38: Bala Murali Shingade and the pitfalls of “Asian”

Award-winning writer, director and actor Bala Murali Shingade joins Jenna on the podcast to talk about his play Boom Shankar, art and identity, funding applications AND he answers questions on themes of Leadership, Collaboration, Creativity, (Self)Love. Buy tickets to see Boom Shankar this September at Q Theatre, ⁠HERE⁠. 💌 Subscribe to the newsletter: asianinaotearoa.substack.com 👉 Follow ⁠@asianinaotearoa⁠ on⁠ ⁠Instagram ✨ Follow ⁠⁠⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠⁠⁠ ____ Hosted by Jenna Wee, Asian in Aotearoa (🇳🇿New Zealand) explores the lives of Asian creatives, one uncensored convo at a time. ✨This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North, Creative NZ & Big Fan.✨