plays
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My plays are made of poetry, dance, storytelling. Some are solo plays, some are with musicians, some can be either/both. They have minimal sets and tech needs. I’m up for presenting them in all kinds of spaces - theatrical, community, outdoors like a field full of ruins, a garden - and these days, online. I present them with workshops so that my story inspires yours, and so we begin to excavate - through images, senses, tastes, words, movement - the impact of colonization, dominant culture, authority on our body, spirit, imagination. By embodying what stops our stories, we transform it | us | the journey.
- Regina Meredith Fitiao, MFA Local Artist, Amerika Samoa
It's not often that we get to experience a masterpiece but yesterday it was so quiet in the auditorium--you had us all enthralled!. So here is my testimonial: Shebana's performance was so touching that it felt like I was with her in every moment. She has an amazing way of telling a poetic story through gestures postures and movements that makes the audience feel every word, practically taste every word, anticipating what is to come next. Brilliantly crafted, suitable for any age, and mesmerizing to be sure."
the good manners of colonized subjects
A human animal, fragmented by colonization, goes on a healing journey to confront fear and reclaim what was lost. A visceral experience, with scenes made of poetry and dance inspired by bharatanatyam and flamenco | Performed in English, with strands of Spanish, Urdu, Portuguese & Konkani. | 70 minutes. Presented at Pan Asian Repertory Theater’s 2019 NuWorks festival, The Arts at Marks Garage, Hawaii, The University of Cadiz, Spain, American Samoa Community College and more. For booking inquiries, contact me
READ ABOUT THE NEW SPAIN VERSION with singer Coral de los Reyes
VISIT THE NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL
The new youtube channel for the good manners…
my grandmother is the silence of sceíne and the song of amergin
once i was a stone, una piedra, ek pathar
A solo work about a stone lost at sea that finds its way home, only to face a new world that upends old notions of self, place and purpose. The play combines poetry, monologues, and dance drawn from flamenco, kutiyattam and bharatanatyam - in English with fragments of Hindi and Spanish. *Featured in 2021 NuWorks Festival, Pan Asian Repertory Theater
Audience testimonials.
“I hope that if I go to the necessary depth to tell my resonant story, it will inspire others to a resonant depth of listening, creating and connecting. I feel art heals through metaphor; it creates a safe space for what needs to be seen and borne and transformed. ”
— Shebana Coelho
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