"...And to stir the mind To search after what it fain would find, Things that seem to be hid in words obscure Do but the godly mind the more allure To study..."
These words by great Sufi master Farid ud-Din Attar may be found in his classic work of poetry, Conference of the Birds. Since its creation centuries ago, it has been translated to many languages, pored over by Muslim and non-Muslim scholars and academics alike, and in the 70s, was adapted into a play by Peter Brook and Jean-Claude Carrière.
Now, experience it in its adaptation into the Malay language and in the form of theatre by local dramatic company Teater Ekamatra. Journey with us as the play depicts the passage of the human spirit in its quest for truth, through the pair of elements of traditional Malay and regional theatre with those of contemporary theatre. Be immersed in parallel stories - one of travelling birds and another of an old man and his grandchild; one, innocent and naïve, in search of the meaning of everything, the other, in need of reconciliation with ghosts of the past... both, stories of searching the eventual discovery that the King they seek is none other than themselves.
(Source: Teater Ekamatra Flyer)
