Produced and presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria
Documentary Talanoa; Walk the Talk VII - Behind the Scenes - Screening @ The Substation
Screening 7th August
Looping until 23rd August
Dumbai Dancing Group - picture by Damian Vincenzi
A community response to the Talanoa - Walk the Talk VII Project by Shigeyuki Kihara
This event is a community response to the Talanoa - Walk the Talk VII Project, commissioned by Multicultural Arts Victoria. An inspiring cultural arts project, where internationally renowned Japanese/Samoan artist Shigeyuki Kihara applied the ancient Samoan concept of talanoa - a practice of talking through matters of cultural and social importance - with the Sudanese and Kiribati communities of Melbourne, as part of the instalment of her Talanoa - Walk the Talk series.
Invitation to Screening
Download Invitation to Screening
Date: 7th August, 5:30pm @ The Substation - 1 Market Street, Newport, Victoria 3015
Documentary looping @ The Substation until August 23rd during gallery opening hours:
Thursday - Friday | 12.00pm - 7.00pm
Saturday - Sunday | 12.00pm - 5.00pm
Live performance from the Dambai Dancing Group of Sudan and the Te Roro n Rikirake Kiribati Youth Group
Documentary screening
Celebration
Please RSVP by Wednesday August 4th via Email: office@multiculturalarts.com.au
Enquiries
For all other enquiries please contact Claudia Escobar at Multicultural Arts Victoria: 03 9417 6777 or development@multiculturalarts.com.au
Shigeyuki Kihara
Shigeyuki Kihara is an internationally acclaimed Inter-disciplinary artist based in New Zealand. Kihara's work is based on an investigative research relating to the Indigenous cultures of the Pacific, and more specifically to Samoan culture, history and spirituality.
Kihara's practise explores the intersection between Art, Performance and Theatre.
Kihara represented New Zealand at the fourth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane and currently represented in fourth Auckland Triennial, New Zealand.
Kihara's first solo museum exhibition in North America entitled Shigeyuki Kihara; Living Photographs was recently presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 2008 following the acquisition of her work by the museum.
See shigeyukikihara.wordpress.com
"When people walk away from the performance I hope they look at and experience things in a different way and are inspired to talanoa with someone outside". Shigeyuki Kihara
Dambai Dancing Group
Dambai Dancing Group of Sudan is an established in 1998 by Akon Deng Shok in order to fill a gap in the southern Sudanese Community.
The group's performances are aimed at showcasing the rich cultural experiences of Sudanese people.
Dambai's repertoire includes the traditional cultural songs that are featured on special occasions within the Sudanese community.
Damabai Dancing Group, through traditional leaders and elders, maintains programs to teach Sudanese children born in Australia to appreciate the preservation of traditional Sudanese values and cultures.
Te Roro n Rikirake Kiribati Dance Group is made of Youth born and raised in Australia, aged between 12 to 24 yrs, a mix of young men and women. For at least the last five years they have been training with the traditional dance teachers, as a mean to keep their culture alive.
Principal Sponsors
Australia Council for the Arts and Festivals Australia Partners and Supporters: National Gallery of Victoria, The Wilin Centre - Faculty of the VCA and Music- The University of Melbourne, The Substation, Hobsons Bay City Council, AAAPS, Merethan Vision, New-Zealand Maori Polynesian Welfare Support Group Inc.
