when: 16 - 21 January 2024 | venue: Seymour Centre | cost: Starting from: $29 | address: Corner of City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale NSW 2006 | website: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/ | tickets: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/the-chosen-haram
published: 10 Jan 2024, 5 min read
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Circus, desire and forbidden love
'Haram' is anything forbidden by Islam. But what if that applies to the very essence of who you are? Based on lead artist Sadiq Ali's personal experience and candid interviews with members of the LGBTQI+ community who identify as (ex) Muslim, The Chosen Haram deals with themes of sexuality, faith, addiction and connection in a story of two gay men who meet on a dating app.
Expertly and emotively performed on Chinese poles and set to a thumping soundtrack, this unique work of physical theatre is a potent mix of love, drugs and the intricacies of Islam. The highs and lows of their relationship and the barriers to happiness they face are made movingly apparent, in a show whose visual flair matches its technical prowess.
Stacked with physical humour, pain and joy, it's a love story like no other.
'Elevates a boy-meets-boy love story into something dream-like.' - The Guardian
Visit the Sydney Festival website for all the details!
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Circus, desire and forbidden love
'Haram' is anything forbidden by Islam. But what if that applies to the very essence of who you are? Based on lead artist Sadiq Ali's personal experience and candid interviews with members of the LGBTQI+ community who identify as (ex) Muslim, The Chosen Haram deals with themes of sexuality, faith, addiction and connection in a story of two gay men who meet on a dating app.
Expertly and emotively performed on Chinese poles and set to a thumping soundtrack, this unique work of physical theatre is a potent mix of love, drugs and the intricacies of Islam. The highs and lows of their relationship and the barriers to happiness they face are made movingly apparent, in a show whose visual flair matches its technical prowess.
Stacked with physical humour, pain and joy, it's a love story like no other.
'Elevates a boy-meets-boy love story into something dream-like.' - The Guardian
Visit the Sydney Festival website for all the details!
Go see The Chosen Haram 2024.
The Chosen Haram 2024 is on 16 - 21 January 2024. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Chippendale. Call 02 8248 6500 for details. Visit their website at https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/.
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