South Asian Arts

Premiere

January 17–19, 2008, 9pm
Performance Works

Matinee Performance
January 19, 2008, 4pm

Post-show Talkback
Friday, January 18, 2008

Running Time 1hr15m

Writer/Performer Anita Majumdar
Director/Dramaturg Mark Cassidy
Costume and Set Nina Okens
Sound Design Ian De Souza
Choreography Joanna De Souza and Anita Majumdar
Lighting Design/Stage Management Sarah Yaffe

For South Asian Arts
Raakhi Sinha
Gurpreet Sian

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!

The Misfit brings multi-Dora Award nominated and Siminovitch Prize long- listed director/dramturg Mark Cassidy (Kafka & Son), renowned Kathak dancer/choreographer Joanna De Souza(Firedance) and award winning writer/performer Anita Majumdar (Bombay Black, creator of Fish Eyes) together for their first collaboration, examining the harsh reality of tradition, love and honour in both India and Canada.

South Asian Arts is the premier umbrella for the classical and folk arts of India. The organizations works with top local artists, offering beginner to advanced courses in music and dance and also a summer day camp program for children called Camp Dosti. The company is Artist in Residence in the Vancouver School Board, as well as active members of the Artstarts in Schools BC school touring program, seeking to bridge gaps between different communities of music and dance. SAA has also worked with various groups including the UN World Urban Festival, the Grey Cup Parade, The Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Judith Marcuse Productions, Canada Place, Dehli2Dublin, and FootEdge Dance Company. www.southasianarts.ca.

Pull ’it Out Theatre was founded by Anita Majumdar and Gregory Prest at the National Theatre School of Canada in 2004, initially to foster the development and creation of Anita Majumdar’s Fish Eyes(directed/dramaturged by Gregory Prest). Fish Eyes has had a long performance life in Canada and internationally over a three-year span. The play inspired a new awareness in South Asian-Canadian theatre and is the first of a three-part series of one-woman plays in the vein of strong Indo-Canadian women who face diverse challenges, but lean on the strength of dance to find their way to an answer. The Misfit is the second of this series. The company’s mandate supports the creation of accessible theatre for urban, contemporary audiences by accessing stories which aren’t regularly found on our stages. It believes in telling simple stories that address issues of relevance to today’s generation, in hopes of opening up a dialogue and pinpointing commonalities between perceived cultures and people.

Tickets $22.00/28.00

This show is fully eligible for PuSh Pass access

Tickets also available in person at :
Highlife Records
Kamal's Video Palace
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