Synopsis

Durga and Lakshmi, two artists: one a human, the other a sentient stereo player set out for a performance of fears- to rant her truth and perform the dare. Exploring the patriarchal idea of a ‘good girl’ and the pressure of conforming to these ideas, Durga asks herself what epitomizes ‘a woman’, finally landing on the idea of a ‘Garam Roti’. What starts as a personal reflection on the matter, culminates into an exercise of communal listening to rants (recordings) of women from across India. The play moves through borders of fiction into the non-fiction realm with the tapes library.

We dare you to address the truths of Garam Roti. And we  promise you one Garam Roti! 

Project Garam Roti investigates womanhood, kitchen and beyond. The project situates itself at the intersection of a play and a sound installation.

Artist Info:

Durga Venkatesan is a 26-year-old theatre artist, actor, director, and producer experimenting on stage, screen, and canvas. She attended Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University. She has been actively involved in theatre since college. She co-founded Project Kancha, a community theatre and social impact initiative. She has performed across India and at prestigious festivals like META, India Habitat Theatre Festival and Windermere Theatre Festival (Bareilly). She also works in the corporate theatre, managing and running shows. She has been featured in advertisements for brands like Britannia Good Day, No Broker, E-kart, Nestasia and Delhi Government.

Her latest solo piece Touchy Topic has been performed at Prithvi House (Mumbai), Lahe Lahe (Bengaluru) and Shoonya Centre for Art and Somatic Practices (Bengaluru)