puppeteer and director Laurie Cannac, who previously performed several times in Dhaka, has been very inspired by bangladeshi bhut stories for their weird aspects and deep meanings. Created with a wonderfull bangladeshi artistic and technical team, this shows is her tribute to the accuracy of popular wisdom of Bangladesh towards respect to nature, in an ecological tale enlightened by the liveliness, the optimism and deepness of bangladeshi people.
Two scientists, studying the impact of ghosts on everyday life in Dhaka, are well mastering their subject. Until the moment when their subject begins to master them, and throws them into a fantastic trip that will lead them to meet wilderness and wisdom of Sundarbans.
Bangladesh, a country impacted by historical events like the partition of 1947 and the war of 1971, possesses a rich thousand-year-old history that explores the connection between humans and the mystical realm. This heritage is preserved through oral traditions which reflect the present world, historical disruptions, and the fragile unity of Bengali culture.
In her immersive experience in Bangladesh, including workshops, meetings, and the Faim de loup show, Laurie Cannac encountered Bangladeshi stories and artists, deeply moved by their resilient positivity. Inspired by this, she aims to showcase their vitality, humor, and adaptability in a unique production called Invisible Stories. Drawing from the diverse oral traditions that encompass all religious communities, ghost stories, and other supernatural elements, Laurie has formed a team of three versatile actors-dancers-singers to create this multidisciplinary project.
Through a collection of traditional Bengali ghost stories, the artists will reimagine Dhaka, their city-megalopolis, by submerging it in a surreal and dreamlike world. This creative process aims to find explanations for the city’s challenges, such as its notorious traffic, by attributing them to the rural exodus of tree ghosts. The coexistence of the ancient and modern will be portrayed as walls supported by specialized ectoplasm.
Furthermore, the production will allude to historical ghosts, like ghost trains inspired by the tragic passengers of the 1947 convoys. Additionally, the exploration of personal ghosts, intertwined with Jung’s collective unconscious, will add depth to the relationships between the characters. The technical aspects of the production will emphasize the representation of the invisible through various means, including play, movement, objects, and body puppetry.
Please find the details of this project “Invisible Stories” / Projet artistique Histoires Invisibles:
Project “Invisible Stories” 🇬🇧 |
Projet artistique “Histoires Invisibles” 🇫🇷 |
Calendar of the production and activities 2024-2025:
1️⃣ In May 20 – August 20, Actors will rehearse for ‘Invisible Story’ from May 20 to the second week of August 2024 at Al-Alliance Française Gulshan and Dhanmondi center.
2️⃣ From Last week of August 2024, the technical show will take place at Studio Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the last week of August 2024. (not open for audiences)
3️⃣ From September 16 to September 26, the second rehearsal is scheduled for the final show.
4️⃣ In October 04 and 05, to celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Alliance Française de Dhaka, “Invisible Stories” will be staged on October 4th and 5th, 2024 at Alliance française de Dhaka.
Show Schedule
🎭 04 October 2024 at 7:00 pm; Venue: Alliance française de Dhaka; Open to all
🎭 05 October 2024 at 7:00 pm; Venue: Alliance française de Dhaka; Open to all
5️⃣ Tour of performance In December 2024, there will be a tour all over Bangladesh, mainly in Khulna and Satkhira, and different parts in Dhaka.
SHOW SCHEDULE at Khulna, Bangladesh:
🎭 10 December 2024 at 6:00 pm; Venue: Zilla Shilpakala Academy, Khulna; Open to all
6️⃣ In May 2025, there will be a performance in Paris during Bangladeshi Art Week. (yet to be confirmed)
7️⃣ In September 2025, there will be participation in the International Puppet Festival in Charleville-Mézières, France.
