M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2025: WePushTheSky by Qabila

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Open captions in English for all shows.

… part history lesson, part culinary exploration, and part feminist fable

— Karthik Ranganathan, Citizen Matters

The play is a triumph of storytelling and is exceptionally brave..

—Venkat Srinivasan, Sabrang India

WePushTheSky is an interactive solo performance that weaves together food, song, story, myth, and history. Where personal stories meet community histories, survival stories of the Karbala entwine with songs of the Ramayana, and anecdotes from the past confront desires about the future. A play that reflects on an urgent social reality of our present times—friendships that have been lost, gained, or have endured amidst increasing shrill political rhetoric across the world.

Written and performed by Nisha Abdulla and directed by Ujwala Rao, WePushTheSky centres friendship and feminist solidarities as an antidote to the politics of hate. The play invites the audience to listen deeply to another’s reality and elevates listening to the act of an assertive ally. WePushTheSky has toured widely to warm receptions in India, performed at the Feminist Theatre Festival in Jenin, Occupied Palestine, and has been invited to perform at the 15th Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) International Forum in Bangkok, Thailand.

There will be a dialogue with the artists after each performance, with speech to text interpretation available upon request for the dialogue on 16 January 2025. Please email your request to info@singaporefringe.com by 6 December 2024.