allies and friends

ALLIES AND FRIENDS

TONGUES ENTWINED: WHERE BLACK ARTS MEETS SUFISM

MAY 26-27, 2023

8PM @ THE CITADEL

Citadel + Compagnie is thrilled to have our presenter-in-residence back for their three-part performance series Allies and Friends

Sina Bathiae is a composer, Santur player based in Toronto, Canada is known for his unique style and approach toward Persian contemporary music. His hypnotic performances have garnered him fans from across the globe. He will be performing with dance artist Tina Bararian who is an award-winning dancer, performer and acrobat.

Pamela Mordecai is a Jamaican-Canadian who writes poetry, fiction and drama. She was once actively involved in dance and theatre, attending the Eddie Thomas Dance Workshop in Jamaica and performing with several theatre groups including Noel Vaz’s “New Theatre Company” and Carey Robinson’s “WestIndian Players”. She will perform with a dancer to be determined by December 2022 to poems from Mordecai's "De Book of Mary".

The collective's artists will perform excerpts from its 'Covid Creations: Shorts for a Summer of Disruption’ which will feature Ana Groppler with Bradyen Cairns, Jilla Cato, Shannon Litzenberger and Kevin A. Ormsby. These are a number of short pieces that address the importance of disruption as a vehicle for social and artistic transformation invoking Black Lives Matter and self-care.

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