Efficient Space – Double Feature and Live Musical Performance

Efficient Space and Time Away is proud to present this double feature screening of Dust In The Wind (1986) and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), with live musical performances before each film.

To celebrate the release of Searchlight Moonbeam, Efficient Space spotlights featured score composers Bo Harwood and Chen Ming Chang via their respective contributions to John Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s Dust In The Wind. Both film screenings will include pre-show performances from compilation cornerstones Bhairavi Raman and Nanthesh Sivarajah, whose duo of carnatic violin and mridangam is nothing short of spellbinding.

Tickets can also be purchased for individual sessions or as a double feature.

Bhairavi Raman and Nanthesh Sivarajah

Bhairavi Raman is an Indian-Australian violinist. Classically trained in Western and Carnatic forms, she merges concepts and techniques to express her bicultural identity. She uses sound in a dynamic way, blending concepts and techniques developed through her decades of training and expertise in Carnatic (South Indian Classical) and Western Classical music.

Accompanying Bhairavi Raman is Nanthesh Sivarajah, a multidisciplinary artist, passionate about combining his broad artistic skillset to produce unique works. He is a percussionist, trained in both South Indian Classical (Carnatic) and Western forms, and proficient in several instruments including the Mridangam, Kanjira, Ghatam, Morsing, Drumkit and several other percussion instruments.