“Abyakta Awaz” or Unexpressed Voices is a Nepali play written, choreographed and directed by the Theater Club of Rato Bangla School (TCoRBS) with the support of professionals from the Shilpi Theater Group. The project is also a partnership with folk instrumental ensemble, Kutumba.[break]
The plot of the play revolves around the lives of four children who live in an orphanage, and the bond that they share as conflict victims. A young student, who is about to leave for the United States, begins to volunteer at the orphanage and comes to learn about the hardships of these children and their individual experiences, which in turn change his life.
“Abyakta Awaz” is a 45-minute-long play, and the entire cast consists of students,” informs Shitu Rajbhandari, one of the members of Five, and adds, “They have been working on it for the past three months.”
The sound cues for the act has been designed by the six-member band Kutumba, who will also be performing during and after the play.
The entire show is estimated to be two hours long.
A combined initiative of four friends – Aradhana Gurung Shrestha, Shitu Rajbhandari, Rashmi Thapa, and Pavit Maharjan – Five came about in July 2008. Their first fundraising project, entitled CHANGE, was a musical concert which enabled them to provide scholarships to five children from various underprivileged backgrounds.
“Our goal for now is to organize such benefit events annually so that we can continue to provide these scholarships upto at least five years,” says Rajbhandari.
One of the students that Five supports is 16-year-old Krishna Maya Upadhyay from Jumla who joined the People’s Liberation Army when she was 12. She was a member of the PLA cultural team for two years, but managed to flee eventually. Thanks to Five, she has been able to continue her education.
Twenty five percent of the proceeds from Saturday’s event will go to Rato Bangla School for the institution’s scholarship program, and the rest will go to the scholarships of the five selected students.
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