‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ wows audience at World Culture Festival

The second day of the World Culture Festival, which is under way at the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP), featured a performance of Juloos, a Nukar Natak (street corner play) penned by Indian playwright Badal Sircar.

The play dealt with the themes of politics and systematic oppression and evoked sentiments against unjust political system. It was performed by students of the theatre academy of the ACP. Music students of the ACP also participated in the play.

The mega cultural event at the ACP will end on October 30. Geo and the Jang group are the media partners of the event.

A mega musical performance will be offered at the festival today (Saturday) featuring Pakistani and foreign musicians.

The curtain on the second day of the World Culture Festival 2024 unfurled on a brilliant artistic note, headlined by celebrated Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour's riveting absurdist dramedy White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, enthralling a global audience on Friday at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi.

The prestigious festival showcases artists from 40 countries in the port city of Pakistan, highlighting their talents and diverse art forms.

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, performed by Nadia Jamila and Sarmad Khoosat, is produced by Kanwal Khoosat. It is an internationally acclaimed work of art that follows the story of an actor who must open the script on stage, in front of the audience, knowing nothing of its content and being instructed to prepare an animal impression.

The play has been described by theatre experts as an audacious theatrical experiment and a potent reminder of the transgressive and transformative power of theatre.

Notably, Soleimanpour, who was forbidden from leaving his native Iran, wrote a play that traveled the world in his place.

The performance was met with praise from a keen theatre-loving audience gathered at the Arts Council from around the world.