Teesri Dhun (The Third Tune) Promo

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Teesri Dhun (The Third Tune): a documentary theatre on transgender struggles in Pakistan.
Directed by: Claire Pamment and Iram Sana
Performers: Naghma Gogi, Neeli Rana, Jannat Ali, Anaya Malik, Lucky Roy and Sunny Khan
Produced by Olomopolo Media

In this devised documentary theatre, six khwaja sira and transgender performers offer powerful performances, integrating music, dance and storytelling; unfolding narratives of history, separation, love, desire, celebration and loss as our characters struggle to find a third space in a polarized gendered society.

Teesri Dhun is an outcome of Dr. Shahnaz Khan and Dr. Claire Pamment’s research on the lives, struggles and culture of khwaja siras, funded by the Social Science Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The production first premiered to overfilled houses at Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore in March 2015, and was produced in collaboration with Olomopolo Media. Since then the piece was staged at Yale University (Institute of Sacred Music) and the University of Austin, Texas (South Asia Institute) in Spring 2016. Subsequently in the Fall of 2016 it had performances at the US Embassy, Islamabad, and at National College of Arts, Rawalpindi (produced by Olomopolo Media) and a revival at Alhamra Arts Council (December 2016). Vignettes of the play have been staged at the British Council supported WOW Festival, Karachi (Spring 2016) and at Warehouse9, Copenhagen in collaboration with AKS Festival (Fall 2016).

Video: Olomopolo Media and Muneera Batool

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