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SSI Homelands The Resonant Heart

25 June 2025

In the Studio

Contemporary Music

SSI Homelands is honoured to showcase a rare glimpse into the world of The Resonant Heart collective, an all-female ensemble of multidisciplinary artists poetically reimagining ruptured heritages through an immersive intercultural dialogue.

Register for free to attend this event via SSI

An unmissable musical journey that sings to the depths and the triumphs of the heart in seven languages.

Raphael Brasil, SSI Arts and Culture Producer

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World premiere short film screening and performance ritual

Building on 5 years of creative collaboration together, The Resonant Heart is sharing an exclusive insight into their unique tapestry of ancient folk songs and storytelling, featuring South Sudanese poet Lizzy Kuoth, Indian sitarist and singer Sarita McHarg, Iranian Qanun player Vahideh Eisaei and the Balkan and Sephardic Jewish music trio Saray Iluminado Femme.

In collaboration with the Sydney Opera House, SSI's Homelands project is hosting the world premiere screening of their short film, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creation of their multi-lingual compositions spanning Farsi, Hindi, Nuer, Bosnian, English and Ladino, followed by a live performance.

Come and experience rarely performed pieces of cultural expression in the contemporary Australian arts landscape, including an exceptional opening act from solo bandurist, Larissa Kovalchuk.

Presented by Sydney Opera House and SSI Homelands

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