Celebrate International Womens Day at Entanglement Ryde!

Take time out from your busy day, and immerse yourself in a short hour of readings with powerful performers and captivating music from live musicians at Ryde Library. Sit comfortably and listen as actors bring stories to life, tales of courage, resilience and hope. Be inspired by Elizabeth Jigalin's radiant music for piano. Celebrate International Women in a collage of true and imagined experience.

Hasitha Adhikariarachchi is an emerging writer and poet. Raised in Sri Lanka, she now calls Sydney home. Inspired by the futility of everyday sexism, her work includes plays, poetry and short fiction.

Veena Sudarshan grew up in Bangalore, India, which is a cultural hub for music, theatre and literary activities in South India. She has performed in theatre for 20 years both in English and Kannada, a South Indian language.

Elizabeth Jigalin is a composer, writing for a range of musicians and instrumental forces (from music for a field of theremins…to string trios…to red objects), performing and composing new soundtracks for silent films on the piano (frequently in collaboration with violinist Jane Aubourg) as part of Australia’s Silent Film Festival and making music outside the usual order of things with the music box project (curious collective she directs). Read about her here.

Di Bird is a proud Gomeroi/ Gamilaraay woman. She is an experienced and accomplished vocalist, performer, storyteller, a published writer and grandmother.

Lliane Clarke is Artistic Director and Producer and is a writer, editor, publisher, director/producer and communications professional.