On August 20, 2018, the Theatre & Dance department welcomed Dinesh Yadav as an Assistant Professor – Theatre and Dance.
Prior to coming to UW-Green Bay, Dinesh was an Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani and Visiting Designer at National School of Drama in New Delhi.
Dinesh has organized and would like to continue to work in the areas of organizing Yoga classes and camps, theatre, music and dance festivals, community gatherings and festivals, nature walks, architecture tours, and finding collaborations and international touring options for students. He enjoys yoga, architecture, reading and traveling.
Dinesh has a Ph.D. in Theatre Arts of Site-Specific Performance Making, a MA in Dramatics (Stage Craft and Design) from National School of Drama in New Delhi, a PGD in Stage Management and Technical Theatre from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) in London and a M. Sc. (Master of Science) in Chemistry.
He comes to UW-Green Bay from New Delhi, India with his wife, Seema Yadav who is a Special Educator specialized in Mental Retardation and Hyperactive, working with the Education Department of Government of Delhi. They have a daughter Swaranjana who is four and growing up while studying in a nursery school.
Dinesh has directed over twenty full length plays/performances and designed over fifty performances, cross-disciplinary projects. He has exhibited at Prague Quadrennial in 2007, 2011, and 2015, WSD in 2013, and performed at WOMAD Swindon, Womadelaide, Hong Kong Arts Festival, White Light Festival Lincoln Centre, Theatre Olympics and more.
Welcome, Dinesh!