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'Kultar's Mime' comes to Elgin this Sunday

Kultar's Mime comes to the Chicago area after 54 acclaimed performances all over the world at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Hemmens, 45 Symphony Way in Elgin. Admission is free. Register on Eventbrite.

"Kultar's Mime" is a devised play that blends painting, poetry, theater and music to tell the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre organized in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. A collective of young Jewish artists decides to commemorate a 1903 Pogrom that targeted Jews in the Russian town of Kishinev. During their journey, they learn about the 1984 massacre of the Sikhs in Delhi and in a powerful moment of embracing the pain of the 'other', they shift focus and decide to tell a story that the world largely ignored. The play incorporates text from two poems: "Kultar's Mime" by Sarbpreet Singh and "In the City of Slaughter" by Haim Bialik.

The play is a powerful condemnation of intolerance and violence, affirming that just as hatred can transcend culture, religion and geography, so can compassion.

"Kultar's Mime" is directed by J. Mehr Kaur, who attends Smith College and is presented worldwide by The Sikh Research Institute.

This performance of Kultar's Mime is sponsored by the Chicago area Sikh community.

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