South Asian Theatre with Universal Appeal

A Million Sitas

Nov. 1, 2019

Produced by: Anita R. Ratnam

Presented by: EnActe Arts

Co-presented with: Indiaspora, Laya Dhwani Academy of Performing Arts

Written, Directed and Performed by: Anita R. Ratnam

Anita Ratnam’s creative outlets are myriad and diverse. Dancer, vocalist, classicist, orator– all of these parts of her combine to fiercely reclaim the soul of Sita, who lost everything in the Ramayana. Ratnam reconfigures the tragic myth as a shared trauma for women everywhere– and an opportunity to heal.

Sponsors:
Palo Alto Networks

Jupiter Research Foundation

Nutanix

Bahwan Cybertek

Accenture

Sunera Technologies

Xoriant

Multicoreware

Shasta Foods

Lasya Art

Mantra India

Chaat Bhavan

Institute for South Asia Studies UC Berkeley

Radio DeHottie Media Mahima

Season Sponsor: 

Written, Directed, and Performed By Dr. Anita Ratnam

Anita Ratnam’s creative outlets are myriad and diverse. Dancer, vocalist, classicist, orator– all of these parts of her combine to fiercely reclaim the soul of Sita, who lost everything in the Ramayana. Ratnam reconfigures the tragic myth as a shared trauma for women everywhere– and an opportunity to heal.

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