Katradi - an Initiative of the Wind Dancers Trust

District

Chennai

States

Tamil Nadu

In every Lorry Lolakku project, a team of artists from Katradi collaborates with communities, utilizing various traditional performing art forms such as dance, theater, photography, and installation art to craft a performance. They celebrate the spaces of marginalized individuals, document their experiences, and construct a distinct narrative on a truck-turned-stage. This traveling performance endeavors to raise awareness and foster dialogue on community issues as it journeys between different locales.

District

Chennai

States

Tamil Nadu

The Disc Trail initiative was developed with the aim of granting marginalized communities access to a range of modules through the use of Ultimate Frisbee discs. It blends the sport of Ultimate Frisbee with street theater to stimulate discussions on gender issues. In 2017, the project ventured into six cities across India—Surat, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Auroville, and Chennai—collaborating with communities of BTG Fellows. Street Frisbee emerges as an innovative endeavor, intertwining athletes and artists to interact with the community. Teenagers march through their neighborhoods, sharing their experiences of grappling with entrenched gender stereotypes and inequalities. BTG Fellows have partnered with these youths to raise awareness and develop strategies for addressing gender inequality and gender-based violence. However, they recognize the imperative for these discussions to extend to the broader community to foster enduring transformation.