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Abstract
Is it possible to find your soulmate again in the next lifetime? What about in seven lifetimes? Seven Steps Around the Fire follows Kareena, a queer Indian-American woman who must find a way to break free from traditional Hindu vows that bound her to a man she did not love, in order to be reunited with her true soulmate. When her parents re-introduce the generational expectation to get an arranged marriage, she is, for the seventh time, forced to choose between her culture and identity. Featuring a dark dance-pop score drawing on the sounds of Indian classical music, Seven Steps Around the Fire explores a timeless question of the LGBTQ experience through a culturally specific lens: what is a worthy sacrifice in the name of love?
Publication Date
7-1-2024
Campus
New York City Campus
Specialization
Writing and Production for Musical Theater
Keywords
Hinduism; queerness; family
Recommended Citation
Das, Emielyn, "Seven Steps Around the Fire" (2024). Creative Media and Technology. 5.
https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-cmat/5