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My home at the Intersection

Abhishek Thapar
Fri 27 Jan ’23 and Sat 28 Jan ’23
A moving performance about coping with family trauma.
Fri 27 Jan ’23
and
Sat 28 Jan ’23

What does 'home' mean when you grow up in the midst of violence, terrorism and political tensions? What does 'home' mean if you left it involuntarily?

For over 30 years, the Indian region of Punjab was the scene of geographical and cultural rupture, sweeping ethnographic conflicts, colonialist interference and global capitalism. In My home at the intersection, engaging playwright Abhishek Thapar processes his family trauma using theatre, film, maquette and even tastes. In the intimate setting of his performance, Abhishek Thapar shows moments of a personal journey into a twisted past in dialogue with documents of an attempt at a ritual of "going back" to make sure you have forgotten the past.

  • Duration: 60 min.

Credits

written and performed by Abhishek Thapar along with Venu Thapar, Dr. Shveta Grover and Ashok Thapar production DAS Theatre, Amsterdam dramaturgical support Maria Roessler
text advice Divya Nadkarni advisors Floris van Delft and Jeroen Fabius cinematographer Sahib Gill film editing Jeanette Groenendaal and Rinku Kalsy music composition Kabeer Kathpalia costumes Loise Braganza primary research Abhishek Thapar and Swati Simha with contributions from Dr. Sudha Thapar, Dr. Neelu Koura, Dr. Pawan Thapar and Karan special thanks Chandana Sarma, Arash Qajar, Amandeep Sandhu, Jimmy Grima, Barbara van Lindt, Juul Beeren, Vera van Baal, Martin Brans, Mirko Lazovic.

In de pers

"De manier waarop Thapar vanuit het perspectief van zijn jeugd de geschiedenis van vervolgingen politieke strijd heropneemt, geeft een ongenadig precieze indruk van de menselijke kant."  Theaterkrant

''Hij koppelt bitterzoete herinneringen aan een schoolperformance aan een periode van godsdienstgerelateerd geweld in zijn omgeving in de jaren tachtig. Gebruikmakend van film, maquettes en smaken trekt Thapar zijn publiek moeiteloos mee in een andere wereld.'' ★★★★★ de Volkskrant

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