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FRESH OFF THE PAGE
PRESENTED BY PROUDLY ASIAN THEATRE
Tonight Proudly Asian Theatre presents a live script- reading of The Colours of Our Katha written by Ronia Ibrahim.
*This event has reached maximum capacity. Please check-in with BOX Office 20 mins prior to the start time to be placed on a waitlist if you would like to attend this event in case there are any no-shows!
Fresh Off the Page is contemporary Asian plays hot off the press, performed in a series of free play readings by local artists with an aim to highlight the diversity in our communities, with a focus on Asian representation in all aspects of a work.
About The Colours of Our Katha
It’s 1971, and a nation is emerging.
East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) is at its boiling point, as civilians and protestors clash with Pakistan’s brutal suppression of Bengali culture and language.
Priya is a young woman who loves her family and her words. When Bangladesh declares its independence, the life and safety of herself and her family are jeopardised. As those around her flee violence or brace for war, Priya must find her footing in a current of turmoil. Using poetry, she must find her voice and sense of belonging alongside a country that is still being born.
About the Writer
Ronia Ibrahim is an artist, writer and designer from Pōneke. She is a 1st gen immigrant, of Taiwanese-Bengali and Muslim background. She primarily works in the spaces of poetry and nonfiction, focussing on the strange experience of growing up and the stories of diaspora communities. Her work has been published in places such as Starling, Stasis, Pantograph Punch, Te Papa and Newsroom. In June 2021 she worked with Kia Mau Festival to direct a migrant poetry showcase, Before I Go Home, alongside writer Khadro Mohamed. In her spare time she is an op shop fiend and twitter sensation.
