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Samadhi: The Birth of Kabandha (Emergence 2026)
Fri 23 – Sat 24 January 2026
Part of Emergence Festival
Contemporary Music And Performance
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What does your dignity cost? Samadhi: Birth of Kabandha enters into the heavenly realm of Svarga to gauge whether chaos is an essential ingredient in the recipe of liberation. It challenges the suffocating silence of the “model minority”: the toxic sludge that grows into a monster. It asks if the cycle of rebirth can be shattered, if martyrdom is a form of surrender, and if order itself is the prison. Drawn from the Ramayana epic, the story follows Vishvasu, a celestial musician granted a boon of immortality, who must disrupt the divine order and make enemies along the way for something greater. But is it worth it? Blending epic myth with modern alienation, Samadhi: Birth of Kabandha confronts conformity, complicity, and the perilous pursuit of transcendence.
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Errol Rodrigues as Indra
Sanjay Lago as Matali
Hamshya Rajkumar as Leela
Shiladitya as Vishvasu
Written, Produced and Directed by Shiladitya
Set Design and Lighting by Niki Zaupa
Sound Design by Aleksander Papierz
Costume Design by Moyna Sethy
Dramaturgical Support by Susan Worford and Shilpa T Hyland
Special Thanks to Shilpa T Hyland, Niloo Farkhan, Rogelio Nevares , Uma Nada Raja, Bejoy Sanjeev, Josh Armstrong, MoMo