“In India, there is an emphasis on ‘Who is your cook?’ ‘Who occupies your kitchen?’” said Vamsi, who is living in Madison for the 2023-’24 school year as the artist-in-residence for the UW-Madison Division of the Arts’ Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program. “People put out (help wanted) ads saying they want somebody from a certain caste. That I would go out and occupy these spaces was an important part of designing the performance.”
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