Workshop: Shared Stories - Storytelling Techniques with Nandita Dinesh

Friday, 7/25/2025
2:00 - 4:00
Ingleside Meeting Room
Ingleside

1298 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
United States

415-355-2898

Nandita Dinesh, author of Creative Writing and The Experience of Others, will guide participants through the shared creation of narratives in their preferred aesthetic and spoken language. Shared Stories aims to foster innovative connections through multidisciplinary storytelling techniques.

Nandita holds a PhD in Drama from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, an MA in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and a BA in Economics & Theater from Wellesley College. An alumna of the United World College movement, Nandita has conducted community-based theatre projects in various parts of the Indian subcontinent, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. In 2017, she was awarded the Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy by Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.

Space Limited. Reservations Required: (415) 355-2898 (starting July 1st).

Connect:

Nandita Dinesh - Website | Nandita Dinesh - Instagram

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