Shibli Mohammad

Shibli Mohammad is a Bangladeshi dancer and choreographer.[1] He is the co-director of "Nrityanchal Dance Company".[2]

Shibli Mohammad
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationBSc (Physics)
Alma materJahangir Nagar University
OccupationDancer, choreographer

Education

Mohammad completed his bachelor's in Physics from Jahangir Nagar University.[3] He took dance lessons from Kartic Singh, Ajit Dey and Anita Dey at the Chhayanaut in Dhaka. He was awarded an Indian Government scholarship to train. He was taught by Shreemati Purnima Pande at the Bhatkhande Music Institute in Lucknow, India.[2] Next he studied under Birju Maharaj in National Institute of Kathak Dance in New Delhi. He also received training in ballet and contemporary dance, as well as tap and jazz for a year at the London Ballet Theatre School.[2]

Career

Mohammad was the principal male dancer at the Shilpakala Academy.[2] Since 2007, he and Shamim Ara Nipa have been running a television show Tarana on BTV.[4]

Personal life

Mohammad have two brothers, Shameem Mohammad and singer Sadi Mohammad.[4][5] His father, Salimullah, was killed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.[5]

Awards
  • UNESCO award for Best Bangladeshi dancer[2]
  • George Harrison Award for Dance
  • Jaijaidin Award
  • Bachshash Award
  • Prothom Alo Award
  • Lux Channel I Award

References
  1. "Those were the days". The Daily Star. August 5, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. "Shibli Mohammad : Director of Nrityanchal". Nrityanchal Dance Company. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. Shawreen Rahman (January 28, 2017). "Through the eyes of Shibli Mohammad". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. Shahnaz Khalid (February 22, 2014). "Through the eyes of Shibli Mohammad". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. Jamil Mahmud (December 16, 2009). "Memories of their martyred father". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 24, 2016.

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