Temple of Desire

November 13, 2025

Temple of Desire

Friday, 6 November at 7.30pm + post-show party! *VIP pre-show lounge event for Director’s Circle Members

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Members Pre-Sale from 10am Friday 21 November

Tickets will go on sale to the General Public at 10am Monday 1 December 2025.

Prices
Early Bird Price (*Available until Sunday 7 December) $53.10
Full Price $59
Centre Stage Member Price $53.10
Director’s Circle Member Price $50.15
Concession $55
Under 30 $52
MobTix $29

Please note all bookings by Non-Members will incur a $4 fee per transaction. This transaction fee is payable whether booking tickets online, over the phone or in-person.

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About the show

Enter the Temple of Desire, an imaginary sanctum that invites us to indulge in the spiritual and the sensual all at once!
Fresh from a sell-out, award-winning season in Melbourne and Toronto, this bold new work features dancers trained in the classical Indian form of Bharatanatyam. Subversive, sumptuous, and unapologetically queer, Temple of Desire explores themes through the medium of dance that is both defiant and evocative.
Temple of Desire was the Winner of the Melbourne Fringe Director’s Choice Award and nominated for Outstanding Choreography at the Green Room awards. Stick around after the show, as we roll into ‘Temple of Desire: The Party!’. Our DJ will spin the decks in one final uplifting celebration of our histories, futures, dreams and desires.
“Stunned by the breathtaking performance. Truly mesmerising.” – The Age

About Karma Dance Inc.

Australia's most critically acclaimed Indian dance company, Karma Dance creates modern, visually stunning and evocative performances based on classical Indian traditions. Drawing on ancient traditional practices, we tell stories of contemporary relevance addressing themes of migration, colonisation, diaspora, gender, sexuality and identity through award winning works, to sell-out audiences.

Awards

WINNER - Best Visual / Digital Design, Green Room Awards (2024)

WINNER - Best Dance & Physical Theatre, Melbourne Fringe (2020)

WINNER - Innovation in Culturally Diverse Practice, Melbourne Fringe (2020)

NOMINEE - Green Room Awards (2022 and 2024)

NOMINEE - Australian Dance Awards (2020)

Creative team 

Director: Govind Pillai (he/they)

Producer: Manjusha Manjusha (she/her)

Cast list: Sahithi Chintakunta (she/her), Neptune Henriksen (they/it), Veena Kadayaprath (she/her), Jaya Karan (she/her), Govind Pillai (he/they), Divya Raghavan (she/her), Ramya Raghavan (she/her), Saranya Saravanan (she/her), Sangeeta Sathyanath (she/her), Davina Shaji (she/her), Ambika Shivaramu (she/her), Divya Shreejit Kumar (she/her), Aparna Subramaniam (she/her), Archana Subramaniam (she/her), Sindusa Wignarajan (she/her), Arulselvam Subramaniam (she/her)

Creatives: Set Design - Jonathan Fae (he/him), Lighting Design - Max Woods (he/him)

  • Show duration

    90 minutes, with no interval

  • Content warning

    None

  • Accessibility

    Wheelchair spaces are available, subject to booking. Please make your booking via phone on 9243 9191 to reserve a wheelchair designated spot.

    For more information about accessibility at the Clocktower Centre please see here.

The safety of everyone is important to us. Please ensure that you are familiar with the current Victorian guidelines for attending indoor events. You can view our updated Conditions of Purchase and Conditions of Entry. Closer to each production, all ticket holders will be sent up to date information on the current guidelines.

Posted in Clocktower Season 2026, Music and dance