2025 By Miriam Fernandes & Ravi Jain

Mahabharata महाभारतम्

East meets West meets Perth. Old meets new. Poetry meets performance.

Mahabharata is an epic tale of rivalry and humanity you’ve waited 4,000 years to hear. Experience this ancient Sanskrit poem about dynasties vying for control of a kingdom transformed into a once-in-a-generation theatrical experience.

2024 Encounter & Perth Festival

Nightwalks With Teenagers

When was the last time you let a teenager make your decisions for you?

See the streets of our city with different eyes as you explore the neighbourhood with local young people as your guide.

2023 Encounter & Performing Lines

Beneath The Music

Beneath the Music is an exploration of the journey from resistance to acceptance.

Created by Jay Emmanuel and written by Karthika Naïr, this poetic new physical theatre work is, above all, a celebration of gender fluidity and queerness across generations, traditions, and cultures.

2022 Jay Emmanuel & Lachlan Skipworth

The Tides Of Longing

Arvo Pärt is one of the world’s most performed living composers. Fratres, his haunting soundscape for strings and percussion, sets the scene for a very special world premiere - The Tides of Longing by Lachlan Skipworth and Jay Emmanuel, the story of a young refugee’s voyage and memories of home.

2021 Encounter & Perth Festival

Children Of The Sea

Follow four unaccompanied children as they embark on a perilous journey.

The culmination of a two-year research project, Children of the Sea is Jay Emmanuel’s emotional and epic theatrical piece that shares the journey of young maritime survivors who came to Australia by boat. Inspired by true stories, it brings together a team of five extraordinary young performers as they drift on Indo-Australian waters towards an uncertain future.