A SILENT WORLD -26 August

It begins tonight, that long awaited concert with the hearing impaired kids of YMCA - albeit a few are not - this project, graciously supported by CIMB Foundation began last year when Nala was still with us at klpac. It was Nala who began working with Ms. Morley and the hearing impaired a few years back when they worked on a tale inspired by the Tsunami. This year's project gently guided by Adel and Qahar of klpac Academy sees the 14 performers acting out the story of a young boy who dreamt of being a drummer. Several obstacles had to be faced and little challenges taken. Last night at the dress rehearsal there were some tears. It seemed inevitable - after months of great expectations upon oneself and each other. That's when my mind went to Nala as I recall her smiling face when confronting such challenges, accompanied too by her warm hugs. I wish you are here to see the conert Nala.
The Sounds of Silent Dreams is preceeded by a 12 minute Chinese drums performance by the hearing impaired. The DeafBeat are led by Bernard Goh, currently on a two month festival tour in France. From what we saw last night they would make their Si Fu very proud. And Eugene, Ms Morley, Adel, Qahar, Deda plus the silent actors, here's looking forward to next year!