Zillur Rahman John
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Zillur Rahman John is a mime and pantomime artist and author of mime books from Bangladesh.
[edit] Awards
In 1993, his Dhaka Pantomime troup won the Best Performance Award in group mime from Kolkata, India at the International Festivals of Non-Verbal Arts organized by the India committee of the International Organization of Performing Arts (IOPA).[1] In 2009 John was honoured by the City of Edmonton, Canada, with the City of Edmonton Cultural Diversity in the Arts Award.[2]
[edit] Charitable activities
John was the director of the Centre for Ethnic Children, a child protection NGO in Bangladesh.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Dhaka Pantomime". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 11 September 2004. http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/09/11/d40911140199.htm. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Local arts program embraces uprooted newcomers". The Edmonton Journal. 13 January 2010. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Life/Local+arts+program+embraces+uprooted+newcomers/2435828/story.html?id=2435828. Retrieved 5 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "IPEC-funded theatre programme against child trafficking in Bangladesh". International Labour Organization. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/newdelhi/ipec/. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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