Tarnanthi - Two Blood

A Tagalaka woman and Cantonese man embark on a forbidden love affair forged in the flames of a burning country. Centuries later, their remains are discovered in a forever embrace, setting in motion a sprawling exploration of belonging that pierces the core of our identity.

Created by visionary artists S. Shakthidharan, Daniel Riley and Jasmin Sheppard, who has woven her own family history through the work, Two Blood sees Australian Dance Theatre continue to break new ground with an interdisciplinary ceremony that blends film, music and movement across borders, cultures and time. Revelling in our multiplicity, Two Blood is an intensely physical work that crashes through the narratives that have shaped our nation.

Two Blood is an Australian Dance Theatre production presented in association with Kurinji.

Co-commissioned by OzAsia Festival, Monash Performing Arts Centre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Supported by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, the Australian Government: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, and Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art.

Co-Directors

Daniel Riley
Wiradjuri people, New South Wales

S. Shakthidharan

Writer

S. Shakthidharan

Co-Choreographers

Daniel Riley
Wiradjuri people, New South Wales

Jasmin Shepphard
Tagalaka people, Queensland

Music

James Howard
Jaadwa people, Victoria

Andy Qilong Chia

Performers

Joshua Doctor
Yuwaalaraay/Gamilaraay people, New South Wales

Yilin Kong

Zachary Lopez

Karra Nam
Kaurna/Narungga people, South Australia

Patrick O’Luanaigh

Zoe Wozniak

Access

Wheelchair accessible, accessible toilets