Theatre
“As a classical dancer I was looking for alternative mediums to express as an artist. This is what led me to theatre over a decade ago; in a journey that began with Drama Dubai’s Desert Monologues. Theatre has the power to suspend disbelief, to entertain, inspire, provoke and challenge notions both of ourselves and society. It teaches us to live truthfully in the given moment. To really listen, respond and know what it feels like to be in someone else’s shoes. There is nothing quite as self improving and fulfilling as theatre.”
Since 2009, Shereen has been active in theatre, working on diverse projects across community theatre, professional productions and performing at festivals both in the UAE and India.
As an actor, she believes in an integrated approach that borrows from Eastern and Western schools of thought. She is a LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) certified acting professional and has since 2015 continued to train in ancient Indian theatre practices at Natanakairali – Research Training and Performing Centre for Traditional Arts under veteran Kutiyattam exponent and scholar, Venu G.
Shereen is a founding member of Star Too – Dubai’s first experimental theatre project that follows a laboratory-style methodology where group members engage in training periods leading up to original, stylized productions.
She is also an artist collaborator in Trance-Forms, an initiative of the Emirati-French Cultural Programme: Dialogue with the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Work
Projects
Ashputtel
2020
Bhaskara Pattelarum Thommiyude Jeevithavum
2018-20
Still Dancing
2019
Project Rising Star
2019
Sutradhar
2018
Fading Brightness
2018
Trance-Forms: I am my Language
2017
Macbeth
2017
Dangerous Corner
2016
Romeo + Juliet
2016
Shorter + Sweeter
2015
Star Too
2011-14
Training
Grotowski Method Acting Course | 2018
Conducted by Liz Hadaway
Source of Performance Energy | 2018
10-day Actors’ Residency Workshop at Adishakti Theatre Arts, Auroville, India
Devised Theatre | Dec 2016 – Feb 2017
Trained under Marcel Bozonnet, Actor & Ex-Administrator General of Comédie-Française for Trance-Forms: ‘I am my language’ (part of the Louvre Abu Dhabi narrative), U.A.E
Voice & Space | 2017
Acting Workshop with Teatro Potlach
Mask Intensive Workshop | 2017
The Courtyard Playhouse, Dubai
The Musical Body | 2016
Workshop by Jean-Jacques Lemetre (Music Director, Theatre du Soleil), Chennai, India
Navarasa Saadhana | Since 2015
Ongoing training in Indian traditional theatre and acting techniques at Natanakairali’s Abhinaya Kalari (Acting Lab), Kerala, India
Stanislavski Method Acting Course | 2014
Conducted by Liz Hadaway
Qualifications
LAMDA
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) Level 3 Certificate in Performance: Acting Grade 7 – Duo – Silver Medal (Distinction) | 2014
Teaching & Talks
Navarasa Suvarna Mudra | 2021
Movement & Theatre Workshop | 2018
Qissa’Go, Dubai, U.A.E.
Theatre Games | 2018
90min workshop for theatre newbies, Bhoomi College, Bangalore, India
3rd Culture Identity | 2017
Co-facilitated a practical theatre workshop exploring multiculturalism, identity and tolerance, ISTA (International Schools Theatre Association) Festival, DIA, Dubai, U.A.E
Performing Art, Performance Arts and things in between | 2017
Workshop for Performance Art students, American University in Dubai
Other Theatre Projects
Gatsby: The Immersive Experience | 2019
Immersive theatrical experience of the novel The Great Gatsby on the QE2, produced by Pursued by a Bear
Medea by Euripides | 2017
Contemporary interpretation of classic Greek tragedy, directed by Juliska Szik
Short + Sweet | 2014-16
Played lead in festival’s winning plays ‘Treteau’ (2015) & ‘The Tragic Queen’ (2016) written & directed by Sanjeev Dixit
Draupadi: The Voice of Dignity | 2014
The Musical by Malhaar
Drag @ DUCTAC | 2010
Debut show by DRAG Productions
Film Projects
8th Minute | 2017
Public message short film directed by Varun Asokan, presented by Crea Media
#BridgeTheGap | 2016
Xpress Money’s initiative on International Women’s Day
An ode to our hands | 2014
Ideyna – the handmade marketplace directed by Ekta Saran
Who stole my megaphone | 2014
Short film directed by Dhalia Hafez
Porul | 2013
Malayalam short film directed by Omar Sherif
Checking In | 2010
TV Series (pilot episode) directed by Naim Zaboura
Writings
Article | Times of India 2022
Kerala’s Vanishing Cultural Remnants
Article | Narthaki July 2017
A transformative journey through the Nine Emotions
Article | Times of India 2021
Inspiring Modern Traditions