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noor
noor performs, studies, dances, watches, loves, eats, learns, and, most importantly, unlearns (in no particular order), among other verbs. noor moved to Tiohtià:ke from New Delhi at the end of 2024 for a PhD. Since then, noor has been making new friends, exploring the city, finding a 'fun' job, and trying to meet a deadline (or two or three). noor is a co-director of B25 and works across Hindi, English, and French.
Articles by noor
Jaye to Jaye Kahan: an ode to the quiet resilience of those who leave home
Jaye to Jaye Kahan" translates to "where do I go, if I go?" It attempts to portray the difficult limbo in which many immigrant lives are stuck. This is a tiring bureaucratic, financial, social, cultural, and linguistic limbo that takes both a mental and physical toll.
Daumas: The Defense Rests, You Don't
Daumas: Devil’s Advocate, follows the intriguing, real-life story of Jacques Vergès, the French-Algerian lawyer of Vietnamese origin and anti-colonial activist infamous for defending the indefensible
Useful Tension: Notes on Magic Mixing
What unfolded was something in between: part showcase, part open rehearsal. Somewhere in there, a gesture toward pedagogy that did not quite arrive. I left not entirely entertained, not entirely educated, but not empty-handed either.
Creepy Boys: chaos, desire, and the edges of queer performance
Grummet and Kruger deliberately test the audience’s comfort with an unsettling proximity that challenges what is considered acceptable.