Shake Tanvir Ahmed (Tanvir Shake) is a distinguished theatre actor and the Founder and Chief Secretary of Blackflame Theatre in Bangladesh. He was born on January 12, 1994, at Pabna district in the Northern part of Bangladesh. He is currently living in the United States for higher study at Trine University and practicing theatre and mime locally in New York.

Before the establishment of the Blackflame Theatre in November 2017, I worked along with the theatre troupe` Pabna Theatre77`, Pabna and afterward moving Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh, joined one of the popular and energetic theatre troupe `Swapnadal` since 2012 to 2017. He  has been acclaimed through participating in many national and international theatre festival including Tower Hamlets Council in London, England, organized the renowned festival of Europe – ‘A Season of Bangla Drama-2015’, the largest in Asia- Bharat Rang Mahotsav-2015’, India, ‘Bangkok Theatre Festival-2018’, Thailand, ‘Eco Art International Performance Art Festival-2019’, Thailand, ‘Kolkata International Performance Art Festival-2020’, India ‘DUMA International Mime Fest-2018 and 2019’, Dhaka, ‘Chaplin Mime Festival-2018 and 2019’, Gazipur and ‘National Mono Mime Fetival-2018’, Chottogram, International Beach Carnival Festival-2022, Maldives, Culturat Exchange Meeting organized by Colombo International Festival, Sri Lanka, Bijoy Mukavinoy Mela-2019, Dhaka, Hiroshima Day-2018 and 2019, Dhaka, Jolchobi 1^st National Mime Festival, Kishorganj, Indian Mime Theare Festival, India and Asian Youth Theatre Festival, Singapore, Shilpangan Nattyomela, New York, USA are mentionable. In addition, he performed at New York’s Times Square the world capital as a first Bangladeshi.

Throughout his career, he has honed remarkable events including a master’s class titled ‘Mime Use in Theatre’ at the invitation of the drama department of the renowned ‘Queen Mary University of London’ in London, Conducted a workshop on ‘Mime For Story-Telling’ at Independent Studio, Bangkok, Thailand  and also Attended National-International Conferences and Theatre festival in Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Maldives, UAE and India to perform and to attended in different cultural events, participating in seminars, various workshops at home and abroad.

Most mentionable, he has been working since 2016 in national repertory theatre team of the higher art and cultural authority of the government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh called `Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy` (National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts of Bangladesh) as an actor. My latest work with the mentioned most prestigious and the guardian of Bangladeshi cultural organization for the production of William Shakespeare`s famous play `Hamlet` as an actor which is directed by the national acclaimed countries 2<sup>nd</sup> highest civil award `Ekushe Padak` winner Mr. Monchosarothi Ataur Rahman. This is the highest earned theatre production of Bangladeshi theatre history.

He has been working as an Actor, Theatre Director, Organizer, Mime Artist. In the meantime, he participated in hundreds of plays including onstage and offstage. Besides, the Founder & Chief Secretary of Blackflame Theatre, he is associated with couple of national and international organization including with `Japan Bangla Peace Foundation (JBPF)`, Dhaka, Bangladesh as Program Organizer, `World Mime Organizations (WMO)`, Belgrade, Serbia, as Official Member, `Bangladesh Mime Association (BMA)`Dhaka, Bangladesh as Executive member, American Association of Community Theatre, USA as member, and International Amateur Theatre Association, Belgium.

His remarkable presents in various main steam theatre production including Tagore`s `Chitrangada` as main actor, Mimodrama `Jadur Pradip` as main actor, `Hargaj` as main actor, `Spartacus` as main actor, `Grohon Kale Purno Shoshi` as main actor, `The Dark History` as an actor and director, `The Blind Perspective` as an actor and director, `The Rose` as an actor and director, William Shakespeare`s  `Hamlet` an actor, `Coriolanus` as an actor, mime production `The Innocent Love` an actor and director, ` Facebook Addiction` an actor and director, `Horror Story` an actor and director. In addition, he has got excellence love and support from audiences after worked with couple of commercially successful movie including `Fagun Hawai` by Tauqir Ahmed (2019) as main supporting actor, ` Mission Extreme` by Sunny Sanwar and Faisal Ahmed (2021) as a main negative role actor, `Dhusor Jatra` by Mashud Sumon (2022) as a one of the supporting actor, and `Sabitry` by Pantho Proshad as a supporting actor.

In his 15 years long career, He  achieved awards, excellence and honour including such as `Japan Bangla Peace Award-2023` for Creative Acting, Bangladesh, `George K Campbell Award-2023` for Ingenious Acting, USA, Dr. Wakar Uddin Award-2023` for the Best Performer, USA, ‘Shilpangon Award-2023’ as the Best Actor, USA, `Participation Award` from Bangkok Theatre Festival-2018, Thailand, `Performance Appreciation` from Rebel Live Action Eco Art Performance Art Festival-2019, Thailand,  National Monomime Festival-2018, Chattogram `Honorary Award` from 3rd Chaplin International Mime Festival, Gazipur-2018, ‘Honorary Award’ from Japan Bangla Peace Foundation-2018, Dhaka, `Honorary Award` from DUMA, TVS 2nd International Mime Festival-2018, University of Dhaka.  `Honorary Award` from Guardian Life 3rd International Mime Festival-2019, University of Dhaka. `Honorary Award` from Rupankar Cultural Centre-2019, `Appreciation` from Malaysian Student Council, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiao