Utp presents the world premiere of The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan, a personal story about reminiscence, loss and language fascination.

Ahilan attempts the performance entirely in Tamil, a language he didn’t learn as a child. His mother, sits next to him on stage, becomes his teacher, encouraging and prompting him. Ahilan traces the roots of this language loss to its rediscovery.

The season will be followed by a world tour at experimental performance festivals in Canada and across Europe.

Show Dates and Times:

Thursday 16 January, 6:45pm (preview, community night)

Friday 17 January, 6:45pm

Saturday 18 January, 2:00pm* (relaxed performance) and 6:45pm

Sunday 19 January, 2:00pm (Auslan interpreted)

A post-performance panel, Multilingual storytelling: resistance and reclamation (Auslan interpreted) will take place on Sunday 19 January at 3:00pm, featuring Nithya Nagarajan as moderator, with Ahilan Ratnamohan and Peta Strachan of Jannawi Dance Clan.

*On Saturday 18 January, 11am - 12pm, a FREE cultural dance class with Jannawi Dance Clan will be held at Utp as a public program. The class will teach language, songs and dances from local Sydney custodians.

Sign up to Jannawi Dance Clan's cultural dance class here.

Duration: 1 hour, no interval

Tickets:

General Admission - $39

Concession - $25

A limited number of community tickets are available. If prices of tickets are prohibitive for you, please feel welcome to get in touch via admin@utp.org.au with your name and contact number for a free or discounted ticket.

- Seating -

There will be chairs with backs and wheelchair accessible seats.

For detailed access information, please visit our website.

Cover image: Ratnamohan family archive

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and Sydney Festival.

Contact the host of The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan