Femme in Public

Femme in Public

What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? At what point does femininity become synonymous with apology? Who hurt the people who hurt you? Alok Vaid-Menon is trying to figure it out. Join them for an evening of poetry,...
Performing the Goddess: The Chapal Bhaduri Story

Performing the Goddess: The Chapal Bhaduri Story

Chapal Bhaduri alias Chapal Rani or Queen Chapal, leading lady of Bengal’s traditional folk travelling theatre-in-the-round, the Jatra, spent his life playing female characters. Until history changed tradition and women began to play female roles themselves. Out of...
Queen-Size

Queen-Size

As our inaugural event in the ADA series, we are hosting a performance of Queen-size, a protest-performance in response to the sexual limitations of Section 377 of the IPC, by Gati Dance Forum (in collaboration with Sandbox Collective). Queen-size is a choreographic...