Mārabu — 1st Edition: Bharatanatyam Recitals (Sydney)
Sādhana School of Dance presents the inaugural Mārabu, a Bharatanatyam festival with two full recitals by Vaidehi Subramanyan and Christopher Gurusamy with live musicians at Bankstown Arts Centre.
Sunday 1 November 2026
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW 2200
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Sādhana School of Dance presents two Bharatanatyam recitals by Vaidehi Subramanyan and Christopher Gurusamy in the inaugural edition of Mārabu — an annual festival conceived as a thread connecting the past, shaping the present and inspiring the future of Bharatanatyam in Sydney, presenting the art form alongside live musicians.
4:00–5:30pm: Vaidehi Subramanyan, with Arjunan Puveendran, Ranjeev Kiruparajah, Lojen Wijeyamanoharan and Indu Balachandran, presents a selection of Margam repertoire studied with Christopher Gurusamy, alongside a Thillana taught by Bhavajan Kumar.
6:00–7:30pm: Christopher Gurusamy, with Namrata Pulapaka, Arjunan Puveendran, Pallavan Nagendran and Venkhatesh Sritharan, presents a Margam ahead of his performance at the Madras Music Academy, Chennai, on 4 January 2027. Doors open 3:30pm; all ages; free parking.
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