Thumbprint

Based on the true story of Mukhtar Mai, who brought her brutal attackers to justice in Pakistan, Mai requested her settlement create schools for girls, so they would not experience the danger of signing their names only with a thumbprint because they cannot read.

The University of Arizona Opera Theater presents Thumbprint by Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz

Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE Arts Center for the 2014 PROTOTYPE Festival.

Performances

• Wednesday, April 17, 7:30p
• Thursday, April 18, 7:30p
• Friday, April 19, 7:30p
• Saturday, April 20, 3p

Pre-show panel discussions

April 18, Colonialism, the Western Gaze and Creating Performance
School of Music, 6:30-7p in room 146

• Panelists PhD candidate Adam Kirchner, director Cynthia Stokes and conductor Kristin Roach as they discuss their perspective about creating this production of “Thumbprint.”

April 19, Live performance: a Tool for Social Justice
School of Music, 6:30-7p in room 146

• Panelists Dr. Kristin Dauphinais, Dr. Jennie Gubner and DMA candidate Diana Peralta as they discuss the power of live performance.

April 20, Literacy Challenges in the Tucson Community 
School of Music, 2:00-2:30p in room 146

• Opera Theater welcomes our special guests from Tucson’s own Literacy Connects to discuss the realities and opportunities around adult literacy and education in our own community.

For more information: Cynthia Stokes, UArizona Opera Theater: cynthiastokes@arizona.edu

Thumbprint Poster featuring Bethany Pehrson as Mukhtar Mai

Thumbprint Poster featuring Aysen Milliogullari as Mukhtar Mai

• Engaging Arizona