Pune Design Festival 2025

Faezeh Jalali

Founder and Artistic Director - FATS TheArts

Biography

Faezeh is the Founder and Artistic Director of the theatre collaborative, FATSThearts, Mumbai. She is an award-winning theatre actor, director, and writer,as well as a teacher, kalaripayattu practitioner, choreographer, aerialist and a runner.

Faezeh is the recipient of the prestigious Tanveer Natyadharme Puraskar 2017 (presented by the Dr. Sriram Lagoo’s Roopwedh Pratishthan trust) for her contribution to the field, and the Dubey-Tendulkar Fellowship 2017.

She has also been a META awardee ( Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards) for her plays/performances in 2016, 2017 and 2018, Sultan Padamsee Playwriting awardee 2016, and Laadli Media Award for Gender Diversity 2017.

Faezeh has 15+ years teaching at schools and colleges, directing professional shows, and she conducts theatre workshops for all ages. She is very cool. Ask anyone.