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| WATER BOARD: a play about torture |
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| Description |
 This world premiere of the original play Water Board: a play about torture aims to create awareness and discussion about waterboarding as a form of torture. Through live action performance, integrated video, original music and dialogue with the audience, this breathtaking show explores the contemporary politics and history of simulated drowning. The play engages audience members in a conversation that struggles with what it means to live under a government that practices and condones torture. The two performers will waterboard each other during the course of the show. Exploring the eerily whimsical linguistic connotations of the recently coined term "waterboarding", performers play on slip 'n' slides and toss beach balls while singing about "enhanced interrogation techniques." NOTE: No one under 13 years old will be admitted.
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| Notes |
an Institute for Intermediate Studies production
co-sponsored by Amnesty International
a portion of the proceeds will go to the Amnesty International Counter Terror with Justice campaign
concept by Stephanie Skier
performed by Nadeem Mazen and Stephanie Skier
with original music composed and performed by Basim Usmani
opening remarks by Josh Rubenstein of Amnesty International
The YMCA theater is fully wheelchair accessible |
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