ARTIST | DIRECTOR | EDUCATOR
Pronunciation // sun-jeev · Pronouns // all
SNJV is a visionary artist whose work spans dance, drag, and film. Known for crafting lush, cinematic worlds rooted in culture and queerness, SNJV moves between stage and screen seamlessly. The first South Asian Mr. GAPA and co-founder of Parivar, a collective uplifting the South Asian queer and trans diaspora, community is at the core of SNJV’s work.
As an educator and speaker, SNJV leads dialogues on performance, identity, and belonging in academic and creative institutions.
Choreography + Direction
Selected Works
Kinesthetic Confessions, Le Cirque de Danse, Insomnia, Dance Coalition
Bollywood Weds Fear, LA Unbound
Smile: A Dance Installation, Studio A
Pyar, Pride, Parivar, SF Pride
Azadi, Parivar
Heroine, PushFest
The Definition of Drag, ICA SF
Desi Beat, Outside Lands
Theatre + FILM
Selected Works
Shamilton, SF Oasis, San Jose Improv
Moulin Rouge, Cabaret, Chicago, The Drag Experience
Sach (Exec. Producer) – Official Selection, 43rd AAIFF
Immortal (Director) – CSUEA Queer Aesthetics, Vol. 1
Rise of the Immortals, Chaotic Kisses, (Director)
Junglee, (Producer)
The Marriage of Figaro, Romeo & Juliet, Opera San Jose
Education + leadership
Selected Works
Lecturer, Stanford University + UC Berkeley
Former Board Member, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Artistic Director, GAPA Runway
Creator, The Definition of Drag, Booked & Beautiful, Bodies of Empowerment
Host, Booked & Beautiful, San Francisco Public Library, Director/Host