Almost Live episode #150
Part memoir, part scientific inquiry and part love song to listening
Bring your popcorn and join us for this month’s audio play!
Zorana shares her real-life story about discovering her love of music. A child of Pakistani immigrants who grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Zorana’s obsession with sound began at school. There she learned to play the flute at band camp, using her imagination to play the notes. When her teacher instructs her to visualize the notes in her mind, she discovers she can play the music she sees in her imagination. Suddenly becomes keenly aware of the sounds around her, including the angry voices of her parents as they fight. She loses herself in the music she compiles as mixtapes on her double-cassette player.
Written and performed by Zorana Sadiq
Produced by CBC PlayMe Podcast
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Zorana Sadiq is an award-winning Toronto-based actor, playwright, and classical musician. A multidisciplinary artist of Pakistani descent, her work spans different types of performance from theatre, verbatim theatre, radio and television to chamber music, modern opera and new music.
“A marvellous show full of sound and fury. The multitalented Zorana Sadiq has put together a rich, honest and complex playlist inspired by her eclectic life and career.” -Now Magazine
“Anyone with a particular love of opera will find this show fascinating because Sadiq goes into great detail about her training, which includes her relationships with her teachers, one of whom caused Sadiq to lose her love of music. We also learn how she found it again.” -Paula Citron, Ludwig van
