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Play About Afghan Dancing Boys Withdrawn By Authors After Anger From Many Sides

THEATRE Posted: August 11, 2020 5:35 am

“In 2017 [sic], two Americans attempted something unconventional … a musical about a subject even Afghans would consider too sensitive and unsettling — ‘bacha bazi‘ or ‘boy play’.” Turns out it was. When Diversionary Theatre, an LGBTQ company in San Diego, presented The Boy Who Danced on Air onstage, the play was well-received; when the company posted video of it online this summer and people from all over could see it, the response was not so warm. – BBC

THEATRE Published: 08.11.20

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