Commissioned by WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace), Geeta Chandran and the Natya Vriksha Dance Collective presented “Our Voice”, a powerful reimagining of women’s struggles through the language of dance theatre inspired by Bharatanatyam. This event marked WISCOMP’s 25th anniversary, celebrating its commitment to foregrounding women’s leadership in peace and security across South Asia. WISCOMP, an initiative of the “Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama“, promotes dialogue, capacity-building and trauma healing across borders, fostering cultures of pluralism and coexistence in the region.
Geeta Chandran said, “OUR VOICE has shaken me out of my comfort zone. The process of its evolution involved several sessions of speaking about the women’s issues that we felt were critical to our times. War and the price women most pay was foremost. But also, the daily grind of finding meaningful spaces that allow women’s agency was another. The script slowly evolved into movement workshopping. And through this fire has emerged OUR VOICE. Hope it will be heard… and heeded.”
Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Founder & Director, WISCOMP said, “Geeta Chandran has delivered a tour de force on the resilience of women in the face of conflict and violence and their aspiration to craft peace. The presentation is sheer poetry in motion on the audacity of hope…..evocatively essayed as only Geeta Chandran can do. It resonates deeply with WISCOMP’s efforts to craft a vocabulary that has the power to transcend the challenges of fragmentation and divisiveness in today’s world.”
