E mail: zuleikha.allana@gmail.com EDUCATION: SARDAR PATEL VIDHYALAYA, NEW DELHI, INDIA. Graduated 1991. MIRANDA HOUSE, DELHI UNIVERSITY, INDIA. 1991-1992. MOTLEY THEATRE DESIGN SCHOOL, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM . 1993 BENNINGTON COLLEGE, VERMONT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Graduated 1995. Major in Theatre Directing and Lighting Design. Recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy YUVA PURUSKAR, 2007 Recipient of The Rotary Club Youth Excellence Award for Theatre, 1999 Recipient of the Charles Wallace India Trust Award, 2001/2002 Visiting Faculty (Scene Work), The Dramatic Art and Design Academy, New Delhi Visiting Faculty (Lighting Design), National School of Drama, New Delhi THEATRE DIRECTION: Roland Schimmelphennig’s ARABIAN NIGHT. Site-specific installation/performance. Khoj Studios, New Delhi. 2006 Theatre Utsav, 9th National Theatre Festival,National School of Drama,New Delhi 2007 Seoul Performing Arts Festival, Seoul, 2007 SIDDHARTHA. Based on the book by Hermann Hesse For Max Mueller Bhavan, Goethe Institut, 2005 Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, 2005 Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai, 2005 Bangalore Habba, Bangalore, 2005 Theatre Utsav, 8th National Theatre Festival, National School of Drama, New Delhi, 2006 THE MAHABHARATA PROJECT. Based on the Mahabharata and Shivaji Sawant’s Mrityunjaya For the Prague Quadrennial 2003 The Other Festival, Chennai, 2003 Open Air Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 2003 6th National Theatre Festival, National School of Drama, New Delhi, 2004 Gwancheon Festival, Korea, 2004 Rafi Peer Theatre Festival, Lahore, Pakistan, 2004 The Bonn Biennale, Germany 2006 THE WAITING ROOM. With texts from Shakespeare and Heiner Muller. The Drama Society, Lady Sriram College For Women, New Delhi. 2003 EXPLOSION OF A MEMORY. Based on Heiner Muller’s OBITUARY and THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR For the Max Muller Bhavan, New Delhi and Mumbai, 2001/ 2002 For the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai Marguerite Duras’ LA MUSICA. For the Alliance Francaise de Bombay B.C Pal Auditorium, New Delhi NCPA, Mumbai Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai Alliance Francaise Auditorium, Mumbai, 2000 The Ghetto, Mumbai, 2001 Virginia Woolf’s ORLANDO. Natrang Pratisthan, B.C Pal Auditorium, 1999 MINDSCAPES, An evening of two performances Steven Berkoff’s THE CHASE Virginia Woolf’s ORLANDO. Sri Ram Centre, Basement Theatre, 1999 INTIMATE PEOPLE, An evening of two plays Harold Pinter’s ONE FOR THE ROAD Steven Berkoff’s LUNCH. National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, 1998 Harold Pinter’s ONE FOR THE ROAD. India Habitat Centre, Main Theatre, 1997 India International Centre Theatre, 1998 William Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST. The Shakespeare Society, St Stephans College, New Delhi Sri Ram Centre, Main Theatre, 1997 INTIMATE PEOPLE. An evening of two plays Harold Pinter’s ONE FOR THE ROAD Steven Berkoff’s LUNCH. ICCR Auditorium, 1997 INTIMATE PEOPLE. An evening of two plays. Produced for the British Council Division Harold Pinter’s ONE FOR THE ROAD. Steven Berkoff’s DECADENCE. British Council Division, New Delhi, 1996 Howard Barker’s JUDITH. Howard Barker’s SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION. Sri Ram Centre, Basement Theatre, 1996 Bertolt Brecht’s THE ELEPHANT CALF. For Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, 1995 Frederico Garcia Lorca’s THE HOUSE OF BERNADA ALBA. Bennington College, 1995 Bertolt Brecht’s THE EXCEPTION AND THE RULE. Bennington College, 1995 Graduate Student Adam Zabarsky’s rock opera, RECESS. Bennington College, 1995 Bertolt Brecht’s THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE MASTER RACE. Bennington College, 1994 Bertolt Brecht’s THE ELEPHANT CALF. Miranda House, Delhi University, 1992 Dario Fo’s A WOMAN ALONE. Miranda House, Delhi University, 1992 Anton Tchekov’s THE PROPOSAL. St Stephans College, Delhi University, 1991 Rajpal Memorial Competition: Best Director IIT Rendezvous: Best Director LIGHTING DESIGN: LIGHTING INSTALLATION, “ DESCRIPTION OF A PICTURE” Based on text by Heiner Muller. COMMISSIONED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL, NEW DELHI, 2005 THE ABDUCTION OF SITA. Based on the RAMAYANA Directed by Joachim Schlomer. 2007 PUSHED. Choreographer: Padmini Chettur. 2006 KEKEI. Choreographer: Rashid Ansari and Geeta Chandran. 2006 Shakespeare’s MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. Dir: Tim Supple. 2006 Salman Rushdie’s MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN. National School of Drama Dir: Abhilash Pillai.2005 Howard Barker’s URSULA. Industrial Theatre Co. Dir: Rehaan Engineer. 2005 David Mamet’s SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO. The Industrial Theatre Co. Dir: Rehaan Engineer. 2003 MANIFESTLY FALSE. Based on the GEETGOVINDA and texts from Howard Barker. The Industrial Theatre Co. Dir: Rehaan Engineer.2003 SILENCE. For Aditi Mangaldas. 2003 PATA: SHEHER MUMBAI. Based on V. Tendulkar’s BABY and GIDDH. National School of Drama Dir: Anuradha Kapur. 2004 THE ANTIGONE PROJECT. Vivadi Dir: Anuradha Kapur. 2003/2004 NAUVA. THE NINTH BORN. Vivadi. Based on a Japanese Folk Tale. Dir: Anuradha Kapur. 2001 SUNDARI: AN ACTOR PREPARES. Vivadi Dir: Anuradha Kapur. 1998/1999 Bertolt Brecht’s THE JOB. Vivadi Dir: Anuradha Kapur. 1997 THE BLUE MUG. Based on Oliver Sack’s THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT. The Company Theatre Dir: Atul Kumar.2002 Tom Stoppard’s ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDERNSTERN ARE DEAD. The Company Theatre Dir: Atul Kumar.2000 Harold Pinter’s THE LOVER Eugene Ionesco’s THE LESSON. The Company Theatre. Dir: Atul Kumar. 1997 Frederico Garcia Lorca’s YERMA. The Company, Chandigarh Dir: Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary. 1999 Racine’s PHADRE. The Company, Chandigarh Dir: Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary. 1998/1999 KITCHEN KATHA. The Company, Chandigarh Dir: Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary. 1999THATHRI. Dir: J.Shailaja. 2001/2002 SIREN CITY Dir: Lillette Dubey. 2000 Bertolt Brecht’s THE JOB. Vismayah Dir: Maya Rao. 1998 Sadaat Hassan Manto’s KHOL DO. Vismayah Dir: Maya Rao. 1997/1998 THE “ FOUR WHEEL DRIVE” “ COME TO ME MR SHARMA” “ BODY FAT MURDERED” SHOW. Vismayh Dir: Maya Rao. 1998 Frederico Garcia Lorca’s THE HOUSE OF BERNADA ALBA.The National School of Drama Dir: Tripurari Sharma. 1999 Frederico Garcia Lorca’s THE HOUSE OF BERNADA ALBA. Chingari Dir: Chandrashekhar. 1999 Moliere’s THE MISANTHROPE. Chingari Dir: Munish Bharadwaj. 1999 Bertolt Brecht’s BAAL. Chingari Dir: Rajat Kapur. 1997 Pushpendra Nath Mishra’s JI SHABNAM BIBI. National Institute of Design. 1998 Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice’s JOSEPH AND THE TECHNICOLOUR DREAM COAT St John’s School. 1998 Willy Russell’s BLOOD BROTHERS. Theatre Action Group Dir: Barry John. 1996 Tom Stoppard’s INDIAN INK. Theatre Action Group Dir: Barry John. 1996 Alan Bennet’s HABEAS CORPUS. Theatre Action Group Dir: Bharat Kapoor. 1996 William Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE. United Player’s Guild. Dir: Roysten Abel. 1996 Gurcharan Das’s 9 JAKOO HILL. Yatrik. Dir: Sunit Tandon. 1996 Shri Maithalisharan Gupt’s SHAKUNTALAM. Ruchika Theatre Group Dir: Arun Kukreja. 1996 Nitish Sen’s APARAJITA. Ruchika Theatre Group Dir: Arun Kukreja. 1996 Assistant Lighting Designer to Nissar Allana THE PEARL FISHERS. An Opera. Dir: Patricia Panton. 2005 THE FAKIR OF BENARAS. An Opera. Dir: Muzzafar Ali. 2002 Girish Karnad’s NAGAMANDALA. Theatre and Television Associates. Dir: Amal Allana. 1999 Satish Alekar’s BEGUM BARVE. Theatre and Television Associates. Dir: Amal Allana. 1996 Ramesh Bakshi’s DEVYANI KA KEHNA.Theatre and Television Associates. Dir: Amal Allana. 1995 Bertolt Brecht’s HIMMAT MAI. Theatre and Television Associates. Dir: Amal Allana. 1993 EXHIBITION LIGHTING: Unbuilt India. Visions 2001 Exhibition on Contemporary Indian Urban Architectural Designs New Delhi, 2001 Splendour and Piety An exhibition on Sikhism. National Museum, New Delhi, 2000 Photographic Exhibition on Indian Cinema International Film Festival, New Delhi, 2000 Khoj International Art Installation, British Council Division, New Delhi, 1999 Khadi The Eicher Gallery, New Delhi, 1998 The Museum, Chandigarh, 1998 Lighting Consultant for the Prithvi Theatre Festival “ Theatre of India “, Mumbai, 2003 Lighting Consultant for the Prithvi International Theatre Festival “ Setting The Stage “, Mumbai, 2000 Technical Coordinator for the Prithvi International Theatre Festival at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 1998 Articles in the India Magazine on the painter Ramachandran, 1991 on the sculptor M.J Enas, 1993 WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS: Tanzplatform 2004 Düsseldorf, 2004 Goethe Institute Poorva: Asian Women Directors Theatre Festival and Conference New Delhi, 2003 Seminar on Heiner Muller New Delhi, 2002 Dramatic Art and Design Academy and Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi International Forum junger Buehnenangehoeriger Theatertreffen, Berlin, 2001 Goethe Institute Light and Movement New Delhi, 2001 Organized by the British Council and Max Muller Bhavan (Branch of the Goethe Institute) Seminar on Heiner Muller New Delhi, 2001 Dramatic Art and Design Academy and Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi Light and Movement Trivandrum, 2000 Organized by the Max Muller Bhavan (Branch of the Goethe Institute) ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Khoj International Artist’s Association Lighting Installation based on Heiner Muller texts New Delhi, 2003