TWO BLOOD
WORLD PREMIERE
BOOK TICKETS
Presented by ADT in association with Kurinji
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 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.
Co-commissioned by OzAsia Festival, Monash Performing Arts Centre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). Supported by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, Australian Government: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, and AGSA’s Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. 宿 (stay) was originally supported by Sydney Festival and OzAsia Festival, Creative Australia, Create NSW and The Australian Government’s International Cultural Diplomacy Arts Fund (ICDAF) Program; and in Singapore the National Arts Council, Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth.
Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED is proud to include this Australian Dance Theatre education show in the centrED OzAsia Festival School Program for 2025.