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Voice of Shadows

সুন্দরম, ঢাকা প্রযোজনা

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

Esha Yusuff

Associated with theater since childhood. Acting and directing in Dhaka theatre. His notable plays are Dhabman, The Outsider, The Tempest, Putra. Since 2013, he has been working to integrate disabled people into the mainstream of drama. Studied Mass Communication and Intellectual Studies. Esha is a National Award winning film producer. Also OTT content producer.

Rafiqul Islam

By joining Dhaka Theater in 2003, he started practicing original concept drama. Since then he has been a regular performer in Dhaka Theatre, notable plays include Nimjjan Dhabman The Outsider, Iti Pathramita, The Tempest, Putra, since 2021 he has been working as a facilitator in the DARE project, a joint initiative of Dhaka Theater and the British Council. In October 2023, Neel Monir directed Akhyan, a drama about disabled people in Rajshahi Division, which was screened at the British Council’s Rajshahi Division Heritage Festival.

The words of the director

What is beauty, what is the definition of looking for beauty, we are trapped in the society that has created us, which has led us to commercialization over time. We have forgotten people, who is the mind of people, in the world of 7 billion people, who determines the standard of beauty?, what is beautiful to me may not be beautiful to others, then how do we tie beauty to a standard, if it looks like this, beautiful is beautiful if it is tall. If it is beautiful, then it is beautiful, so those who do not fall into the category of man-made beauty, are they not beautiful, this is that we are 16 percent of the world, about 1.3 billion people, society, country, state, with a blind eye to the definition of beauty. We are doing this play from the idea of ​​finding a break in that thought.

Drama

Kendro Borabor Surangotir Naam Prithibi

We live in a haunted world. I am losing strong confidence and trust in my own sense of self. A broken state of mind has dwarfed us. In no case is it allowed to grow. Like a numb doll of time. I am wandering around like a zombie. Selfishness, baseness is constantly flowing in the veins–but why? Because we do not know ourselves? But are we forgetting ourselves in the whirlwind of a surreality? Every aspect of society is covered with a terrible black shadow. Belittling each other with false egos, creating fake situations. It is measured by means of external perception. As a result, we are going to lose our ethnic friendly flexibility. We are all falling behind. Not just people with special needs, not brains, rotten at the very core. In this situation, some scenarios have been enacted. Yet there are some signs of getting to the bottom of the knot. That initial cry is the scene here. Where the dancing and dancing of our empty ritual is displayed.

On The Stage

Antara Das
Ahsan Mohiuddin Khan Bappa
Abdullah Al Mamun
SM Ferdous Ikram Faisal
Kanika Roy
Kapotakshi Nupurma Sinchi
Kajal Khan
Noor Mohammad Munshi
Farhana Ali Pinky
Morshed Mia
Mamunur Rashid Ifti
Md: Shahzada Kabir Shubo
Md. Delwar Hossain (Sujan)
Md. Faisal Ahmed Bhuiyan Roni
Md. Rakib Islam
Mohammad Nuru Mia
Mustafa Ratan
Rabbi Mia
Runa Parveen
Ranju Sarkar
Lovely Khatun
Shahzada Samrat Chowdhury

Behind the scenes

Written by: H.S. Rajan and Saki Banerjee
Direction: Rafiqul Islam and Esha Yusuff
Assistant Director : Antara Das, Kapotakshi Nupoorma Sinchi, Waheed Ansar Hillol
Music Direction : Saki Banerjee
Outfit Planning: Enam Tara Saki
Stage Planning : Charu Pintu
Lighting Design: Wasim Ahmed
Props Construction : Waheed Ansar Hillol, Naushad Ahmed
Assistant Music Direction : Isti Majumder
Poster design: Ahad Antar
Sign Language : Ahsan Habib, Sanjida Rita
Finance Management : Motahar Hossain (Raju)
Overall Management : Md Sharif Hasan Chowdhury (Saud)
Production Coordinator: Gazi Morad Ahmed Rinku

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