About The Event
Jismaan Ton Paar (Beyond the Body) is a bold, intimate, hour-long solo performance tracing a trans man's journey to find himself in a world where trans lives remain invisible. In discovering himself, he realizes that his story is ultimately about far more than being trans.
Blending personal narrative, audience interaction, movement, poetry, humour, and musicality, this semi-autobiographical work explores dysphoria, belonging, the politics of clothing, accessibility, and public space with honesty, tenderness, and wit. While rooted in a trans experience, the play ultimately asks universal questions about identity, memory, home, and what it means to belong.
Produced by The Yellow Man Stories and selected for Uspaar's no-cost residency, the play has been featured in Mid-day and performed across Mumbai, Delhi, and Pune. It is currently on a journey of 100 performances across India and beyond, with 13 shows completed so far.
The work is accompanied by the documentary film How Much Space Does a Firefly Take?, directed by Shubham Negi, which was selected for Nagari Film Festival 2025 and has also screened at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2026 and The Habitat, Khar.
This 14th performance is especially meaningful, as writer and performer Arjoon Kabir Kakkar celebrates his birthday by sharing the stage with a community of artists and audiences.
More than a theatre performance, this is an evening of live art and conversation.
The event opens with a musical duet by Anshu & Aman, followed by poetry by Dhvani, and a layered Tamasha performance by Rutvik (Roopi). After Jismaan Ton Paar, stay back for an open conversation with the artists alongside trans men and non-binary people from different walks of life, including Mridul, Arijit, and Sadhya, discussing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and its impact on trans, non-binary, and queer lives.
The evening concludes with a birthday cake celebration.
