South Asian Diasporic Theatre Conference Held 8/10, 8/11, Features Readings and Discussions

Join us we host a launch and series of readings celebrating Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: Plays from the South Asian Diaspora, a collection of South Asian diasporic plays. Edited by Neilesh Bose, this book includes eleven plays from the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Canada, the four main English-speaking regions of the diaspora.

Showcasing themes like immigrant consciousness, race and racialism, intra- and inter-ethnic conflict and solidarity, socio-economic class, and adaptations of classic Western drama, this collection of plays represents a diverse set of aesthetics and politics. Integrating veteran talents like the South African Ronnie Govender, American theatre and television personalities like Aasif Mandvi, and British Asian innovators like Rukhsana Ahmad, the program will feature the most contemporary dramatic literature emanating from the diaspora today. With special guests Aroon Shivdasani (Director of the Indo-American Arts Council), Ian Morgan (Assoc. Artistic Director, The New Group), and Paul Knox, Playwright.

Curated and co-produced by the editor, Dr. Neilesh Bose, in close collaboration with Dr. Frank Hentschker.

With additional support from the Indo-American Arts Council, SALAAM Theatre, South Asian Theatre Movement (SATAM), and the New Group Theatre.

For details and schedule, visit our website (http://cunymestc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=I1tQVwKZAAEAAA_AAAMICA ) .

Martin E. Segal Theatre, Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave at 34th St.
Free! First come, first served.