LUCAS DRAGONE
Gotipua

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.

Author
Lucas Dragone born in 1981 is an awards wining Photographer.
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. After a few years he decided to switch from theatre to visual-arts and music as a means to express his creativity. Thus, he became Looka Loopa, making music videos, documentaries, short films and visual experiments, all inspired by his honest outlook on life,
giving as much importance to the people and captured situations as he does to the style.

Website
www.studiolucasdragone.com

Instagram
@dragone_lucas

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