THIRD WORLDS: THIRD WARD/KARACHI – Voices Breaking Boundaries

THIRD WORLDS: THIRD WARD/KARACHI

A 2011 artistic exploration of connections between a black neighborhood in Houston and alternative cultures in Karachi

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The clothesline installation

Production Manager Shadi Jam

Sehba Sarwar hanging clothesline installation

Sehba Sarwar hanging clothesline installation

VBB Artistic/ Founding Director Sehba Sarwar with on-site artist Robert Pruitt

VBB Artistic/ Founding Director Sehba Sarwar

Documentary artist Yunuen Perez Vertti talking with HIC ED Mark Lacy

Volunteer Kathryn Turner

Artist/ Co-Curator Robert Pruitt with VBB's Assistant Director Joshua Turner

Setting up

The clothesline installation

Postcards from Karachi by Samya Arif Khan

Postcards from Karachi by Samya Arif Khan

Postcards from Karachi by Samya Arif Khan

Home of Scott Sawyer and Michael Peranteau

Photo by Abro Khuda Bux, poem by Attiya Dawood and vintage photo of Vivian Ayers' home

Visual art and poetry by Abro Khuda Bux and Attiya Dawood

Reading Attiya Dawood's poem

Video by NITRAAL behind beads

Beaded home

Beads installation

Fabric and altar installation at Rick Lowe's house

Fabric and altar installation at Rick Lowe's house

Fabric installation at Rick Lowe's house

Viewing Sehba Sarwar's video "From Our Interior"

VBB Board Member Hope Sanford with friend

Guests listening to Third Ward story

Audience

Guest

Guest Aamir Shah

Ensemble Theatre ED Janette Cosley visiting with guests

Host Rick Lowe visiting with guests

VBB graphic design artist Angela Martinez encoding program

Guest/volunteer Soha Irani

Drumming circle

Young guest

Enjoying drum circle

Drum circle

Documentary artist Yunuen Perez Vertti capturing drum circle

Drum circle

Drum circle

Guests

Guest visiting with on-site artist/ co-curator Robert Pruitt

Guests

Drum circle

Drum circle

Guests viewing art

VBB co-founder Jacsun Shah with friend

Guests gather to view fabrics and altar

Guests gather to watch "They Are Killing the Horse"

Guests gather to watch "They Are Killing the Horse"

Guests gather to watch "They Are Killing the Horse"

Dominoes

Gathering audience

VBB Third Ward - Karachi Part 1 - 10-22-11

Donna Garrett performing poem about Third Ward

Gathering audience

VBB co-founder Jacsun Shah

Donna Garrett performing poem about Third Ward

Donna Garrett performing poem about Third Ward

Donna Garrett performing poem on VBB's art car

Donna Perkins performing poem on VBB's art car

Donna Garrett performing poem on VBB's art car

Film by Haya Fatima Iqbal screened on art car

Donna Garrett performing poem on VBB's art car

VBB's art car, Revolution

VBB Artistic/Founding Director Sehba Sarwar

VBB Artistic/Founding Director Sehba Sarwar greets guests

Guests gathering

Ensemble Theatre ED Janette Cosley with Lawrence Williams

Art through beads

Postcards from Karachi by Samya Khan

Guest

Guests

Guests viewing art

Guests viewing art

Drumming circle

Drumming circle

Guests

Young guest

Battling mosquitos while viewing Sehba Sarwar's video "From Our Interior"

Poet Donna Garrett visiting with guest

Guests

Guests

Guests

Guests

Viewing Mushtaq Gazdar's film - They Are Killing the Horse

Altar and fabrics

Viewing Mushtaq Gazdar's film - They Are Killing the Horse

Guests arrive

Janette Cosley, Lawrence Williams and Stalina Villarreal

Artist Greg Carter with friend

Res viewing art

Drumming circle

Guests viewing Sarwar's video "From Our Interior"

Donna Garrett, Jenn Tyburczy, and Stalina Villarreal

Guests

Guests

Guests

VBB table

Volunteer Than Viachos

René Saldivar and Sophie Simons

VBB table with program coordinator Samina Mahmood and Assistant Director Josh Turner

Beaded home

Guest viewing photo of Vivian Ayers home

Show starts

Beaded home

Setting up

Setting up at Rick Lowe's house

Young guests

Film by Haya Fatima Iqbal screened on art car

Crowds slowly gathering

On-site artist M'Kina Tapscott with family

Audience viewing Haya Iqbal's video on VBB art car

Storytelling in Rick Lowe's home, draped with fabric

Performer Marcela Descalzi with volunteer Soha Irani

Marcela Descalzi story-telling

Marcela Descalzi story-telling

VBB Board Member Hope Sanford and others listening to Descalzi's storytelling

Marcela Descalzi story-telling

Marcela Descalzi story-telling

Audience listening to story

Rick Lowe greeting audience

Artist Beth Secor mingling with host Scott Sawyer and Rob Proctor

Host Michael Peranteau greeting guests

Rob Proctor, Jill Whitten and Beth Secor

Drumming circle

Drumming circle

Children enjoying jump-rope

On-site artist Nathaniel Donnett at drumming circle

Drumming circle

Scott Sawyer greeting guests

Artist Greg Carter (right) and friends

Audience

Host Rick Lowe chatting with Solkem N'Gangbet

JL greeting guests

Crowds gather

Poet / Performer Donna Garrett (seated)

Ensemble Theater ED Janette Cosley

Guests

On-site artist/co-curator Robert Pruitt reading story

Artist/ Co-Curator Robert Pruitt reading story

On-Site artist M'Kina Tapscott reading story

On-site artist M'Kina Tapscott reading story

On-Site artist M'Kina Tapscott reading story

On-site artist M'Kina Tapscott reading story

Drumming circle

Drumming circle

Volunteers

VBB Artistic/Founding Director Sehba Sarwar at drumming circle

Postcards from Karachi by Samya Arif Khan

Drumming circle

VBB co-founder Marcela Descalzi

Drumming circle

Hosts Scott Sawyer and Michael Peranteau

Guests gathering

Beaded home

Audience viewing images

Solkem N'Gangbet examining program

Guest Melissa Nobles

Project Row Houses Public Art Manager Ashley Clemmer Hoffman

Guests and on-site artist Sehba Sarwar

VBB Board Member Jaspal Subhlok with Scott Sawyer

Production Manager Shadi Jam (background)

Storytelling

Storytelling by Jenn Tyburczy

Guests gather to hear storytelling by Jenn Tyburczy

Guests gather to hear storytelling by Jenn Tyburczy

Guests gather to hear storytelling by Jenn Tyburczy

Guests gather to hear storytelling by Jenn Tyburczy

Storytelling by Jenn Tyburczy

Storytelling by Stalina Villarreal

Children listening

Listening to story narrated by Stalina Villarreal

Children listening

Storytelling by Stalina Villarreal

Storytellers gather

Storytellers gather

Donna Garrett listening

Guests

On-site artist Nathanial Donnet with guests

On-site artist/co-curator Autumn Knight

Kitchen-ness performance by Autumn Knight

On-site artist/co-curator Autumn Knight

Kitchen-ness performance by Autumn Knight

Kitchen-ness performance by Autumn Knight

Kitchen-ness performance by Autumn Knight

Kitchen-ness performance by Autumn Knight

Kitchen-ness performance by Autumn Knight

Dominoes!

Guests mingling

VBB Assistant Director Joshua Turner talking with guests

Scott Sawyer sharing story of his home

On-site artists Robert Pruitt and Autumn Knight listening to Sawyer

Michael Peranteau with on-site artists Robert Pruitt and Autumn Knight listening to Sawyer

Scott Sawyer sharing story of home

Scott Sawyer sharing story of home

Scott Sawyer sharing story of home

John Pluecker entering storytelling stage

John Pluecker entering storytelling stage

John Pluecker performing story

John Pluecker performing story

John Pluecker performing story

Children listening with Autumn Knight in background

Sehba Sarwar talking with Chuck Jackson

Res and Janette Cosley playing dominoes

Drumming circle

Drumming circle

Marcela Descalzi greets Oskar Sonnen

Terrell James, Michael Peranteau, Linda Shearer and Cameron Armstrong

Bill Russ listening to Haya Iqbal storytelling

Haya Iqbal sharing story

Haya Iqbal reads story about Karachi

Haya Iqbal reads story about Karachi

Haya Iqbal reads story about Karachi

Haya Iqbal reads story about Karachi

Haya Iqbal reads story about Karachi

Haya Iqbal reads story about Karachi

Drumming circle

Guest viewing art

Oskar Sonnen!

Guests viewing literature

Guests viewing program

Chuck Jackson performing final story of the night

Chuck Jackson performing final story of the night

Chuck Jackson performing final story of the night

Chuck Jackson performing final story of the night

Chuck Jackson reads story about Karachi

Chuck Jackson reads story about Karachi

Chuck Jackson reads story about Karachi

Final words by Sehba Sarwar

Setting up

Kids at drumming circle

Drumming circle

Drumming circle

Sehba Sarwar visting with guests

Autumn Knight getting ready for performance

Guests

Guests

VBB co-founder Jacsun Shah with friend

Guests

Dominoes

Dominoes

Dominoes

Filmmaker Haya Iqbal enjoying clothesline installation

Filmmaker Haya Iqbal

Guests

Shutting down the show

Guests

Guests

Guests

Guest

Guests

Dominoes

Lucy Amaya Siddiqui with Haya Iqbal

John Pluecker reads story about Third Ward

Guest

Michael Peranteau's TV room - time to rest

Michael Peranteau's TV room - time to rest

Michael Peranteau's TV room - time to rest

Michael Peranteau's TV room - time to rest

Michael Peranteau's TV room - time to rest

Michael Peranteau's TV room - time to rest

It's late...