MUSICIAN POET

Pavan Kumar Hari is a composer, performer, dancer, actor and director who creates vibrant, dynamic, expressive and dramatic music for theatre, film, dance and the concert hall. In 2019, Pavan completed his studies in Composition and Percus- sion at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, where he plays per- cussion and piano, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree (Honours). In 2020, Pavan won Best Composition for Arranging in the Performing Arts WA Awards for his work in Black Swan Theatre Company and Barking Gecko Theatre Company’s production of Fully Sikh. His most recent productions include, Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Tony & Grammy-winning musical, Once, (Black Swan State Theatre Company and Darlinghurst Theatre Company).

Sepsi is a multidisciplinary artist based in Boorloo (Perth, WA) whose practice spans the mediums of music performance, writing and visual arts. She is pas- sionate about community development and wields her artistic practice(s) as a tool for change through individual and collec- tive empowerment.

Her work in arts and governance has paved the way for the meaningful inclusion of minority group artists in Boorloo through advocacy, skills training and teaching, consultancy and management.