Radio Aluna Teatro

There are times where… I just want this moment for the Armenians… for them to feel like they are seen and for ... anglophones to just for a moment feel displaced. - Lara Arabian when you are uprooted from your culture… how do we construct this notion of ancestry? I think that doesn't necessarily have to do with blood ties.  Especially as cultural workers, artists - we are always looking for someone in the past that will inspire… who is able to navigate this world where the ground is always moving…. - Carla Melo Meet Lara Arabian and Carla Melo, the writer/performer and director/co- creator of “Siranoush'' a multimedia, multilingual one-woman show that was part of this year’s Rutas Festival. Lara Arabian is a trilingual Dora nominated Toronto-based performer by way of Beirut, Lebanon, upstate NY, and Paris, France. She is also a passionate arts educator and is on the faculty of Sheridan College in both the Musical Theatre and the Performing Arts Preparation programs. Carla Melo (Ph.D., UCLA) is a researcher,