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Otopor Karim Bawali

সুন্দরম, খুলনা প্রযোজনা

Script & Direction by: Shamim Shagor

Sundaram

Sundaram is a creative arts practice center for the disabled which was established in Dhaka in 2019. At present, eight Sundarams have been established in 8 divisions in the country – Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Barisal, Khulna and Mymensingh. People with physical, visual and speech-hearing disabilities are constantly engaged in creative work through various trainings.

‘Sundaram’ was born as part of the continuation of the theater practice for the disabled in 2013, a joint initiative of Dhaka Theater and the British Council. The main objective of Sundaram is to integrate the disabled population of the country into mainstream cultural and social activities. In this way, the common misconceptions and thoughts about the disabled in the society will be removed. The main goal of Sundaram is to facilitate the development of creativity by training disabled artists in various fields according to their intellectual and physical abilities.

State and social structures are still not disability friendly. To make the larger population of the country aware and empathetic about the disabled and to develop disability-friendly facilities across the country. And in the process creating an inclusive society where people thrive as human beings, regardless of their handicaps.

British Council

The British Council is an international organization of the United Kingdom working on cultural relations and educational opportunities around the world. We work to build connections, understanding and trust between the people of the UK and those of other countries through arts, culture, the English language and education. Last year we reached 80 million people directly and 791 million people overall through online, broadcast and various publications. A UK based charity run by the British Council Royal Charter UK public body established in 1934. We get 15 percent grant aid from the UK government.

Director

Shamim Shagor

Shamim is one of the young theater directors in Bangladesh Sagar is a significant name. Shamim Sagar is only one Not a theater director, he writes stage and TV plays And he also has a reputation as an accomplished actor. he is her Creative genius especially modern and traditional folk Known for theatre, his lively productions captivate audiences Fascinating Shamim directed ‘Dakghar’, ‘Chandravati Katha’, ‘Radharaman’, ‘Ujne Mruthi’ – notable theater productions.

The Words of The Director

Dramatist Salim Al Din added his own style to Bangla drama. Western drama style He has worked with thousands of years of national tradition in denial. About 40 years ago He composed a play titled ‘Karim Bawali’s Shatraæ or Mool Mukh Deha’, Based on the source of that drama, the present day story has been made ‘Atapar Karim Bawali’. The play of the name. Past and present life and crisis of Karim Bawalis Comparative images are presented in this theater production, also of the Sundarbans. One thing has been taken seriously in the construction of the theatre; It is like Khulna division Can represent, can represent Bangladesh; That is why Bangladesh and Especially the folk theater and dance forms of Khulna region have been used. Sundarbans Centered on fables and folktales that have been practiced for hundreds of years, the beliefs that Contributed to creating coexistence between Sundarbans and people; They are the core of the play Drama in its blend of magic realism and folkloric elements The production is made. As this theater production focuses on ‘mainstreaming artists with disabilities’ As considered, in that case the main characters are disabled actors and assistants The characters are joined by natural actors. Some techniques are used in which By making disabled actors feel natural on stage and as if they are helping someone on stage can move normally without Basically disabled and normal, both Actors are treated as independent entities and actors. In this theater philosophy, the love of nature will be firmly established in the minds of every audience, centered on the Sundarbans All will rediscover beliefs and stories. This is my belief. Sundaram, Dhaka Theatre, British for involving me in such a prestigious event My grateful love to the Council.

Drama

Otopor Karim Bawali

Salim Al Deen’s ‘Karim Bawali’s Shatu Or Mool Mukh Deha’ is where the play ends The story of this play starts from When man’s tolerance becomes like a tree, when man is a tree When thought becomes alone, then man becomes a tree. Epidemic Cholera Karim Bawali’s wife takes away Pabda; And the moneylender took away the soil from Karim’s house by trapping him in the debt of Dadan takes Losing everything, he becomes alone like a tree; It is heard from people’s mouths, going to the Sundarbans Karim Bawali has become a tree with the blessings of Bon Bibi. This happened four decades ago. It is the largest remaining mangrove forest in the world. People are in this forest Upon entering, he loses his mind and finds his soul. This forest is his due to human oppression Losing the soul constantly. In the present day, after his father’s death in a tiger attack, Another Karim Bawali entered the forest to pay off the inherited debt by doing Today’s Karim Bawali realizes that the Sundarbans are not good, Karim Bawali The mystique of Sundarbans and the folklore that surrounds this forest is spread by word of mouth The magic of the story finds itself in the midst of reality. Once Karim realized, He is as lonely as a tree. The two Karims once met; And they discovered that, over a period of forty years Forests and the lives of forest dwellers have not changed. The festival of forest destruction, and debt The cycle of losing everything in the trap has not stopped yet. In the trap of human greed, nature gradually becomes dangerous.

On The Stage

Chinmoy Sikdar: Karim Bawali-1
Afifa Akhter Tisha: Banbibi
Tirtha Pratim Mukherjee: Dakkhin Roy
Arman Rabbi: Karim Bawali-2
Mizanur Rahman Nice: tourist, moneylender, chorus
Rakib Sheikh: Tourist, Tree Thief, Chorus
Md. Moshiur Rahman: Bawali, Tree Thief, Chorus
Dalia Mandal: Phul Bau, Chorus
Md. Jasim Uddin Khan: Guide, Chorus
Ujjwal Ghazi: Bawali, Chorus
Shahidul Islam Dolan: Banrakshi, Chorus
Ripa Hari: Tourist, Girl, Chorus
Shubhankar Mandal: Tourist, Forest Guard, Chorus
Pushpak Mandal: Bawali, Guide Assistant, Tree Thieves, Chorus
Biswajit Sardar: Bawali, Chorus
Amitabh Mallick: Baul
Afsana Akhter Kaya: Tourist, maid
Nav Kumar Sarkar: Tourist
Music Team: Amitabh Mallick, Pushpak Mondal, Indrajit Mondal, Biswajit Sardar

Behind the scenes

Manuscripts and Manuscripts: Shamim Sagar
Associate Director: Biplab Kumar Sarkar
Music Composer: Amitabh Mallick
Stage and Lighting Designer: Shamim Sagar
Choreography: Afsana Akhtar Kaya
Props and Costume Designer: Biplab Kumar Sarkar
Music Composer: Mohammad Khan, Shamim Sagar, Biplab Sarkar, Uttam Biswas
Music Composition: Amitabh Mallick
Poster Designer: Charu Pintu
Stage and Props: Nantu Sana, Mahanand Sarkar, Omar Farooq, Bachchan Das
Dress Making: Asabur Sheikh, Tushar Biswas
Light Projection: Biplab Kumar Sarkar, Raju Ahmed
Co-Coordinator: Afsana Akhter Kaya
Coordinator: Nav Kumar Sarkar
Special Acknowledgments: Government Visual and Hearing Impaired School, Goalkhali, Khulna,
Representative Culture Organization Khulna, Dumuria Theatre, Aditi Khulna,
Bioscope (Khulna University), BL College Theatre.

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