Dana Dajani

Dana Dajani is a Palestinian actress and writer. Her performance as a visually impaired woman who regains her sight won her the "Best Actress" award at Tropfest Arabia 2011. The film was co-scripted by her and screened at Cannes Short Film Corner in 2012. Dajani gained further acclaim for her activism for Palestine through artistic work, including her spoken-word poem "Love Letters from Palestine". Quotes ...I, personally, was drawn to the rhythm and rhyme of spoken word poetry, and I decided to use my theatrical background to bring my poems to life on stage, a sort of “One Woman Show”... ...To create unique characters, I employed voices, gestures, and movement, so I could tell a story from a perspective other than my own... ...It’s one thing for someone to applaud my performance, but what drives me, is when people come and share how they resonated with the message of my words... CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: DANA DAJANI ...I am a storyteller by nature. Under my mother’s guidance, I grew up immersed in books. Reading was my passion. Naturally, that translated to reading out loud. This, in turn, prepared me for theatre... ...My natural instinct is to explore how to tell a story through character, through metaphor. I write for the stage. This is for words to be heard, not read off the page... WKND Conversations: 'We export so much talent to the West': Palestinian writer-performer Dana Dajani Category:Columbia College Chicago alumni