Race Matters

Episode 126: To Move from Haunting to Healing (with S. Shakthidharan)


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A special announcement on today's show ...

Plus, producer Shareeka Helaluddin held a personal conversation with creative S. Shakthtidharan. Shakthi is a Western Sydney storyteller with Sri Lankan heritage and Tamil ancestry; and a writer, director and composer of original music. His first play, Counting and Cracking, galvanised audiences across the globe, as it traced the story of Sri Lanka’s descent into civil war. This week the debut of his next work the Jungle and the Sea unfolds into another chapter, travelling back in time to follow the story of a family during the war. 

Hear him talking through telling difficult stories as an act of healing, how the current crisis in Sri Lanka impacted the production and the power of creating community-based art - that is interested in collaboration, access and transformation. 

Music woven throughout the show is ELSZ - Holy Water Meditation with Ganavya

காடும் கடலும் / ගණ වන මුහුද / The Jungle and the Sea is showiong at Belvoir Street Theatre from Nov 12 - Dec 18. Don't miss out! Get your tickets here

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