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Elected chairperson of APPAN
International (the Asia-Pacific Performing Arts network,
established by UNESCO in 2000), Shanta (Anand) Serbjeet
Singh '56 is considered "a household name" on the Indian
cultural scene. A prolific columnist, critic, author and
"cultural activist," she has worked extensively in virtually
all media -- not only writing, but composing music for films,
documentaries and television serials. Her many books include
Indian Dance: The Ultimate Metaphor, called by
reviewers a "seminal volume ... touching all aspects of Indian
dance spanning from the traditional to the futuristic." Among
her many national awards is a Lifetime Achievement Award from
the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the premier government-run cultural
institution of India. After majoring in political science at
Western, Shanta studied English literature at Calcutta
University and earned an M.A. in international relations from
Berkeley. Married to Serbjeet Singh, himself well known in the
arts world as a filmmaker and painter, Shanta lives in New
Delhi, but recently wrote the WCAA office that "memories of my
lovely stay in this small mid-West college will always remain
fresh." To learn more about APPAN or get in touch with
Shanta:
http://www.ukhap.nic.in/homepages/Appan/index.html;
shanta_singh_serbjeet@hotmail.com
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Joseph Kuhr '88 has been nominated for a Children's
Programming Emmy Award for his writing on the Kids WB!
animated series, The Batman. Winners will be
announced as part of the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy
Awards at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on June 15. This marks
the first time in the history of the Emmys that children's
categories for programs, performers and writers have been
honored separately. Joe also writes screenplays and
teleplays and is currently developing both a live action TV
and an animated series while continuing to write episodes
for The Batman and Legion of Super-Heroes.
Although he attended Western just two years before
transferring to NYU film school, Joe credits Creativity and
Culture professor Terry Perlin as a strong influence both
then and now. On a recent visit to Oxford, he and his wife
-- Dr. June Chung, an English professor at DePaul University
-- stopped in to catch up with Terry. Says Joe, "True to
form, Terry was kind enough to share some of his current
teaching materials with me, which I am referring to as I
develop new projects."
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