Feb 16 2025 to Feb 16 2025 6:30 p.m.

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Price: Rs 400 Book/Buy

Where

Courtyard Koota

Ground floor, Good Earth Tarana Good Earth Malhar, near Rajarajeswari medical college Kambipura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074

Event Description

The performance follows the journey/story of Lavani through the years. Lavani being part of Maharashtra's folk tradition has evolved over time with social, political and cultural developments as well as changing audience preferences. It is a form that is both recognised and celebrated in the rural and urban spaces of Maharashtra. The artists through the performance explore complex questions of love, gender, desire and feminism.

Along with live performances of Lavani songs, the performers will share oral histories, archival material, interviews and other audio visual material to create a contemporary performance that brings story-telling, performance and documentary theatre together.
 

About the artists:
 

Savitri Medhutal- (She) - is the founder of Kaali Billi Productions, a Mumbai based production company. She is a researcher, theatre artist and a documentary filmmaker. Savitri has been working with Lavani and Tamasha artists since 2005. Over the years, the production house has produced a documentary film Natale Tumchyasathi (2008), a theatre production Sangeet Bari(2015-2022), a queer Lavani performance - Lavani Queens ( 2018) which was commissioned by Serendipity Arts Festival and Lavanyavathi ( 2022)  their latest production opened at Serendipity 2022. Savitri has received a fellowship from Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has worked on a contemporary Tamasha script which premiered at the festival in 2023.

Akanksha Kadam- (She) - is a Mumbai based Lavani artist. She is known for her playful yet sensuous adakari which captivates the audience effortlessly. She has been performing Lavani for more than 20 years. She conducts workshops with Kaali Billi Productions and has trained many individuals in footwork and adakari. She has won numerous awards and has also choreographed Lavani songs for Hindi and Marathi films. Akanksha currently works as a freelance Lavani dancer.

Age - 12+