Multicultural Arts Victoria, the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies and the Australia Council for the Arts in partnership with Arts Victoria present

5th World Summit on Arts and Culture - Cultural Program

3 - 6 October 2011

Multicultural Arts Victoria is proud to be providing a Cultural Program for the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture.

Through a selection of quality performances we will be representing the high calibre of artistic talent which can be found in Melbourne's melting pot of culturally diverse artists.

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Creative Intersections

The 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture brings together national arts councils, ministries of culture, cultural policy makers and researchers, artists and community leaders from around the world.

Over 600 arts policy makers from 80 countries will come together in Melbourne, Australia, in October 2011 to exchange experiences and ideas about vital issues affecting public support for the arts and creativity at a national and global level.

With the theme Creative Intersections, this Summit will explore the compelling relationships between the arts and culture and the wider sectors of society.

From environment to health, social inclusion, technological innovation and education, the Summit will look at how the arts can be a catalyst for change and examine the ways policy can provide the pathway for these intersections.

The 5th World Summit is being jointly hosted by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies and the Australia Council for the Arts in partnership with Arts Victoria.

The Performances

Date	Act	Area	Performance time
Tuesday 4th October	Kundalila	Foyer area near registration desk	8.30-9.00am
Tuesday 4th October	Noriko Tadano and George Kamikawa	Foyer area near the exhibition	12.30-1.30pm
Wednesday 5th October	Vinod Prasanna and Mindy Wang	Foyer area near registration desk	8.30-9.00am
Wednesday 5th October	Rudely Interrupted	Foyer area near the exhibition	12.30-1.30pm
Thursday 6th October	Kinja- Ron Murray and Sarah James	Foyer area near registration desk	9.00-9.30am
Thursday 6th October	Rose Paez and Luis Poblete	Foyer area near the exhibition	12.30-1.30pm

The Artists

Kinja

Indigenous and Scottish

Ron Murray and Sarah James celebrate the cultural heritage of their ancestors in a blend of Indigenous Australian and celtic music.

Ron, a descendant of the Wamba Wamba tribe (Swan Hill, Victoria) and Sarah whose roots are Scottish perform under the name Kinja a Wamba Wamba word meaning "my home".

Vinod Prasanna and Mindy Wang

Indian and Chinese

Meng Wang studied the Guzheng in China with leading masters since age of six and has received many awards and honours at national and international competitions.

She has a passionate interest in creating cross-cultural links based on her experiences of the music of the East and the West.

Mindy Wang collaborates with a range of classical, pop, electronic and traditional folkloric musicians.

Award-winning Bansuri(flute) virtuoso, Vinod Prasanna, truly shines as an outstanding performer of authentic and contemporary Indian music, and as heir to the musical treasure of his ancestors.

Whether it's performing as a soloist of Indian classical music or fusing with folk, Arabic and other world music forms, Vinod's commands the stage with grace and tenacity.

Noriko Tadano and George Kamikawa

Japanese(traditional) and Japanese(Western)

Noriko Tadano plays both traditional Japanese folk songs (minyo) as well as original pieces on the Tsugaru Shamisen (Japanese Banjo).

Noriko's ability and drive to cross over between traditional and modern Japanese music has recently seen her perform with renown blues and jazz musicians as well as traditional Japanese musicians.

George hails from Japan and has spent the last 10 years honing his skills to become an exemplary country blues artist.

His playing is typified by its raw energy and broad tonal range-from delicate harmonics to searing rips and slides on guitar, soulful singing and driving rhythms on harmonica.

Kundalila

Greek, Congolese and Zimbabwean

Brought together by a passion to share each others music, Kundalila formed in 2008 through a merging of two groups, acoustic folk duo Etienne(Congolese) and Rene(Greek) and Zimbabwean sisters Rue and Sharon then finally the group stumbled upon the missing voice, Alice, completing the sound of Kundalila.

Rose Paez and Luis Poblete

Colombian and Chilean

Originally from Cali, Colombia, Rose Páez is blessed a beautiful voice and a stunning stage presence.

Inspired by a recent trip home she has been writing new Latin music, specializing in jazz, salsa, timba, and the folkloric music of Colombia.

Luis Poblete has worked steadily as a freelance percussionist for the last decade.

His versatility and appreciation of different cultures and styles of music has meant he has played with a variety of well renowned musicians and at a range of venues and festivals both nationally and internationally.

Luis is a founding member of the band LABJACD, an original fusion between jazz, hip-hop, Cuban salsa and Andean folk music.