A triple bill Earth Matters walking tour is a site specific series of performances that “takeover” Dandenong Drum Theatre, Harmony Square and Walker Street Gallery. An audience member becomes part of a walking tour, stopping at each of the 3 sites for a unique participatory interactive experience. 

Earth Matters asks what happens when local communities of artists interact to transform the sonic and Visual landscapes that have excluded them for so long. What does it mean to experience the sights and sounds of classical South Asia in Dandenong which is the home to the highest population of South Asians anywhere in Victoria?

The evening features the best of classical performance in Melbourne in experimental sites including an exciting and rarely seen combination of music and dance performances from different parts of South Asia. Light vegan refreshments for the audience members as part of the tour will make this an unique mini festival experience in the City of Dandenong.

The Drum Stage includes

1. A Raga Immersion - immersive works of Indian classical music, spoken word, dance and movement connecting artists/audiences across multiple demographics. Raga is the melodic scale integral to Indian classical music. It brings diverse multi form Australian emerging and professional artists together to develop and present contemporary sound and movement. 

Artists: Deepa Mani, Samrakshana Ram, Sapna Chandu, David Balaban, Rohan Dasika, Subramanya Sastry

2. Hindustani and Carnatic Music 

Artists: Namarata Trivedi , Ranjitha Suresh, Jay Dabgar , Prasad Karve, Malathi Vasudevan, Venkat Ramakrishnan

Harmony Square Stage includes performance and audience participatory works

1 Nithya Gopu Solomon, working through movement, the classical Indian dance Style, Mohiniattam and yoga

2 Bollywood Dancing Performance and participatory session with Marshie Pereira 

3. Walker street parking lot : 8 solo dance performances, which includes the classical styles of Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Yakshagana, Mohini Attam from different parts of South Asia

Performers: Shravya Shetty, Shreya Rath, Chandana Brijesh, Lekshmi Sarath, Nilakshi Bora, Lalitha Narayanan, Vrinda Joshi, Yen Wen Soo, Veena Kadayaprath

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