Panmai is a theatre group formed by transpeople Living Smile Vidya (author of I am Vidya, Charles Wallace fellow and Alumni of LISPA - London International School of Performing Arts), Angel Glady (Cine actor, Performer with Tuida Theatre group, South Korea), and Gee Imman Semmalar (Trans-activist and RJ in Queer FM, Radiowala). Panmai would be the first Trans-artist movement in Tamil Nadu expecting to focus on art forms such as theatre, dance, painting, photography and films. Color of Trans is our debut theatre production devised by Living Smile Vidya, Angel Glady and Vinodhini Vaidynathan (a cis-woman, actor for film and stage, and Theatre maker with extensive experience in theatre, working with Koothuppattarai and various trainers from India and abroad). The team of three have pooled in their experiences of working in Physical movement, Clown Theatre etc., to devise this multilingual play Color of Trans. Stories about transgenders and the nuances in their lives were discussed at length and from this process emerged 7 episodes of a Trans-experience. The Script and direction were done by all three performers, constructing upon and evolving new ideas each time. As a result, final piece uses different theatrical elements such as movement, clown theatre, cabaret, rap, audio-visuals, etc. Panmai is an independent theatre group with no affiliations, and our debut production is to be fully crowd funded, to bear the cost of lights, sound, projector/screen, music, sets/props, costumes etc., that a play of this scale demands. Patrons of theatre and art lovers may come forward to support us in any form. Thank you.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 04:08:27 +0000