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Geeta Citygirl, Founding Artistic Director | Photo credit: Robert Kim Photography

Geeta Citygirl of SALAAM Theatre

Some people were born to perform. Meet Geeta Citygirl, Founding Artistic Director of SALAAM, the first professional South Asian American theatre and arts company in America. Trained as a dancer since the day she started to crawl, Geeta Citygirl didn’t limit her creative endeavors to solely consist of a fine pair of dancing shoes. From dancing to playing musical instruments, from singing to acting, Geeta Citygirl utilizes every opportunity to live out any creative vision. Despite being an accomplished actress, director, and producer, Citygirl felt a natural progression away from just performing and decided to start a theater company that could empower and sustain the careers of dedicated artists of any background or aspiration. SALAAM exists to promote and celebrate all creative disciplines, ranging from theater and dance to visual arts and comedy…


 
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Rahul Sharma, Band leader

Funkadesi Band Leader Rahul Sharma
Just call 37-year-old Rahul Sharma a man of many musical talents. As an Indian-American whose family hails from Kenya, Rahul used his multi-cultural roots as inspiration to explore his eclectic musical interests. By combining a vivid blend of East Indian music with reggae, funk, African-Caribbean grooves, Funkadesi musical ensemble deems their individualized sound as “The Indo-Afro-Caribbean Connection”. Having received critical acclaim from various mainstream media sources throughout…

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October 30

Sachal Vasandani Show
when 7:00 pm (EST); approx 1.5 hrs
where Zinc Bar (Houston between LaGuardia and Thompson) in New York, NY
price $5
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Check out vocalist-songwriter Sachal Vasandani and his group in a hip and intimate setting. Great original music and fresh lyrics with a jazz undercurrent. One long set only.

November 20

SAMMY! The incredible journey of Mahatma Gandhi
when 7:58 pm (EST); 2 hours
where Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road , Palo Alto 94306 in Palo Alto, CA
price $100/$75/$50/$20
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Winner of 2006 Excellence in Theatre Awards for the Best Play, Best Actor, Best Original Script & Best Costume Design


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