Event - MUSIC and dance

Artists-in-Residence Theatre Program:

Wonder Woman

The British Council Sri Lanka will celebrate International Women's Day with Mind Adventures who will perform their original work 'Wonder Woman' on March 8, 9, 11 and 12 March at the British Council Library. Wonder Woman is a revue featuring song, dance and comedy sketches that examines commonly held beliefs and expectations on the different roles a woman holds. Through humour, the show looks at how gender stereotypes are perpetuated and what we can do to bridge the gender gap.

The play was inspired by a UK newspaper article on the UN's Make it Happen initiative on gender equality.

The article, entitled 'International Women's Day 2015: 10 Ways to make Equality Happen' listed practical ways to speed up gender equality.

The revue presents inequality issues such as body image; women's experiences of the gender gap; gender stereotypes and women's attitudes to each other, in ways that engage, entertain and inform audiences, leaving them with food for thought and a desire to investigate further.