| Event: | Curry Tales |
| Date: | Saturday, April 5th 2008 |
| Time: | 8:00 pm |
| Venue Name: | Crossroads Theatre |
| Ticket Prices: | March 27 $40, March 28 $45, March 29 $55, March 30-April 6 $45 |
| Online Ticket Sales Link: | http://www.statetheatrenj.org/ticketing/calendarevents/show.asp?id=20015207 |
| Info/Notes: | Curry Talespresented by Crossroads Theatre Company Receiving its first ever performances outside the UK, Curry Tales is an outstanding production that combines western style narrative storytelling and the Khutu theatre of South India with actual live cooking. And what is cooked on stage the audience eats as larger than life performer Rani Moorthy encourages them to taste what she cooks and even lend a hand in preparing! Audiences get to experience the world of chopping and tasting and learn that bubbling pots can hold surprising secrets and unexpected dreams. An intimate relationship between the audience and the performer is created, with the audience hearing and seeing, pounding, peeling, and stirring. Feeding the audience with food for thought, curry is used to uncover character and personality, stories and secrets. A wonderful range of characters are presented, from a busy socialite to a revengeful lover. For many South Asian women, whose role has traditionally been the provision of food, the quality of her curry is a source of identity and pride both in the home and within the community. It provides power for the skillful cook who can snare the taste buds of the household, manipulating the emotions of her family as she asks, "Who deserves my curry?" Viewing this global food phenomenon from a whole gamut of human experiences, Curry Tales explores what divides and unites us as people. Taking a journey around the world, from Trinidadian duck curry to Malaysian curry Laksa, it reveals the role played by the British in the spread of curry via trade, the colonies and ultimately the migration and success of the South Asian diaspora. Ticket Prices: March 27 $40, March 28 $45, March 29 $55, March 30-April 6 $45 |
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| Artist Name: | Curry Tales |
| Artist Website: | http://www.statetheatrenj.org/media/pdfs/Curry_Tales_Flyer.pdf |
| Presented By: | presented by Crossroads Theatre Company |
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| Venue Name: | Crossroads Theatre |
| Venue Website: | http://www.crossroadsnb.com/ |
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| Venue Address1: | 7 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 |
| Venue Info/Notes: | Crossroads Theatre Company, recipient of the 1999 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in the United States, is the nation's premiere African American theater. The American Theatre Critics Association together with the American Theatre Wing and the League of Regional Theatres and Producers presented the prestigious Tony Award to Crossroads in recognition of its 22-year history of artistic accomplishment and excellence. Crossroads is the first African American theater to receive this honor in the 33-year history of this special award category. |
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