TOUR 2026
WAIT TO BE SEATED
Sandbox Collective and She She Pop, based in Berlin, assemble with the aim of confronting difficult questions. They do this by setting protocols in place and agree to play within a framework. The outcome is a new and improvised performance each time, for both performers and audiences. The very rules that help in this navigation end up entangling the performers who take on roles of guests and hosts. The outcome, needless to say, is full of unavoidable traps and unexpected mirth, because, also seated at the table - unannounced - are gender, race, colonial history and ideas of oppression and domination. What can the world demand of this motley group? Who has the right to say no, and will their cultures allow them to say it? The ensuing encounter sees them struggle to find ways to sneak in love and laughter into spaces normally reserved for distrust and doubt.
“Wait To Be Seated” creates an exercise course of hospitality in a nowhere-anywhere setting with a delegate's table, red carpet, dining room and dance floor. Two groups that initially stand on opposite sides slowly find ways to meet in the middle in order to open up a new horizon.
After a successful premiere and tour in India in 2025, followed by a much acclaimed European premiere and tour shows are now scheduled in Prague in November 2026
TRAILER Wait to be Seated
Sandbox Collective is a women-led, feminist arts organisation comprising women from very diverse backgrounds working at the intersection of art and gender.
We started in 2013 with the motive of creating better access to the arts. Our journey thus far has seen us take on multiple roles, including that of creative producers, curators and presenters of performances and arts festivals across India and Internationally.
Over the years our ideas on what art means to us, its place in our world, our responsibilities to it and to society have constantly evolved; evolved with the paths we're walking with a multitude of incredible artists and fellow humans. Our hope and dream is for a compassionate feminist world with more community-led arts spaces where artists work for, and with each other.
Studio 345
Our most recent endeavour has been the creation of Studio 345 in January' 2024. This is an intimate, creative, gathering space in the heart of Cooke Town, Bangalore. The studio hosts a permanent feminist library with a growing collection of books, zines and periodicals.
It also hosts an artists' showcase every month featuring the works of an individual artist or collective. Other events include workshops, classes and events centred around language, books, literature and publishing.
Studio 345 is set up with the aim of creating neighbourhood hubs with easier access to and for art and artists and to integrate arts into our communities.
All events and activities are free, unticketed and open to the public.
FEMINIST LIBRARY OPEN DAYS
Our library doors are open Monday to Saturday, from 11 AM to 4 PM. Drop by to read, explore, and immerse yourself in our collection. Got books to share? We’re always grateful for your donations. Help us grow this space together!
