What does it mean to find ability in vulnerability? For Swiss theatre director Boris Nikitin, the hidden word is a source of motivation when one has to walk up on stage knowing that whatever is about to be presented is open to critique; there's an element of fear. "It's like a political bet because you go and expose yourself," he says. And starting today, Nikitin will explore more of this notion in a workshop series called Starting Realities on documentary theatre presented by DramaQueen (DQ) in collaboration with Point of View (POV) at the Goethe Insitut. On Saturday, he will also be part of the discussion on Self-Documentation, Power and Vulnerability along with theatre-maker Anuja Ghosalkar of DQ and Bishaka Datta, the executive director of POV.

An international series, the workshop aims to introduce participants to documentary theatre and is curated by Ghosalkar along with German dramaturg Kai Tuchmann. But the main aim is to give birth to Asia's first festival of documentary theatre by 2020. Elaborating more on the concept, Ghosalkar tells us, "It's a counter-form. It questions the politics with which we make theatre. And moreover, it brings out more personal histories." Taking cue from there, Nikitin will investigate the act of "coming out" — and it's not just restricted to sexuality.