Seven performances, one focus

Bengaluru | Monday | 21st October, 2019

Summary:

Simran Ahuja ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: Seven women from different walks of life will take to stage to recount experiences that may be specific to them but could be relatable to many other. Titled The Rainbow is Enough, the production on Monday will take place in multiple languages, including Hindi, Urdu and Tamil. Sujatha Balakrishnan, theatre practitioner and founder of Theatre for Change, says of the seven women, five are actors while two are women cab drivers, who will recall the financial obstacles they have faced and their experiences being women in a conventionally male-dominated space. “One of the other actors will discuss gender discrimination she has faced at home and work. While the women will discuss various issues, the common thread is the presence of a counter-narrative that ‘questions the dominant narrative’..