Danish Husain is an actor, poet, storyteller and theatre director. He is instrumental in reviving the lost art form of Urdu storytelling Dastangoi. He performed in a unforgettable evening on 9th March, 2019 at Macquarie evening. In the end of his performance, the audience given him standing ovation which last several minutes that proves how he engaged audience in his solo show. He performed under Nautanki Theatre banner which is an independent theatre company based in Sydney which has been promoting on cross-cultural platform since 2008. Currently Nautanki Theatre’s artistic focus lies in story telling that connects contemporary Australian society to South-Asian diaspora.
Nautanki Theatre provides artistic platforms for emerging talents with ethnic background, telling alternate and new stories from CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) communities thereby challenging mainstream Australian stage. Their aim is to produce creative opportunity with a true representation of contemporary Australia and provide equal access to everyone. Their objective is to work with CALD community, refugee or migrant people facilitating social inclusion, creating a voice to vanguard their cultural identity.
Productions of Nautanki Theatre have traveled interstate as well as internationally. With its extensive research and experience presently Nautanki Theatre is producing its artistic creations in Parramatta city. The company is creating a new trend and audience in Western Sydney and motivating various local diasporas to join the Independent Theatre Movement of which this company has been one of the pioneers. They are a DGR endorsed arts organisation.
