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this is not that dawn

orchestral workshop


Friday, May 27, 2022 @ 7:30
Center for Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA

 

Synopsis

Punjab, 1947 | India is on the brink of Partition. Meera is a young and promising kathak dancer who falls in love with her Muslim neighbor Bilal. When he emigrates to Pakistan with his family, Meera is left to bear their child - Anitha - alone. Amid mounting violence between Muslims and Hindus, Meera gives baby Anitha over to her sister Manju who is fleeing to England.   

England, 1972 | A serious injury has truncated Anitha’s nascent ballet career. Struggling with her uncertain future and her conflicted identity, she returns to India for the first time since her birth in search of closure about the unknown fate of her mother, Meera. Through this transformative journey, Anitha discovers that she is connected to the mother she never knew by their shared passion for dance.

Synopsis

Duration: 90 minutes

Creative team

Creative Team

Composer & Librettist

Music Director

Dramaturg

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Omar Najmi

Brendon Shapiro

Fatima Maan

Musicians

Musicians

Meera

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Amanda Densmoor

Laranya

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Amal El-Shrafi

Anitha

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Manju

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Francesca Mehrotra

Samina Aslam

Bilal

Raaj

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Omar Najmi

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Nicholas LaGesse

Violin 1

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Lilit Hartunian

Violin 2

Viola

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Rose Drucker

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Sam Kelder

Cello

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Jing Li

Bass

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Sam Bobinski

Flute

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Laura Intravia

Oboe

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Jennifer Slowik

Trumpet

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Spencer Aston

Clarinet

Alto Sax

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Nicholas Brown

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Hunter Bennett

French Horn

Piano

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Nick Auer

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Brett Hodgdon

Marimba

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Doug Perry

Tabla

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Giri Subramaniam

This is Not That Dawn was made possible in part through the Boston Foundation Live Arts Boston grant and the generosity of donors like you.

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