KHAIRANI BAROKKA
is a writer-performer, artist and social strategist who studies transformative change. Okka was born in Indonesia, where she was employed in aid work with the UN and journalism with the BBC. She has a masters degree from ITP (the Interactive Telecommunications Program) at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and a BA in Sociology/Anthropology from Middlebury College. Okka loves to explore storytelling, social innovations, liminality, sustainability, and children's imaginations. She is inspired by engaged communities, humor, and cultural "contradictions". She is currently based in Southeast Asia.
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News
- One of 22 writers from around the world with a piece included in "Last Night On Earth", an upcoming book and radio play. First performance is in San Diego, May 11.
- Nursing "Eve and Mary Are Having Coffee" (out-loud poems). Enjoying work on "Egg On A Horn" (stories) and "Bissu" (screenplay).
- Independent researching the sweet spot at the nexus of arts education, inclusive education, arts therapies and technology.
- Recovering from a health scare and eating my way through Jakarta, with total abandon. Gargle.
