Color of Trans: seven episodes of trans experience

7 pm Sept 27-28, 2014 (Saturday and Sunday)
Spaces, 1 Elliots Beach Road, Besant Nagar

Panmai is the upcoming theatre group founded by Living Smile Vidya, Angel Glady and Gee Imaan Semmalar.

‘Color of Trans’, Panmai’s debut production, is devised by Living Smile Vidya (author of ‘I am Vidya’ and Charles Wallace Fellow of the London International School of Peforming Arts), Vinothini Vaidyanathan (Actor, Theatre Maker) and Angel Glad (Cine-actor, performer with Tuida Theatre Group, South Korea).

Hearty congratulations to Living Smile Vidya on being awarded a scholarship by the Charles Wallace India Trust to pursue theatre in the UK.

Smiley is a writer, actor and artist who lives and works in Chennai. Her book  I am Vidya, published in Tamil, has been subsequently translated into English, Malayalam, Marathi and Kannada. She is also an accomplished actor, known for her work with Srijith Sundaram’s Kattiyakkaari production Molagapodi  as well as with other productions and directors. Her art work has won acclaim at both queer and mainstream exhibitions. She has also worked in Tamil and Malayalam movies as Assistant Director.

We also draw the attention of readers to her reflections on being a Dalit transwoman and feminist, in this excerpt of a conversation with Kaveri Karthik and Gee Ameena Suleiman in Bangalore.