When the stories of nine urban transwomen unfold on stage

explores the stories of nine urban transwomen through the nine . The performers take the stage to explore the boxes and through their performance, unbox, expand, challenge and defy fixed notions of what constitutes the and who can be its . Through their telling, they provoke, question, inform, challenge and expand dominant ideas of , and . They bring their bodies, stories, and voices which have been deliberately silenced and wilfully ignored, to reclaim their rightful place – the centre stage.
is a devised play, created and performed by Veena, Chandri, Shanti, Prarthana, Purushi, Jyothi, Sandhia, Thara and Swetha from Aravani Art Project and directed by Sharanya Ramprakash. It is the result of a collaboration between Aravani Art Project and Dramanon. This project is supported by the India Foundation for the Arts, under the Project 560 programme.
The play will be staged at Ranga Shankara on November 5, 7.30 pm.