D'Lo : Turning his life experiences into an art
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 14:55
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25267:dlo-turning-his-life-experiences-into-an-art&catid=39:interviewsstories&Itemid=557 Growing up Sri Lankan, Hindu and transgender in Lancaster, U.S.A would give D'Lo all the material he ever needed to be a comedian. His stories about a little boy "trapped" in the body of a girl born to conservative, immigrant Tamil parents are as hilarious as they're heart wrenching; and they're what he brought to the stage of the Punchi Theatre in Colombo for his first public performance in Sri Lanka last month.
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At the Punchi Theatre, he seemed to delight in blurring gender and identity – whether he was deftly winding a saree around himself in preparation to play his mother (a startling transformation he completed with lipstick, earrings and long wig), playing Uncle G (who has an obsession with Gandhi) or performing purely in silhouette. His mother was in the audience and when D'Lo ended his show by encouraging us never to give up on our loved ones, he seemed to speak directly to her.
