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The
film takes viewers on a journey through the gates of a Sufi
shrine into the world of "temple" dancing. It explores the
passion of the dance within a number of contemporary Pakistani
contexts and the personalities that pursue it: a classically
trained kathak dancer who, as a woman, has been forbidden
by the Pakistani government to perform her craft on stage;
a male kathak dancer ridiculed for pursuing a traditionally
female dance form; a popular film actress who embodies the
commercialization of what was once a sacred, devotional act
and whose performances place training and skill secondary
to glamour; a mullah speaking for the fundamentalist position
who views women's dance as a corrupting activity.
About the Director ...
NoorKhan S. Bawa
is a graduate in International Development Studies from the
University of Toronto. He is also a graduate in Radio and
Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnic University. He has
worked in "development" in Costa Rica, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
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