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★★★★½ – Limelight Magazine 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 into motion a sprawling exploration of belonging and identity. Created by visionary artists S. Shakthidharan (Counting and Cracking), Daniel Riley and Jasmin Sheppard, who has woven her own family history through the work, Two Blood sees Australian Dance Theatre (Marrow, Tracker) continue to break new ground with an intensely physical work, blending film, language, music and movement across borders, cultures and time.
Event detailsVenue: Carriageworks
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To Shakespeare’s text be true is the obvious goal here, and writer, director and actor have each scored.
Blind faith and rational belief are always sparring partners in dramatic conflict and so it is here with the power play tinged with superstition and salaciousness.