Theatre of Yugen at NOHspace: Samudra Dance Creations Fearless Women – A Celebration of Women’s Literature (work-in-progress) Sarada Kala Nilayam – Imagining Pain: The Menster Saga, (2024, Bay Area Premiere)

Fearless Women
Innumerable women poets and writers of South Asian origin remain relatively unknown. In this dance work, soloist Jyotsna Vaideeswaran explores the stories of India’s early women writers and their works. Words that interrogate injustice, with searing questions of gender and faith, raising their voices.

Imagining Pain – The Menster Saga
In this piece, a woman’s lifelong suffering, beginning in her teens, is depicted as she confronts disbelief and self-doubt amidst undiagnosed pain, embodied by the menstrual monster. Through Bharatanatyam and yoga-inspired movements, this dance drama illuminates the unseen struggles of women.