Neel Banerjee is an intercultural theatre practitioner living on Darug land. An emerging creative leader in Western Sydney, Neel’s work involves cultural development, engaging theatregoers, community capacity building, education, and live-performing theatre training. Neel works extensively amongst culturally and linguistically diverse actors, creatives, and audiences. His creative development combines personal and political, ritualistic and physical theatre. As an artist, Neel is interested in a collaborative and interrelation approach to theatre development. Under his creative leadership in the last decade, Nautanki Theatre has presented a body of work that validates the South Asian diasporic experience in Australia. Neel was awarded Parramatta Citizen of the Year-Highly Commended 2024 for his contribution to arts and community. Neel has recently completed his international residency in Bangladesh, International Producers Training offered by Powerhouse Museum and Factory International, UK. Neel was selected for the Emerging Leadership Program offered by McKinsey & Company through the Australian Scholarship Federation. He works locally and joins forces in the Indo-Pacific region.