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The more Majumdar discloses about her inspirations the more layers unfold. The idea for Boys with Cars<\/i> stemmed from the media\u2019s focus on religion and culture instead of the real issue, when talking about honour killings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue isn\u2019t Islam, it isn\u2019t being from India, or South Asia, the issue is patriarchy,\u201d says Majumdar. \u201cI wanted to be able to showcase the preference for male honour over women\u2019s within a secular community, and so I placed it in high school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Majumdar believes that the way to change the patriarchal views of society is through dialogue, and she transforms the language of intricate Indian dance to tell the tales of three teenage girls facing relatable struggles of not fitting in.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis country doesn\u2019t belong to any of us, except for the Aboriginal communities, and so we forget that a part of our Canadian identity is actually of the immigrant experience,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s actually the Canadian experience to feel like you don\u2019t fit in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Majumdar says she\u2019s thrilled to be playing in Victoria once again, as she has a close relationship with the Belfry Theatre.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I went to the Belfry two years ago, I felt like I was done with theatre. But the Belfry, everyone at the Belfry, the space itself… part of my experience performing Fish Eyes<\/i> there resuscitated my love of theatre,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
But Majumdar isn\u2019t the only act at this year\u2019s SPARK Festival. Through the Gaze of a Navel<\/i>, performed by Emelia Symington Fedy, is a reflection on the yoga and self-help industries. Fedy directs a yoga class where the audience may participate if they want, and she brings her own unique brand of odd humour to the interactive performance.<\/p>\n
Canadian singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman is hosting a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll cabaret in his performance of The God That Comes<\/i>, an extravagant interpretation of Greco-Roman mythology and the god Bacchus. Any performance that has a strobe light and stage haze warning is sure to be thrilling.<\/p>\n
When asked to describe Workman\u2019s play, Belfry artistic director Michael Shamata was almost at a loss for words.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey kind of let loose with drink and sexual inhibition, and they take the lid off of the place,\u201d he says, chuckling to himself. \u201cIt\u2019s a great rock concert with a story to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to those main feature presentations, the Belfry will be showcasing 10-minute mini-plays that riff off of Theatre Skam performances to honour the company\u2019s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n
These shorter shows will be held in non-traditional spaces such as courtyards, offices, and closets before the feature presentations, which Shamata says helps to bring an energetic \u201cbuzz\u201d to the SPARK Festival.<\/p>\n