An Afternoon with Mahesh Dattani: Playwright, Director and Filmmaker
Jun 15, 2012, 1pm-3pm
One of India’s best known playwrights, Mahesh Dattani has long focused on dissident gender practices and sexualities. His work casts a critical eye on the effects of wider social norms on intimate human relationships in contemporary India.
He will read from two plays, Dance Like A Man and Seven Steps Around The Fire, followed by a discussion of gender hierarchies and sexualities in these works.
| Location: | 280A York Lanes |
| Sponsor: | Dept of Theatre, Dept of English, YCAR |
| Posted by: | York Centre for Asian Research |
| Web Site | http://www.yorku.ca/ycar |
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