Corey Qureshi

Corey Qureshi

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BSR Contributor Since May 18, 2020

Corey Qureshi (they/them) is a writer and musician based in Philadelphia. Find them at qboxo.github.io.

Corey Qureshi is a writer and musician based in Philadelphia. They're a Taurus who loves parenting, bread, Nintendo and generally cute animated things. They've published work in Voicemail Poems, Rigorous, bttr prss, and Imagoes: A Queer Anthology, among others. Find them at qboxo.github.io.

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Unexpected lessons in capitalism: a scene from TONGUE’s ‘Currency.’ (Image courtesy of the artists.)

Philly Fringe 2020: TONGUE presents ‘Currency’

The wild dance of the dollar
In TONGUE’s Fringe Festival entry, ‘Currency,’ we borrow the five stages of grief to explore capitalism. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Riding the currents of isolation: Whitney Casal and Britt Davis in ‘Do mirrors burn?’ (Image courtesy of the artists.)

Philly Fringe 2020: OhOk Performance Group presents ‘Do mirrors burn?’

Missing ourselves in others
OhOk Performance Group joins the Philly Fringe with an isolation-adapted video performance of ‘Do mirrors burn?’ that feels just right for quarantine. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Funny but stressful narratives of an Egyptian American family: Hiam Abbass, Ramy Youssef, and Amr Waked in ‘Ramy.’ (Image courtesy of Hulu.)

Hulu presents season 2 of ‘Ramy’

Muslims in America
The second season of Hulu’s hit drama series ‘Ramy’ follows an Egyptian American family in New Jersey. Ramy Youssef’s protagonist makes a compelling antihero navigating violence, bias, and his own challenges with sex and love. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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M. Téllez’s collection features a distinctly Philly feel. (Image courtesy of DHD Heavy Industries.)

‘Transitional Times Transitional Body’ by M. Téllez

The bond of uncertain futures
'Transitional Times Transitional Body,' a Philly-based collection of speculative fiction, lifts traditional boundaries on bodies, relationships, and the choices we make to survive. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Partners and Son opened its doors right before the pandemic but continues to thrive. (Photo courtesy of Partners and Son.)
Joseph Ahmad's live performance is part of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)
An outdoor jam session from Derivative Sessions. (Photo by Max Hoenig.)
Two people wearing a hodgepodge of accessories and cloths face each other in a dim room with a ladder, tools, and more.

Philly Fringe 2021: Anastassia Vertjanova presents Unorthodox Methods of Cosmic Flight

A DIY trip into space and singularity
Unorthodox Methods is a loud, stimulating exploration in singlehanded accomplishments. Through humor, it explores ideas of lineage, work vs play, and when to accept help from others. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Corey Qureshi

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A blurry photo close-up of a young white woman’s face. An orange banner at the bottom has black text: “Cannonball Festival”

Philly Fringe 2021: the Cannonball Festival presents Corinna Burns’s Bind

Welcome to the dungeon
Writer/performer Corinna Burns presents Bind, her memoir about surviving Philly in the 90s as a dominatrix, part of the Philly Fringe’s new Cannonball Festival. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Corey Qureshi

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A colorful computer-animated still of a Black girl with large yellow glasses, smiling and holding a pink watering can.

Philly Fringe 2021: The Women’s Film Festival presents Animation Nation

Film shorts at the Fringe
In partnership with the Philly Fringe, the Women’s Film Festival screened Animation Nation, a collection of short films exploring parenting, family, and social power dynamics. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Michael Ferris’s Rosemarie with Two Cats. A standing naked woman with 2 cats, larger than life, wrought in mosaic-like wood

The Center for Art in Wood presents Extra-Human: The Art of Michael Ferris

Carved with love
Artist Michael Ferris offers an engaging, larger-than-life tribute to loved ones with his intricate wooden sculptures, now on view at Old City’s Center for Art in Wood. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Corey Qureshi

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Small on the large stage, Izard & X reach to each other from opposite sides, dozens of different empty chairs in rows between

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Eugène Ionesco’s The Chairs

A seat for the absurd
The Chairs, an early one-act masterpiece of absurdist theater from Eugène Ionesco, opens the 13th season of Mt. Airy’s Quintessence Theatre Group. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Corey Qureshi

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Sesay and Bey, two Black actors, speak intently to each other while sitting on a yellow couch, their hands clasped together.

Theatre Exile presents Loy A. Webb’s The Light

A difficult proposal
It should be a wonderful night for Rashad and Genesis, but the couple’s complicated pasts come to the surface as they face their future in Theatre Exile’s production of The Light. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Corey Qureshi

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