Gender Identity: Artistic Expression Vs. Aesthetic Oppression
by The Daily Eye Team July 14 2016, 12:02 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 23 secsIn conversation with Raheem Mir, who is challenging the demarcated gender boundaries in the Indian classical dance form, Kathak, Raheem Mir is a man who is passionate about Kathak. He is also a man who wants to dance as a woman. His is an experiment and battle with an ancient art form, one that is confined by restrictions on gender roles that, in his view, stifle the aesthetic potential
of Kathak.