This paper considers the dance and activist labour of a group of cis- and transgendered performers who lobby for the decrimininalisation of sex work in India. Known as Komal Gandhar, the group operate out of Sonagachi, Kolkata and are the cultural wing of the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a collective of over 65,000 sex workers. Based on in-depth interviews with Komal
Courtesy of Jorge Cousineau
Susan Leigh Foster performs a danced lecture, commissioned by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, at the Live Arts Studio in Philadelphia in 2011.
Susan Leigh Foster to share how dance functions in our lives
The distinguished professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance will deliver the 129th Faculty Research Lecture
Susan Leigh Foster to share how dance functions in our lives
The distinguished professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance will deliver the 129th Faculty Research Lecture
Courtesy of Jorge Cousineau
Susan Leigh Foster performs a danced lecture, commissioned by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, at the Live Arts Studio in Philadelphia in 2011.