Dec 09 2022 to Dec 11 2022 11 a.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Gender Bender is a partnership between Sandbox Collective and the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan and is supported by Bangalore International Center.

Schedule: Day 1 | December 9 11:30 am | Exhibition featuring the works of ten Gender Bender Grantees opens 11: 30 am -7:30 pm | The Gender Bender Library | A pop-up library curated by Amulya Shruthi featuring the works of women/queer writers and artists 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Falana Fotowale | A professional photo studio created especially for Gender Bender 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Karaoke Bar | Come sing along, because we have a specially curated list of evergreens for you 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Shared Readings | By the Students of Mount Carmel College 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Your Life in a Song | An Interactive session of music with Muqtalif featuring Aparupa Gupta, Shreyas Vishwaroop and Dhiraj Bannerjea 7:30 pm | Where did she go? | A journey through music and storytelling by The Aahvaan Project, New Delhi. Performers: Vedi, Pakhi, Bala and Sachin.

Day 2 | December 10 11: 30 am -7:30 pm | The Gender Bender Library | A pop-up library curated by Amulya Shruthi featuring the works of women/queer writers and artists 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Falana Fotowale | A professional photo studio created especially for Gender Bender 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Karaoke Bar | Come sing along, because we have a specially curated list of evergreens for you 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Shared Readings | By the Students of Mount Carmel College 11:30 am – 3:00 pm | Gender at Play: Zine Making workshops By Zinedabaad | Zinedabaad is a collective run by brown women and queer folx committed to creating safe and inclusive zine-making spaces 4:00 pm | Unpacking my Library: With Vijeta Kumar | Books that changed my life 5:00 pm | Music, Theatre and Drag | By Gender Bender Grantees 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Karaoke with Chutney Mary | An evening of karaoke featuring songs by women and queer artists

Day 3 | December 11 11: 30 am -7:30 pm | The Gender Bender Library | A pop-up library curated by Amulya Shruthi featuring the works of women/queer writers and artists 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Falana Fotowale | A professional photo studio created especially for Gender Bender 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Karaoke Bar | Come sing along, because we have a specially curated list of evergreens for you 11:30 am – 7:30 pm | Shared Readings | By the Students of Mount Carmel College 11:30 am – 4:00 pm | The Edys and the Edas | Writing Workshop with Vijeta Kumar 11:30 am – 3:00 pm | Gender at Play: Zine Making workshops By Zinedabaad | Zinedabaad is a collective run by brown women and queer folx committed to creating safe and inclusive zine-making spaces 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Bollywood Dhamaka: With Shruti Kulkarni | Join us for a session of fun and frolic as we try to move and gyrate, twist and turn like our favourite stars 5:00 pm | Library Talk: Can Activism Kill you? | Activism Fatigue, and how to rise and shine each day 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Closing party with Disco Puppet, Pardafash and Fushi

About Sandbox Collective: Sandbox Collective is an arts collective, envisioned as a creative and fluid space for artistic exchange. We curate, produce and tour performances and arts festivals and act as a catalyst facilitating meaningful collaborations nationally and internationally between artists, cultural agencies and arts spaces.

About the Goethe-Institut: The Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore was founded in 1960 with the objectives of promoting the German language, fostering intercultural exchange and supporting local art initiatives and engaging with civic and urban issues.