Kalaikal Creative Arts

Kalaikal 2010!

Posted by Kalaikal - 676 days ago

 

Article by Nayani

Parents jammin’ to hard beats.
Multiple music mashup tributes to MJ.
More than a few epic romances.
A brown Dorothy lookin’ for Oz.
Bharathanatyam to Jay-Z.

I saw it all on Sunday afternoon at the 2010 Kalaikal Dance Competition!

Bringing together Tamil post-secondary students from across Ontario, Kalaikal Creative Arts hosted a crazy assembly of performers, highlighting Tamil culture through music and dance.

Teams reppin’ different universities from across Ontario came together for a friendly competition at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. (And I kid you not! Members of each team’s spirit squad were screaming just as loud for their competition! Lol.) Each ensemble came with their own unique mix of beats and melodies, crazy combo of costumes, and mystery themes that unfolded before us. They mixed the old with the new, the east with the west (ref: Jay-Z & Bharathanatyam) and teared the theatre up!

The audience also enjoyed a few solo performances from some of the Toronto Tamil’s community’s up-and-coming MCs, singers, and dancers, and a high school team comprised of crazy young talent!

All in all, it was beautiful to see the young Tamil community come together for a strong event that highlighted the vibrancy, talents, and strength of its young artists.

And congrats to Sunday evening’s winners, the Waterloo Warriors!

And all I have left to say is…

ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

I’m ready for Kalaikal 2011!

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