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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Verdana>Rasik Arts presents <FONT face=arial><EM><FONT face=verdana><FONT color=#ff007f><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>Tara</FONT></B></st1:place> </FONT></FONT></EM> </FONT>by <st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s leading English-language playwright, <STRONG>Mahesh Dattani</STRONG>, from January 30 through February 15 at Dancemakers Studio, the Case Goods Building, in the historic Distillery District. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Tara</SPAN></I></B></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> is the story of a brother and sister, born as conjoined twins. With wit and pathos, Dattani deals with the complicated dynamics of the urban Indian family, a patriarchal hierarchy and societal gender preferences, while expressing the universal tendency to objectify those who are different, and the personal journey of coming to terms with the feminine side of oneself in a world that always favors what is “male.”<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mahesh Dattani</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> is an actor, director and </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">an award-winning </SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">playwright. His plays, <I>Dance Like a Man, Final Solutions, </I>and <I>On a Muggy Night in Mumbai</I> have been staged to critical and public acclaim all over </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> and abroad, including the </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">U.S.</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
His work includes four radio plays commissioned by and aired on BBC radio. He has also taken up filmmaking recently, and his first film, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mango Souffle,</I> won best motion picture award at the </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Barcelona</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> film festival (2003). </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Our cast includes Isaac Thomas, Jay Kazim, Tanya Pillay, Rajiv Punj, Brinda Muralidhar, and Ajit Jain. Come join us!</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Times><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Charcoal; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Charcoal; mso-hansi-font-family: Charcoal"><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#ff007f>TARA</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Charcoal; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Charcoal; mso-hansi-font-family: Charcoal"><FONT color=#ff007f> </FONT>January 30 – </SPAN><st1:date Month="2" Day="15" Year="2004"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Charcoal; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Charcoal; mso-hansi-font-family: Charcoal">February 15</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Charcoal; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Charcoal; mso-hansi-font-family: Charcoal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">,</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Charcoal; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Charcoal; mso-hansi-font-family: Charcoal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Dancemakers Studio, 55 Mill St., the Case Goods Building, studio 313, the Distillery District, Toronto</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Tickets</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">: Previews (January 28 & 29) & Tuesdays PWYC; all others $15<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Show times</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">: Tues. to Sat. </SPAN><st1:time Hour="20" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">8PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">/ Sun. matinees </SPAN><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="30"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2:30PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">; Special February 14 matinee </SPAN><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="30"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2:30pm (bring your Valentine, and they get in for half-price!)</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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