Ibrahim Quraishi’s 5 Streams

A synthetic forest of sonic mixes promises to set your body a-tremble with sound as you wander and meditate in this interactive installation.

Acclaimed director and choreographer Ibrahim Quraishi presents his personal thoughts on a world torn apart by conflict but unified through shared identities and experiences. Together with an extraordinary international team of artists, Ibrahim uses explosive sounds, vocal techniques, intense khatak-inspired sequences, video streaming and live percussion to create a hypnotic background in which dancers appear as installation pieces.

This cross-media performance and installation draws from three significant works from Hindu and Indo-Muslim/Persian/Arbo-Andolusian traditions:

• Anarkali, a tragic court romance of Mughal India
  
• Bhagavad-Gita, the deeply philosophical climax of the Indian epic work, the Mahabhrata
  
• Risale-t-ul-wujudiyyah, a mystical work by the 12th century Sufi philosopher Ibn a-Arabi.

5 Streams was commissioned by Asia Society, New York in association with MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art).

*comfortable attire is advised for this performance

WHEN

19 October '07, 8pm
20 October '07, 8pm
21 October '07, 8pm

WHERE

Gallery Theatre

ADMISSION FEE

$28

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