Mahabharata Event Program - Perth Festival 2025

Khana & Kahani (Community Meal and Storytelling Session)

Mahabharata is a story that one learns over a lifetime; it needs to be absorbed and digested. To delve deeper into the philosophical riddles of the Pandava family’s 13 years of exile, the audience gathers to share a traditional Indian meal. Hosted by a charming storyteller, the audience experiences a tale from The Mahabharata as many people have, around the dinner table.

Part II: Dharma

King Janamejaya is told of the war fought by his ancestors — its devastating destruction of the planet, the mass extinction that followed and the survivors left behind to rebuild. Using captivating projections, dynamic soundscapes and poetic stage design, Part II: Dharma includes a 15-minute Sanskrit opera adaptation of the Bhagavad Gita . King Janamejaya is confronted with the battle of Kurukshetra and the battle inside his own heart. Are we destined to repeat the mistakes of our ancestors?

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