Multicultural Arts Victoria presents...

Emerge Festival 2009

Presented and produced by Multicultural Arts Victoria, this dynamic arts festival celebrates Victoria's many diverse refugee and emerging cultures with a series of amazing performances and unique cultural experiences around Melbourne from 16 June to 26 July.

From Africa to the Far East, from the traditional to the contemporary, from the emerging to the established, music, dance, visual arts, exotic foods, ancient crafts and ceremonies.

Emerge Festival is a dynamic celebration of Victoria's many rich and undiscovered refugee and emerging cultures.

In The Press

Moving to the rhythm of life The Age, 15 June 2009

Finding relief in the joy of song The Age, 13 June 2009

United Nations World Refugee Day

Attracting capacity audiences in past years, Emerge Festival commemorates the United Nations World Refugee Day and celebrates Refugee Week in Australia.

Emerge Program

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Media Release

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Event Dates

Tuesday June 16th - Saturday June 27th
Love Burma Love Freedom Exhibition

Wednesday June 17th
Refugee Week Forum at Love Burma Love Freedom

Sunday June 21st
Emerge Festival Main Event

Wednesday June 24th
ABC Music Deli Concert 'Under an Eastern Moon'

Sundays June 26th & July 12th
Visible Sessions Live at the Black Box

Sunday July 26th
Visible Concert

Emerge Poster

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Landid Sound (picture by Damian Vincenzi)

Eshak Awi (picture by Damian Vincenzi)

Blak Roots (picture by Damian Vincenzi)

Emerge Festival Main Event

Sunday June 21st 12-5pm FREE
@ Fitzroy Town Hall & Napier St, Fitzroy

Burundian Community Association (picture by Damian Vincenzi)

Kundalila (picture by Damian Vincenzi)

Be part of this massive cultural celebration as the magnificent Fitzroy Town Hall opens its doors and closes off the street for 2 non stop stages of world music, a vibrant cultural marketplace, the aromas of an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, tasty authentic foods from all corners of the globe, FREE cultural workshops and more.

This unique event features inspiring peroformances from some of Melbourne's most newly arrived African communities alongside some of our finest local Indigenous and Pacific artists.

Further media information

Multicultural Arts Victoria, 9417 6777

Produced and presented by

Multicultural Arts Victoria www.multiculturalarts.com.au

Principal Sponsors

Australia Council for the Arts, City of Melbourne, City of Yarra, Arts Victoria, Victorian Multicultural Commission

Partners and Supporters

the Arts Centre, ABC Radio National, RMIT University, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, Plakkit.

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