Following Indhu Rubasingham’s appointment as Artistic Director of the National Theatre, Lakshmi Sekhar makes the case for young Asian people pursuing performing arts despite parental scepticism.
As a brown Asian kid, telling your parents you want to pursue a career in the performing arts is not always easy. If you’re lucky, this can merely be an awkward or mildly unpleasant announcement.
If you’re not as lucky, it can be downright terrifying.
In many cases, this is the most unwelcome sentiment: “How could you possibly stray from the career trinity: doctor, lawyer or engineer (in some more open-minded circles, architecture)?”
Then the next inevitable question: “Can you even achieve anything or be successful if you’re in the performing arts?”
After you’ve listed prominent figures from Bollywood or cited all the K-pop superstars, here’s another trendsetter to help you prove that the answer to this question is a resounding yes... Keep reading on Study International.
As a brown Asian kid, telling your parents you want to pursue a career in the performing arts is not always easy. If you’re lucky, this can merely be an awkward or mildly unpleasant announcement.
If you’re not as lucky, it can be downright terrifying.
In many cases, this is the most unwelcome sentiment: “How could you possibly stray from the career trinity: doctor, lawyer or engineer (in some more open-minded circles, architecture)?”
Then the next inevitable question: “Can you even achieve anything or be successful if you’re in the performing arts?”
After you’ve listed prominent figures from Bollywood or cited all the K-pop superstars, here’s another trendsetter to help you prove that the answer to this question is a resounding yes... Keep reading on Study International.