Event Dates – March 21, 22, 23-2024 Venue – Hal Todd Theatre, San Jose State University Written by – Dipika Guha Directed by – Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti Event Website Synopsis – Supported by the College of Humanities & the Arts’ Artistic Excellence Programming Grant, The Yoga Play follows the character of Joan as she attempts to save an athleisure company on the brink of disaster. After doing damage control when the former CEO is accused of fat-shaming women, Joan discovers that there is more fire she has to fight to…
Public Obscenities – Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2024
February 15 – April 09, 2023. Off-Broadway Production – Soho Rep, New York City Written and Directed – Shayok Misha Chowdhury. Cultural Dramaturg – Sukanya Chakrabarti. Pulitzer Prize finalist 2024 Soho Rep Event Page Public Obscenities is a bilingual play from writer-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury about the things we see, the things we miss, and the things that turn us on. Public Obscenities is produced by Soho Repertory Theatre and the National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) through the NAATCO National Partnership Project. Reviews Juan A Ramirez, New York Times,…
In-Between Worlds: Performing [as] Bauls in an Age of Extremism – Book Release
Written by Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti. Published November 25, 2022 by Routledge. 248 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations Book Listing on Routledge website Book Description This book examines the performance of Bauls, ‘folk’ performers from Bengal, in the context of a rapidly globalizing Indian economy and against the backdrop of extreme nationalistic discourses. Recognizing their scope beyond the musical and cultural realm, Sukanya Chakrabarti engages in discussing the subversive and transformational potency of Bauls and their performances. In-Between Worlds argues that the Bauls through their musical, spiritual, and cultural performances offer ‘joy’…
Review of Indian Drama in English: The Beginnings
Asian Theatre Journal, Volume 39, Number 2, Fall 2022, pp. 428-432, Published by University of Hawai’i Press Dr. Chakrabarti reviews Ananda Lal’s Indian Drama in English: The Beginnings Excerpt: Ananda Lal’s Indian Drama in English: The Beginnings fills a critical lacuna in the study of Indian theatre history while offering insights into the complexities and challenges of archiving book history in an Indian postcolonial context, as Lal notes the “absence of a culture of methodical library acquisition” (p. 9) in his introduction. Contrary to what a disorganized and sparsely recorded…
Sounds of South Asia Musical Performance in SJSU
Date – Aug 24, 2024. 10am-2pm. SJSU King Library, San Jose State University Hosted by – Mantra Roy Musical Guests – Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Sonali Bhattacharya and many other artistes Event Website Join the SJSU King Library for a special exhibit to celebrate the musical traditions and sounds of instruments from South Asian countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Discover many South Asian instruments like the ‘rabab/rubab’ from Afghanistan and its close relative, the ‘sarod’ of India. Many of these instruments are taught and performed…
The World Podcast – Mystic troubadours sing from three religious traditions
Date – July 12, 2024 San Jose State University Podcast hosted by – Philip Salata Guest – Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti Event Website Podcast Discussion – Reporter Philip Salata chats with Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti about her academic research on the Bauls – mystic troubadours in India and Bangladesh who have been singing songs that draw from the teachings of Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism. The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.
The Accidental Geographer S4 E5: Sukanya Chakrabarti, Associate Professor Dept of Film and Theatre
Date – June 6, 2024 San Jose State University Podcast hosted by – Provost Vincent Del Casino Guest – Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti Event Website Podcast Discussion – The latest episode of the Accidental Geographer features Sukanya Chakrabarti, a professor in department of film and theater. The two will discuss her intellectual journey, the fantastic work happening at the intersection of theater and film, and the way in which we think about identities in everyday life.
Stanford TAPS Book Talk | Innovative Scholarship by TAPS Alumni
Date – May 31, 2024. 11:30am-1pm. Stanford University Online Webinar via Zoom Guest – Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti Event Website Zoom Discussion – In 2023/2024, TAPS Alums produced a number of groundbreaking books in the field. This event celebrates the publication of Gigi Otálvaro’s Erotic Resistance: The Struggle for the Soul of San Francisco (University of California Press), Kellen Hoxworth’s Transoceanic Blackface: Empire, Race, Performance (Northwestern University Press), Sukanya Chakrabarti’s In-Between Worlds: Performing [as] Bauls in an Age of Extremism (Routledge), and Kari Barclay’s Directing Desire: Intimacy Choreography and Consent in…