Event Info
Boys with Cars/Let Me Borrow That Top/Fish Eyes:
MARCH 10 – 15, 2015
Boys With Cars, Let Me Borrow That Top & Fish Eyes
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Thu. March 12th 2015 - Sun. March 15th 2015 + Add to Calendar
Belfry Theatre Mainstage (All Ages)
8:00pm
$26
Event Description
MARCH 10 – 15, 2015
Boys With Cars, Let Me Borrow That Top & Fish Eyes
An audacious trio of dance-plays by Anita Majumdar
Written, Choreographed and Performed by Anita Majumdar
Directed by Brian Quirt
Lighting Design by Rebecca Picherack
Set & Costume Design by Jackie Chau
Sound Design by Joelysa Pankanea
Produced by Rupal Shah
“One cannot help but feel amazement at how this young woman manages to do everything she does…” Drumbeat Magazine, Montreal
“Deliriously Canadian… always buoyant… I defy you not to laugh.” – The Georgia Straight
“She can act, she can write. She is even a mean Kathak dancer! And she accomplishes all this with ease, elegance and intelligence.” – Deepa Mehta, director of “Midnight’s Children”
“Beyoncé, eat your heart out. When it comes to shaking your booty and making the moves on the dance floor, there is nobody like Anita Majumdar. The star, playwright and choreographer of…”Fish Eyes” and “Boys with Cars” has Beyoncé beat by far.” Ottawa Life Magazine
Boys With Cars, Let Me Borrow That Top & Fish Eyes all use music and dance to tell the coming-of-age stories of three young women in small town Canada. In Fish Eyes, Meena is an accomplished classical Indian dancer who would trade it all for a chance at true love with her crush Buddy, the most popular boy in school. Boys With Cars tells the parallel story of Naz, who is accepted into Buddy’s clique but soon realizes it’s not at all how she imagined it would be. Finally, in Let Me Borrow That Top, we hear directly from Candice, Naz’s nemesis and the perceived obstacle in Meena’s path to Buddy. Inspired by so-called honour killings, hip hop and teenage heartache, Anita’s tour de force performances celebrate the joy and awkwardness of youth while slyly tackling issues of colonialism and cultural identity.
Performances - Boys With Cars, Let Me Borrow That Top & Fish Eyes
Tuesday, March 10 at 8 pm – Boys With Cars & Let Me Borrow That Top
Wednesday, March 11 at 8 pm – Boys With Cars & Let Me Borrow That Top
Thursday, March 12 at 8 pm – Boys With Cars & Let Me Borrow That Top
Friday, March 13 at 8 pm – Boys With Cars & Let Me Borrow That Top
Saturday, March 14 at 8 pm – Boys With Cars & Let Me Borrow That Top
Sunday, March 15 at 2 pm – Boys With Cars, Let Me Borrow That Top & Fish Eyes (see all three plays)
Tickets $26
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