Divya Gopinath’s solo play has been included in the eight-day online theatre festival organised by Nireeksha women’s theatre. Titled ‘Wave: Women Artists’ Visual Expression’, the online play festival will be held from December 25 to January 1. “The pandemic has affected theatere artists and performers financially and culturally. Though many took to the online mode, others, especially women artists, have found it difficult to express themselves in tune with the ‘new normal’. Taking this into consideration, we thought of organising an online play festival which will help in providing a platform for woman theatre artists to express themselves,” said Rajarajeshwari E, co-founder of Nireeksha. “Each artist will perform a solo play. The performance can be freestyle and be recorded in advance using phones or camera.
The plays in the lineup are expected to cater to mainstream themes. The artists are free to select any subject that corresponds to a feminist perspective. Each play is of a duration of 15 to 20 minutes,” said Rajarajeshwari. About eight prominent theatre artists belonging to different age groups have been selected for the festival. The lineup includes Athira V P, Divya Gopinath, Garggi Ananthan, Kanchan Avchare, Pooja Mohanraj, Shajeela Subaida, Sherley Shaiju and Sobha Panchaman.