Student Artist-in-Residence Ghina Fawaz presents: Watermelon Boy (a work-in-progress showing)

Saturday, April 19th | 7:00 PM

Sunday, April 20th  |  4:00 PM 

Sunday, April 20th  |  7:00 PM

Location: Barnard Movement Lab (Milstein Center LL020) 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027

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Watermelon Boy is a hybrid of fantastical storytelling and documentary theatre devised by Ghina Fawaz, Chaesong Kim, and Anuka Sethi, asking two central questions: What does it mean to become the symbol of resistance? How do we write history as it unfolds around us? Integrating animation, projection, and archival media into an immersive performance, Watermelon Boy tells the story of a boy living under occupation who transforms into a watermelon after consuming the seed of the forbidden fruit. Through this imaginative story, Watermelon Boy weaves Chaesong, Ghina, and Anuka’s distinct yet intrinsically linked backgrounds as Arab, Korean, and Indian artists, shaped by histories of colonization and ongoing struggles against systemic oppression.

Written by Ghina Fawaz

Directed by 김채송 / Chaesong Kim

Produced by Anuka Sethi

Performed by Anuka Sethi, 김채송 / Chaesong Kim and Ghina Fawaz

Production Managed by Zoe Feng

Stage Managed by Fuyuan Zheng

Lighting Designed by Ari Kim

Projection Designed by Etzu Shaw

Animation by Ghina Fawaz

Technical Direction by Anthony Sertel Dean

Doors open 20 minutes before showtimes.

Please RSVP at least 24 hours before the event so we can provide security with the guest list and ensure your entry onto campus. A valid ID is required. Visitors with Barnard/Columbia IDs may enter freely.

Capacity is limited to 25 audience members.

We look forward to sharing Watermelon Boy with you! If you have any questions, please email movement@barnard.edu.