FOLIO81 The Australian Ambassador Chile - Nicholas Kotsiras MP - Virginia Grenville, Carla Hon. John Cain Minister for Multicultural Medina and - MAV Patron Affairs and Citizenship Ska Orchestra

DJ Sizzle with MASSIVE ulticultural Arts Victoria is very MAP FEST is also building partnerships with the group on stage. It was an exciting Maware that international connectivity business sector in Malaysia, gaining collaboration and built strong links with the is a key aspect for increasing cultural sponsorships and collaborative relationships. local arts community, the Festival and Australian at the Arts Centre Curve Bar - Dec 2010 diplomacy and opportunities for local artists. TYC in partnership with MAV also initiated Embassy in Santiago. MAV believes in the benefits of escalating the relationships with the Australia-Malaysia Whilst the Chilean audiences in Santiago profile and presence of culturally diverse artists Tabura Institute (AMI) and Australian Embassy in (20,000 plus) were enjoying the unique sound from Australia internationally and actively Malaysia through the Melaka festival. of The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, more than develops strategic partnerships and programs to Madre Monte MAP Fest provides an ideal platform for the 5,000 Australia Day punters in Melbourne promote high quality culturally diverse celebration of Australia’s cultural diversity and kicked salsa steps with the son of The King of Australian art at an international level. excellence in the performing arts. TYC Mambo, Tito Puente Jr, at the Myer Music Bowl Arts and Performance Festivals all over the partnership has a shared long-termed vision along with John and Nancy Cain (MAV’s patron) world have over the years have built up a and endeavour to connect with its diverse local Heidi Victoria Parliamentary Secretary to the strong artistic environment and tremendous communities and support independent art Premier and Assisting the Premier with the Arts following. They have become more than events making. It has the potential to foster greater and the Hon Nicholas Kotsiras Minister for that provide the artists as well as the audiences positive exchange and understanding of diverse Multicultural Affairs & Citizenship. an opportunity to get together to promote their practices and beliefs through the arts. Mix It Up continues with a series of events in individual styles of performance, exchange Santiago A Mil is a month long extravaganza of the Spiegel Garden at the Arts Centre plus the ideas, discover and promote new talents. They street theatre, music and entertainment in remount of Kutcha Edwards in yuyukatha and have become major cultural tourism initiatives Chiles capital. The festival, now in its 18th year, our Black Harmony Gathering at the Fairfield for the cities and countries in which they are Black Harmony Artists brought over 70 cultural events, from Chile and Amphitheatre, Premiers Gala Dinner, Viva held. Most importantly, they serve to educate, around the world, to the streets of Santiago – Victoria just to name a few events to give voice strengthen and develop international cultural many completely free. One of these was our to our culturally diverse talent in Victoria. We relations, creating positive dialogue as well as very own Melbourne Ska Orchestra in also have an exhibition Pilgrimage with John Mi long-term markets for cultural exchange. partnership with MAV. Ten talented Melbourne at the Fo Guang Yuan gallery with stunning MAV has supported artists to travel to far parts musicians travelled to Chile to present three photography of Tibet. of the globe including Germany, Ethiopia, Asia, concerts across the City and one Australia Day All these events reinforce MAV’s vital role in the Spain and Chile to participate in events and Concert at the Australian Ambassadors arts and Australia’s standing as a stable, festivals. MAV recently has been involved in two residence in Santiago. Santiago A Mil Festival sophisticated, innovative and creative nation international festivals- one a very established also proved to be an excellent opportunity for with a rich and diverse culture that brings festival Santiago A Mil Festival in Chile and a cultural exchange between the two nations, excitement and colour not only to Australian new budding contemporary arts festival the with nine members of the local Chilean audiences but to international audiences too. Melaka Arts and Performance Festival in ensemble - the Santiago Downbeat - joining Malaysia. their Australian counterparts to create a mega- JILL MORGAN Executive Director The Melaka Art and Performance Festival (MAP FEST) is a new annual event held in November and is initiating a long-term relationship with Tony Yap Company (TYC) Australia in partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria. It has been endorsed by the Chief Minister of Melaka and the Federal Minister of Culture and Tourism. Melaka’s recent UNESCO World Heritage City status is the core of the focus of this arts driven festival and taps into the great potential for Australians as ambassadors through the arts. It will build strong artistic and collaborative links in the region. The tourism industry is fast growing in Melaka since World Heritage City status and the festival is seen as an opportunity to build links. Neda Rahmani and Jali Buba Kuyateh 2 MASSIVE 3 Mambo at the Bowl! Australia Day concert at the

“That was the best concert I’ve ever stage. His backing band, Salcedo, rocked the songs to prove that her talent is enduring seen at the Bowl. Totally awesome. I roof of the Bowl and was comprised of all and worthy of such a prestigious stage. A didn’t want to stop dancing.” Australian based musicians. Puente Jr also celebrity in her home country of El Salvador, “I can’t believe it was free. I wish we offered kind words of support and Ileana has been in inspiration to other could party Latino style like this every encouragement for donations toward the political refugees in the local Latin week.” flood relief appeal, showing real concern for community since migrating to Australia. “Viva Australia Day – Latino style!” Victorians and Queenslanders alike. Talented local Cuban talent, Aloy Junco, also From the minute DJ and MC Saul Zavarce helped warm the crowd up at the start of the ver 5000 excited punters poured took to the stage, the classic mambo and show with a Salsa lesson. They didn’t need through the gates of the Sidney Myer O salsa rhythms did not stop flowing for over much more encouragement, from the first Music Bowl this Australia Day to join two hours. The local talent really stepped up instance, the crowd filled the dancefloor to in one of the biggest parties MAV has ever to the plate with passionate music and dance enjoy the live sounds but it was well worth thrown! performances that left the audience literally sitting down between bands. For lovers of The star of the show was international guest, begging for more. dance, Mambo at the Bowl! was a hit. Two Tito Puente Jr, who delivered a dynamic of Melbourne’s hottest salsa companies – Highlights in the first set included the performance that did justice to his late Spin City Dance and Melbourne Salsa graced supremely polished 70’s Latin rhythms of father’s prolific musical legacy. From the the stage with fully choreographed routines Melbourne favourites Orquesta Del Barrio. Spanish Quarter of Harlem, New York, Tito including professional duets and advanced Lead by the charismatic Gulaberto Casas, Del Puente (senior) had a career that spanned troupes. From stunning, sparkly pink Barrio have been growing their fanbase on over 50 years and brought Latin American costumes to James Bond style suspenders the club and festival circuit since 1994 with rhythms to millions of people worldwide, and hats, the glitz and glamour by our local their unique and infectious Afro-Caribbean including Melbourne. His son has worked dancers really raised the barr! and Latin sound. Ray Barreto, Ruben Blades, hard to sustain the joy of his father’s music Celia Cruz, El Gran Combo, and Tito Puente Beyond the stage, a range of cultural stalls since his passing in 2000, and is now an are just some of the artists that inspire their and food vendors selected from Melbourne’s internationally touring artist in his own right. music. vibrant Latin and Central American Puente Jr loved connecting with the local communities offered everything from churros Del Barrio’s special guest vocalist, the talent and showed a very keen interest in to Peruvian finger puppets, and from stunning Ileana Posas, belted out a couple of using his profile to support the locals on Brazilian BBQ to Colombian pottery.

4 5 DJ Honey and Mz Rizk Photographs by John Mi Photographs

Righteous Pilgrimage

n December 2010 MAV launched a Music took a group of five young people Beat showcased the hard work that they had new insights into the Tibetan culture Inew human rights festival. Righteous from culturally diverse backgrounds to put in all year, supporting other emerging was held at Signal youth space on South Africa to explore multiculturalism, artists like Angeezy and Culture Connect. n 1st February, the thriving The opening of the exhibition saw elated reflects the artist's deep connection to this Northbank over two days had two the effects of racial segregation and the Grrilla Step headlined the event as the sun partnership between Multicultural Arts guests who celebrated a harmonious event unique land of high altitude. components. Rights at the Round Table similarity between our histories. These went down over the city, mixing the tribal O Victoria and the Fo Guang Yuan Art with the presence of the Deputy Consul was a forum held to address the way two young leaders of their communities percussion of Papua New Guinean log drums This is the fifth exhibition presented in Gallery unveiled its latest exhibition titled General, from the Consulate-General of the human rights affects the First Australians, spoke of racial stereotypes and how they with the hip hop and krump beats of DJ partnership by Multicultural Arts Victoria and Pilgrimage by Chinese-born photographer People's Republic of China in Melbourne, Mr. newly arrived Australians, women and feel as young people representing their Dexter. Torres Strait Island dancer Albert David Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery. John Mi. 'Pilgrimage' is the follow up to Mi’s Huang Fengwen; the President of the Tibetan how it applies to us on a daily basis. culture in Australia’s diversifying and Royal Fam ignited the dance floor and 1992 exhibition titled 'Tibetan Reflection'. Association of Victoria, Mr Thupten Dhondup; This ongoing partnership aims to build social Esteemed guest speakers Robbie Thorpe population. infected the crowd with rhythm. A Righteous of the First Nations, Akoch Manhiem, new Multicultural Arts Victoria Board member and cohesion and harmony by celebrating the rich Khaled Abdulwahab who was also part of weekend to remember.... "My work endeavours to highlight the beauty Australian with a Sudanese background Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights cultural and artistic traditions of Victoria's the South Africa project hosted the forum of the ordinary" John Mi, Photographer and and Dr Dianne Sisely, the inaugural Commissioner, Dr Helen Szoke and Reverend many ethnic communities. with the great skill of a performer and Director of the Australian Centre for Akoch Manhiem Although born in China and an architect by Neng from the Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery. The community leader. As a group, the Exhibition Dates: 1 February to 11 March Human Rights lead the discussions with profession, Mi's continual need to experience appearance of Lady Potter and her acquisition audience and speakers created their own 2011 input from special youth speakers Tyrone new cultures and people led him to relocate of one of the artist’s photographs enhanced bill of rights to send to the Prime Bean and Emmanuel Majok. There were to Australia in 1989. This transition from the excitement of this joyful evening. Venue: Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, 141 Queen Minister, demanding that Australia two strong themes that emerged from the Eastern to Western ways of life has inspired St, Melbourne embrace this notion of having a national The exhibition will be open until 11 March and group. The newly arrived Australians were him to express his thoughts and feelings bill of rights. MASSIVE choir closed the offers new insights into the Tibetan culture, Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday 10am - very surprised at the lack of availability of through photography. event with a great performance of symbols and natural landscape and further 5pm information on the First Australians. They originally composed songs. were also opposed to the term ‘refugee’ being used to describe them, even when Rights by the River was a krump and hip they were no longer refugees and even hop music event held the following day. A have Australian citizenship as spoken by stage was built outdoors along the Yarra’s HEARTLANDS Akoch Manhiem. They feel that this Northbank and featured a variety of acts continuously prevents them from encompassing cultural collaborations Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 becoming part of society. Other audience from the First Australians, Tonga, Samoa, members felt that they were largely Cook Islands, Niue, Ethiopia, Namibia, ollowing on from the successful uninformed about most human rights Sudan, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Papua New $2000, New Arrival Prize of $1000 and $500 inaugural New Heartlands issues. Guinea, Lebanon, Rwanda, Haiti, the F each for eight Honourable Mentions) Exhibition 2010 Caribbean, the Philippines, the USA, , the Heartlands Prize Dates The two youth speakers, Emmanuel and Chile and Anglo Australia. Krump crew Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 will be held at Tyrone were speaking as a final outcome Entries will be received from Monday 20 Royal Fam led a krump workshop to as part of the Emerge to a project they had both participated in February to Friday 6 May 2011. All eligible begin the event. Youth projects Festival 2011. several months earlier. Multicultural Arts entries must be delivered by 4pm on Friday 6 Cornerstone, MASSIVE and Believe in the Rights at the Overview May to: Victoria in partnership with Key Change Round Table This prize aims to showcase the creative talent Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 New Heartlands Refugee Fine Art and social contribution of visual artists c/o Multicultural Arts Victoria (Painting, drawing, photography and mixed Prize 2010 Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier St First Prize Winner Rubaba Haider media) from a refugee background living in Fitzroy VIC 3065 Australia from 1970 to 2011. Country: Afghanistan Open Monday ‐ Friday 10.00am ‐ 4.00pm Title and Medium: ‘Taut’ Guache on Wasli Theme 18.5cm in diameter Each artwork and artwork description should Entry Eligibility reflect and express the 2011 theme: ‘Hopes Artists from a recognised refugee background “In Afghanistan I was a student trying to and Dreams’. The theme ‘Hopes and Dreams’ who have arrived in Australia since January find freedom in expressing my thoughts on look at the aspirations and desires of refugees 1970 only are eligible to participate. Artists paper. My heartland is Australia which has in Australia. entering the competition must be Australian given me a new beginning in life and has Prizes permanent residents, citizens, or hold given me the freedom of expression. But I 2011 features a total prize pool of $15,000 to appropriate permanent residency visas. sincerely hope that my birth country will support the artistic output and career Competition organisers may request proof of one day become a new heartland like aspirations of successful entrants. (First Prize presence in Australia up to and including the Australia is” – Rubaba Haider of $5000, 2nd Prize of $3000, 3rd Prize of forty-one years provided for: 1970 to 2011.

6 Irrupt Jr. Sas - Krump Workshops 7 Eulogy for the Living MAP FEST (5 March 2011, Ballarat) 2010 Melaka Arts & Performance Festival his moving performance brings Ttogether dance theatre, moving ith the addition of residencies and he Santiago A Mil festival is professional artists. The highlight of the images, installation, music and vocals to Wother in-depth collaborative one of Chile’s most important T tour was the collaboration with Santiago create an immersive experience within the opportunities over time, the vision is for the cultural celebrations and offered Downbeat – in a great cross-cultural spectacular Ballarat Mining Exchange. festival to be an important doorway to Asia an exciting opportunity to promote collaboration nine of the musicians from We the living both preserve the past and for Australian independent artists, and visa Australia in the Latin American region the brass section of the local Santiago allow things to pass. We eulogise versa. Many experienced Australian artists through arts and culture. The tour of the based band played with the Melbourne ourselves in each moment. Life goes on... have never performed in Asia – historically Melbourne Ska Orchestra to different Ska- The combined talent lead to an the major focus has been on Europe and the locations across Santiago profiling world awesome powerful sound on stage. ONE NIGHT ONLY USA. MAP Festival will continie to provide music with Ska Across the World Check them out on 8pm Sat 5 March, 2011 professional development and networking connected strongly with the diverse local facebook.com/santiagodownbeat?v=info Ballarat Mining Exchange, opportunities for Australian and South East Chilean community, and mirrored myspace.com/santiagodownbeat 8 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat Asian artists, nurturing the development of Australia’s success in implementing Tickets at tonyyapcompany.com or arts in the region. multicultural policy through the arts. The Local Artists from Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard large audiences danced the night away The highly successful second year of MAP Street Nth, Ballarat. and yelled for more at the end of each Tour manager/MC/DJ Festival in 2010 included independent dance $22 / $15 concession performance. Melbourne Ska Orchestra Lloyd Dewar – Mohair Slim artists from Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Japan and France/Laos as well as Australia. A visual were loved by the Chileans! Conductor/vocals/percussion Directed by Creative Tony Yap arts program was also presented with the Steve Montgomery (Ska Vendors) collaborator Created “We (Melbourne Ska Orchestra) first Band-leader/guitarist Yumi Umiumare support of new venue partners. & performed by Tony Yap, Yumi worked with MAV in 2007 on Ska-Africa Rodrigo Pino (The Moonhops) www.melakafestival.com - a bold idea hatched by MAV (thanks Bass Umiumare, Adam Forbes, Ben Rogan, Janette Hoe, Yoka Jones, Geraldine Morey, Anita) to fuse African themes and artists James Thompson (The Moonhops) with traditional Jamaican Music. It was a Drums/Percussion Daniel Mounsey, Brendan O'Connor METANOIA spectacular successful event. Given the Video Design by Matthew Gingold Steve Phillips (Ska Vendors) Fabric installation by (20 March 2011, Bendigo) enormity of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra Keyboard Pia Interlandi we had no expectation to ever play Lighting and production by Dori FREE public “Full Moon” Jake Savona (Savona) Sound by outside our home city (even interstate). Dragon Bicchierai Gus Ashamanistic performance with Tony Yap & Trumpet/vocals TYC Producer But, thanks to MAV, we have the Macmillan Kath Papas Domenico de Clario titled ‘Metanoia’. Sarah Heffernan (Ska Vendors) TYC is incubated by Multicultural Arts opportunity to take our love of Jamaican Trombone CAPITAL Theatre, View St. Bendigo Victoria Text on front: quote from Ska and Jazz to South America (Chile to Kynan Robinson (Skazz) Sunday 20 March, 2011 @ 8pm be exact) as part of a ‘ska all over the Tenor saxophone Leonard Cohen's Beautiful Losers world’ showcase of Melbourne This performance is one of the features on Justin Forster (Commissioner Gordon) the last day of the exhibition, REVISITATIONS multicultural talent. I know that the Guests entire MSO sees this as a vindication of – A contemporary exhibition and Jali Buba Kuyateh, Neda Rahmani and performances with: Domenico de Clario, the time and effort we have put in due to Santiago Down Beat our love of the music (lord knows there's Anthony Pelchen, Elizabeth Presa & no money in it). On behalf of Nicky Tony Yap, from 17 February to 20 The tour was presented by Multicultural eulogy March at La Trobe University Bomba and the entire MSO, thanks Jill Arts Victoria (MAV) in partnership with and everyone at MAV.” Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo. Curated the Australian Government Department of for the living by Lella Cariddi. Mohair Slim aka Lloyd Dewar, Producer Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Arts and Radio Presenter Victoria, the tour represented a major Melbourne Ska Orchestra is an institution coup in Chile-Australian relations. in the Melbourne Music scene and the MAV congratulates all artists involved and orchestra invited two guest artists from MAV thanks the Chilean Consul in diverse multicultural communities that Melbourne, the South Project and a very tyc reflected the diversity within Australia to special thanks to Carla Medina and tour with the group to Chile. All musicians Virginia Grenville in the Australian in the group are highly trained and skilled Embassy in Chile. Vive Chile!! tyc (Tony Yap Company) has successfully received Key Organisations Emerging funding from the Dance Board of the Australia Council for the Arts and is partnered with Multicultural Arts Victoria. tyc foster and continue artistic and creative collaborations in the Asian region and to profile Asian Arts in an 8 international context. www.tonyyapcompany.com 9 Music Deli Concert Swing Patrol Series Presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria in Partnership with ABC Cultural Diversity Week Radio National’s Music Deli and the Viva Victoria Melbourne Recital Centre he Victorian Multicultural Following on from the success of three TCommission with Multicultural Arts Music Deli events in the Melbourne Archie Roach with Amos Roach and David Arden- Victoria presents ‘Viva Victoria’ to celebrate Recital Centre, on December 4 2010 Music Deli Songs of Australia Feb 2011 Cultural Diversity week in 2011. Featuring a Music Deli Tapestry concert took place Anbessa- Music Deli Tapestry Dec 2010 vast array of performers with heritage from presenting a colourful tapestry of music West Africa to Eastern Europe, two main from around the world. stages will showcase incredible talents of the In the Salon we had vibrant Ethiopian, world, united by music and dance in Congolese, Greek and Brazilian Rhythms Our first Music Deli event for 2011: Music singing new and old folk songs. Later, Jenny concert Music Deli Banditaliana will take Melbourne’s multicultural city. Ethio-jazz star featuring Rene & Etienne, Anbessa and Deli Songs of Australia was presented on M Thomas and the System, performed some place on Wednesday April 27 at the Dereb the Ambassador will headline the Doug de Vries & Diana Clark. In the Saturday February 12. The event featured of their new arrangements of traditional Melbourne Recital Centre. main stage, warmed up by big beat closer. It has grown to be a prominent Elisabeth Murdoch Hall there were percussion favourites Afro Mandinko and some of Australia’s finest contemporary songs. The Weddeburn Charming Emus Featuring Italy’s Banditaliana from Tuscany – Melbourne cultural festival. Held on the bank of Sounds from Eastern Europe and South dance by the Oromo community. The third songs, together with some classic performed dance music from colonial times in one of the most inspiring band of musicians the at Fairfield Amphitheatre, Africa featuring Cosmo Cosmolino and annual festival has expanded this year with Australian ballads. Each performer had the Audi Foyer. The concert in the Elisabeth on the international world music scene. Melbourne celebrates the music and dance of Valanga Khoza & band. In between an additional youth stage in BMW Edge. The chosen a selection of traditional ballads Murdoch Hall (EMH) featured Mark Seymour, Banditaliana was formed by Riccardo Tesi in our black brothers and sisters. performances, the Audi Foyer was filled to perform alongside some of their own Archie Roach, Jen Cloher and Kate Fagan ‘Ubuntu’ stage, programmed by MAV and 1992 to play new arrangements of old Tuscan “It was created to not only inform and enlighten with rich vocals by Tabura - West Papuan songs. From the traditional repertoire singing their own songs, traditional songs, MMYN (Multicultural Multifaith Youth songs and dance tunes and also original non- about how we feel music and dance. “The Series has a real there were dark tales, historical stories, and some songs by their favourite Network) will be hosted by Fear of a Brown music inspired by their Tuscan heritage. as traditional people of the first nation in this sense of occasion with the involvement heartbreakers and footstompers. Like the contemporary Australian songwriters. “What Planet’s Nazeem Hussain and will feature Delicate and dynamic arrangements of country, but also for newly arrived and visiting of so many musicians and is such a best contemporary songs, these a great idea it deserves to be successful. It is some of Melbourne’s young rising stars from passionate and expressive melodies will be a black cultures. A lot of people here never got marvelous opportunity for local traditional ballads offered a perspective a great way to let people see what diversity Koori jazz, Sudanese beats and Afro- highlight of their performance. educated about the truth of our country or our performers and their audiences to on Australian identity. The contemporary there can be in folk song. It was a joy to be a Australian . experience the gorgeous acoustic of the Supporting Banditaliana’s performance in the people. The Black Harmony Gathering was songs presented the performers’ own part of such a good event” – Danny Spooner "One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu Recital Centre” Judy Gunson – Cosmo EMH will be La Bande di Sandro– an exciting created for everybody to become aware of stories and observations of Australia. - the essence of being human.“ Arch Bishop Cosmolino Each of our Music Deli concerts have been new band on the Australian music scene everybody else and become accepting through Desmond Tutu, South Africa. Danny Spooner performed in the Salon built around a specific theme. Our next playing new arrangements of old village that education. “ Premier's Gala Dinner songs and music from Friul, Italy. Kutcha Edwards MUSIC DELI BANDITALIANA Then in the Salon before our feature concert On the 19th March 2011 the Premier, the APRIL 27 2011 there will be performances by La Voce della Hon Ted Baillieu, will host a Gala Dinner at Performances from First Australian legends Luna (Italian Women’s Choir of Melbourne) the Crown Palladium to launch Cultural , Deline Briscoe and Yung directed by Kavisha Mazzella and Roberto & Diversity Week. This will be a spectacular Warriors to big Afro-reggae band Ras Jahknow, Luciana de Sanctis. Free Foyer entertainment evening of entertainment with community, Sudan’s Dombai Dance Group, MASSIVE, Stars from the Combined Accordion Orchestra. government and business leaders to of the Cook Islands and many more, the Black celebrate Victoria’s cultural, linguistic and Harmony Gathering will have you shakin what 5.30pm—Salon religious diversity. Acts will include Asanti ya mama gave ya. You may find a brother from La Voce della Luna (Italian Women's Choir of Dance Theatre, Ileana Posas, Swing Patrol, another mother or sister from another mister, so Melbourne) directed by Kavisha Mazzella the Chinese Federations of Chinese gather in Harmony, Sunday March 20th 2011. Roberto & Luciana de Sanctis – diatonic Association’s dance group and a special accordion collaboration between Greek and Turkish Tickets—$25 ($20 concession) community dance groups. Black Harmony Gathering 7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall The Black Harmony Gathering is now in its Banditaliana 7th year celebrating national Harmony Day La Banda di Sandro and the UN’s International Day for the Xylouris Ensemble Tickets—$45 ($40 concession) Elimination of Racial Discrimination. $90 Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) The Black Harmony Gathering’s origins BOOKINGS: 03 9699 3333 bloomed from a partnership between melbournerecital.com.au Australia’s original and newest peoples. Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Elders of Melbourne’s Koori and Somali Multicultural Arts Victoria and ABC Radio communities with help from Multicultural National’s Music Deli. Proudly Supported by: Arts Victoria developed the Black City of Melbourne, Arts Victoria, Italian Harmony Gathering, originally as a small Institute of Culture Melbourne and Sylvia backyard barbeque, to bring the communities Miller and Associates.

Black Harmony Gathering 10 11 Folio Editorial Team Editor-in-Chief Jill Morgan Sub-Editors Andrea Makris, Deshani Wickremasinghe, Claudia Escobar, Penne Thornton COMING UP...! Castlemaine the soul and through his humour Tony Yap, Anne Harkin and insights we realise that with Suzi Cordell Ballarat Harmony Festival recognition of the true Aboriginal Sudanese Dance Project history, there can be can be hope of reconciliation. Date & Time: Sat. Multicultural Arts Victoria Staff 2011 ulticultural Arts Victoria, 5 March, 5pm. Tix: Adults: $30, allarat will mark Harmony MCastlemaine State Executive Officer Jill Morgan BWeek 2011 Conc: $25. Bookings:1300 182 183 Finance Officer Hung Nguyen and celebrate “All Festival and VMC are celebrating Admin & Publicity Coordinator Deshani of Us” with a spectacular Harmony the Sudanese contribution to the Wickremasinghe Fest to take place on Friday 18th community in Castlemaine through Drum Festival Marketing and Development Officer March in the CBD from 5pm. a cultural exchange project. Keen Claudia Escobar 2011 Project Officers Anita Larkin, Anne Harkin to break down barriers and introduce Harmony Fest will provide an rum Theatre and the City Events & Operations Coordinator Meg opportunity for the whole Ballarat non-Sudanese people to their Larkin, Andrea Makris Dof Greater Dandenong are community to celebrate a unique culture, the Sudanese dancers are Youth Officer Penne Thornton excited to announce the Drum Emerge Cultural Hubs Coordinator Suzi way of life and affirm their belief in developing a culturally collaborative Festival 2011. Highlights of the Cordell the right for all Australians to live dance piece through a series of festival include FREE performances, without fear of racial or religious workshops and will perform at the workshops and evening events at Graphic Design Tony Yap discrimination. Opening of the Castlemaine Festival on the 1st of April. Drum Theatre on March 18 and 19. Photos James Henry, Georgia Metaxas, In a regional city with a Over two breathtaking days, Damian Vincenzi, AMES multicultural history and currently, On the final day of the Festival, unleash your inner percussionist April 10th, the dancers will run a an increasing cultural diversity, the and point yourself to the Drum Multicultural Arts Victoria Harmony Fest will explore and workshop, bringing together Festival. Celebrate the beats that Sudanese and non-Sudanese Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier Street, celebrate what it is to be a inspire and the beats of Fitzroy 3065 community as part of the Global member of this vibrant community Dandenong! Tickets for evening P +61 (3)9417 6777 by providing a learning and Gardens, in the Botanic Gardens in performances and workshops with F +61 (3)9416 3342 development opportunity to the Castlemaine. All are very welcome Ray Pereira and David Jones E [email protected] W www.multiculturalarts.com.au many individuals, groups, to come along and join in, learn (Workshops free for Greater City of businesses and performers who will some Sudanese dance and be a Dandenong residents) Tickets and Join us on Facebook! - MAV Arts Twitter: multiartsvic participate. part of this great celebration. more info: (03) 9771 6666 Emerge Cultural Hubs 2011. www.drumtheatre.com.au An exciting concert program will be produced and presented by MAV in conjunction with the Ballarat City Kutcha Edwards Suzuki Night Council, sponsored by VMC, yuyukatha Department of Planning & Markets Community Development, he Arts Centre in AV in association with Department of Industry, Innovation Tassociation with Mthe Queen Victoria and Regional Development and Multicultural Arts Victoria Market presents the Suzuki Night United Nations Development Fund presents Kutcha Edwards - Market every Wednesday night for Women. Emerge Cultural Hubs yuyukatha. yuyukatha is a through summer until 2nd March. 2011. musical and story-telling Between 6.30pm and 10.00pm performance that takes you on a there will be free live MIX IT UP cultural journey. In the great entertainment on three different Aboriginal tradition, Kutcha stages, showcasing incredibly o launch the 2011 Edwards tells his incredible life's talented artists hailing from all season of Mix It Up! journey through a series of songs & over the world. Every week at the T Night Market will be exciting, with MAV has programmed a stories − some funny, others heart- series of Saturday afternoons at rending. Kutcha shares his a huge variety of music and dance the Famous Spiegel Garden. From experience of the Stolen from Flamenco to Folk, Bollywood 1930’s style Greek Blues to avant- Generations as seen through the to Balkan, Swing to Salsa and garde Ethiopian Jazz, from eyes of someone taken from the everything in between! Coming up- progressive Indian Electronica to banks of the Murrumbidgee River Del Barrio and Salsa Foundation Middle Eastern Surf Rock, the Mix as a young child. His music touches March 2! It Up! Saturday Sessions is dishing up a hefty dose of cross-cultural and cross-genre acts that will push the boundaries in this much loved vintage cabaret venue.

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