Uthe/Athe
Uthe/Athe, written and performed by Raji Basi, is based on her personal experiences as a young woman born in India and raised in Canada, struggling to find her identity while living in two cultures.
Using dance, movement, and music, Uthe/Athe traces Raji’s search for her authentic self in her traditional family upbringing and in her community today. She presents a sensitive, poignant, and colourful panorama of her journey.
The play dramatizes the sometimes funny, sometimes exasperating predicament faced by immigrants living in Canada today – a multicultural reality of modern Canada – and invites the audience to reflect on issues of identity and tradition, issues that touch us all.
This production will appeal to all ages, especially young people, as it offers a fresh perspective on their struggles for identity and a new understanding of the experience of difference.
Production of Patriot in Search of a Country as part of the Meli Festival:
Cast & Crew
- Written & performed by: Raji Basi
- Artistic Direction & Dramaturgy: Lina de Guevara
- Soundscape: Enrique Rivas
- Lighting Design: William Mackwood
- Stage Manager: Rebecca Mulvihill
- Staging Consultant: Barbara Poggemiller
- Producer: Marianne van der Meij
