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Iranian-Australian duo ZOJ composer and kamancheh player Gelareh Pour and drummer Brian ODwyer present a breathtaking live score to Grass, the 1925 silent film chronicling the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes epic migration through the mountains of Iran. Through ZOJs haunting instrumentation, the films black-and-white imagery is reborn with new intensity. Pours kamancheh weaves melodies of longing and endurance, while ODwyers percussion evokes the earth itself trudging footsteps, rushing rivers, the heartbeat of survival. This is not mere accompaniment but re-interpretation: a contemporary conversation between image, sound and heritage. Grass becomes a reflection on movement, displacement and the fragile relationship between people and land resonating deeply with global stories of today.
Presented in partnership with CDoc, this performance offers both historical rediscovery and present-tense urgency proof that music can breathe new energy into archives of endurance.
Iranian-Australian duo ZOJ composer and kamancheh player Gelareh Pour and drummer Brian ODwyer present a breathtaking live score to Grass, the 1925 silent film chronicling the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes epic migration through the mountains of Iran. Through ZOJs haunting instrumentation, the films black-and-white imagery is reborn with new intensity. Pours kamancheh weaves melodies of longing and endurance, while ODwyers percussion evokes the earth itself trudging footsteps, rushing rivers, the heartbeat of survival. This is not mere accompaniment but re-interpretation: a contemporary conversation between image, sound and heritage. Grass becomes a reflection on movement, displacement and the fragile relationship between people and land resonating deeply with global stories of today.
Presented in partnership with CDoc, this performance offers both historical rediscovery and present-tense urgency proof that music can breathe new energy into archives of endurance.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Theatre Royal.
Bar open from 4pm
Kitchen opens from 5pm - menu (we offer a delicious, fast-paced pizza menu with plenty of indoor/outdoor seating available)
All shows have a small amount of unallocated balcony seating, but are set up as standing room and general admission, unless specifically promoted as a fully seated show.
Make sure to visit our Beer Garden (open in the warmer months).
Please note that trains to Melbourne / Kyneton / Bendigo etc usually run post event. Check the Vline schedule for specific show date