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SUMMARY:Teesri Duniya Theatre’s Counter Offence
DESCRIPTION:COUNTER OFFENCE\nWritten by Rahul Varma Directed by Arianna Bardesono\nWednesday\, March 11– Sunday\, March 29\, 2020 \nIn counterpoint\, domestic violence and racism blur\, distorting the issues while officials satisfy their own agendas. Continuing their mandate to encourage dialogue\, the company will hold post-show talkbacks on March 16\, 22\, 24 and 29. An evolving\, interactive installation of visual art will be in the lobby complementing the production. Mature content—ages 13+. \nCounter Offence is a collision of virtues. Shazia\, an Indo-Québecoise woman with traditional Muslim parents\, is in an abusive relationship with her husband Shapoor\, an Iranian facing immigration issues. What happens when the fight against racism comes into conflict with the struggle to end violence against women? Working backwards through flashbacks\, the intersection of the two is explored. The consequences of gender versus race force us to question our own prejudices and motivations. \nReflecting the streets of Montreal\, the talented\, culturally diverse cast is Maureen Adelson\, Amena Ahmad\, Michael Briganti\, Davide Chiazzese\, Alida Esmail\, Minoo Gundevia\, Amir Sám Nakhjavani and Arun Varma. \nFrom playwright Rahul Varma: “Whenever I spoke to peers about the play’s themes\, their usual comment was: ‘This happens a lot in your community\, doesn’t it?’ From what I knew\, yes it did. But I was surprised they didn’t ask the same question of themselves. According to available statistics and cultural evidence\, domestic violence occurs in the white community just as it does in the South Asian community\, and perhaps more often. I was perturbed by the dichotomy that Canadians perceive spousal abuse as a crime if the perpetrator is a white male\, but a cultural value if he is a person of colour. Throughout the writing process I was confronted with issues of race\, multiculturalism and gender. I struggled with how far a multicultural society and its laws tolerate cultural differences that could have coercive effects on women; a complicated issue which posed new questions.” \n———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— \nTeesri Duniya Theatre’s Counter Offence\nMarch 11-29 \nat Segal Centre for Performing Arts\, 5170 Côte-Ste-Catherine Rd. \nThe show runs: Mon.-Sun. 8pm—NO SHOW ON FRIDAYS—plus Sundays & Tues. Mar. 24 at 2pm \nTickets: $25-$29; Monday night promotion—50%* off the second ticket (*by phone/door only) \n514 739-7944 or online at Segal Centre \nPay-It-Forward: Purchase a Counter Offence ‘suspended ticket’ which goes directly to a member of a community organization\, giving the gift of theatre to someone who cannot otherwise afford it. \nwww.teesriduniyatheatre.com \nwww.facebook.com/events/218818525670152/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/teesri-duniya-theatres-counter-offence/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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SUMMARY:Teen Book Club: Little Women
DESCRIPTION:Join us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Teen book club\, hosted by Arwen Low. March’s pick is LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott. Pizza will be served. All attendees must have the assigned book\, or one book in the assigned series. \nThis is a book club for teenagers\, with a median age of 13-16 or grades sec 1-5–all kids must be in secondary school. There will be a different book every meeting. The focus is to provide teenagers a safe space to learn to discuss and express thoughts and ideas about literature among their peers without parents or teachers. Please note we do not have the space to have parents and kids!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/teen-book-club-little-women/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Writers Read: Shani Mootoo & Helen Humphreys
DESCRIPTION:Shani Mootoo & Helen Humphreys: A Reading & A Conversation \nPresented by Concordia’s Writers Read\, SAGE (Student Association for Graduates in English) & the Department of English\n7 – 9 pm\, Friday March 20th\, 2020\nYork Amphitheatre\, EV-1.605\, Main Floor\nEV Building\, 1515 St. Catherine W\, Concordia University\nMap: https://www.concordia.ca/maps/sgw-campus.html?building=EV \nWheelchair accessible\nGender neutral bathrooms: S3.408\, S2.408\, 1.42\, 2.406\, 2.608\, 3.408\, 3.608 \nShani Mootoo is the much-loved author of the novels Cereus Blooms at Night \, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and longlisted\nfor the Man Booker Prize; He Drown She in the Sea \, which was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award; and Valmiki’s\nDaughter \, which was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. She immigrated\nto Vancouver more than thirty years ago\, and now lives near Toronto. Her new novel\, Polar Vortex Book*hug Press) is out this month. \nHelen Humphreys is the award-winning author of eight novels\, four works of creative non- fiction\, and four books of poetry. Her\nwriting has been published internationally and optioned for film\, theatre\, opera\, and television. She lives and writes in Kingston\,\nOntario.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-read-shani-mootoo-helen-humphreys/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, EV Building\, York Amphitheatre\, EV-1.605\, Main Floor\, 1515 St. Catherine W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
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