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MAV History 1973 -2008

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From Left: Jill Morgan, John Pandazopoulos MP, Jim Memeti - Mayor, Stefan Romaniw OAM,

Judith Isherwood, Rob Gebert and Greg Hordacre

A new creative partnership betweenMulticultural Arts Victoria, City of GreaterDandenong & the Arts Centre

The Arts play an important role inconnecting communities andbringing people together.

The Arts provide us with a universal languagethat enables us to understand and empathisewith each other in a time when there is muchconflict and divide between cultures andpeople. Multicultural Arts Victoria has beenworking inclusively to achieve greaterparticipation and awareness of the arts andsocial inclusion.

MAV is celebrating a new formal and creativepartnership with the City of Greater Dandenongand the Arts Centre Melbourne. A Memorandumof Understanding between the threeorganisations was signed on October 6th at TheDrum Theatre, Dandenong. This partnership willfoster a strong collaborative approach tocommunity engagement and increaseparticipation of artists and communities ofculturally and linguistically diverse backgroundsin the arts in Victoria.

The new three way agreement will furtherbroaden our reach into Melbourne’s culturallydiverse South Eastern Metropolitan Region andbuild on the success of the Emerge CulturalHubs a program unearthing a wave of newcultures and talents who have made Victoriatheir home in recent years. This once againdemonstrates MAV’s positive advocacy toensure increased participation of our CALDartists and communities in the cultural life ofthe community. The partnership will also allowall three partners to recognise the strengths andopportunities that City of Greater Dandenong’srich blend of emerging cultures presents.

MAV has already achieved significant successwith its partnerships and programming fortargeted cultural communities through itscollaborations especially with the Arts Centreand the creation of the award-winning MIX ITUP! program reflecting cultural diversity at alocal, national and international level.

Recently MAV presented at the 6th DiversityMatters conference held at LASALLE College ofthe Arts, Singapore in September- aCommonwealth forum on cultural diversity:

Social Cohesion and the Arts, on ourpartnership with the Arts Centre “A model fordeveloping arts and social cohesion thoughcommunity partnerships - Multicultural ArtsVictoria and the Arts Centre.”

While arts initiatives often have a positivetransformative effect on social cohesion, thiseffect depends very much on how they aredesigned and implemented. Social inclusion isnot a passive concept and must activelyencompass new ways of thinking which arebased on the ethos and recognition of basichuman rights for all. Multicultural Arts Victoriaand the Arts Centre have developed andevolved this collaborative partnership over thepast five years. MIX IT UP is a way ofrecognising that diversity in artisticprogramming is a way of reaching out to newartists and communities as well as developingaudiences and new arts products andcontributing to social cohesion in thecommunity.

The program has been a model in the arts thathas stimulated and inspired other partnershipsand initiatives in the community like the recentDandenong partnership.

Central to MAV partnerships is a shared vision,including:

• A commitment to artistic excellence;

• A commitment to reflecting Victoria’s culturaldiversity through creating unique programswhich include artists and communities fromCALD backgrounds for increasingly broadand diverse audiences;

• A commitment to community engagementand cultural dialogue;

• A commitment to developing increasedpathways for CALD artists;

• A commitment to the creative developmentof new work by Victorian artists; and

• A commitment to social inclusion through thearts.

Other significant partnerships which areblossoming through our program include theABC Radio National and the Melbourne RecitalCentre music series, Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery

exhibitions, AMES Refugee Art Prize, acollaboration with Key Change with a trip toSouth Africa to explore Human Rights issueswhich will culminate in Rights at the Roundtable with the City of Melbourne.

All of MAV’s activities are founded on the beliefthat the arts are one of the most powerfulmediums through which to facilitate a moresocially cohesive and harmonious community.Changes in Victoria’s migration patterns arereflected in the artists and communities withwhom MAV has worked with over time. It isimportant for MAV to keep pace with thischange in demographics and to sustain its linkswith established communities while makingnew connections with more recently arrivedartists and communities.

It is apparently clear that throughout thehistory of multicultural arts in Australia therehas always existed a creative tension betweenengaging with grassroots constituency andcultivating ‘excellence and innovation’.Multicultural Arts Victoria has juggled withthese notions but has confidently developed anongoing leadership role and a creative programthat is multilayered in its approach and hasembraced change. Through these partnershipsMAV has demonstrated the importance ofworking strategically to ensure different entrypoints into the arts are created for our artistsand communities.

MAV is soon to publish a thirty five yearoverview of the organisations achievements. Thehistory is authored by Paul Clarkson and editedby Sue Hammond. In the history it is clear thatwhile the language used to express MAV’sobjectives might have changed to reflect thedifferent policies of the time, the key philosophyand MAV values have remained the samethroughout the life span of the organisation.Social inclusion, equity, leadership and artisticexcellence have always been part of MAV’scharter and will remain a strong focus into ourfuture.

JILL MORGAN Executive Director

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Blak Roots

Fri 10 Dec Experimenta Transethnic feat Oren Ambarchi vs Pooya Mehman Pazir& Samira Karimi and Wang Zheng Ting vsKharkov & Tim LindenmayerAn improvised transethnic music experiencefusing electronica and live processing withthe mystical sounds of the ancient East.

Sat 11 Dec Black Harmonies feat Tabura and Momo with Kutcha Edwards,Peter Rotumah, Dawn Mlotshwa, AminataDoumbia, CappaAK, M2theB, D.A.R, Lotus,Selwyn Burns, Tjimba Possum BurnsA musical gathering inspired by the spirit ofreconcilation - stories and songs fromIndigenous, African and Oceanic Australia.

All session:VISIBLE CONCERTBe part of a cultural revolution on SundayNovember 21st as Visible celebrates its fifthyear with some of Victoria’s most excitingemerging musicians performing as part ofMix It Up! at the Arts Centre.

Launching the Best of Visible compilation CDwhich will feature 15 tracks from some of the300 new musicians who have participated inthe project over its five years, the Visible2010 concert will traverse the Africancontinent from West to East, with acts thatfeature unique and original contemporarymusic from Ethiopia, Congo, Senegambia,Ghana and Zimbabwe.

This year’s line-up will feature free pre-showentertainment from 1pm in the SmorgonFamily Plaza with Melbourne’s firstGhanaian high life band Akoma Beat

After a successful pilot in 2009,MAV’s Visible Sessions presented inpartnership with the Arts Centre,

return this year for a breezy summer seasonof free live music and jam sessions withflavours from all around the world. EveryFriday and Saturday 4.30 – 7pm fromNovember 27 to December 11, a specialoutdoor stage at the Arts Centre’s Curve Barwill come alive with a fresh mix of localMC’s, vocalists, bands and programmers asthey fuse styles and create new Aussiesounds in the heart of Melbourne.

The Visible Sessions has evolvedthrough MAV’s work with the Arts Centre onthe Mix It Up initiative and through MAV’sVisible music mentorship project which forthe past five years has given a kick start toan incredible range of musical talents fromall around the globe and seen some of themost exciting and innovative new worldmusic acts to emerge in recent years. TheVisible Sessions provides a unique ‘smallstage’ performance and creative developmentspace for emerging and established worldartists to combine and unleash theirextraordinary talents.

This year’s program will see some excitingand unexpected new collaborationsincluding:Fri 26 Nov India Callingfeat Bombay Royale and Sakura LassiFrom the soulful sounds of the Indian bansuriand Japanese shamisen to Bollywoodinspired slammin’ surf, disco and funk tunes.

Sat 27 Nov Balkan and Beyond feat Unified Gecko and Opa!Turkish fuelled reggae funk mayhem meetsthe unfettered sounds of the Balkans.

Fri 3 Dec Living Hip Hop feat Lotek & Rebel HiFi and Massive ChoirFrom Reggae Sound System culture to hiphop sung from the heart and straight fromthe streets of Melbourne

Sat 4 Dec El Reggae Columbianofeat Madre Monte and Son CornersMystical Columbian Cumbia fuses with feelgood reggae vibes and dancefloor rhythms.

and the sweet acappella sounds ofKundalila. From 2pm the Playhousemainstage will see a ticketed concert hostedby leading media personality John Safranand showcasing the talents of some Visiblefavourites;Blak Roots a unique mix of feel-goodAfrican reggae infused with jazz, afrobeatand Latin flavours, and the smoothest gospelharmonies sung in French, Swahili, Kirundi,LingalaAfro Habesha a ten-piece ensembleperforming Ethiopian traditional andcontemporary music and dance .Afro Mandinko a vibrant blend ofirresistible dance music, drawing oninfluences from across West Africa, rangingfrom coastal Senegambian highlife to deepSaharan Desert Blues

This year’s Visible concert is part of the lastday of the Australasian World Music Expo. All ticket holders will receive a free copy ofthe Best of Visible CD.

Venue the Arts Centre, PlayhouseDate Sunday 21 November at 2pm

(Free public programs from 1pm) Tickets $14-$20 www.artscentre.com.au

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Ukranian exhibitionIndonesian exhibitionturkish exhibition

New star arts exhibition

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MAV has formed an excitingnew partnership with theFo Guang Yuan Art Gallery

on Queen Street, opening up newopportunities to visual artists from diversebackgrounds to present their work andcollections right in the heart of the city.

Since its opening in 2001, the Fo GuangYuan Art Gallery has offered a quiet oasisof tranquillity in downtown Melbourne.Encompassing a Tea House andMeditation Centre, this well kept secret isa haven for quiet reflection and artisticappreciation by students, arts lovers andthe general public. As one of hundreds ofbranch temples of Fo Guang ShanBuddhist Order across the globe, theGallery expresses Buddhist concepts ofvirtue, compassion and wisdom in all itsactivities. It believes art is one of the keyconduits for this expression.

Throughout 2010, MAV has worked withthe Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery to bringfour unique exhibits to life. Encompassingboth traditional and the contemporarystyles, individual artists as well ascommunity groups have been supportedthrough the process of application,curatorship, promotion, planning and set-up, to create unique and spectacularexhibits.

Drawing On Nature (14 June – 23July 2010): A selection of artworkscreated by children to celebrate CulturalDiversity Week. The connection betweenthe East and the West and people’srelationship to the environment were themajor themes of this exhibit. Curated byYaping Jiang, founder and director of theNew Star Art School.

Fo Guang Yuan Gallery PartnershipMotifs (15 March – 10 April 2010): Acelebration of life through pysanka(decoration of eggs to symbolise rebirth)and rushnyky (heirloom ritual cloths thatare embroidered); two Ukrainian folk artsthat have been handed down fromgeneration to generation

From the Exotic to the Everyday:gems from across the islands ofIndonesia (13 September – 29October 2010): From the most wellknown in the batik and wayang of Java tolesser known cloths and decorative arts ofSumba, this exhibit plays homage to thecultural richness of the regions ofSumatra, Sulawesi, Bali, Flores, Lombok,Timor and West Papua. Exotic jewelleryand dance costumes, as well as the morehidden aspects of everyday life inhousehold objects demonstrates thebreadth and marvellous diversity of everyarea in Indonesia. Presented by theMuseum of Indonesian Arts.

Coming up:A Taste of Turkey (3 November – 22December 2010): Across all corners ofthe globe, Turkey’s rich history of arts andcrafts is living and breathing in the heartsof the Turkish diaspora. Turkey’sextraordinary range of arts and crafts area unique reflection and celebration of itspeople’s enduring values and experiences.Over the last 50 years the Turkishcommunity of Victoria has continuedthese rich, artistic and cultural practicesby producing an incredible range oftraditional and contemporary arts. Thisexhibition, coordinated by the MorelandTurkish Education and Social AffairsCentre, offers a wonderful collection of

work including marbling, crochet, carpetweaving, jewellery-making, painting andphotography.

Encouraging social harmony and bringingtogether diverse communities, MAV’ssuccessful partnering with the Fo Guang YuanArt Gallery will continue to provide newopportunities into 2011 and beyond.Interested artists/groups are welcome tocontact MAV for more information.

Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery

‘Motifs’ Ukrainian Exhibition

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Memory: beyond the mind

Inaugurating an art prize that allowed us toshowcase great art and great new Victorianswas an opportunity too good to miss.”

In a sensitive socio-political climate whereearlier this year, the many issues and thenegative media coverage surrounding refugeearrivals became more pronounced, the AMESMAV New Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize2010 initiates and builds an open platform onwhich to promote the abundance of skills,talents and creativity that newly arrived refugeesand migrants bring with them to Australia.

New Heartlands 2010 Exhibition Opens 6pm, Tues 16 Nov 2010 Officially opened by Prof. Andrea Hull.Runs 16 Nov – 9 Dec 2010Alliance Française Gallery51 Grey St, St Kilda VIC 3184

Partnering AMES and MAV in 2010By Sarah Gilmour and Léuli Eshraghi

The New Heartlands Refugee Fine ArtPrize, launched this year, and set to

culminate in a shortlist exhibition inNovember, has been the locus of efforts in thenascent partnership between AMES and MAVto encourage a more veritable appreciation forthe contribution and experiences ofAustralians from a refugee background.

“AMES and MAV share similar values, workwith similar client groups and both believethat recently arrived refugees and migrantshave a contribution to make to the uniquetapestry and creativity in the Victoriancommunity,” says Sarah Gilmour from AMESCommunications.

Furthermore, “a significant amount of mutualrespect has always been evident in theMAV/AMES relationship and there has been akeen desire to work more closely together.

personal channel that reconnects us to whowe are and how we see ourselves.

Dominique Rada worked under the mentorshipof Irine Vela (Greece/Albania) and KavishaMazzella (Italy). The artistic works are a resultof 3 years of creative development andexperimental collaborations between theartists: Ajak Kwai (Sudan), Kobya (Carlos)Panguana (Mozambique), King Marong(Gambia), Kimba Thompson (IndigenousAustralia), Derek Thompson (New Zealand),Derek McCormack (Ireland), Supina Bytol(Christmas Island / Malaysia), Susan

Gordon-Brown and Kiki Luisetto (Italy), withguest artists: Elizabeth Langslow, KairaHachefa (France/Algeria), Pin Rada (Chile/ItalyHungary), Michael Harrison (Canada) andLeandro Palacio (Argentina).This exhibition was generously supported byCity of Melbourne, Victorian MulticulturalCommission, Multicultural Arts Victoria,AV@Melbourne and Grass Tree Productions.

M emory: Beyond the Mind is adeeply provocative and personalcross-cultural hybrid-art exhibition

devised and produced byChilean/Italian/Hungarian visual artistDominique Rada and was presented as partof the Melbourne Fringe Festival from 23September 2010. This exhibition was adialogue on how language, place, objects,smells, sounds, textures and tastes connectthem to their memories and feelings on asubconscious level revealing additionalthemes of the relationships betweenmemories and identity – how these ‘sense-memories’ help in their connection withsense of place and belonging while living in achanging, contemporary world.

The works included a series of video andsound installations, music, photography and aperformance which drew on a range ofdifferent cultural contexts, each provoking theaudience’s own sensory memories. A key idea linking each work was that theway our senses unlock our cultural memoriesmay be the same regardless of who we areor where we come from. The workspresented, while strongly personal, transcendcultural boundaries. The ‘sensory memory’ is a

Memory:Beyond the MindExhibition by Dominique Rada

'Shelter' by Shafiq Monis

tyctyc (Tony Yap Company) has successfully received

emerging key producers funding from the Dance Board ofthe Australia Council for the Arts and is partnered with

Multicultural Arts Victoria. tyc foster and continue artistic andcreative collaborations in the Asian region and to profile AsianArts in an international context. www.tonyyapcompany.com8

Kultour programs grant diverse audiencesinsight into high quality arts reflectingAustralia’s contemporary multiculturalsociety.

Kultour invites applications from emergingand established artists across all art formswhose work reflects Australia’s culturaldiversity. Interested artists should talk totheir local Kultour Company (see ourwebsite for details) about submitting anapplication to tour their worknationally in 2012. Proposed worksmust be tour ready and have hadtheir premiere in the last 3 years.Applications close on 29 October2010, visit our website forapplication forms and more detailsww.kultour.com.au.

The installation process, opening eventand accompanying cookingdemonstration was documented by theAustralian Network and screened tonational and international audiences.After a successful show in Colac, Victoria,Lisa Hilli and her mother and workshopcollaborator Cathy Hilli, were thrilled totake Just Like Home to Darwin and thenElcho Island to engage with the localindigenous community and share theirculture through cooking and craft.

Mandinka Sound Mandinka Sound, a national tour ofmusic, dance and song took audiences to26 venues across the width and breadthof Australia on a journey tracing WestAfrican culture in contemporary Australiaback to its roots in the ancient Mandinkaempire of West Africa. The show,comprising to well-known and much-loved Melbourne-based West African acts,One Africa and Muhanamwe, alsoincluded high-energy drumming, songand dance workshops for communitiesacross the spectrum of arts experience,from skilled drummers to first-timers. Theopportunity to share culture throughmusic and dance with diverse Australianaudiences in areas as remote as TennantCreek and as metropolitan as Perth wastransformative for both the artists and theaudiences.

Kultour 2012 Touring Program

Kultour is excited to announce thatapplications are now open to the 2012Kultour Touring Program. Kultour presentsan annual touring program of high-qualitycontemporary multicultural arts fromaround Australia. This program providesCALD (culturally and linguistically diverse)artists with professional development intouring and opportunities for their workto reach new audiences regionally,interstate and internationally. In turn,

KULTOUR 2010 Program

Kultour in partnership with MAV areproudly touring some of the bestand most aesthetically diverse workcoming out of the Australianperforming and visual arts scenes toenthralled audiences acrossAustralia.

Zulya and the Children of theUnderground

Aria- award winning songstress Zulya andher band The Children of theUnderground wrapped up a whirlwindtour of 28 venues nationally in May,including a particularly memorable showunder the stars at the Olive Pink BotanicGardens in Alice Springs, NorthernTerritory. Coinciding with the launch ofher much anticipated sixth album, Talesof Subliming, the tour began in theNorthern Territory and travelled on tovenues in NSW, ACT, WA, SA and finallyreturning home to play to her eagerVictoria fan-base.

By all accounts, Zulya and the Children ofthe Underground delivered a truly uniqueperformance for audiences and hadreviewers raving: “Zulya’s crystalline voiceis a revelation live, effortlessly reachingthe soaring highs throughout, whileMcNelis’ trumpet break on He Fell SoDeep is sheer connoisseur’s delight.”(Rave Magazine, Brisbane).

Just Like Home Lisa Hilli Lisa Hilli just recently completed hernational tour of Just Like Home whichkicked off at the Brisbane Powerhouse aspart of the Planet series in March. Theshow went on to be exhibited in Adelaideas a key component of the inauguralNational Multicultural Arts Symposium,The Diversity in the Arts: Theory + Action,co-presented by NEXUS Multicultural Arts(a Kultour company member) and Kultour.

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Old Town Centre of Melaka.

Other activities take place at a variety ofoutdoor venues, and the 'hub' is the stunningruined St Paul's Church. We welcome theAustralia-Malaysia Institute as a new festivalsupporter in 2010.26-27-28 Novemberwww.melakafestival.com

KEKKAI – Sacred Barrier(December 2010, South Korea)

ACreative Development Residencyinvolving tony yap company (Australia)

and Nottle Theatre Company (Korea) will takeplace in South Korea in December. The twocompanies have collaborated previously,producing The Buddha My Body: APalimpsest, performed in Korea andMelbourne in 2008-9.

This new development process is theprecursor to a joint residency at MonashUniversity Academy of Performing Arts in2011, where the companies will undertakecreative development alongside a program ofstudent and academic engagement activities.

The focus of the new work is to explore theconcept of 'kekkai'. Between the real and the

unreal, the two incompatible realms lies aninviolable barrier which is usually forbiddento cross. Japanese Buddhist terminologyincludes a word “kekkai”. Kekkai, whichoriginated in primitive Shinto and weresystematized in esoteric Buddhist philosophy,are deeply rooted in Japanese traditions not

only as simple markers that symbolizeboundaries, but also in the

special architectural devicesthat physically partition space.

MAP FEST2010 Melaka Arts &Performance Festival (26-28 Nov 2010, Malaysia)

The Melaka Arts andPerformance Festival (MAP Fest)is one of only two international

contemporary art festivals in Malaysia, andthe only one focused on site-specificapproaches to art and performance. Thefestival is in its early stages, the inauguralpilot launched only last year, but it isexemplary in promoting cultural exchangeand artistic collaboration betweenMalaysia and Australia. MAPFEST wasfounded by Melakan-born and Melbourne-based Dancer-Choreographer Tony Yap,assisted by many longstandingkeycollaborators from Melbourne. Thefestival is framed specifically as aMalaysia- Australia collaboration withextended focus to the Asian Region andinternational participations especially forindependent artists.

This year we seek to round out our initialPerformance focus, developing the Festivalfurther with a new Visual Arts component.The theme of the Visual Arts program is‘Spaces in Transition’, featuring Malaysianand Australian artists from differentdisciplines, collectively concerned withobjects and individuals as ‘artifacts’ oftransition and change. Venues include theTun Tan Cheng Lock Centre, and theHeeren Street Heritage Centre, both with aHeritage focus, situated within the Historic

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Dhol Foundation

Johnny Kalsi, Dhol Foundation

Ivan ‘Choi’ Katchoyan, this dynamic,percussion collaboration between artistsfrom four locally based, diverse ethnicgroups inspired the audience with theresults of well-supported cross-culturalcollaboration. The sounds ofAfghanistan, Japan, India and WestPapua were woven together in aninfectious and captivating explosion ofsound and that left everybody’s toestapping and hearts racing.

Another local ensemble, Sitars n Bleeps,welcomed audiences along their pre-show amble through stalls of deliciousfood and beautiful goods in the foyerarea, which was inspired by London’sBrick Lane. Sitars n Bleeps are acontemporary exploration of electronicmusic composed by musicians of Indianor Eastern descent, and set the vibe forthe evening of Indian-UK music andculture.

Dhol Foundation

Following the great success ofGangsadewa and Los Van Vanconcerts in August, the latest Mix It

Up! brought a slice of India toMelbourne – via the UK! The DholFoundation delivered an energy packed,thunderous show at the Playhouse onSunday 3 October, wowing their audiencewith a powerful fusion of Bhangra,Punjabi, funk and electronica. This UKbased group are led by dhol legendJohnny Kalsi, who continues to earn hisinternational reputation for conductingspectacular Indian beat extravaganzas atcountless festivals and events. The Mix ItUp! performance satisfied die-hard fansand new-comers alike but as with all MixIt Up! programs, also gave our localtalent a wonderful opportunity to shine.

Devised specifically for this event TheEastern Beat Project was a new creativedevelopment project that formed thesupport act for this concert. Directed by

ABC Radio National’s Music DeliTAPESTRY on Saturday 4 December2010. A colourful tapestry of music from around theworld, made here in Australia. Be tantalisedby vibrant Ethiopian, Congolese, Greek andBrazilian rhythms and harmonies in the Salon.Hear sounds from Eastern Europe and SouthAfrica in the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, and richvocals from West Papua in the Foyer. Comewith us on a musical journey as Music Delibrings you outstanding performances oftraditional and contemporary music. 4pm, Salon: Rene Sephton & EtienneDinanga, Anbessa and Doug de Vries & DianaClark (Salon: $20 Full, $15 Concession)5.30pm, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall: CosmoCosmolino, Valanga & Andrea Khoza.EMH: $30 Full, $25 Concession, $60 FamilyTicket (2 adults 2 children) Plus free foyerperformances from Tabura- West Papuanmusic and dance. Bookings: 03 9699 3333 ormelbournerecital.com.au. Transaction feesapply to ticket bookings

“We’d like to thank Paul Petran/MusicDeli and MAV once again for theirsupport. For many years we've had theprivilege of performing at somewonderful and unique spaces, and theElisabeth Murdoch Hall was definitelyone of them. George Xylouris andperformances by Fotis Vergopoulos'group and the haBiBis, showcase theremarkable talent of the local worldmusic scene, and it has been a greatjourney for us being a part of this.” TonyIliou (Rebetiki)

The Xylouris Ensemble took over thestage during the second half of theprogram and delivered yet anotherbreathtaking performance.“It wasunrelentingly skilled and symphonic,making sense of the sombre venue's highceilings” Margaret Paul

“The room was so lovely, I would love toplay at the Recital Centre again. It was asthough the room had been custom builtfor my music. This concert was special tome for another reason, because weplayed with our children and the RecitalCentre made it even more important tome. Thank you very much and I await thenext invitation” Giorgos Xylouris (XylourisEnsemble)

On Saturday the 4 September2010, Multicultural Arts Victoria,Melbourne Recital Centre and

ABC Radio National’s Music Deli joinedforces once again to present Music DeliGoes Greek in the three extraordinaryspaces of the Recital Centre. It wasindeed a wonderful evening ofenchanting music from the Greek Islandsand rousing dance tunes from themainland, brought together by the finelywoven musical threads of Hellenictradition.

The evening began in the Salon with anentrancing performance by the haBiBiswith Sotiris Traianopoulos followed byanother captivating performance by FotisVergopoulos and his trio. The PallaconianDancers entertained the audience duringintervals in the Audi foyer inviting theaudience to come and join theirenjoyable dance performance.

The final part of the program was in theacoustic excellence of the ElisabethMurdoch Hall. It began with aspectacular performance by Rebetiki. “Itwas an hour of lilting, shoulder-boppingtunes, full of unexpectedly satisfyingprogressions and simple, effectiveharmonies… Rebetiki are just very, verygood.” Margaret Paul (Reviewer for NeosKosmos).

RighteousRights by the RiverMulticultural Music FestivalDec 11th 2010 5-9pm

On Saturday Dec 11th the second Righteous event‘Rights by the River’ will take place outdoors along theYarra River on Northbank, at Signal youth space inMelbourne City from 5-9pm. The festival will open witha 45 minute Krump workshop facilitated by Royal Fam,followed by hip hop and krump performances into theevening. The other artists performing include DJ MzRizk, Believe in the Beat,Cornerstone, Massive hip hopchoir, Choi feat Angeezy, Culture Connect and GrrillaStep! This is an event not to be missed!

Rights at the Round Table – Youth Forum on Human RightsDec 10th 2010 1 -4pm

This youth forum that will be held on Human RightsDay, December 10th 2010 at Signal youth space inMelbourne city. The forum will be facilitated by hostKhaled Abdulwahab and two key youth speakers :Tyrone Bean of Australia’s First Nation’s and EmmanuelMajok, newly arrived Sudanese Australian.

The first speaker will be Robbie Thorpe who willaddress the topic on rights for Australia's First Nations.Tyrone Bean will open and lead the group discussionon this topic.

The second speaker will speak on the rights ofrefugees Akoch Manheim and Emmanuel Majok willopen and lead the group discussion on this topic.

Other topics will include women’s rights and youngpeople’s rights and together the group will draw uptheir own bill of rights before sending it to theAustralian Government.

The aim of the forum is to create an equal dialoguebetween all young people attending and to encourageconfidence in young people’s potential to makechange. While the guest speakers will open the topicsthey are free to be discussed and to take newdirections.

Massive hip hop choir will perform to close the forum.

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Suzuki Night Market

MAV in association with the QueenVictoria Market presents the Suzuki

Night Market every Wednesday night throughsummer, from 17 November to 2 March.Between 6.30pm and 10.00pm there will befree live entertainment on three differentstages, showcasing incredibly talented artistshailing from all over the world. Every week atthe Night Market will be exciting, with ahuge variety of music and dance fromFlamenco to Folk, Bollywood to Balkan,Swing to Salsa and everything in between!

Australia Day at the BowlA Latin American Fiesta!

Featuring the incredible mambo madnessof none other than Mr Tito Puente Jr

backed by a full band! Come along for afantastic feast for all the senses from 3:30 –6pm at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl onWednesday 26th January 2011. Live, local andinternational Latin bands, Salsa danceperformances and workshops, yummy foodsand more! Free fun for family and friends!

Multicultural Arts Victoria Audio CDs

VISIBLE 4 - $20Visible 2009 has linked in Victoria,over 50 musicians from newlyarrived African communities witheach other and with establishedprofessionals from the local musicindustry, in a unique mentorshipand creative developmentprogram.

BLACK HARMONIES 2010 - $20The completion of this CD as partof the Black Harmony music projectrepresents a successful partnershipbetween youth and artists fromboth Koori and newly arrivedcommunities, which we are proudto support.

URBAN PROSE - $20Australia’s Multicultural Hip Hopand Urban Music community cometogether on one album, givingvoice to issues of affecting ourcommunities and how we canmake positive change for ourfuture

KOORI VISIBLE CD - Bringing thePower Back (The Tjudin Band) - $10In this project, Indigenous musicianDavid Arden worked with the fullsupport of Multicultural ArtsVictoria and within our existingprogram framework - the highlysuccessful Visible mentoringprogram

For more information pleasecontact Multicultural ArtsVictoria. Ph: 9417 6777Email:office@multiculturalarts.com.au. Or visit our websitewww.multiculturalarts.com.au

Folio Editorial TeamEditor-in-Chief Jill MorganSub-EditorsMusic Anita Larkin, Deshani WickremasingheDance Tony YapVisual Arts Andrea Makris

Multicultural Arts Victoria StaffExecutive Officer Jill MorganFinance Officer Hung NguyenAdmin & Publicity Coordinator DeshaniWickremasingheMarketing and Development OfficerClaudia EscobarProject Officers Anita Larkin, Anne Harkin,Julia Earley Events & Operations Coordinator MegLarkin, Andrea MakrisYouth Officer Penne ThorntonEmerge Cultural Hubs Coordinator DawnMlotshwaMAV Trainee Ronny KareniNew Heartlands Coordinator LéuliEshraghi

Graphic Design Tony YapPhotos Damian Vincenzi, Jim Hooper, SusanGordon-Brown, Lisa Sinclair, AngelaO’Donnell, Nexus, Sean O’Brien, H. Weisrock

Multicultural Arts VictoriaFitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier Street, Fitzroy 3065P 9417 6777F 9416 3342E office@mutliculturalarts.com.auW www.multiculturalarts.com.au

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