Community Presentation

Directed & Curated by Fay Nass
A frank theatre company production
Presented by the Queer Arts Festival

June 25th, 2019 at the Roundhouse Community Arts Centre

This collaboration between the Frank’s Artistic Director, Fay Nass, and an ensemble of immigrant artists and community members explores the challenges and freedoms that come with living in exile. Through text, video and physical theatre, it asks audiences to look beyond the Western perception of LGBTQ+ identity, towards diverse notions of gender and sexuality. The personal stories in Diaspora reveal how language and culture shape queerness, and how many queer newcomers leave their country in search of community, only to be excluded from Western queer subcultures. Artistically innovative and emotionally authentic, Diaspora will move audiences and incite cultural exchange.

Artistic Team

Director & Curator – Fay Nass
Creators & Performers – Meghna Haldar, C. S. Fergusson-Vaux, Mithra Bahrami, Jonathan Giang Nguyen and Alex Pershai
Projection Design & Stage Management – Kanon Hewitt
Co-Producers – Fay Nass & Anais West