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This play depicts the lives of people living in Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
Updated On: 25 November, 2022 10:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Tanishka D’Lyma
The play, Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan, explores identity narratives of the cast from Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti through testimonial and physical theatre
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Moments from Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan
Delhi-based Aagaaz Theatre Trust returns to Mumbai with Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan, which is centred on the exploration of one’s identity within, and breaking free from, the preconceived identity structures of the world. Founding member and director of the platform, Sanyukta Saha, shares, “The concept looks at the identities ascribed on our bodies whether that’s religion, class, gender, or where we live. It highlights a multiplicity of narratives, our existence outside various labels, and how, living in gendered bodies, we navigate public and private spaces.” The play doesn’t carve out a fictional world but uses testimonial theatre where the stories acted out are lived experiences of the four-member cast — young women from Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti in Delhi. “It is rooted in personal narratives and the actors have agency in the piece,” Saha says.
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