Past
Productions
March
19-21, 2009 - Aisha n' Ben
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Anita
Majumdar, the creator of Fish
Eyes and The
Misfit returned to Vancouver with her latest production.
Presented
by South Asian Arts & Theatre Ji in
collaboration with Carlos Bulosan Theatre and the
Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, Aisha n' Ben
was a hit!
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Feb.
10, 2008 - Canada, My India!
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Performed
in English, Canada, My India! was a musical
play that highlighted the similarities and differences
between various Indian arts and western fusions.
It
was one of the first locally produced, professional shows
encompassing classical, folk and fusion arts featuring
artists who are among the finest in North America, including
Delhi2Dublin, Entouraas, FootEdge Dance Company, Neelamjit
Dhillon, Paromita Naidu, United Bhangra, UBC Girlz, DJ
Tspoon, and Trisha Rampersad.
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Jan.
24, 2008 - No Holds Bar (PuSh Festival)
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No Holds Bar was a carefully orchestrated,
off-the-cuff explosion of Vancouver’s finest musicians,
bringing together world drums, including the dhol and
tabla, as well as bagpipes, sarangi, bansuri, & fiddle.
Throw in the Bay Area’s hottest DJ Jimmy Love with
Seattle’s DJ Collage and local spinster DJ Tspoon,
and all those in attendance witnessed a cyclone of energy
like never before.
For more info visit www.pushfestival.ca.
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Jan.
17 to 19, 2008 - The Misfit (PuSh Festival)
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The
Misfit is a dark comedy, inspired by the true
story of a South Asian Vancouver woman who was killed
for marrying outside of her caste. It focuses in on a
group of Indian wedding dancers who have lived and loved
and shared their stories through elements of MTV/Top 40,
Urdu Ghazals, Jem and The Holograms, Dilwale Dulhaniya
Le Jayenge and super awesome dancing! Starring award-winning
writer/performer Anita Majumdar.
For
more info visit www.pushfestival.ca.
or www.themisfit.ca.
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Dec.
16, 2007 - Dance All Sorts
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Some
of you may have been lucky enough to see South Asian
Arts & Footedge Dance Company perform at All
Over the Map in 2005. Since then, this company
has fast become a big name in the Bhangra and Bollywood
world, performing at events all around town. Fresh and
energetic, this performance was a true crowd pleaser.
So
if you enjoyed that performance a few years back, then
you surely would have enjoyed this one as well. Titled
Bollywood Seen!, the audience was given
an inside look at the making of a typical Bollywood
movie - complete with overacting, mellowdrama, Bollywood
masala...and of course - DANCE!
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July
20 to 23, 2006 - Fish Eyes
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Fish
Eyes tells the story of the angst-ridden teenager
Meena, an exceptional Indian dancer who would trade
it all in just to be a "normal" high school
girl. Her dreams consist of being the next Aishwarya
Rai and securing the love of the popular boy at school.
Luckily Kalyani Aunty (her spunky, pro-India dance
teacher) is around to remind Meena about the importance
of embracing her origins and talents.
For
more info visit www.fish-eyes.com.
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