An earlier performance of Queen-size

Images of a dejected LGBTQ community are still fresh in the nation's memory when in 2013, the Supreme Court overruled the Delhi High Court judgment on Section 377, and being anything but straight became a criminal offence. One of the responses to the judgment was Delhi-based choreographer Mandeep Raikhy's dance piece, Queen-size. An invitation to enter the bedroom of two men, portrayed by two dancers, Raikhy's work is a highly political one. After touring many cities including Mumbai, the journey of Queen-size will end with a panel discussion, Private Matters - Politics and Sexuality in Performance, in the city.


Parmesh Shahani