A Word from Suna

Our motto:

“Unite, inspire and prosper.”

The idea of hosting this Festival is completely unexpected. Originally it was only supposed to be a concert with my beloved friend, Kirtley Leigh, director of Paradise Concert Series, and a little dance party afterwards. Just like the one that one of our businesses, Sunny Ale Music Education hosted last year for Christmas. Then within our network in dance, music, businesses and what else,.the event escalated by itself into a festival.

As with the first time for everything, our team is learning every step of the way as we go. It is not easy yet so enjoyable working with different people, deepening our community connections and experiencing everything, breathing in every second of it. I am watching this project grow as a baby is growing, and I am simply the mother on the side to nurture, love and assist.

Our ultimate goal is to have a hub in Cairns, The Cultural Centre Pty Ltd, operating the four businesses we already have in place, hold this Festival every year, bring international, national and local Maestros, musicians, dancers, and artists here to Cairns, support local cultural facilities, give out funding and scholarship to artists, link with local businesses and connect with corporates.

We are making history with every step – be a part of it.

Thank you.

fâÇt YÄçÇÇ

Director/Founder

The Cultural Centre Pty Ltd

Sunny Ale Music Education/MaySun Boutique/The Cultural Centre/Club Maestro

Festival Opening: Meet the Masters

Friday, 16th September, 7 pm Venue: Billabong Island 30-36 Caribbean Street

Holloways Beach

An intimate experience with our sponsors, the performers, and festival participants. Buffet dinner followed by live music and performance by the Master and tango Milonga. Performers:

Fabian Salas and Lola Diaz tango masters Kirtley Leigh violin Chris Burcin accordion Suna Flynn percussion Paul Qin viola and other possible guest musicians and professional tango dancers.

Argentine Tango Master Workshop

Saturday, 17th September Venue: Just Dance Cairns

44 Morehead Street

Workshops:

9:30 am – 10:30 am Beginner 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Intermediate 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Advanced Milonga:

8 pm Milonga is the name of a social tango event, besides being a type of tango. A formal dress social dance party with live music. In the Milonga we will have world-class violinist, Kirtley Leigh, Director of Paradise Chamber Concert Series and Chris Burcin, the accordionist from Tango Amor, as well as Suna Lau Flynn, Director/Founder of The Cultural Centre Pty Ltd on the keyboard.

Tango Musicality: Different Types of Tango Music and Orchestration

Sunday, 18th September

Venue: Just Dance Cairns 44 Morehead Street

9:30 am – 12 pm Argentine Tango master Fabian Salas and Lola Diaz are hosting this tango music workshop for everyone and anyone who is interested in tango music! We will be sharing the famous composers of tango, types of tango music and the nature of tango dance. Performers:

Fabian Salas and Lola Diaz tango masters Kirtley Leigh violin Paul Qin viola Suna Flynn keyboard and percussion

Milonga at the Cominos

Sunday, 18th September Venue: Friends of Cominos House

27 Greenslopes Street 8 pm – 10 pm

A $5 BYO casual evening to conclude the tango part of our festival, so come, bring a plate, dance and network. Special thanks to the Cairns Tango Club for letting us use the venue for the night and supporting our tango part of the Festival.

We proudly support Camp Quality

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Paradise Concerts with Kirtley Leigh

The Oriental Dream morning concert

Friday 30th September Venue: Pullman Cairns International

17 Abbott Street 10 am – 12 pm

• Program Korean folksong flute performance, Chinese Jazz piece, Japanese music (Joe Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky), Chinese Rock Opera piece, Sarah Hopkins: Journey to the East, Japanese Tea Ceremony Demonstration

• Performers

Suna Flynn, Hae-min Weon, Paul Qin, Rochelle Pitt, Peter Merrill, Olivia Adcock, Angela Xiang, Japanese Tea Ceremony Club member Hisako Kotzur and other guest performers During the interval: Japanese green tea and three Japanese desserts to choose from

Preparing for the ball Friday 30th September

Venue: Pullman Cairns International 17 Abbott Street

1:30 pm – 5:30 pm In preparation for Saturday night’s finale, a Gala Ball, this is a basic dance workshop between the concerts. Teacher: Robert Young The workshop will be followed by a social dance and a high tea prepared by the Pullman International Hotel.

evening concert Friday 30th September

Venue: Pullman Cairns International 17 Abbott Street

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

• Program Chinese Dragon Dance, Korean folksong flute performance, Chinese Jazz piece, Japanese music (Joe Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky), Chinese Rock Opera piece, Sarah Hopkins: Journey to the East

• Performers

Suna Flynn, Hae-min Weon, Paul Qin, Rochelle Pitt, Peter Merrill, Olivia Adcock, Angela Xiang, Japanese Tea Ceremony Club member Hisako Kotzur, Chinese Dragon Dance Group and other guest performers After the concert party with canapés and 1 drink

The Oriental Dream LIVE RECORDING

morning concert

Saturday 1st October

Venue: Pullman Cairns International 17 Abbott Street 10 am – 12 pm

• Program Korean folksong flute performance, Chinese Jazz piece, Japanese music (Joe Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky), Chinese Rock Opera piece, Sarah Hopkins: Journey to the East, Japanese Tea Ceremony Demonstration

• Performers

Suna Flynn, Hae-min Weon, Paul Qin, Rochelle Pitt, Peter Merrill, Olivia Adcock, Angela Xiang, Japanese Tea Ceremony club member Hisako Kotzur and other guest performers

During the interval: Japanese green tea and three Japanese desserts to choose from. Tickets for this concert include a CD recording of the performance.

How are they made? Strings, Ukulele and Guitar Workshop

Saturday 1st October Venue: Pullman Cairns International

17 Abbott Street 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

John Ferwerda master luthier comes from Melbourne to show us how string instruments, ukuleles and guitars are made. John Ferwerda studied violin making with Rudolf van Merrebach in Amsterdam, then studied/qualified at Mittenwald School of Violin Making. Outside the school, learnt at various violin makers (Karl Sandner, Hans Klotz, Johann Stuber, and Charles Bazin) in Germany and Holland for a total of 6 years andlearnt bow making and re-hairing in France under Charles Bazin. In 1972 he started his own violin business in Adelaide, then he moved to Melbourne. In 1973 he became a government appointed valuer. He conducts classes for violin making for students wishing to learn the art of instrument making and trained 12 professional violin makers in Europe and Australia. He received the Workmanship Award of the Violin Making Society of America (VSA), USA, in 1978 and in 1982.

The parts of tbe instruments are supplied by Fernandez Music. Afternoon high tea included.

TCC Fundraising Gala Ball Saturday 1st October

Venue: Pullman Cairns International 17 Abbott Street

6:30 pm – 12:00 am

• Program

Showcase from:

Chinese Lion Dance Sabor Dance Company

Latin Heart & Colombian Dance Ballroom Demonstration

Strictly Street Salsa Rochelle Pitt

The Cairns Highland & Irish Dance Academy Fun Tango

Introduction of the Cultural Centre project

Support for Paul Qin and Kirtley Leigh

Auction for displayed quilt

Raffle draw

Official closing of program and start of social dance by Tango rearranged by Suna Flynn for piano, with Robert Young’s Tango performance

• 6:30 pm: Doors open, with canapé and welcome drink

• 7:30 pm: 2-course dinner

• Cash bar available all through the event

• Photo booth

• Social dance

Performers

Suna Flynn Hong Kong born classical musician (pianist, singer, composer and music educator). Director of Sunny Ale Music Education, also Founder of "The Cultural Centre" project based in Cairns.

Fabian Salas Fabian Salas is an internationally renowned tango dancer, teacher, researcher and choreographer, famed for his distinctive approach to the dance. Conoisseur of the secrets of tango, he has opened new ways of thinking about the dance, creating and unmistakable style of exquisite precision and intricacy. His present partner is Lola Diaz, who studied ballet at the Teatro Colon. In addition to international tours and festivals with Fabian, she also teaches at the famous tango school La Viruta in Buenos Aires..

Kirtley Leigh American/Australian violinist Kirtley Leigh has a career that has taken her across the globe, as soloist, in chamber concerts, recitals, and orchestras worldwide. Her performances have been celebrated in over 20 countries.

Chris Burcin Chris is an active choral conductor, choral arranger, music teacher, bass voice soloist and performer. He conducted the International Choral Program at the Festival of Voices in Tasmania and will conduct at the Pemulway National Male Voice Festival in Brisbane in 2017.

Rochelle Pitt Former X-Factor Star and Australia’s very own indigenous Soul Mumma is a regular performer for corporate events, local community events and music festivals across the country. In 2015, she released her first commercial single ‘Good thing coming’.

Peter Merrill Peter Merrill is an entertainer who has performed in Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan on variety tours. In Cairns, he has appeared in The Phantom of the Opera and Grease as well a number of local theatre productions. Peter has also spent a number of years working in variety theatre including theatre restaurant and cabaret. One of his most enjoyable adventures has been to live and work in Shanghai, China, as a teacher, where he met and married a fellow teacher. Peter now has a daughter - Zhou Ming-Ming who gets very embarrassed whenever he tries to speak Mandarin!

Robert Young Robert Young from Fun Tango, who has Chinese heritage, has developed his talent from a young age and shares the basics of Latin and ballroom partner dancing in his workshop.

Paul Qin Paul (Zhongliag) Qin was born in China and started learning to play the violin as a small child. At the age of 12 he completed the full grades of violin, the equivalent of AMUS in Australia. He has already had his own recital in the Concert Hall of Shen Zheng.

Hae-min Weon Pianist, violinist, flutist. Her teachers are Anne Linneman, President of the Music Teachers’ Association in Cairns and Sue Stitt, Director of Cairns Winter Music School.

Olivia Adcock Highly talented young double bass player. She won AUSTA Stringfest First Place, Double Bass, 2013 and 2014.

Angela Xiang Angela began learning violin at the age of five. She has demonstrated a great passion and talent in classic music. Over the past four years, she has been performing as soloist as well as in strings ensembles at school and charity concerts in Toowoomba and Cairns. She now plays 1st violin for Cairns Youth Orchestra, TAS White Rock Junior Strings Ensemble and 2nd violin for TAS Senior Strings Ensemble. She completed her grade 1 AMEB violin exam with a Honours last year. She just received a High Distinction for her piano preliminary exam this month.

Blue Mango Salsa Blue Mango Salsa is a monthly salsa and bachata social dance function held at Holiday Inn, Esplanade, Cairns. It started about 2 years ago to give people a place to regularly meet to dance salsa and bachata and catch up with friends. As a regular dancer in the salsa scene here in Cairns Michael Ringer wanted to help provide a place free of charge where people could meet and have fun dancing on a Sunday afternoon. Blue Mango Salsa also provides a regular opportunity for people to practice what they learn in the dance schools. Of course, 'at the end of the day', it's all about fun. Michael researches new salsa music and looks at what the salsa dj's are playing in places like New York and LA to ensure the music is current and enjoyable. Blue Mango Salsa is held on the third Sunday afternoon of every month and compliments the other salsa venues in Cairns, being The Pier Bar on Thursday nights and Alessandro's on the first Sunday of the month. Blue Mango Salsa is a friendly, fun afternoon of latin dancing and everyone is welcome.

CADCAI CADCAI (Cairns & District Chinese Association Inc) is an active community-based arts and heritage organisation dedicated to promoting Chinese culture in Cairns and North Queensland. The President is Lai Chu Chan.

Japanese Tea Ceremony Club President: Hisako Kotzur

Strictly Street Salsa Latin dance company teaching cuban street salsa. Director: Joanne Fairbairn

Sabor Dance Company Samba Dancers Directors: Jose Martinez and Megumi Takegami

Latin Heart & Colombia Dance group Directors: Jose Polanco and Alejandra C Os

The Cairns Highland and Irish Dance Academy Director: Jacqueline Wilson

Rock and Roll Club Director: Alan Moore

Just Dance Cairns Directors: Kevin & Riana

Turning Pointe Dance Studio Director: Melanie Connor

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