Lakshmi Sriraman
Performing Artist
2024 Artist Enrichment Grant | (Lexington) $9,000 to attend a month-long immersive learning experience in Tamil Nadu, India, where she will study traditional South Indian art forms Therukoothu (dance-theater), Silambam (martial arts), and Parai (percussion) under master artists. Additionally, she will explore contemporary Tamil activist theater techniques to enhance her feminist social change efforts, and learn to integrate these practices into her art, allowing her to develop dynamic approaches to storytelling and activism.