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Described as a "jolt of creative and comedic energy", D'Lo is a Tamil Sri Lankan-American, political theatre artist/writer and music producer, currently causing the most trouble in Los Angeles.
D'Lo's work is a part of the vibrant tapestry that sheds light on many of the issues of our modern day society; brutality, justice, AIDS, sexuality, political and social unrest and division along ethnic and gender lines. D'Lo is a teaching artist and has performed and held workshops extensively throughout the US and Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Sri Lanka and India.

D'Lo's career work has included being part of several performance groups (Artwallah, Great Leap, Arpana Dance Company, Mujeres de Maiz); working closely with diverse youth as a teaching artist; establishing herself as both a solo and collaborative performer and being published in various magazines and anthologies.

D'Lo began developing talents as a student of the piano at the age of three and since then, has been instructed in vina and percussion. Using Hip Hop as a guide, D'Lo formed the foundation for her creative activism. D'Lo has also collaborated with various dancers and dance companies, combining and drawing parallels between Bharatha Natyam and Hip Hop.

D'Lo holds a BA from UCLA in Ethnomusicology and is a graduate of New York's School of Audio Engineering (SAE).

In 2004, D'Lo had a sold-out NYC run of her first play "Ballin With My Bois" a queer hip hop theater piece. Currently, D'Lo’s "Ramble-Ations: A One D'Lo Show", which received the NPN Creation Fund Grant, is touring statewide and will also have it’s LA debut here at Highways.