Collaboration is at the heart of Bhairavi’s creative practice.
She has produced acclaimed works in close partnership with local and international artists across disciplines including music, poetry, spoken word, movement, and dance.
Ensembles
A meeting of two creative individuals and the sum of the artistic influences shaping their practice. They represent a formidable blend of traditional knowledge honed in India, technical mastery and musical boldness.
Through music, Bhairavi (Carnatic/Western violin) and Nanthesh (mridangam/percussion) explore what it means to be Indian- and Sri Lankan-Australian practitioners of classical arts within Melbourne’s musical milieu.
From traditional repertoires to Carnatic-inspired original and experimental works, they converse in a musical language that disrupts pre-existing labels and pushes traditional boundaries.
With more than 100 performances to their names internationally, they are at the forefront of their musical practice. Applying decades of training and expertise, they are skilled in intercultural collaborations, improvised music, and new approaches to composition. Listen to their music here.
Bhairavi Raman x Nanthesh Sivarajah
Selected Projects
Nayika | A Dancing Girl
A virtuosic solo performance mixing storytelling, live music, and Bharatanatyam dance. This is a play about the profound ways indelible trauma shapes you, and the hope and defiance of taking back control.