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'''Ahi Karunaharan''' is writer, director, actor and producer of Sri Lankan descent from [[Aotearoa]] / [[New Zealand]].
== Background and Education ==
Ahi Karunaharan was born in the [[United Kingdom]] and raised in [[Sri Lanka]] and New Zealand. His family is from Sri Lanka,<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> they moved to the Wellington suburb of [[Newlands, Wellington|Newlands]] in New Zealand in 1990.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":2"></ref> He is a graduate from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] and [[Toi Whakaari|Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School]].
== Career ==
Karunaharan is a theatre-maker. He acts, writes, directs and produces. He founded the theatre company Agaram Productions, which curated and produced the first ever South Asian Writers Festival, Karunaharan is the Artistic Director of Agaram Production. He has worked as an associate producer for Tawata Productions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3"></ref> The company Prayas
Ahi’s writing credits include The Mourning After, Anchorite, The Adventures of Rama, Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth and Tea which premiered at the Auckland Arts Festival 2018 winning best Overall Production at the Auckland Theatre Awards.<ref name=":3" />
Karunaharan talks about the importance of writing and identity: <blockquote>"We moved here to New Zealand because of the Civil War that broke out in my home country. Our libraries back home were burnt down and much of our literature gone forever. Since moving here, I have always believed that writing was important, it was important for our national identity as we were denied ours."<ref name=":1" /></blockquote>Karunaharan has mentored for the Proudly Asian Theatre’s Fresh Off the Page series and the Film Commission’s New Asian Writers initiative, working with emerging artists.<ref name=":2" /> In 2019 he took part in Satellites, a series of public events and encounters showcasing contemporary Asian artists in Auckland.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> For Satellites he created ''Kollywood Extra'', an immersive event at Sandringham Reserve.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
''My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak'' was commissioned by Silo Theatre and premiered in 2019. It was written over two year by Karunaharan, and is his love letter to the communal spirit and ritual of making art in India.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He also directed and is described as an immersive experience and received positive reviews.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> "The script is light and brilliantly performed, with the fourth wall being broken quite a few times! "<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><br />
== Credits ==
=== Writing ===
''The Mourning After -'' The first full-length Sri Lankan play in New Zealand, about life in Sri Lanka after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. <ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />
''Anchorite''
''The Adventures of Rama''
''Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth and Tea''
2018 ''Tea -'' Auckland Arts Festival. A play written, produced and designed in Auckland with an entirely South Asian cast of local actors about a tea plantation in Sri Lanka.<ref></ref>
''My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak.'' Silo Theatre - a play set in 1970s Bombay, and a collision of East and West, with themes of representation, modernity and tradition.<ref name=":2" />
=== Directing ===
''A Delicate Balance'' for [[Auckland Theatre Company]]
''A Fine Balance'' for Prayas Theatre
''Should Woulda Coulda'' for Auckland Theatre Company
''Samaroh - The Great Indian Carnival'' for Auckland Arts Festival
''Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth,'' for Prayas Theatre - tells the story of Indian settlement in New Zealand<ref></ref>
''My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak,'' Silo Theatre
=== Acting ===
2019 ''Counting and Cracking'' [[Belvoir St Theatre|Belvoir St Theatre’s]], Sydney Arts Festival
=== Appearances ===
2020 Auckland Writers Festival, Schools Programme. Featured writer.
== Awards ==
2018 [[Bruce Mason Playwriting Award]] - winner<ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
2018 Best Overall Production - Auckland Theatre Awards, ''Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth and Tea'' (playwright) Auckland Arts
== References ==
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:New Zealand theatre directors]]
== Background and Education ==
Ahi Karunaharan was born in the [[United Kingdom]] and raised in [[Sri Lanka]] and New Zealand. His family is from Sri Lanka,<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> they moved to the Wellington suburb of [[Newlands, Wellington|Newlands]] in New Zealand in 1990.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":2"></ref> He is a graduate from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] and [[Toi Whakaari|Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School]].
== Career ==
Karunaharan is a theatre-maker. He acts, writes, directs and produces. He founded the theatre company Agaram Productions, which curated and produced the first ever South Asian Writers Festival, Karunaharan is the Artistic Director of Agaram Production. He has worked as an associate producer for Tawata Productions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3"></ref> The company Prayas
Ahi’s writing credits include The Mourning After, Anchorite, The Adventures of Rama, Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth and Tea which premiered at the Auckland Arts Festival 2018 winning best Overall Production at the Auckland Theatre Awards.<ref name=":3" />
Karunaharan talks about the importance of writing and identity: <blockquote>"We moved here to New Zealand because of the Civil War that broke out in my home country. Our libraries back home were burnt down and much of our literature gone forever. Since moving here, I have always believed that writing was important, it was important for our national identity as we were denied ours."<ref name=":1" /></blockquote>Karunaharan has mentored for the Proudly Asian Theatre’s Fresh Off the Page series and the Film Commission’s New Asian Writers initiative, working with emerging artists.<ref name=":2" /> In 2019 he took part in Satellites, a series of public events and encounters showcasing contemporary Asian artists in Auckland.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> For Satellites he created ''Kollywood Extra'', an immersive event at Sandringham Reserve.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
''My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak'' was commissioned by Silo Theatre and premiered in 2019. It was written over two year by Karunaharan, and is his love letter to the communal spirit and ritual of making art in India.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He also directed and is described as an immersive experience and received positive reviews.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> "The script is light and brilliantly performed, with the fourth wall being broken quite a few times! "<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><br />
== Credits ==
=== Writing ===
''The Mourning After -'' The first full-length Sri Lankan play in New Zealand, about life in Sri Lanka after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. <ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />
''Anchorite''
''The Adventures of Rama''
''Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth and Tea''
2018 ''Tea -'' Auckland Arts Festival. A play written, produced and designed in Auckland with an entirely South Asian cast of local actors about a tea plantation in Sri Lanka.<ref></ref>
''My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak.'' Silo Theatre - a play set in 1970s Bombay, and a collision of East and West, with themes of representation, modernity and tradition.<ref name=":2" />
=== Directing ===
''A Delicate Balance'' for [[Auckland Theatre Company]]
''A Fine Balance'' for Prayas Theatre
''Should Woulda Coulda'' for Auckland Theatre Company
''Samaroh - The Great Indian Carnival'' for Auckland Arts Festival
''Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth,'' for Prayas Theatre - tells the story of Indian settlement in New Zealand<ref></ref>
''My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak,'' Silo Theatre
=== Acting ===
2019 ''Counting and Cracking'' [[Belvoir St Theatre|Belvoir St Theatre’s]], Sydney Arts Festival
=== Appearances ===
2020 Auckland Writers Festival, Schools Programme. Featured writer.
== Awards ==
2018 [[Bruce Mason Playwriting Award]] - winner<ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
2018 Best Overall Production - Auckland Theatre Awards, ''Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth and Tea'' (playwright) Auckland Arts
== References ==
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:New Zealand theatre directors]]
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