QASIM RIZA SHAHEEN
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Plays by Qasim Riza Shaheen
Nine Acts of Reciprocity |
| 1st Produced: | Oldham Gallery | 15 May 2010 | ||||
| Company: | Part of the Queer Up North | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Piece | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
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| Synopsis: | According to the Natya Shastra (an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts) the human being is comprised of nine sentiments; love, humour, sadness, fury, heroism, disgust, wonderment, terror and peace. 'Nine Acts' is a series of engaging artistic responses to these nine elements through video, sound and art installation. Qasim's 'Acts' have a striking aesthetic that blends fantasy and reality, drawing on both personal experience and pop culture iconography. 'Nine Acts' started in 2007 with the first act in this series 'Queer Courtesan'. This 'act of love' occurred through a two-way mirror in a small cubicle as a minute long dance in a one-on-one peep show. | |||||
