Entertainment Report :
Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD)
hosted the theatrical performance by
Jean-Paul Sermadiras titled The Dream of a Ridiculous Man on January 29 and 30 at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, subtitled A Fantastic Story, is a short story written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1877. It is an initiatory and mystic experience proposed by Dostoevsky. This adaptation explores the fine lines between dream and reality with modernity and subtlety. Jean-Paul Sermadiras earned a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Paris. He received training
at Blanche Salant’s International Workshop.
In 1995, he founded the Compagnie du PasSage. He performed at the Avignon Festival on several occasions. On stage, he appeared in over forty plays by Molière, Shakespeare and Chekhov all throughout France as well as Morocco and India, among other places. The one-hour performance
was in French with an English translation
projected on the screen.
