Play performed in yurt at Aga Khan Museum is personal journey fit for a nomad’s home
Sophia Rodriguez, left, and Erum Khan at the open rehearsals — in the background sits the public — of Noor at the Aga Khan Museum.
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Article Author: Play performed in yurt at Aga Khan Museum is personal journey fit for a nomad’s home
Media Source: The Toronto Star (Canada)
Date: 10 October 2018
For many visitors, the Aga Khan Museum is a site for encounters with the little-known, in the form of its permanent and visiting exhibitions of Islamic art and artifacts. But there’s something particularly unexpected about walking into a Mongolian yurt which will serve in October as the site of an unusual performance event: the…
For many visitors, the Aga Khan Museum is a site for encounters with the little-known, in the form of its permanent and visiting exhibitions of Islamic art and artifacts. But there’s something particularly unexpected about walking into a Mongolian yurt which will serve in October as the site of an unusual performance event: the rehearsal and performance of Noor, a new theatre piece by 24-year-old writer/performer Erum Khan, produced by the company Generous Friend.