This piece was last performed often before the pandemic. We have recently revived it. This is because - '"everything has changed and also, nothing has changed".

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The piece asserts that as women, we strongly experience the plight of other women.
It attempts to locate this violence and fear in the body of the artist.
It asks : Where does patriarchal penetration live in the body ?

It invites the viewer to reflect on their own physical experience and body memory and makes a surprising connection between the existence of violence and  female desire in the same body.
It advocates for  real intimacy as a kind of activism in the context of a world where patriarchy's presence is all pervading and physically felt.
It implores the men to respond to really "feel what we feel".
Red Dress Waali Ladki depicts a world where horror and love coexist - sometimes in the same moment and in the same body.
It is not just the most gruesome and public crimes that are qualified as violence. The subtle and daily situations
within homes, marriages, offices, relationships and seemingly safe spaces are also heinous patriarchal penetrations.
The piece uses movement and text to reveal that the most personal act is shared and social. And the most public crime can become deeply personal and life changing.

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Conception, Choreography, & Performance: Diya Naidu

Dramaturgy: Sharanya Ramprakash

Movement Direction: Priyabrata Panigrahi

Lighting and Management: Anand Samudre

Partners: Shoonya Centre for Art and Somatic Practices, LshVa