14 September,2016 07:14 AM IST | | Krutika Behrawala
This Saturday, 12 talented folk will take to the stage at an open mic night to narrate stories, rap and present comic sets on all things taboo
The Yellow Diary will play its debut gig at the event
The Yellow Diary will play its debut gig at the event
Wantâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088to know what happens when a girl comes out to her parents about being lesbian or fantasies of a drag king? This Saturday, you'll hear all about it at the ninth edition of Dirty Talk, to be held at Café La Ruche.
The open mic, conceptualised by Gaysi in 2012 as a platform to offer expression to socially relevant topics, will witness storytelling, rap, stand-up comedy and acoustic performances themed on sex, kink, consent, drug abuse, queer identity and fantasies. "For the upcoming edition, we identified a few topics which we realised were not being talked about either openly, or even at all. We found people who either had content along these lines ready, or were excited to create it for the open mic," says Anuja, a member at Gaysi.
Tamil rapper Sofia Ashraf. Pic Courtesy/Dwaipayan Mazumdar
Open to all and hosted by RJ Rohini Ramnathan, the event features 12 performers including stand-up comic Aadar Malik, singer-theatre artiste Mansi Multani, and confessional songwriter Zoya Mohan along with Puja Sarup, known for her drag king acts. However, here, she'll make an appearance as herself. The line-up also features Tamil rapper Sofia Ashraf, who shot to fame with the music video Kodaikanal Won't, which went viral last year.
"Audience can expect to see a few pages from my diary - talking about orthodox upbringing and the guilt that was born out of trying to break out of it, my battles against moral policing, corporate boxing-in and patriarchy. Many of the tracks are unreleased and I'm excited to share them with the Gaysi Family because these are struggles all of us go through," says Ashraf.
The event, which supports Say No To Drugs campaign of NGO Happy Welfare society, also marks the debut gig of The Yellow Diary, a city-based Indie music band, which will play original, acoustic compositions on love and socially relevant issues, including Bawri Chhori, a dialogue between a girl and her parents telling them that she's in love with another girl and wishes to live her life on her own terms.
On September 17, 6.30 pm AT Café
La Ruche, Linking Road, Bandra (W).
Log on to www.instamojo.com/GaysiFamily
Call 9820444042
Cost Rs 400
