The Bahraini Deaf Association participates in the eighth international festival of theater art, “The Etihad Province”, which will be held in the Russian capital, Moscow, from October 6 to 12, through the presentation of the play “The Stolen Voice”, written and directed by the artist Aqil Al -Majid.
The play “The Stolen Voice” is a silent show based on movement and gestures to express the story, which revolves around four employees and one manager who live behind plastic and indifference barriers. And when the sound is robbed, we realize that silence can be higher than words, and the question remains on the authority: What is the value of the voice if no one listens?
The work will be shown on October 10 on the stage of the Moscow Theater for Traditions and Hympsness, the delegation is headed by Mr. Sayed Hassan Al -Ghuraifi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, with the participation of an integrated Bahraini team that includes the assistant director Ali Marhoun, the assistance of the director and fashion designer, the artist Lamia Al -Shuwaikh, the designer of the decoration and lighting artist Ali Badr, the music designer and sound effects, the artist Salem Al -Jarih, and the translator Actors Sayed Issa Al -Wadai, Durra Ali, Taher Mohsen, Muhammad Salem, and Maryam Al -Manami.
In a statement to him, the head of the participating Bahraini delegation, Mr. Sayed Hassan Al -Ghuraifi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bahraini Deaf Association, confirmed that participating in the Festival of the Name Region represents a historical event for the association and artists from the deaf category in Bahrain, indicating that the theater is an important platform to enable the deaf to express their issues and creativity, saying: “We are proud to be part of this international forum that brings artists from all over the world.”
For his part, director Aqil Al -Majid explained that the play “The Stolen Voice” is not just an artistic work, but rather a symbolic cry that expresses deaf attempts to communicate their voices and prove their presence in society, stressing that participation in this global festival is an opportunity to confirm that art is a language that transcends hearing and speech, and opens new areas of deep human communication.
The Festival of the Enti -Foundation is one of the most prominent international theatrical events directed to artists and the audience of the deaf and weak hearing, and it is held annually under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture in the Russian Federation and in cooperation with the Moscow Theater for Tradition and gestures, where it constitutes a technical and human space that opens the horizons of dialogue through the language of theater and reference.
It should be noted that the Bahraini Deaf Association and its youth in the deaf category were distinguished in previous theatrical posts, most notably the Khaled Bin Hamad Festival for the Youth Theater, where they achieved many achievements and awards that contributed to the consolidation of their artistic and creative presence at the local and international levels.
