UNSUNI: A Performance by Darpana

Unsuni is a physical, musical theatre piece based on Harsh Mander's book Unheard Voices. It gives voice to five of India's millions of voiceless people through a series of monologues. These are the marginalized, the unseen; these are the real lives of the faces and hands of the beggars knocking at our car window at the traffic light, or the children running across the street delivering chai to the offices.

In an energy packed performance, you meet people who have confronted life on their own terms but have never accepted fate lying down. These are stories of struggle and courage. And of victories.

Credits

Concept, Script, Direction, Costumes: Mallika Sarabhai

Translation: Arvind Gaur

Lyrics: Tushar Shukla

Background Music & Title Song: Nisarg Trivedi, Jayan Nair, Darpana Musicians

Choreographer: Revanta Sarabhai

Lighting Design: Yadavan Chandran & Mallika Sarabhai

Set Design: Sonal Joshi

Assistant Director: Nisarg Trivedi

Production: Ujjwal Dave

Performers: Mallika Sarabhai with Abhinay Banker, Arundhati Singha, Gaurang Anand, Manoj Bagga, Meenakshi Baria, Murali Nair, Nisarg Trivedi, Revanta Sarabhai, Sonal Solanki, Ujjwal Dave

Singers: Jayan Nair, Nisarg Trivedi, Revanta Sarabhai, D. Padmakumar, Ujjwal Dave, P.Gadhvi, Ishita Sarkar, Mallika Sarabhai, Saumya Nedungadi, Sonal Solanki

Voice-over: Ankit Arora

Recording: Jitin Vaishnav, Amit Vaishnav, Swar Studio