Talks & Public Engagement

I speak on performance, labor, and cultural economy in academic and industry settings. My talks draw from ethnographic research and international fieldwork to explore how theatre and performance shape organizational life, workplace training, creative labor, and global capitalism. I’ve presented my work at universities and conferences around the world, and I’ve been invited to share insights with scholars, artists, business leaders, and policy professionals. I’m especially interested in bridging scholarship and practice—bringing critical and creative frameworks to public conversations about power, work, and performance.

Recent Invited Talks

2025 – From Workers to Managers: Theatres of Capital in South Africa. HUMA: Institute for the Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town.
2023 – A Changed World: Violent Neoliberalism in India’s Corporate Performance Economy. “Vocabularies of Violence” Symposium, Mellon Foundation and University of Ghana.
2020 – Drama-Based Training in Indian Corporate Organizations. Applied Theatre India Foundation Master Talk Series.

Podcasts & Media

2025 – Applied Theatre Podcast with Tom Craig. Invited speaker discussing Performing Corporate Bodies.
2025 – Ethnographic Marginalia, New Books Network. Invited guest discussing fieldwork and creative labor.

Workshops & Facilitation

2022 – Reimagining Performance, Creativity, and Ethics in Business Leadership. Applied performance workshop facilitator, School of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Calgary.
2020 – The Power of Storytelling. Keynote speaker for International Women’s Day. Parker Hannifin Corporation.

Panels & Roundtables

2024 – Performance and Marketing: An Industry Roundtable on Creative Organizational Change. Organizer and moderator. Performance and Business Research Working Group.
Panelists: Matt Upshaw (CEO, Serino Coyne), Allen Leiden (Business Development, Steps Drama UK).

2023 – Fact and Fiction—Expanding the Archive: Sources & the Social Sciences. Panel discussant. London School of Economics.

2023 – Performance, Business, and Creativity in the Innovation Economy. Organizer and moderator. Performance and Business Working Group.
Panelists: Maria Halbinger (Baruch College), Shannon Steen (UC Berkeley).