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A Tagalaka woman and Cantonese man embark on a forbidden love affair forged in the flames of a burning country.
Centuries later, their remains are discovered in a forever embrace, setting into motion a sprawling exploration of belonging that pierces the core of our identity.
Created by visionary artists S. Shakthidharan, Daniel Riley and Jasmin Sheppard, who has woven her own family history through the work, Two Blood sees Australian Dance Theatre continue to break new ground with an interdisciplinary ceremony that blends film, music, and movement across borders, cultures and time.
Revelling in our multiplicity, Two Blood is an intensely physical work that crashes through the narratives that have shaped our nation.
Australian Dance Theatre, Australia’s oldest dance company, is one of the finest dance companies in the world.
Performances available for schools
- Ages 12 and up
- This production contains coarse language, violent themes/imagery including death, racism, strobe lighting, loud noises and haze effects.
- Runtime
- 1 hour and 15 minutes
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Australian Dance Theatre has been creating exceptional contemporary dance and performing it across the country and around the world since 1965.
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Co-commissioned by OzAsia Festival, Monash Performing Arts Centre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). Supported by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, Australian Government: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, and AGSA’s Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. 宿 (stay) was originally supported by Sydney Festival and OzAsia Festival, Creative Australia, Create NSW and The Australian Government’s International Cultural Diplomacy Arts Fund (ICDAF) Program; and in Singapore the National Arts Council, Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth.
Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED is proud to include this Australian Dance Theatre education show in the centrED OzAsia Festival School Program for 2025.
Credits
Australian Dance Theatre
ADT is the rebel of contemporary dance in Australia.
Since our inception, we’ve expanded the horizons of contemporary dance in this country. Our work asks big questions, unearths untold stories and shakes the very core of our identity. We create cutting-edge choreographies where the ancient and the contemporary collide.
Led by Artistic Director Daniel Riley and Executive Director Nick Hays, ADT is made up of an ensemble of professional dancers, supported by a dedicated team of staff, ADT centres artistry, care and collective creativity.
We are based on Kaurna Yerta and take our work across South Australia, Australia and the world.
Kurinji
Kurinji develops and presents new Australian work for a global audience. Our key focus areas are South Asian stories and work that breaks new ground in storytelling. We write and make theatre, music, film, dance, books and more. We have deep, close co-producing partnerships with key arts institutions – collaborating across the full cycle of project development and presentation.
We’re growing a global ensemble of world-class South Asian heritage artists and providing pathways for local emerging practitioners to showcase their talents at the highest level. Our home stretches from western Sydney to the Blue Mountains in Australia: the lands of the Wangal clan of the Dharug Nation, of Dharug and Gundungurra Country.
Key Creatives
- Daniel Riley & S.Shakthidharan Co-Directors
- S.Shakthidharan Writer
- Daniel Riley and Jasmin Sheppard Co-Choreographers
- James Howard and SAtheCollective Music
- Matthew Adey from House of Vnholy Lighting & Production Design
- Elias Nohra AV Design
- Zachary Lopez Costume Design
- Jasmin Sheppard Tagalaka & Chinese Story Advisor
- Nicky Tsz Tung Li Cantonese Consultant
- 宿 (stay) provided care of SAtheCollective Audio-visual materials
- Australian Dance Theatre ensemble Performers
Dates
Performance Location: The Odeon Theatre, Norwood

Odeon Theatre is the home of Australian Dance Theatre.
Address
57a Queen Street, Norwood
Public Transport
Bus Stop 10 The Parade - North Side & South Side
The main entrance to the Odeon Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair accessible entrance will be available by a temporary ramp.
No designated wheelchair accessible car parking, however there is a safe wheelchair accessible drop off/pick up area in close proximity to the venue entrance.
There are designated wheelchair accessible unisex toilet/s.
The entrance is accessible to people using a wheelchair or who cannot climb stairs.
A carer/partner/companion can sit directly next to the patron using the wheelchair.
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