A Drop of Blood - Additional Performances July 24 & 25 in Toronto

[SL Jones]

Rasik Arts announces two additional performances of
A Drop of Blood at Artword Theatre July 24 & 25, 2003

�A Drop of Blood�, the English-language version of �Ek Qatra Khoon,� will be performed by Rajasthani actor Ashwatthama JD twice more at Artword Theatre on Thursday & Friday, July 24 and July 25. Performance time is 8pm. Tickets are $15 in advance - $20 at the door. Seniors, Students, and Equity members $10.



What the critics said:

�JD turns Hussein�s struggle into a metaphor for all oppressed minorities and a plea for racial and ethnic tolerance.� - (Eye, June 5, 2003)

�It�s a story both poignant and intriguing and told in a manner that holds the audience spellbound� (South Asian Observer, June 13, 2003)

�With a blast from the past, �Ek Qatra Khoon� is here to rejuvenate audiences with fresh bursts of emotions.� (www.shadesbetween.com, July 2003)



A one-man show, �A Drop of Blood� describes the historic Battle of Karbala and the martyrdom of the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, Imam Hussein, 1400 years ago. This is a significant event in Islamic history, and the play draws its relevance to contemporary times�and exhorts us to struggle for truth and the basic rights of human existence.



Originally written and performed in Urdu by actor/director Ashwatthama JD, �Ek Qatra Khoon� has been received with critical acclaim all over India and at the 21st International Fadjr Theatre Festival in Tehran. It has come to Canada as an English-language performance, devised by Sally Jones, the Artistic Director of Rasik Arts, and performed by its originator, Ashwatthama JD.



A Drop of Blood July 24 & 25, 2003

Performed by Ashwatthama JD, English script by Sally Jones

Artword Theatre 75 Portland Street (Bathurst & King), Toronto

Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; Students/Seniors/Equity members $10 (we'll appreciate pre-booking!)

Show time: 8pm; For information and tickets: 416-654-9231 or email rasikarts at yahoo.com



Rasik Arts, founded in Toronto by Sally Jones, is devoted to making the work of South Asian writers and theatre practitioners accessible to people of all cultural backgrounds, and to opening up inter-cultural communication.




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