About The Event
The piece is essentially a humorous take on the natural phenomenon of aging, getting fat which in today's world of ultra fitness, gyms, diets, superfoods, health gurus, social media and surgical procedures and influencers , is frowned upon and looked at as anything but natural.
The piece uses the body of the performer,(i.e, my body ) as the body being examined and critiqued and the performer along with the audience is both the examiner and the one being examined.
The piece examines a fifty year old female body and explores menopause, weight issues, Instagram culture, internalised patriarchy and the capitalist control over our bodies by beauty, fitness and health industries through the lens of humour and social critique.
The duration of the show is 100 minutes without an interval. The language of the show is 80 percent English and 20 percent Hindi. Depending on the audience, the 20 percent Hindi can be shifted to English.
The work is supported by Prakriti Foundation Chennai, and Flinn Works , a Berlin based theatre company.
