Golden Thread Productions presents
What Do the Women Say? 2022: Making Home
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 8pm PST
Hybrid in-person and virtual event
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Golden Thread’s What Do the Women Say? returns to the Brava Theater. This year’s program will be presented in a hybrid format with artists appearing in-person and virtually. Audiences will be able to join in-person at the Brava Theater or online for a virtual presentation.
Showcasing the work of multi-generational MENA women artists who are making home away from home, the program will feature a poetry reading by award-winning Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck, a dramatic reading by Palestinian actor and playwright Hend Ayoub from her one woman show Home?, a performance by Yemeni song writer and oud artist Layle Omeranaccompanied by cellist and composer Crystal Pascucci, an excerpt from the documentary film by Iranian filmmaker Sabereh Kashi Home Yet Far Away, and a sneak peek into the rehearsal studio of Palestinian dancer Leila Awadallah.
Raeshma Razvi and local members of the Shahrazad Squad will engage pre-show audiences with their 1001 Nights-inspired “Conversation Cards,” facilitating the informal sharing of bite-sized stories with other attendees, starting at 7:00pm in-person and 7:30pm online.
Following the presentations, Executive Artistic Director Sahar Assaf will be joined by Afghan writer, speaker and consultant Humaira Ghilzai to facilitate a conversation between the participating artists and the audience.
