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ASHISH KUMAR SHARMA

Griffith University, Indian Institute of Management Bodhgaya, University of Leeds, Christ University, Ambedkar University Delhi - Kashmere Gate Campus

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Ashish Kumar Sharma is a PhD researcher at Griffith University whose work sits at the intersection of scenography, and performance lighting. He holds an MA in Performance Design from the University of Leeds (2019- 2020) and an MA in Performance Studies from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi (2015- 2017). His research interests include
scenographic materiality, affect and embodiment, and Indian theatre lighting history and historiography.

Ashish has over thirteen years of professional experience as a theatre practitioner, working as a scenographer, lighting designer, director, dramaturg, and performer across India and internationally. He has taught theatre related modules at institutions including the Indian Institute of Management Bodhgaya, Christ University, and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. His research has been supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India.

His scholarly work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, including Scene and publications on post-independence Indian theatre. Alongside academic writing, he engages in ethnographic fieldwork, archival research, and audio-visual practice,
exploring the socio-political, spatial, and material dimensions of performance.

Employment

  • Griffith University PhD candidate
    2025 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Management Bodhgaya Guest Faculty
    2023 - 2023
  • Christ University Guest Faculty
    2023 - 2023
  • Ambedkar University Delhi - Kashmere Gate Campus Adjunct Faculty
    2022 - 2022

Education

  • Griffith University Doctoral of Philosophy
    2025 - Present
  • University of Leeds MA Performance Design
    2019 - 2020
  • Ambedkar University Delhi - Kashmere Gate Campus MA Performance Studies
    2015 - 2017

Projects & Funding

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Publications (2)