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About me
Region:
South East
Artforms
Performance, Live Art, Experimental Theatre, Experimental Dance/Movement, Writing/Text, Public Art, Socially engaged practice.
Occupation
Practising Artist/Practitioner, Producer, Curator, Writer.
Statement
I'm a freelance artist and producer working in London and the South East, a member of the Activators network, and delighted to be a member of the NWN board.
As a board member...
Relevant experience for this role includes founding and running 'Translations' - a multidisciplinary network and sharing platform for artists in Atlanta, GA and later in Farnham, UK; and my role as Creative Producer at the Farnham Maltings. I am now freelance, and as well as producing my own performance work I am Project Director for 'Restock, Rethink, Reflect' at the Live Art Development Agency, a Creative Adviser for the Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company and member of the grassroots organisations Alternate ROOTS.
As an artist...
My work as an artist leans gently but clearly across disciplines, countries and thought structures. Whether in a public space, in a theatre or on the page, I try to find ways to shift perspectives and invite intimate dialogue with strangers. I've been creating and directing original performance work since 1999. My work ranges from large-scale performance installations made through an in-depth collaborative process to small solo interventions in public spaces. Collaborators include Lucille Acevedo-Jones, Lucy Cash, Cis O'Boyle and Manuel Vason.
www.rajnishah.com
Networks
Venues
Companies
Opportunities
Glorious Project Director needed
Deadline: 18/4/2010
5/4/2010 10:42:33
Rajni Shah Projects is seeking a Project Director to work alongside Executive Producer Rajni Shah over a two year period to deliver the rehearsal, residency, public interventions and performance of the company’s new musical extravaganza, Glorious....
Training opportunity for mid-late career performance artists
Deadline: 30/4/2007
19/4/2007 10:59:33
A series of labs for mid to late career artists making work that problematises identity using their own body as site.
The driving forces behind these labs are a desire for community, challenge and peer to peer support specifically amongst ...
Projects
The Great Dinner with America Yardsale!
By Rajni Shah
Rajni Shah invites you to make a donation in return for a lovingly wrapped item of memorabilia (of your choice) from the Dinner with America show - items available include tagging guns, candy, and a bust of Rajni's face!
In addition ...
Posted: 31/1/2010 21:37:54
Dinner with America Publication
By Rajni Shah
Dinner with America - Essays, Films, Images and Conversations
This sumptuous full-colour booklet includes previously unpublished writing by Rajni Shah as well as a new series of collaborative images made with Lucille Acevedo-Jones, Lucy C...
Posted: 14/1/2009 14:37:25
The Art of Engagement online residency programme
By Rajni Shah and Caffyn Kelley
Rajni Shah is curating a year-long series of online residencies, questioning and illuminating the idea of what an engaged art practice can mean. Artists who will be in residence between June 2008 and June 2009 are: Rajni Shah (trial), Tim Jeeves, Dor...
Posted: 7/6/2008 15:38:19
Mr Quiver
By Rajni Shah
Mr Quiver is a durational event that combines the intensity of performance with the intimacy of installation. Exploring themes of identity, theatricality, and our relationship to the land we live on, this performance is built and then destroyed over...
Posted: 19/4/2007 11:18:28
Small Gifts - performance as intervention
By Rajni Shah
Rajni's most recent performances are interventions in public spaces, exploring the idea of gift and taking place unexpectedly. Projects so far have taken place in North Carolina, at the National Review of Live Art, in Lancaster and shortly in Co...
Posted: 19/4/2007 11:35:52
Events
José Torres Tama: talks, workshops and performances
08/05/2009 - 16/05/2009
Category: Performance
José Torres Tama is an interdisciplinary artist fusing multiple genres in his exploration of the effects of media on race relations, the “American Dream” mythology, and the Latino immigrant experience. Based in New Orleans, he has toured nationally a...
Forum
17/2/2010 9:29:48