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Kultar's Mime
The poem, 'Kultar's Mime', written by a young Sikh poet, drew upon eyewitness accounts of the 1984 Delhi pogrom to describe the sufferings of the Sikhs of Delhi, through the eyes of a group of young survivors. On October 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards. In retaliation, an orgy of murder, rape and arson was unleashed upon the Sikh residents of Delhi in which more than 3,000 lost their lives.
The play is set in New York City. A collective of young Jewish artists, influenced by Bialik's 'In The City of Slaughter' decides to commemorate the 1903 Kishinev pogrom by organizing an art exhibition in which they intend to display paintings about the pogrom accompanied by a reading of the poem. As they get together and revisit Bialik's poem, it occurs to them that it would be very powerful to honor the suffering of the innocent victims of Kishinev by shining the spotlight on other similar instances of organized violence that the world has largely forgotten. They decide to focus on the anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984 in Delhi and make it the subject of their exhibition, using words from the poem to augment the impact of the paintings they have created about the Delhi pogrom.
Kultar's Mime is a play that articulates the stories of indescribable pain, frustration and shame experienced by the Sikh community during the 1984 Sikh Pogroms. It uses the stage, imagery, prose and poetry to communicate the anguish, frustration, lack of justice. It speaks to the indomitable spirit of human beings to stand up, speak up and let
those who have fallen be counted. It is a voice of dissent against the silent submission by those inside and outside of the community. More specifically, the play is a journey into the wounded world of the children of the October-November 1984 carnage. The actors effectively depict the inexpressible pain of muted victims and survivors of 1984 in haunted verse combined with melancholy, melodious music.
This presentation of "Kultar's Mime" is co-sponsored by the Sikh Research Institute and Seattle University's School of Theology & Ministry.
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LocationPigott Auditorium, Seattle University (View)
1016 E. Marion St.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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