Gotipua Fading Away

• Photographer
  Lucas Dragone
• Photo Date
  2018

For centuries, Gotipua has been performed, in Orissa India, by boys who dress up as girl. This art is fading away, some teachers are disappearing others resign... Because the first problem is the disaffection of the audience who is attracted by other things and when the artist has no audience, he die, his art die. This photo is part of a long-term research and archival work, to reflect a diversity in performing arts that is disappearing.

Lucas Dragone is an awards wining visual artist, and story-teller. Having studied at the Lassaad International School of Theatre in Brussels, still today Lucas keeps very close ties with Lassaad, who he considers to be one of his life-long mentors. He worked with the Compagnie Barbiana in Belgium as performer, director and teacher. He also explored theatre in Italy and Brazil. After a few years he decided to switch from theatre to visual-arts and music as a means to express his creativity.