Originally from Northern California, Sheetal’s career has spanned genres and disciplines. Sheetal was the original creator and performer of a leading role in Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion, and toured with the international cast from 1999-2001. In 2004, she appeared in the Broadway production of Bombay Dreams and for three years was Co-Artistic Director of the modern dance company California Contemporary Dancers in San Francisco. Her solo and group work has been presented in theaters and festivals around the country and in Mexico, Canada, Ghana, Israel and India. Sheetal draws on her strengths and professional successes from an African village to the subway platform to the Broadway stage to create work that blurs cultural and disciplinary boundaries, promoting intercultural understanding through artistic excellence.