5 Arrows

Accompanied by an ensemble of live musicians, this improvised performance recontextualises his classical Indian dance practice to chronicle love, lust and longing. 

Based on Mohamana, an iconic piece of Carnatic (Southern Indian) art music from Tamil Nadu, 5 Arrows oscillates between lyrical dance and abstract physical movement.

Lead Artist: Christopher Gurusamy

Live Ensemble: Arjunan Puveendran, Ranjeev Kirupairajah, Saumya Sritharan and Branavan Jeyarasa

Lighting Assistant: Lavania Pallavarajan

Outside Eye: Nithya Nagarajan

5 ARROWS – UPCOMING SHOWINGS

Performance Dates and Times:

Saturday 12 April 2025, 6pm – SOLD OUT –

Sunday 13 April 2025, 3pm – SOLD OUT –

Duration: 1 hour

Location: RS1, Utp, 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW

Cost: $30 – General Admission, $25 – Concession

Book tickets here.

Find out more via this interview with Christopher Gurusamy by Senthan Sanchayan:

5 Arrows is part of a year-long suite of programs within Utp’s 2025 provocation – who is ready for another world considers this moment of collective grief, models of collective liberation and resistance to settler-colonialism.

PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the Neilson Foundation.