All tagged Rukhsar Ali

Who’s the Audience Anyway?

What does performance mean to you? Is a live performance for everyone? Or does the nature of live shift depending on who is in the audience?

Rukhsar Ali is an arts journalist who is fascinated with how perceptions of race and culture intersect with popular media. In this piece, she shares how cultural factors impact the relationship between creator and audience.

Muslim Futurism: The Aliens are Coming and They’re Reclaiming the Narrative

As COVID-19 restrictions loosen and movie-goers begin hitting theatres once again, there’s a tangible excitement in the air to watch the delayed releases of highly anticipated films. Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, based on the novel by Frank Herbert, is one of those movies I’ve been patiently waiting to watch. It premieres October 2021, and you can bet I’ll be standing first in line on opening night.

But to say I have a complicated relationship with Dune doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Capturing the History of One Yellow Rabbit

When Andy Curtis began capturing photographs of his friends and One Yellow Rabbit colleagues in 1984, he never intended to create a time capsule.

Now, those photos take on a new life as Curtis exhibits his curated collection of photographs and inside stories on One Yellow Rabbit’s Instagram page. His digital exhibition pulls back the curtain and invites audiences to a behind-the-scenes look at the history of One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre.