Tasveer Newsletter: March 09, 2011
Yoni Ki Baat 2011 Program Sneak Preview!
Is it still a man’s world?
A Woman in Today’s World performed by all
Mind: The Gender Gap Written and performed by Gauri Shringarpure
The Forgotten “Little-Penis” Written by Ajjana Unnisa, performed by Sudha Nandagopal
Angst Written and performed by Rituja Indapure
If patriarchy is our challenge, then is man the only perpetrator?
Or is it more complex?
Could it be time to look in the mirror, too?
Why, My Sisters, Are You a Woman’s Worst Enemy? Written and performed by Runika Tiwari
When the Abused Become Abusers Written and performed by Archana Verma
A Daughter’s Entreaty Written by Jaagriti Alam, performed by Farah Abdul
Silent Witness Written by Lalita Uppala, performed by Tanvee Kale
If both men and women create the social condition, how do we together recreate
it? How do we exercise choice?
Perspective Written and performed by Shanthala Mudegowda
I Want my Body Back! Written by Sabrina Pyarali, performed by Farah Abdul
When Vag Called Written and performed by Savitha Reddy Pathi
Vignettes on Body, Love, Choice and Strength Written and performed by Moumita Bhattacharya and Smita Soans
And when we listen to the Yoni…
Found! Written and performed by Nimisha Ghosh Roy
No Entry Written by Niyati Patnaik, performed by Tanvee Kale
Love Unfettered Written and performed by Rohita Shanker
A Yoni’s Yearning – Between Lust and Loving Written and performed by Sudha Nandagopal
* This show contains some sexual explicit content
Aaina/YKB Tickets on Sale Now, Friday YKB Tickets are almost gone !!!
Aaina tickets are up for online sale! Reserve your seats now before they sell out. All 3 YKB shows will sell out like every year. So don't wait click on the link below.
Aaina, “mirror” in Hindi/Urdu, is an annual South Asian Women’s Festival, focusing on and celebrating the artistic and activist work of South Asian women through performance and visual art, films, workshops, and conversations that are aimed at highlighting issues critical to the empowerment of South Asian women. Aaina is produced by Tasveer in collaboration with the Gardner Center for Asian Arts & Ideas.
Tasveer is a Seattle-based grassroots community organization that is committed to bringing independent progressive South Asian films and artists to the Pacific Northwest. See More
All programs to be held at Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) at the Volunteer Park.
• Yoni Ki Baat 2011 tickets: http://tinyurl.com/4uzs9j8 3 shows
Friday, March 25, 8-10pm
Saturday, March 26, 8-10pm
Sunday, March 27, 5-7pm
• Film tickets: http://tinyurl.com/6esw8o4
Saturday, March 26th
Gulabi Gang, 1pm
Hiding Divya, 3pm
Women of Nepal, 2 films and a play, 5p
Sunday, March 27th
Afghan Girls can Kick, 3p
Tasveer co-Presents
Ending Violence and Empowering Women in Pakistan & the Muslim World
by World Affairs Council
March 10, 2011 at 7pm
University of Washington, Kane Hall 110 Seattle, WA98195
WAC members/Student $10, Non-members $15
 Humaira Awais Shahid, Punjab Provincial Assembly Member, Journalist, and Human Rights Activist
The World Affairs Council presents Humaira Awais Shahid, Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly, human rights activist, and journalist, for a conversation on the importance of combating violence against women in Pakistan and around the globe. As a practitioner, Ms. Shahid will also address empowerment of women in Pakistan and the relationship between gender and Islam.
Please register for tomorrow's event.
Sponsorship Opportunity at Aaina 2011
If you want a rotating slide (720ps X 480 px) of your business being projected at the festival contact us - rita@tasveer.org
6th Aaina Film Spotlight- Rita's recommendation
 Gulabi Gang
Gulabi Gang - Pink Saris (Kim Longinotto, UK/India, 2010, 96min, Hindi)
1PM, Saturday, March 26th, 2011, SAAM at Volunteer Park Seattle
Cost: $5-$10 suggested donation
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PINK SARIS is an unflinching and often amusing look at these unlikely political activists and their charismatic leader; in extraordinary scenes, we watch Sampat launch herself into the centre of family dramas, witnessed by scores of spectators, convinced her mediation is the best path for these vulnerable girls. Her partner Babuji, who has watched Sampat change over the years, is less certain...
" One of my favorite documentaries of all time, you will not get a second chance to see this. The film represents what the festival Aaina stands for and believes in. This picture speaks for Aain" Rita Meher
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