Temple of Desire

In this visually stunning dance-theatre work, 16 dancers draw from their training in the classical Indian dance form of Bharatanātyam to rediscover a pre-colonial world where the divine and the sensual unite with splendour and power. A celebratory world where pleasure and joy (കാമ / kāma) are not maligned but are pathways to liberation (മോക്ഷ / mōksha).

Anchored in a moving acknowledgement of culture, tradition, colonial loss, and gendered oppression, Temple of Desire is an uplifting journey that embraces alternative histories and liberatory futures. Teeming with tradition, yet subversive and unbound, this captivating journey leads us to a place of profound beauty, euphoria, joy and human understanding.

Stick around (or come again!) on closing night where the final performance rolls into Temple of Desire: The Party. DJ Goddess Naavikaran will spin the decks into the night playing epic and unprecedented remixes of pop, carnatic and Bollywood faves with deconstructed club music.