Sutra May 22, 2009

Sutra
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Antony Gormley / Monks from the Shaolin Temple
(Belgium / U.K. / China)

A dazzling alliance of martial arts and dance inspired by the skill, strength and spirituality of
Shaolin Buddhist monks. Sutra unites world-acclaimed Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi
Cherkaoui, British sculptor Antony Gormley and seventeen extraordinary Shaolin monks in
a sensitive search for universality that everyone can relate to.

“This unique, profoundly imagined work takes the concept of cultural exchange to a new
level.” - The Guardian

22 & 23 May, 8pm
24 May, 3pm
80 mins (without intermission)
Esplanade Theatre
$100, $80, $60, $40, $30, $20