Programmed by David Bridie this concert brings together the Indigenous threads of music culture from the top end of Australia, Papua New Guinea & Torres Strait Islands.
Celebrating the traditional & contemporary culture of these three areas, the stories, heritage & experience of the people & the land will be linked together through song, dance, film & projections.
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SING SING 2 MARKET-PLACE
Free activities 12-5pm 28th May in the foyers of Hamer Hall
Free activities in the foyers of Hamer Hall as they are once again transformed into a market place with food, music, dance, story-telling, performances & more.
Also, low cost workshops where you can experience the songs & dance from Indigenous Australia, Papua New Guinea & Torres Strait Islands.
Jeanette Fablia
Music, Performance, Dance & More
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Food stalls with tasty treats from
Papua New Guinea, Torres Strait
Islands.
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12-5pm
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Browse the market stalls
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12-5pm
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Have a unique Papua New Guinean
tattoo created for you
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12-5pm
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Jida Gulpilil - didgeridoo performance
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12-12.10pm
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Performance by West Papuan
Dance Group
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12.25-12.45pm
3.10-3.30pm
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Participate in making Papua New Guinean grass skirts
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12.45-2.45pm
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Performance by Frank Yamma
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1-1.30pm
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Contemporary dance with Niki Ashby and Gerard Veltre
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1.45-2pm
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Performance by The Moab Stringband
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2.20-2.50pm
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Participate in making Papua New Guinean bags
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3-5pm
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Performance by Liz Cavanagh Quartet
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3.45-4.45pm
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Workshops - music, singing and dance
Experience the spirit of the music and the energy of the dance in a workshop.
A great experience for families, kids, people with an interest in music and dance, and experienced and beginner musicians and dancers.
Highly enjoyable for family groups with children 10 years and above.
$5 per person, per workshop (inclusive of booking fees. GST exempt). Limited spaces, book early - complete the booking form below or Ph 03 9281 8754. Bookings are essential. Conditions apply.
Compose and Record Music with Airi Ingram from Drum Drum
Compose and record your own music combining samples of sounds and instruments from Melanesia and Polynesia using the latest in music technology software at the Arts Centre’s Alfred Brash SoundHouse.
This 90 minute session will conclude with recording your work onto CD. One CD will be provided per workstation.
Time 1 - 2.30pm
Duration 90 minutes
Location the Arts Centre, Alfred Brash SoundHouse
Suitability A great experience for families, kids, people with an interest in music, and experienced and beginner musicians. Highly enjoyable for family groups with children 10 years and above.
Capacity of workshop 30 people, 15 work stations (participants will work in pairs)
Indigenous Contemporary Dance with Jeanette Fabila & Djakapurra Munyarryun
Experience the extraordinary dance and stories of Australia’s Indigenous culture with two of the most respected and influential Indigenous performers, Jeanette Fabila and Djakapurra Munyarryun, in this hands-on workshop.
Together with Jeanette you’ll experience the moves of Indigenous contemporary dance while learning about cultural differences beginning with the first people of this land.
With Djakapurra you’ll learn more about traditional Indigenous dance, in particular animal movement from Yirrkala.
Jeanette Fabila has over 25 years experience in both cultural and contemporary dance as a choreographer, consultant and performer specialising in Indigenous contemporary dance.
She has performed and taught locally, nationally and internationally through numerous dance and education organisations including Bangarra Dance Theatre.
Dancer, songman and cultural elder Djakapurra Munyarryun, from Yirrkala, North East of Arnhem Land, was raised with traditional dance and ceremony as an integral part of his life.
He was a major figure in Bangarra Dance Company recreating his dance tradition with engrossing spirituality and led the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games.
Time 1 - 2.30pm
Duration 90 minutes
Location the Arts Centre, BlackBox
Suitability A great experience for families, kids, people with an interest in dance, and experienced and beginner dancers. Highly enjoyable for family groups with children 10 years and above.
Capacity of workshop 30 people
Experience Singing and Dancing with Tony Subam, Airi Ingram, Markham Galut, Jida Gulpilil and Dujon Niue
Experience the vibrancy of Papua New Guinea traditional dance and what it is like to be in a real Sing Sing with traditional Kundu drums and chants.
You will get a feel for the diverse cultures that exist in PNG with dances and instruments from different regions of PNG including the Morobe Province, Manus Province, Sepik Province and the Kivai region.
Time 3 - 4pm
Duration 60 minutes
Location the Arts Centre, BlackBox
Suitability A great experience for families, kids, people with an interest in music and dance, and experienced and beginner musicians and dancers. Highly enjoyable for family groups with children 10 years and above.
Capacity of workshop 30 people
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