A PERFORMANCE STUDY OF ABIDA PARVEEN’S TU JHOOM

Aleema Khan; Arooj Ehsan; Afnan Hafiz

Authors

Aleema Khan Interdisciplinary Scholar, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5847-3420
Dr Arooj Ehsan Assistant Professor, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2522-8664
Afnan Hafiz Visiting Lecturer & Interdisciplinary Scholar, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (Corresponding Author). https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1334-1705

Keywords:

Ethnographic Musicology , Sufi Performances , Abida Parveen , Semiology, Spatiality and Audience

Abstract

This research paper studies a selection of Abida Parveen’s Qawwali performance of Tu Jhoom with a primary focus on the impact of spatiality, semiocity and lyrical composition on the audience and the performers. Moreover, the paper investigates into the depths of Tu Jhoom from a theoretical viewpoint, which focuses on the performative tools, the scenographic actions and bodily semantics employed by the performers, with a particular focus on Abida Parveen’s musical persona, which is essential when it comes to producing the desired impact. By using the theoretical frameworks given by Erika Fischer-Lichte, Regula Qureshi, Richard Schechner, and Hartmut Böhme, this paper gives a detailed understanding of how Parveen’s technique of Sufi performances captures the essence of spiritual spaces, which allow the audience to experience transcendence- the motive of Sufi performances.

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Author Biographies

Aleema Khan, Interdisciplinary Scholar, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Aleema Khan is an interdisciplinary scholar at Government College University, Lahore. Her research interests include Performance Studies, Cultural Studies, Spatial Studies in Literature/ Performance.
Dr Arooj Ehsan, Assistant Professor, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Dr Arooj Ehsan is an Assistant Professor at Government College University, Lahore. Her research interests include Islamic ideology, performance, theater, and drama.
Afnan Hafiz, Visiting Lecturer & Interdisciplinary Scholar, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (Corresponding Author).

Afnan Hafiz is a Visiting Lecturer at Government College University, Lahore and an interdisciplinary scholar with backgrounds in linguistics and performing arts. Her research interests encompass performance studies, Islamic theology, forensic linguistics, and cultural studies.

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