Sep 14, 2022
The one where we are both not half
Emma and Nicole speak to British-Punjabi actor, writer and filmmaker, Jassa Ahluwalia. He created the hashtag and online movement, #BothNotHalf, which he uses to explore mixed identity and his own British-Indian heritage, and is currently developing into a book.
We spoke about the casting process and how that has changed for mixed actors and specific roles for mixed people, drawing on your heritage as a performer, how language shapes identity, and the history of national identity.
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Jassa's
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialjassa/
Culture mix:
The Tartan Turban: In Search of Alexander Gardner by John Keay
Alero Art: https://www.instagram.com/aleroart_/
Chasing Hares at The Young Vic