Dramatic Arts Professor Karen Fricker wrote an article for the Toronto Star about an unusual performance event happening at the Aga Khan Museum throughout October.

Fricker writes:

For many of its visitors, the Aga Khan Museum is a site for encounters with the little-known, in the form of its permanent and visiting exhibitions of Islamic art and artifacts. But there’s something particularly unexpected about walking into its elegant, airy foyer and encountering a Mongolian yurt.

The museum rented several of these low, circular tents to house its 2017 Nuit Blanche offerings, and was so taken with them as mini-venues that they bought their own yurt at the end of last year. For the month of October it is serving as the site of an unusual performance event: the rehearsal and performance of Noor, a new theatre piece by 24-year-old writer/performer Erum Khan, produced by the company Generous Friend.

Since Oct. 2, director Erin Brubacher and a small company of actors, musicians, designers, and technicians have been rehearsing Noor in the yurt during the museum’s opening hours; visitors can drop in and watch at no charge beyond the usual cost of museum admission. Rehearsals end on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and from Saturday through Oct. 21 there will be ticketed performances for up to 37 spectators.

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