Geeta Citygirl

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rdf:langString Geeta Chopra

rdf:langString Geeta Citygirl (born October 6, 1971) is an actress, dancer, director, producer and the founder and artistic director of SALAAM, the first South Asian American theatre, arts and film company in the USA. Based in New York City, the theatre company was started in the year 2000. SALAAM Theatre and Geeta Citygirl received the SAMA Award for Excellence in Theater in June 2005. She currently serves as the Artistic Director of SALAAM Theatre and is active on advisory boards as well as board member for several arts organizations. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the City College of New York, her acting, directing and producing credits range from the stage to the screen. Her contributions to the arts community in general, and the South-Asian community specifically, have long been recognized. A widely sought-after professional cultural consultant for the South Asian diaspora as well as a Mindfulness and arts educator and activist. And a proud member of the LGBTQI+ community. She joined the likes of award-winning actor Richard Schiff and best-selling author Walter Mosley, when she was selected to be the chief guest speaker at the 20th Annual CCNY Honors Convocation. She served as an emcee at numerous Asian Heritage Festivals in NY and around the nation, including in Union Square at the largest Pan-Asian outdoor event on the East coast, which was attended by over ten thousand people. She hosts New York’s Annual Tagore Festival, and a popular series presented by SALAAM Theater. She’s been featured in magazines and news dailies, and was even named one of the ‘Top 100 New Yorkers of the Year’ in 2003, by the New York Resident. Her parents were both refugees of the 1947 Partition of India. They fled to Delhi, and in the 1960’s, found their way to the city of NY. They settled in New York.

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