February 15 – April 09, 2023. Soho Rep, New York City Written and Directed – Shayok Misha Chowdhury. Cultural Dramaturg – Sukanya Chakrabarti. 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, Critic’s Pick Thom Geier, The Wrap Jishnu…
Parvathy Baul Workshop in SFSU
Organizer and Facilitator, April 1, 2022 Location: Creative Arts Building at SFSU Photos Credit: Purba Debnath “Bauls of Bengal: living practice of an ancient wisdom. An evening performance with Parvathy Baul” An introduction to Baul wisdom in an evening performance by Parvathy Baul. Her performance will include song, dance, and a brief explication of the meaning of Baul practice and wisdom. Workshop Program Details The Singing Body – in the Baul Parampara, with Parvathy Baul, April 1st, 2022 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST. An introduction to Baul wisdom…
Tell me your Story – Representation of the Life and Resettlement of Widows in Films and Documentaries
Panelist September 12, 2021 Migration, Resettlement and Displacement: Women’s Identity and Social Control, in association with Oxford University Press. (Watch the full video discussion)
ATHE 2021
Transnational and Transmediated Asian Theater and Performance: Remembered, Reimagined, and Reclaimed Presenter, August 5-8, 2021 Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti of San Francisco State University presents her paper ‘In Between Worlds: Zoom-ing into ‘Folk’ Performances Amidst a Global Pandemic’ ATHE 2021 Program Details ATHE 2021 Website
Tell me your Story – Stories of Indian Diaspora
Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti in conversation with Ilhana Katoch, as part of STORIES OF THE INDIAN DIASPORA series. Curated under TMYS Review June, 2021 View the full Video Interview Excerpt from TMYS website – Tell me your Story (TMYS) works towards popularising stories from academic research and social significance in collaboration with global thought leaders. We operate through story projects, collaborative research and storytelling workshops for individuals/corporate. Link to TMYS page.
Affordable Education Grant 2020
Recipient of the Affordable Education Grant 2020. View the AIM Faculty Experience Interview. The Affordable Learning community at San Francisco State University is a collaborative effort between the Center for Equity & Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL), Disability Programs Resource Center (DPRC), J. Paul Leonard Library and the SF State Bookstore; it aims to create a more equitable and inclusive classroom. View details.
Imagining Home Exhibit
Faculty Curator and Organizer April 16, 2021 SF State Creative Arts Affinity Group with support from the LCA Extraordinary Ideas Grant presents Imagining Home. (Home Page)… San Francisco State University Hosts Interdisciplinary Student Arts Exhibit Imagining Home SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 16, 2021 — On April 16, 2021, San Francisco State University launched the interdisciplinary student arts exhibit Imagining Home—a showcase of thoughtful and timely undergraduate and graduate student stories of home. The Creative Arts Affinity Group, a team of six SF State faculty members across five different university departments, first…
Marcus Early Career Research Award
Recipient of the Marcus Early Career Research Award, 2021 February 15, 2021 In its second year, the College of Liberal & Creative Arts’ Marcus Early Career Research Award will help five faculty members complete their book and film projects that explore social-justice issues in the U.S. and abroad. The award, supported by the George and Judy Marcus Funds for Excellence in the Liberal Arts, provides a one-semester leave in 2021 – 2022. It funds projects in research, scholarship and creative activities. Probationary tenure-track faculty in their third, fourth or fifth…
Association for Asian Performance 2020
Invited to participate in the AAP conference July 28, 2020, Online Conference Presented the paper: The Choreography of Poetic Dissent: Exploring Space and its Political Aesthetics in Indian Street Theatre. From the Event page (link)…
The Parting
January 19-21, 2018, Z Space, San Francisco CA. March 23-24, 2018, Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose CA. Written by – Salil Singh with story development by Anurag Wahehra Direction by – Salil Singh Dramaturgy – Sukanya Chakrabarti Interview on KAW – Local Public Radio (91.7FM) (link) From the Event page (link) Dance and Music Director by – Farah Yasmeen Shaikh Music Composer by – Raaginder Singh Momi Visual Designer by – David Murakami Head of Production by – Vinita Sud Belani FACING OUR HISTORY FACING OURSELVES. A retrospective lens into…