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Ghazal of the Banana Tree’s Heart by Danial Matin
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A solitary banana tree remains on the shore, the sole survivor amongst its compatriots, lost to the need for the space they occupied; a lone banana tree that is the last repository of the stories of those shores—of fishermen, turtles and the sea itself. Alone it sings the same refrain—but who listens?
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Playwright: Danial Matin Director: Grace Kalaiselvi Actors: Suhaili Safari and Shahid Nasheer
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True/South is a response to the Tanjong Pagar Distripark, a point of entry for many of the migrant flows in this island’s history, inviting us to think about how Singapore is linked to other places and the ports of call- concrete and mythological.
Commissioned by Centre 42 and Singapore Art Museum
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