PROGRAMMES / Events
- VENUE Khoj Studios, S - 17, Khirkee Extension, New Delhi - 110017
- START DATE 04/09/2016 04-09-2016 04-09-2016 68 Queen-Size: A choreographed response to section 377 As a response to section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises homosexuality in India, Queen-size is a choreographic exploration that takes the form of a detailed study of the intimacy between two men. […] Khoj Studios, S - 17, Khirkee Extension, New Delhi - 110017 Organizer Organizer e-mail true DD/MM/YYYY
- END DATE 04/09/2016 04-09-2016 04-09-2016 68 Queen-Size: A choreographed response to section 377 As a response to section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises homosexuality in India, Queen-size is a choreographic exploration that takes the form of a detailed study of the intimacy between two men. […] Khoj Studios, S - 17, Khirkee Extension, New Delhi - 110017 Organizer Organizer e-mail true DD/MM/YYYY
- PARTICIPANTS Mandeep Raikhy, Sandbox Collective
Queen-Size: A choreographed response to section 377
As a response to section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises homosexuality in India, Queen-size is a choreographic exploration that takes the form of a detailed study of the intimacy between two men. Played out on a charpoy, the duet examines the nuts and bolts – carnal, mechanical and emotional – of a close encounter between two male bodies. In deliberately making this encounter visible, Queen-size poses questions around spectatorship, privacy and dissent. The work has been triggered by Nishit Saran’s article titled ‘Why My Bedroom Habits Are Your Business’, first published in the Indian Express in January 2000.
In protest against an archaic law that governs and affects millions of lives, the performance is slated to travel to multiple spaces across different cities and towns in the country between August 2016- March 2017
The audience can enter the performance space at specific intervals through this period, and stay for as long as they like. To ensure optimal audience circulation, recommended arrival times are 7:15/ 7:45/ 8:15/ 8:45pm. Suitable for 18 years and above only.
INR 300 Donor passes on the door
DANCERS & COLLABORATORS Lalit Khatana and Parinay Mehra
CHOREOGRAPHY Mandeep Raikhy
SOUNDSCORE Yasuhiro Morinaga
LIGHTING DESIGN Jonathan O’Hear
TECHNICAL EXECUTION Govind Singh & Kavi Dutt
COSTUMES Virkein Dhar
PHOTOGRAPHER Desmond Roberts
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Sandbox Collective
PRODUCTION SUPPORT Pro Helvetia- Swiss Arts Council, Japan Foundation, Nishit Saran Foundation & Gati Dance Forum
Performance Trailer www.vimeo.com/173728942
TAGS 377, art, choreographed, choreography, event, homosexuality, ipc, lalitkhatana, mandeepraikhy, parinaymehra, Performance, queensize, section377
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