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Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower - Coming Soon in UAE
9 November - 11 November 2017

The performance of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower will take place from 9th to 11th of November, 2017 at the NYUAD Arts Center, Abu Dhabi.

Exploding the form of an opera, a mesmerizing theatrical work of rare power and beauty that reveals deep insights on gender, race and the future of human civilization.

Based on the post-apocalyptic novel by the late Afro-futurist and science fiction author Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower is a genre-defying work of political theater that harnesses three hundred years of Black music.

Written by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, Parable chronicles the spiritual awakening of young Lauren Olamina amidst a dystopian America wracked by the violence brought on by climate change that has driven society to the brink. Parable fuses science fiction, African-American spiritualism, deep insights into gender and race, and climate activism to construct a mesmerizing meditation on the future of human civilization.

Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower is made possible with funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Organized by: NYUAD Arts Center
Venue: The Red Theater, The NYUAD Arts Center, New York University Abu Dhabi
Ticket: booking opens on Wednesday, Oct 18 3:00 PM
Admission: 8:00 PM

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NYUAD Arts Center - Coming Soon in UAE
NYUAD Arts Center - Coming Soon in UAE
NYUAD Arts Center
The NYUAD Arts Center is a new beacon of inspiration at New York University Abu Dhabi where performance, education, and community come together in a vibrant, state of the art setting to enrich the cultural life of both the campus and the city.
Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, New York University Abu Dhabi

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