Five components. One continuous act.
Theatre, the folk programme, melas, masterclasses and a talk session, across three districts in four days.
Rising Tides, Reinventing the Roots
Bangladesh Theatre Caravan 2026
Four days of international theatre, folk heritage and dialogue across Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi
Five components. One continuous act.
A Festival That Connects Rural & the Capital
Three pillars, five components and three districts, held together by one question: what does South Asian performance owe to the land it stands on?
Bangladesh Theatre Caravan brings together theatre, culture, heritage, and environmental consciousness across South Asia through performance, research, dialogue, and collective practice. At a critical crossroads, it explores ecological crisis, cultural erosion, and heritage loss while reconnecting with our shared roots to imagine a sustainable, resilient future.
Regional Artistic Exchange
Ten theatre teams, six Bangladeshi and four international, meet across five venues in Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi to exchange artistic practices, perspectives, stories and experiences across borders.
Living Heritage Activation
Sixteen folk forms on the main stage at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka, with open-stage performances in Chittagong and Rajshahi, bringing marginalised performance traditions back into view, reconnecting with South Asia's living cultural traditions, indigenous knowledge and heritage practices to explore how they can be preserved, re-imagined and made relevant today.
Ecological & Social Reflection
Creating dialogue around environmental and social challenges, exploring the relationship between nature, culture, communities and sustainable ways of living through theatre and interdisciplinary inquiry.