2023
Beyond Bollywood exhibit at Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, April
Pakistan Tour - Performances at Karachi Literary Festival, Faiz Festival in Lahore, International Women’s Day event in Islamabad & teaching engagements in Karachi and Lahore, Feb-Mar
Ballet Beyond Borders - Performer, Guest Teacher, Choreographer for Noorani Dance Company, Panelist in Montana, January
2022
Co-Producer for TEDx DelthorneWomen in Los Angeles, December
Kahani: Reimagining Stories - Performance presented by Mandala South Asian Arts in Chicago, November
Performance & workshop at Gilead Science Diwali event, October
Ballet Beyond Borders - Performer, Guest Teacher, Choreographer for Noorani Dance Company, Panelist in Los Angeles, August
Performance at Montana Folk Festival, July
Pakistan Tour - Performances & teaching engagements in Karachi and Lahore, March
Directed and choreographed kathak solo for member of Noorani Dance Company
2021 (In Person)
Performance at TEDx DelthorneWomen in Los Angeles, December
Auditioned and launched new generation of Noorani Dance Company, November
Collaborator for docu-series pilot with Riyaaz Qawwali in Houston, October
Performer, Guest Teacher & Panelist at Ballet Beyond Borders in Montana, August
Performance at screening of film “I’ll Meet You There” in Los Angeles, July
2021 Virtual Performances
TRANSITION - release of collaborative video as part of Heartistry Video Series, June
Host of Heartistry Video Series, Episode 3: Social Change through heARTivism (part 2), June
Performance for Sadaf Jaffer for Assembly AAPI Celebration, May
Lead Organizer and Performer for Virtual Fundraiser for COVID Relief in India, May
Host of Heartistry Video Series, Episode 2: Social Change through heARTivism (part 1), April
Live virtual performance following premiere of film I’ll Meet You There, February
Google Arts at Home - virtual performance for employees of Google, January
Virtual performance for Presidential Inauguration event hosted by South Asians for Biden, January
2020 Virtual Performances
Aaj Rang Hai - release of video project as part of Heartistry Video Series, November
Host of Heartistry Video Series, Episode 1: Creativity, Collaboration & Community, November Rukus Avenue Summer Special, July
T2F (the Second Floor) in Pakistan, June
New York Kathak Festival, April
2020
Heartistry Video Series - Episode 1: Creativity, Collaboration & Community
Heartistry Talk Show, podcast hosted by Farah, launches on Rukus Avenue Radio
The Forgotten Empress performed in San Jose and San Francisco
2019
Pakistan Tour - 2 month tour with engagements in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad
Nazaakat aur Taaqat - A Delicate Power - performance by Farah followed by first gala for Noorani Dance
New York Kathak Festival - performance by Farah and Noorani Dance Company
Sacred Sounds of India Festival at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram, Nassau, Bahamas
Directed and choreographed kathak solo for member of Noorani Dance Company
2018
Pakistan Tour - Performances & Teaching in Karachi & Lahore
I’ll Meet You There (filming of) Lead Choreographer and dancer/actress
The Forgotten Empress at Wellesley College in Boston, MA
Kathak Solo at Richmond Folk Festival in Richmond, VA
Directed and choreographed debut kathak solos for 3 members of Noorani Dance Company
The Forgotten Empress at Asia Society Texas Center in Houston, TX
The Parting - 1947 Revisited premiere at Z Space in San Francisco and at Hammer Theatre in San Jose
Guest Faculty at Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program
2017
The Forgotten Empress Pakistan Tour - November/December
Ongoing classes at the India Community Center in Milpitas (2015-2017)
Ongoing classes at ODC School in San Francisco (2015-2017)
Guest Faculty at Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program
Pakistan Tour - teaching and performing in Karachi and Lahore, and site visit to Wagah Border as part of The Partition Project
Performance by Farah and members of Noorani Dance at Annual Maitri Gala, Palo Alto, CA
Consulting Choreographer for theatrical adaptation of Monsoon Wedding directed by Mira Nair at the Berkeley Repertory Theater
2016
Guest Choreographer at Ailey Extension World Dance Program, New York
3 Pakistan Tours (January, March/April, September/October)
Teaching and performing at numerous educational and cultural institutions in the cities of Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad - 13 performances and 12 teaching engagements
Guest teaching: Chhandika Institute of Kathak, Boston; UC Santa Cruz Dance Department; Saint Mary’s College, Moraga; Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program
Silicon Valley premiere of The Twentieth Wife presented by Enacte & Sangam Arts at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose
Founded Noorani Dance - a cultural arts organization committed to enlightening minds and hearts through teaching Kathak in the U.S. and abroad, presenting and producing collaborative performances of dance, music and theater by Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, collaborating artists, and students of Noorani Dance
2015
Los Angeles premiere of The Twentieth Wife presented by LACMA
Traditional Kathak Solo at Gallo Arts Center, Modesto
World premiere of the The Twentieth Wife at Z Space, San Francisco
1996 - 2014
Member of the Chitresh Das Dance Company (CDDC)
Instructor at the Chhandam School of Kathak
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