music dance theatre visual arts film new media MAVfolio multicultural arts victoria guide to the arts 69 The Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Ska-Africa – P3 Inside: P.4 Cultural Events – YALLA – P.7 Theatre & Word - Mainteater – 40th Anniversary Celebrations of the Happy 1000…1000 Bahagia P.2 Editorial Turkish Community – 2007 northern notes Writers P.3 Music – New Scool Rulez – Do Festival closing event – 2007 National P.5 Dance – BB07 – Deepa- Archana the Right Thing – Suzuki Night Market Literary Awards – Ska-Africa – Rakini Devi P.8 Visy Multicultural Events P.6 Visual Arts – Georgia Metaxas Assistance – Viva Melbourne – Van Thanh Rudd MAV folio November 2007- January 2008 Voodoo Vaudeville Visy Mulitulctural Events Assistance Launch According to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission "The project supported by MAV, Wind in B Minor is also working internationally decision to cut African refugee numbers because they are not settling and involving artists from Indonesia. adjusting to the Australian way of life is at odds with the primary concern of MAV continues to work in partnership with our artists and stakeholders to the Refugee Convention - that is providing a safe haven for people who are make a difference to the cultural life of our community: The very successful fleeing persecution in their country of origin.” Queen Victoria Night Markets will continue in November, December, January At Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) we embrace all refugees and have worked and February every Wednesday night; the Turkish Community will launch their through our program toward helping refugees and asylum seekers rebuild their program celebrating 40 years of migration at the Immigration Museum; and editorial lives by acknowledging, supporting, presenting and celebrating their arts and BBO7 Festival will be held in the Fitzroy Town Hall in November with the culture. People fleeing from war-torn countries need to feel accepted, as part support of MAV and Ausdance. of our community, and their contribution positively acknowledged. Australia has The profiling of diversity and the arts is at the heart of all we do and a fine record of settling refugees and newcomers. importantly our recent partnership program with the Arts Centre - Mix It Up Australians have long accepted that people should not be treated differently on was a winner in the corporate section in the Melbourne Awards. The the basis of their race, religion or ethnic origin. If people can maintain their Melbourne Awards, coordinated by City of Melbourne, identify and celebrate cultural pride it can greatly assist in alleviating many issues faced by emerging significant contributions which shape the future of Melbourne. The Awards refugee groups. MAV has worked hard to ensure the organisation embraces showcased the innovation, dedication and passion that help make Melbourne and supports new emerging artists and communities including African such a great city. It is a great achievement for our Mix It Up initiative, which communities, through our many programs - Emerge Cultural Network, The celebrates cultural diversity and our outstanding and inspiring artists and Emerge Festival and our Visible Mentoring program which celebrates the communities. unique contribution refugee artists and communities have made culturally to Finally, MAV is very proud to announce two very new initiatives firstly with Visy, our community. It is essential that we continue to invest in support structures the Pratt Foundation and secondly with Channel 31 and the Victorian for the settlement of refugees including an increase in the support for Multicultural Commission (VMC) that will greatly assist our multicultural multicultural arts programs. communities and artists. On December 9th once again we will be working in partnership with the Visy and Multicultural Arts Victoria launched a new pilot funding program VISY Melbourne City Council to raise awareness of the issues for Human Rights Day MULTICULTURAL EVENT ASSISTANCE on Thursday October 18th to assist with our youth event - “Do The Right Thing“. So we invite all Victorians To Do multicultural communities and organisations in the City of Hume. Chairman of The Right Thing and make a stance against racism and any form of Multicultural Arts Victoria, Mr. Stefan Romaniw, introduced this new diversity discrimination. MAV will be working closely with Hotham City Mission to initiative which was officially launched by Cr Gary Jungwirth, Mayor, Hume ensure Asylum Seekers and Refugees are part of the festival. City, at Visy Cares Learning Centre in Meadow Heights. Visy Multicultural Event MAV is leading the way in touring kultour artists internationally for the very Assistance will provide multicultural groups and community organisations with first time. The Tony Yap Company (TYC) will present "E1-Aether", a ritualistic financial assistance to use community spaces for multicultural events and dance-installation in collaboration with Japanese lighting designers Genta community celebrations for the benefit of all in the City of Hume. It is Iwamura and Rie Uomori at the 3rd Biwako Biennale in Shiga Prefecture Japan anticipated that this pilot funding initiative will extend to other specific targeted on 18 November 2007. TYC is a local ensemble of independently geographic areas in Victoria in 2008. MAV thanks Ian Allen from the Pratt accomplished professional artists including Malaysian born Australian dancer Foundation for his guidance, support and advice in establishing this initiative. Tony Yap, Japanese born Australian visual artist Naomi Ota, Australian Channel 31 and MAV have combined forces to produce a new TV show that Indonesian vocalist Ria Soemardjo and Australian born contemporary showcases the amazing talents we have in Melbourne - VIVA MELBOURNE. musicians Tim Humphrey and Madeleine Flynn. We congratulate all the artists We thank the VMC for the support and encouragement in bringing this involved and thank the Australia Council for their vision. Multicultural Arts initiative to life. Stay tuned for some great entertainment on Sunday evenings Victoria continues to support and host the kultour position and is about to say through November. farewell to Jane Carew-Reid, who is about to have her second child. Jane has worked diligently over the past few years with the national network of MAV will continue to encourage: access and participation in the arts by all multicultural arts organisations to tour high quality multicultural arts nationally cultures; acceptance and understanding of cultural diversity by all cultures; and now internationally. MAV and kultour welcome Rohini Sharma to the and excellence and innovation in multicultural arts practice kultour CEO position. Rohini brings a wealth of talent to this position and we Jill Morgan Executive Officer look forward to working with Rohini to further develop the touring of quality multicultural arts. MAV is working in partnership with kultour to tour Melbourne based visual artist Van Thanh Rudd in November. A cross-cultural theatre MAV folio Page2 New Scool Rulez Connect cd music Kua Etnika New Scool Rulez Fri 2 Nov, 7-11pm, Civic Centre, 23 Edward St, Reservoir Sat 3 Nov, 7-11pm, Flemington Community Centre Melbourne Ska OrchestraNew Scool Rulez 25 Mount Alexander Rd, Flemington Bands and dance crews formed from workshops held earlier this year - as part of the New Scool Rulez program - will perform alongside well-known and respected local musicians in these all-ages events, proudly supported by AMES, Moonee Valley Council (Get Go project), Australia Council for the Arts, and the Victorian Multicultural Commission. In addition, MAV will launch the Connect CD on 10 Nov at the Flemington Community Centre. Connect is a project aimed at developing the confidence and self esteem of newly arrived refugee youth, engaging them in the arts and providing them with pathways to further education and employment in the arts. Multicultural Arts Victoria, Youth Officer and hip hop artist Khaled Abdulwahab has co- ordinated the project over three stages connecting youth from Flemington Housing Estate with each other and professional hip hop artists from their community through hip hop workshops, mentorship and performance development. Ska-Africa – The Melbourne Ska Orchestra Tickets: $5 Info: www.multiculturalarts.com.au Fri 7 Dec, 9pm HiFi Bar and Ballroom This project is proudly supported by AMES, Moonee Valley Council (Get Go project) Australia Council for 125 Swanston St, Melbourne (opposite Melbourne Town Hall the Arts, and the Victorian Multicultural Commission. A performance by the Melbourne Ska Orchestra is no mere gig - it's an event, a landmark, a roaring Ska/Reggae summit of biblical proportions. This Do the Right Thing ambitious venture, the brainchild of 3PBS announcer Mohair Slim, is led by Melbourne's irrepressible master of groove, Nicky Bomba and features a Signal, Melbourne City (behind Flinders Street station. veritable who's who of local Jazz, Reggae and Ska talent. including members Sun 9 Dec, 3-8pm of Skazz, Oiska, Red Sand Shuffle, The Trojan Horns, Nicky Bomba's red-hot Multicultural Arts Victoria presents Do the Right Thing held on Human Rights Day - mento outfit Bustamento, members of the Strange Tenants, Loin Groin, the event is to promote awareness and acceptance. Bringing together young people Commissioner Gordon, 99% Fat and the Ska Vendors. from different faiths and backgrounds to celebrate cultural unity and promote This special one off show will see the MSO join for the first