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TAAL 11
Taal 2019
This year’s
Taal
saw the involvement of 350
Bancroftians and raised a staggering £28,000 for four
charities. With its fusion of dancing, music and acting,
Taal
has become a much anticipated fixture in the
Bancroft’s calendar as well as an important part of the
School’s cultural life.
Upper Sixth Former Riya Shah, one of the Presidents of the HSBM
Society, said how important
Taal
has become for her. “Naomi and I
have been dancing in
Taal
since the L4th. Ever since then we have
been choreographing dances for our year groups and helped to
organise the show.
Taal
is something very special as we are both
passionate dancers and it’s nice to express our skills to everyone. This
year one of our hardest challenges was having to choreograph and
teach more than ten dances: we managed to pull it off in the end!”
Samer Ullah wrote this year’s
Taal
play, assisted by Riya and Naomi
Karunyanesan, which was a loose modern day adaptation of
”Cinderella.” Samer’s involvement also goes back many years. He
says, “My highlights have been the rehearsals in which you get to
know one another; they really help all the actors/dancers to develop
and improve as performers. Rehearsals are great as you meet and
work alongside many students of different ages who you would
otherwise have little chance of meeting.”
This year
Taal
supported four charities including United World
Schools, a charity which is transforming the lives of some of
the poorest and most vulnerable children in the World through
educational opportunities; money raised will support Bancroft’s
partner school in Cambodia. The other charities were chosen
because of personal links for the committee. Maternal Aid
Association (Maa) is a charity which aims to improve maternal
healthcare in resource-poor settings. Naomi will be visiting the
charity Bridge of Love Trust in Sri Lanka this summer. It supports and
protects those who have been the victims of civil war, particularly
the widows and orphans. The committee chose SwimTayka because
Taal
Treasurer Theva is a keen swimmer and he wanted to support
children so they have the skills to swim and survive serious floods.