YaliniDream in Chennai (2011)

ByOrinam Jan 30 2011Oct 25 2011

Thanks to all who attended the performances of talented SriLankan-Tamil-American performer YaliniDream and guest artists Sharanya Manivannan and Shailja Patel on Jan 29, 2011, at Spaces, Besant Nagar. The event was co-hosted by The Shakti Resource Center and MP/Orinam. We are grateful to Sadanand Menon for allowing us (once again!) use of the beautiful venue, and to New Indian Express for carrying a piece by Aniruddhan Vasudevan on YaliniDream the same day.

Check out the performance video on Orinam Podcast

Here are some photos and videos of the event:
Photo credits: J. Boopalan

AV_SN_Jan2011 — (1) Aniruddhan Vasudevan and Shakthi Nataraj were our hosts of the evening

sm_Jan2011 — (2) Exquisite opening act by Chennai-based poet Sharanya Manivannan, including such pieces as 'Ghazal of the Cooum' and 'You Bring Out the Sri Lankan in Me'

SP_Jan2011 — (3) Next, Kenyan-Indian-American performer Shailja Patel rocked the house with her powerful act.

YD+LR_Jan2011 — (4) Main artist of the evening, YaliniDream, had hosted a workshop earlier in the day on arts as a tool for community organizing. Below the photo are links to two video excerpts of her captivating evening performance.

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