Dixon Place & National Queer Theater present In Partnership With the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and NYC Pride vichitra: an anthology of queer dreams Directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury with Video by Kameron Neal and Sound Design by Jeremy S. Bloom
Description
In this audiovisual patchwork, LGBTQ+ folx of South Asian origin recall the queer logic of their dreams: good and bad, vivid and blurry, ordinary and extraordinary. Directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Video by Kameron Neal, Sound Design by Jeremy S. Bloom. Post-show discussion with Shayok Misha Chowdhury, moderated by Meetu Chilana.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Shayok Misha Chowdhury is a queer Bengali writer, director and performance-maker. He is currently in residence at HERE Arts Center, BRIC, and The Public Theater, and recently at Ars Nova, New York Theatre Workshop, Soho Rep, SPACE on Ryder Farm, The Drama League, and The Flea. Recent/upcoming: MUKHAGNI (Under the Radar); HOW THE WHITE GIRL GOT HER SPOTS AND OTHER 90s TRIVIA (Joe’s Pub); RHEOLOGY (HERE Arts); ANTIOCH MASS (The Shed); and SPEECH (Philly Fringe). A Fulbright and Kundiman fellow, Misha has been published in The Cincinnati Review, TriQuarterly, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Asian American Literary Review, and elsewhere. MFA: Columbia. www.shayokmishachowdhury.com
Jeremy S. Bloom is an Emmy-nominated sound designer whose work spans across podcasts, film/TV, immersive exhibits, and theater. His original sound designs have been presented internationally by Netflix, Discovery, Magnolia Films, BBC Wales, CNN Films, WNYC, Radiolab, History Channel, America’s Test Kitchen, The Tenement Museum, James Taylor, ATG London, New York Theatre Workshop, and more. Jeremy created four immersive soundscapes permanently installed at The Statue of Liberty, and has designed and scored over 100 episodes of WNYC’s critically acclaimed queer podcast “Nancy.” He has taught the next generation of sound designers at CUNY, Yale, and Princeton. www.jeremyb.com
Kameron Neal is a multidisciplinary artist based in NYC. Forbes described Kameron’s exhibition at Detroit Art Week as “an absurd escape that simultaneously provokes and entertains.” His video art was featured in music videos for Billy Porter and Rufus Wainwright. Kameron is currently in residence at CultureHub, The Public Theater, and the Bemis Center. As a Resident Artist at Ars Nova, he co-created MukhAgni with Shayok Misha Chowdhury; the piece was curated in Under the Radar 2020. Kameron’s work has also been seen in National Geographic and HYPEBEAST, and at New Orleans Film Festival, Digital Graffiti, Soho Rep, La MaMa, Bushwick Starr, and BAM. kameronneal.com