Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The South Korean city of Gwangju came alive from October 2 to 5 as it hosted the international festival "Beyond Borders: The New Wave of Asian Performing Arts 2025", a vibrant celebration of Asia's shared creativity and cultural diversity.

Organised by the Asia Culture Center (ACC) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, the festival brought together artists from eleven nations, including Bangladesh , Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Vietnam, India and Sri Lanka, for four days of dance, music, and theatre that transcended borders and language.

Syeda Saheda Begum, Cultural Officer at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy served as a member of the f...