Kamasutra is a dance theatre work by choreographer and performer Raghav Handa that interrogates desire, pleasure and power through the lens of the ancient Sanskrit scripture. With collaborators Nicholas Brown (co-writer and performer), James Brown (sound design), Justine Shih Pearson (design) and Vicki Van Hout (outside eye), Handa blends movement, voice, and sound to explore the text’s radical philosophy beyond its sexual reputation.
Through humour and absurdity drawn from the scripture’s surprising verses, audiences encounter intimate explorations of ambition, submission, and transcendence. This innovative cross-cultural work challenges modern taboos around sex, morality, and power, inviting viewers to suspend inhibitions and confront urgent questions about the human condition. Experience a provocative reimagining of the body as a site of desire rather than control.
