free show in Leeds. VEIL by Mama Quilla at Slung Lows HUB Sat 15 Nov Created by Shanaz Gulzar and Kully Thiarai. Written words by Kay Adshead. Performed by Eugenia Low, Rhiannon James, and Llila Vis The niqab debate: “Is the veil the biggest issue we face in the UK?” VEIL is an immersive installation that becomes a performance space for spoken word, created in response to the stories of Muslim women. While protecting their identities, it will reveal the depths and subtleties very often hidden from mainstream/non-Muslim view. It doesn’t just feature the niqab, but a range of Muslim women’s voices. Step into the voices and stories of these women walk in their shoes and live their lives. “…the Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston … compared the niqab to an ‘invisibility cloak’ and said women should be clear that the burqa is a symbol not of liberation but of repression and segregation’… What has been missing from many of these arguments is the voice of Muslim women.” Kira Cochrane, The Guardian 16th September 2013 “I am a mixed race Yorkshire woman who has chosen to wear hijab as part of my identity as a Muslim. I love music, fashion and fast food, but you wouldn’t know unless you asked me!” Zanib Thackary, a VEIL participant The installation is open throughout the day from 12:00 - 8:00pm, with 3 live performances at 12pm 3pm and 6pm Tickets for this event are FREE, however there is a very limited capacity so to reserve a places for the performances please email [email protected] with the number of places you wish to reserve for which performance time, and a contact telephone number. ‘ Powerful passionate committed theatre that if seen widely enough may change hearts and minds’. – The Guardian on Kay Adshead’s The Bogus Woman ‘Adshead makes you want to take to the streets while you still can.” Financial Times on Animal VEIL is an inter-generational, national piece of work, a collaboration between art forms, artists, experiences and stories Supported by Arts Council England Slung Low Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with the company number 07720259 , registered at The HUB, 67-71 Bath Road, Holbeck, LS11 9UA
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