Sabina's latest work in progress rough cut edit for Sultan Razia. As of yet there is no sound and the tableaux are an approximate guide to what might be written for the final piece.
In this scene, Sultan Iltutmish requests that his daughter Razia to be successor of the Delhi Sutanate. Circa 28th April 1236CE/634 Hejira.
Act 1 with scenes 1-3 are an attempt to subvert gendered stereotypes that may destabilise audience preconceptions of the soldier's gender. For when the soldier removes their helmet the audience acknowledges the female protagonist Razia.