Arts & International Affairs: Volume 2, Number 2 | Page 97

Edinburgh Fringe Festival and highlighted sexual violence worldwide
through reference to the New Delhi bus rape. But whether there are
thousands of witnesses or ��, testimony through performance allows each
individual to process violence, understand perspectives, and sift truths in a
visceral and intimate way.
And for me, a facilitator and a foreigner, the theatre in Manguchak is also
a call to action. Witnessing cannot be voyeurism, gawking at a suffering or
vulnerable “other”. I recognize that gender-based violence is not confined
to Manguchak or New Delhi; it plagues my American campus and sleepy
suburb with similar ferocity. Theatrical witness, therefore, cannot exist in
isolation; it must be contextualized constantly, explored and applied as the
witness understands their call to action.
Manguchak women performing plays based on their
lives
Manguchak women performing plays
based on their lives
Manguchak women performing plays based
on their lives
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