User:Neel Banerjee

Neel Banerjee (Full name Bengali: ইন্দ্রনীল ব্যানার্জী) is a first-generation immigrant, an intercultural theatre practitioner and a propagandist who has been actively involved in Australian theatre scene for the last 15 years. He has formal training in both analytical and physical theatre, Tagore Song, Tabla, Indian folk instruments and Chhau Dance. He has performed interstate and overseas. Neel’s theatre ambitions and artivism lie in the subject matter engaging abstract pleasure and spirituality. He founded Nautanki Theatre (www.nautanki.org.au) an Independent Theatre Company which provides artistic platforms for emerging talents from the ethnic background, telling alternate and new stories from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) communities thereby challenging popular Australian stage. Nautanki Theatre’s productions maintain authenticity by showcasing relevant socio-political issues highlighting the dynamic and evolving South Asian culture of Australia that has become a trademark of contemporary Australian Theatre.

Neel is multilingual. He studied Bachelor of Engineering in India, later completed his Masters’ Degree in Business IT from Sydney University. Neel completed a certificate on acting technique from NIDA and is currently attending a summer school jointly offered by LASALLE College, Singapore and KUNCI, Indonesia.

Updated April 2021