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Reach & impact·What the caravan leaves behind.

2–0M

TV viewers

National audience

  • 500K+

    Live attendees5 venues · 4 days · 3 districts

  • 5M+

    Social impressionsAcross platforms

  • 500K+

    StreamingOnline & live stream

  • 8+

    CountriesPress & media outreach

01·Outcome

Artistic & Cultural

  • 10 theatre teams, 6 Bangladeshi and 4 international, across 5 venues in 3 districts
  • 16 folk forms presented on the main stage at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
  • Masterclasses in Chittagong and Rajshahi; new co-production networks formed

02·Outcome

Institutional & Publications

  • Annual international festival model established for Bangladesh
  • Bilingual Festival Magazine published and the talk session documented
  • Photo and video archive of the festival developed

03·Outcome

Economic, Social & Diplomatic

  • Direct jobs created; economic stimulus in three districts via cultural tourism
  • Income support for folk artists, artisans and vendors through the Mela platform
  • South Asian cultural bonds deepened; Bangladesh positioned as regional leader

  1. 01·

    Call For Production

  2. 02·

    Final Selection

  3. 03·

    The festival

  4. 04·

    Masterclasses

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Reach & impact

  • Live attendees

    5 venues · 4 days · 3 districts

    0K+

  • TV viewers

    National audience

    2–0M

  • Social impressions

    Across platforms

    0M+

  • Streaming

    Online & live stream

    0K+

  • Countries

    Press & media outreach

    0+

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Key dates

  1. Call For Production

    Submissions open to theatre groups from South Asia and beyond, any country in the world: scripts, preview recordings and paper abstracts.

  2. Final Selection

    Declaration of the selected teams and the festival schedule across the three districts.

  3. The festival

    Four days across Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi: ten theatre teams in five venues, the folk programme at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, and local melas in every district.

  4. Masterclasses

    Three mornings in Chittagong and Rajshahi, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, led by the directors of the previous day's productions.

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Overview

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Day festival

26–29 December 2026

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Districts

Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi

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Theatre teams

6 Bangladeshi, 4 international

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Theatre venues

Across the three districts

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Folk forms

Main venue: Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka

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Masterclass days

Chittagong & Rajshahi, 27–29 Dec

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Talk topics

One session, in Dhaka

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Mela districts

Food, crafts and kiosks

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