April 7-9, 2017, DeAnza Performing Arts Center, Cupertino CA. Written by – Joseph Martin Direction by – Vinita Belani Dramaturgy – Sukanya Chakrabarti From the Event page (link)… Soundwaves is the incredible true story of Noor Inayat Khan, a Muslim Indian living in Paris who became the first female radio operator during the Second World War. Trained by Britain as an Allied Special Operations Executive and sent into occupied France, she worked behind enemy lines but was betrayed by a friend, tortured and shot in Dachau on September 13th, 1944.…
Scholar Maker Conference for Future Theatre Faculty
Invited to participate in the conference at Reed College January 2017, Reed College in Portland, Oregon
Democratically Speaking
Sukanya Chakrabarti, Performer October 20-22, 2016. Pigott Theater, Stanford, CA. Event Listing on Facebook (link) A co-production of SRT, Ethics in Society, Stanford Peace + Justice Studies Initiative, and TAPS, “Democratically Speaking” explores the idea and realities of “democracy,” from ancient Greece to the Occupy Movement. A timely exploration of “people power” (the root meaning of demos + kratos), :Democratically Speaking” offers a compelling challenge to all of us in this important US election year. Conceptualized by: Rush RehmDirected by: Lindsey Grzenczyk Mantoan
Conference of the Birds
September 9-11, 2016, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Actor and Dancer From the Facebook Event page (link)… Thirty artists representing ten dance traditions spanning four continents feature in a vibrant, multi-sensory interpretation of the timeless Sufi quest narrative – The Conference of the Birds. EnActe Arts and Sangam Arts present a contemporary interpretation of the 12th century Persian poet Farid Attar’s magnum opus – an inspirational parable about the painful but beautiful human journey towards understanding. Hoopoe the wise one calls for a conference of hundreds of…
Doctorate Completed, TAPS, Stanford University
Awarded the Charles R. Lyons Memorial Prize for Outstanding Dissertation June 12, 2016, Stanford University Commencement, June 12, 2016 Dissertation Defense, May 20, 2016