As part of Sangam festival, we’re delighted to be teaming up with Kauser Mukhthar, who will present a family-friendly storytelling session, set within a beautiful pop-up toy theatre stage. If you love puppets, live music and tales from far-away places, then you’ll love Khooghi!
Join us on Sunday 8 August in Huddersfield to explore the story with us, free of charge!
Session 1: 11am – 11.40am
Session 2: 3.30pm – 4.30pm (this session will be followed by a short Q&A)
Contrary to popular belief, not all doves are White! Find out how Khooghi (the red collared dove) managed to survive for 153 years in this show set within a beautiful toy theatre stage. The story is told using puppetry, music and live song from Saif ul Mulooq (the journey of Love), a Kashmiri folk tale, with a brand new script written in both Punjabi and English. You will experience, humour, tragedy but most of all hope. We’ll also find out how letters written on cassette tapes connected British Pakistanis, who came to work in the mills, to their families in Azad Kashmir.
Khooghi was brought to life by the Sufi Saint Mian Muhammed Baksh in British India under the shadow of the Empire. Khooghi survived partition and after some tragic events found refuge in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Once again Khooghi is in mortal danger from the Hawk and the Hunter – she needs your help if she is to survive. Will you come? Will you save Khooghi?