Event

Asian America Across the Disciplines presents Shaily Dadiala,  Choreographer, Dancer, Educator, Cultural Producer, and Instigator who is also Artistic Director of Usiloquy Dance.

Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan's "South Asians in the US" course. 

The event is open to Penn community in person or by Zoom. Please register here to join by Zoom!

Shaily Dadiala is a Choreographer, Dancer, Educator, Cultural Producer, and Instigator. She choreographs and performs original works rooted in the techniques of the Indian Classical dance style Bharatanatyam.  She holds a B.A. equivalent from India where she was born and raised.  As a multihyphenate Punjabi-American immigrant, her performances delve into points of intersection within the South Asian diaspora, translating and expanding them through multimodal dance She applies Bharatanatyam as a language telling universal stories. In 2008 she founded the nonprofit dance company Usiloquy Dance Designs. Her works have included live, full-length Indian dance productions, dance on spoken word, adaptation of audiobooks, choreography, and acting within Improv theater. Collaborations have included  Philadelphia Asian Performing Arts, Fringe Wilmington Festival, and Penn Center for Experimental Anthropology.