“Although I've acted in several films, dancing has always been my passi...” — Shobana Quote

“Although I've acted in several films, dancing has always been my passion.”

“I am who I am because of my experiences, my learnings in this creative world, my travels and meeting new people.”

“In 'Dancing Drums' I interweave all my mediums into what I like to call, simply as 'trance.'”

“I co-founded Affectiva with Professor Rosalind W. Picard when we spun out of MIT Media Lab in 2009. I acted as Chief Technology and Science Officer for several years until becoming CEO mid-2016, one of a handful of female CEOs in the AI space.”

“All I know is it was very easy for us to write the Barb character and I think that, you know, Shannon Purser - who had never acted before - just did such a brilliant job realizing her. And, again, without very many lines - 25 lines. And I think everyone feels like either they knew this girl or they were this girl.”