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Event: Kultar's Mime
Type: Play
Produced By: Sarbpreet Singh
Language: English
Stats: Massachusetts
Performance Summary
Kultar's Mime is a devised play that tells the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre. The play incorporates text from two poems : Kultar's Mime by Sarbpreet Singh and In The City Of Slaughter by Haim Bialik. The play, an unequivocal condemnation of sectarian violence and genocide, has evoked a powerful reaction from audiences all over the world that has affirmed the power of compassion to break the cycle of hatred that continues to plague humanity to this day.
Event: RangaShwas
Type: Play
Produced By: Jilebee Arts
Language: Marathi
Stats: Massachusetts
Performance Summary
Rangashwas is a unique dramatic presentation of famous Marathi short stories. Those timeless stories from all kinds of genres like humor, social, political, and suspense will be enacted and narrated with the help of audio-visual effects and props in minimum setting. These situations or events from different stories will be connected through a common thread
Event: RaktBeej
Type: Play
Produced By: Hindi Manch
Language: Hindi
Stats: Massachusetts
Performance Summary
Raktbeej was a mythical demon, who was difficult to kill because every drop of his blood that touched the ground, created another replica of his. In this contemporary take in a modern setting the play explores continuous cycle of prey and predator in modern materialistic life. How people exploit others and abuse relationship to further their own agenda and climb up the social ladder and in turn get used by others and the cycle repeats itself.
Event: Voices
Type: Story-telling
Produced By: Off-Kendrik
Language: English
Stats: Massachusetts
Performance Summary
Voices is a Story Telling show produced by the the theater group, Off Kendrik. Modeled after the storytelling show 'The Moth', it brings to light the first-person, true experiences of South Asian Immigrants.
Event: Shikhandi
Type: Play
Produced By: ECTA
Language: English
Stats: New Jersey
Performance Summary
Gender dysphoria and transgender politics has been carefully avoided in our society for a long time. Mahabharata, however, has dealt with this issue in a skillful way through the story of "Sikhandi". The story not only deals with gender crisis but also draws our attention to the general issue of gender politics, which since the days of the Mahabharata has struggled to elevate women from a status of commodity to that of an individual.with a purpose.
Event: Young Gen Presents
Type: Solo Act
Produced By: Multiple featured Actors
Language: English
Stats: English
Performance Summary
Gender dysphoria and transgender politics has been carefully avoided in our society for a long time. Mahabharata, however, has dealt with this issue in a skillful way through the story of "Sikhandi". The story not only deals with gender crisis but also draws our attention to the general issue of gender politics, which since the days of the Mahabharata has struggled to elevate women from a status of commodity to that of an individual.with a purpose.
Event: Panchavati
Type: Play
Produced By: Yaksha-Loka Boston
Language: Kannada
Stats: Massachusetts
Performance Summary
Panchavati tells the story of Ramayana in the vibrant living art form of Yakshagana. Yakshagana has originated as a folk theatre in Karnataka state in India about 800 years ago and has developed into a main stream theater form in south India since then. It is a unique harmony of musical tradition, eye-catching costumes and make-up, and authentic styles of dance, improvised gestures and acting with its extemporaneous dialogue appealing to a wide range of the community.
Event: Bikhre Bimb
Type: Play
Produced By: ICT
Language: Hindi
Stats: New Jersey
Performance Summary
A Hindi translation of the award-winning Kannada play, Odakalu Bimb by Girish Karnad. The play reveals the story of an unsuccessful Kannada writer who gains international recognition for her debut novel in English. A gripping plot that reflects uncomfortable relationships and human failings.
Event: Unveiled
Type: Solo Act
Produced By: Rohina Malik
Language: English
Performance Summary
Unveiled is a one woman show that confronts racism, stereotypes and the diversity of Muslim Americans in a post 9/11 world when five Muslim women confront the challenges of their experience over pots of tea.
Stats: Illinois
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