Sukki Menon: the feminist in burlesque
The Hindu
Diversifying into films and dabbling in NFTs, Sukki ‘Singapora’ Menon is taking her burlesque moves and feminist views to a larger platform
Conservative is not a word you’d call Sukki Menon. That said, the 31-year-old — born to a Singaporean-Malayalee father and an English mother — hails from a hyper traditional family and is thankful for it. Sukki Singapora, as she is known to her fans and critics, is a burlesque dancer striving for Asian representation and women’s empowerment through her performing art. She is also a Netflix star, who shot to prominence after appearing on the popular 2019 docuseries, Singapore Social. It has since led to movie offers and invites to Oscar parties. “Had my parents fully supported me [growing up], would I be as impassioned as I am?” she wonders out aloud, over a morning call from London. “Would I have had the angst, the fire in my belly, to take on a whole country, to travel the world and fight to make a difference for other young girls?”More Related News