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photo: Mustafa Al Mahdi A scene from Bright & Bold: Memoirs of a Desk Goblin in which Dureshawar Khan sits underneath a projection of different women of colour who are tattooed Tattooing a feminist perspective

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Tattooing a feminist perspective

8 February 2023

Dureshawar Khan’s deep dive into the complex and colourful history of tattooing is insightful, inclusive and intimate, writes Barbara Hostalek.

Maniya Amin Dehghan, Harry Hamzat, Satchen Lucido and Happyness Yasini. Presented by Perth Festival and co-produced by Performing Lines WA and Encounter. Four young people of colour stand on stage. At the front one young woman points hopefully at something out of shot. The set is the deck of a boat. Cream of the crop 2021

Features

Cream of the crop 2021

15 December 2021

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Dureshawar Khan in 'MoR' Dureshawar Khan stands on the set of 'MoR', her arms held out as though emphasising a point. She appears to be mid speech and wears a creamy coloured long-sleeved and full skirted dress, with embroidery on the bodice. She wears her hair in two plaits, with red ribbon threaded through. Behind her are shelves of bric-a-brac, in the background, a projection of the moon. Like a mother’s embrace

Reviews

A new work from local theatre colllective Third Culture Kids, MoR is a thank you letter to a migrant mother that’s gently and evocatively written and performed by Dureshawar Khan, says Claire Trolio.

Always was, always will be…

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. Continue

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Tattooing a feminist perspective

Cream of the crop 2021

Like a mother’s embrace

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
Continue