KURINJI
Kurinji develops and presents new Australian work for a global audience.
Our key focus areas are South Asian stories and work that breaks new ground in storytelling.
We write and make theatre, music, film, dance, books and more.
We have deep, close co-producing partnerships with key arts institutions – collaborating across the full cycle of project development and presentation.
We’re growing a global ensemble of world-class South Asian heritage artists and providing pathways for local emerging practitioners to showcase their talents at the highest level.
Our co-founder and co-directors are S. Shakthidharan and Aimée Falzon. Kurinji also provides the services of S. Shakthidharan and Aimée Falzon across all their creative works.
Our home stretches from western Sydney to the Blue Mountains in Australia: the lands of the Wangal clan of the Dharug Nation, of Dharug and Gundungurra Country.
THE WRONG GODS
THE JUNGLE AND THE SEA
COUNTING AND CRACKING
THE OTHER JOURNEY
KURINJI ENQUIRIES
For all enquiries regarding Aimee Falzon’s services in music composition and performance, email hello@kurinji.com.au.
For all general Kurinji enquiries, including touring or screening our work, email hello@kurinji.com.au.
AGENT ENQUIRIES
For all enquiries regarding S. Shakthidharan’s services in writing and directing for theatre and film, contact Cameron’s Management:
Anthony Blair
a.blair@cameronsmanagement.com.au
MEDIA
“S. Shakthidharan’s ear for dialogue is very good: almost every single line feels well-judged, and never ignores the so-human reality of happiness, trauma, and other emotions occurring simultaneously.”
– Time Out, Counting and Cracking, Sydney Festival 2019
“It began with a lone voice. Aimée Falzon, seated at her keyboard, gradually looped her voice into an
impressive one-woman symphony.”
– Sydney Scoop, Rizzy’s 18th Birthday Party, CarriageWorks 2014
“Visually it is a feast as the films are cinematically beautiful. The score, performed live at the launch, was exceptional.”
– Australian Stage, CarriageWorks 2016
WEBSITE CREDITS
Rosealee Pearson (Homepage Story & Voice), Interaction Consortium (Homepage Design & Build), Aimée Falzon (Illustrations & Music), Jaime Aguilar (Animation), Leah Barclay (Homepage Soundscape), S. Shakthidharan (Website). The River in the Sky timeline was originally produced by CuriousWorks. The concept was developed during S. Shakthidharan’s time as the inaugural Associate Artist at Carriageworks.