Sangam

Now in its 3rd year, Sangam is a platform for emerging and established South Asian-Australian artists to learn, create and showcase art alongside globally renowned artists from the South Asian Diaspora.

Book your spot at Bunjil Place for only $10.00 and receive a complimentary cup of chai and savoury on arrival.

Sangam at Bunjil Place features a triple bill of premieres.

New Homes, is a newly-composed, ground-breaking musical work by Hari Sivanesan written for a classical string quartet in the style/structure of a Western quartet whilst adhering to the austere classicism of the Carnatic (South Indian) genre. Featuring the Sarod, (17 stringed plucked lute), Taus (28 stringed, fretted, bowed lute), Veena (6 stringed lute) and Double Bass. 

Act two features the premiere of a Carnatic choral work written by eminent singer, teacher and composer Uthra Vijay. The work, which speaks to the Earth and climate change, brings together voice, percussion and instrumentals. They work across the four movements in a unique blend. 

The third act is an exciting and unique new multi-artform performance called “The Flowering Tree”, directed by Hari Sivanesan and Priya Srinivasan in collaboration with nine emerging artists. In a screen adaptation of an Indian folktale, the tale offers a myriad of possibilities and metaphors that take on issues like climate change and violence against women through the mediums of spoken word, sound and movement. The Flowering Tree is the culmination of “South Asian Arts Pathways”, a program for exceptional classically-trained artists from Melbourne’s South East region to professionalise and develop new work. Over eight months, they have been mentored by renowned local and international artists including Shreya Devnath, Veena Basavarajaiah and Natesha Somasundaram. 

Supported by Creative Victoria, Multicultural Arts Victoria, City of Dandenong and Bunjil Place.

New Homes Instrumental 

• Sarod: Rahul Bhattacharya
• Taus: Bimal Singh
• Veena: Hari Sivanesan 
• Double Bass: Rohan Dasika

Choir

• Uthra Vijay
• Subhashini Vaidhyanathan
• Swarnalakshmi Sankarmahadevan
• Nandini Venkat Subramoney
• Manisha Jothin
• Akhila Pokkuluri
• Swaathi Subramaniam
• Janani Ganeshan

South Asian Arts Pathways

• Arpitha Shastry
• Devinya Kugathas
• Eashaa Swaminathan
• Ishaana Sood
• Keshav Ramachandran
• Kirshan Sabeshkumar
• Maiyuren Srikumar
• Shyam Srinivas
• Siddarth Murali Manohar

Sangam also goes to the following venues. Head to the Sangam Festival website for more information.

Abbotsford Convent

City of Yarra

Saturday 20 February

The Drum Theatre

City of Dandenong

Saturday 27 February

Dancehouse

City of Yarra

Thursday 11-13 March

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