Presentation House Theatre: Dil Ka
Dil Ka [‘of the heart’] follows Zahra, a 26 year old Pakistani woman, as she prepares to meet her latest arranged match for marriage
Date/Time: Mar 21 2024, 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm
North Vancouver, Presentation House Theatre | Event calendar333 Chesterfield Ave
P: 604-990-3474
Age: 14+
Tickets
Cost: $22.00
Find tickets: here
Zahra spends the majority of the play in her family’s kitchen preparing the traditional Pakistani dish, biryani, to present to the prospective groom’s family.
Dil Ka investigates the concept of the kitchen as both refuge and place of constriction for many South Asian women, and dissects the way in which we inherit familial habits and – most importantly – recipes. Toying with direct address as a confessional to explore the intersecting identity of a queer Muslim woman and the growing tension between her familial duties and her own desires for life. As the story unfolds the biryani becomes a metaphor for the ingredients that make a “perfect bride”.
Thursday, March 21 – TBD (Dress Rehearsal – Invited or Public)
Friday, March 22 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 23 – 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 24 – 2:00 PM
Thursday, March 28 – 7:30 PM
Friday, March 29 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 30 – 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 31 – 2:00 PM
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