Heena Patel

Cultural Strategist, South Asian Performing Arts
MELA Arts Connect
United States

Heena Patel is a cultural strategist, producer, consultant, and curator for South Asian performing arts. The founder and CEO of MELA Arts Connect, her focus is on nurturing the ecosystem around South Asian performing arts and its practitioners. Over the years and through MELA, she's assumed the roles of booking agent, manager, dancer, musician, teaching artist, and diversity and equity advocate. Recent credits as a producer and artistic director include the multidisciplinary stage show Bollywood Boulevard, immersive dance experience Garba360, desi:NOW - a showcase of hyphenated South Asian identities and Woven: The Indian-American Story featuring 30 different artist ensembles. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Heena now splits her time between North America and India. Heena is an APAP Leadership Fellow, on the board of NAPAMA (North American Performing Arts Manager and Agents), and member of WOCA (Women of Color in the Arts).

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Session 2 | Out of the Box: Performance as a Change Agent
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

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