Drag me Not! a Theater of Oppressed performance by Drag Artist

This World Drag Day week, Hyderabad becomes the epicenter of resistance, resilience, and radical art.

Drag Vanti, in association with Mobbera Foundation, and with the support of Rubaroo and sponsorship from Dandy, proudly presents Drag Me Not — a theatrical intervention like no other. With Yogibear Collective as our venue partner, we are setting the stage not just for performance, but for protest, provocation, and powerful community dialogue.

In today’s political climate, where queer existence continues to be debated in courtrooms, erased from educational spaces, and demonized in cultural narratives, drag artists have become frontline warriors — using their bodies, voices, and stories to reclaim space, dignity, and joy. Drag Me Not is born from this urgency. It is not just a play — it’s a battle cry against invisibilization.

Combining the energy of Nukkad Natak (India’s traditional street theatre form) with the methodology of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, Drag Me Not blurs the…