Ujle Safed Kabootar
a dramatized poetry reading in Hindustani
Presented by Jana Natya Manch, Delhi
Friday, 9 November, 7pm
at the Ranan Workspace
(8 Sultan Alam Road, Calcutta - 33)
A reading performance of poems for Palestine.
Palestine, the land that nurtured three great religions, a land ravaged by a brutal occupation and seemingly perpetual war, the land of a heroic people. The reading starts with a song on Palestine by Faiz Ahmed Faiz and a poem by the Somalian poet Safi Abdi. The centrepiece of the reading is the poem 'Under Siege' by Palestine's best-known poet, Mahmoud Darwish, who died last year. This is a deeply m
oving, sometimes philosophical, sometimes trenchant, poem that reasserts the basic human values of love, understanding, dignity and self-respect. The reading concludes with excerpts from Nizar Qabbani, Syria's greatest poet. The reading is accompanied by a visual essay by filmmaker and designer Sherna Dastur.
The presentation is of 45 minutes duration, and will be followed by a discussion with the audience
Jana Natya Manch is a Delhi-based group, best known for its political theatre.
