Advocating for the Rejuvenation of Jatra Performance

JASHODHARA SEN, a native of Kolkata, India, is a PhD candidate in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a 2018–19 Community-based Research Fellow. She earned her MA in Theatre Arts and MA in Theatre (Directing Emphasis) from Mumbai University and Oklahoma State University, respectively. Sen's work focuses on the folk theater tradition from West Bengal, India. As a community-based artist and applied theater practitioner, Sen's goal is to create a democratic and encouraging space for the communities within and beyond academia. Currently, Sen is working on a digital storytelling platform for South Asian immigrant women, titled “Leaving Home, Finding Home” that redefines audience-participant relationships in alternative theatrical spaces.