Dr. Janaki Rangarajan's video: Dr Janaki Rangarajan: YONI- Dance and Spoken word production- Act 1 and 2

"YONI"- Dance and Spoken word production that analyses the concept of female energy and our (mis)understanding of it. Act 1- “I, Yoni” - An introduction to the concept of Yoni, its understanding today and its transformation. Yoni- that primal force and the ORIGIN of all that was, is and will be! Act 2- “Mis-conceived Virgin”- Centers around our understanding of the word Kanya (widely translated to being a Virgin), which almost always carries a price to transform into a “Prize”- Determines even the life or death of a woman! “My femininity is not ruptured by MY choice to love WITHOUT inviting the social patriarchs” Concept, Research, Artistic direction, Rhythmic inputs and Choreography- Dr. Janaki Rangarajan Script for the spoken word parts- Sri. V. Balakrishnan Music composed by Dr. Rajkumar Bharathi for Act 1 and Smt. Nandini Sharma Anand for Act 2 Orchestra members: Vocal- Sri. Murali Parthasarathy Nattuvangam- Sri. Vijay Kumar Mridangam- Sri. Guru Bharadwaj Flute- Sri. Sujith Naik Costume design- Dr. Janaki Rangarajan