International Artistic Program

International artistic program: To showcase culturally diverse Australian CALD artists work at International Arts Market showcases and to increase professional performance opportunities particularly in Asia including Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam and Korea.

MAV is importantly developing strategic partnership programs to promote high quality culturally diverse Australian art at an international level with a view to establishing and strengthening partnerships and pathways for our artists internationally.

In 2006, MAV was represented at WOMEX (World Music Expo) in Spain by accomplished artists Nicky Bomba and Dereb Desalegn with the support of Arts Victoria.

MAV has also supported visual arts internationally; Naomi Ota's work was exhibited at the Esplanade in Singapore.

In June 2007, MAV attended Singapore Arts Mart with highly respected Tony Yap Company to showcase the Company’s unique cross cultural multi-modal performance work.

This has led to significant connections with Singapore for developmental work with the Necessary Stage and in Korea with Nottle Theatre.

MAV will continue to seek opportunities internationally for our artists and will support the artistic collabortaions with TYC in the Asian region and auspice the Company from 2009.

Selected MAV Artists International Touring Events

Melaka Festival Local and international contemporary artists will participate in this inaugural arts and performance festival to be held in Melaka...more. Malaysia

Tony Yap Company: Palimpsest (Buddha My Body) - Indonesian & Korean Performances (Dance) Palimpsest will be performed by Tony Yap Company (TYC) at Taman Sari Water palace, collaborating with Agung Gunawan and artists from Paguyuban Seni Surya Kencana for the performance in Indonesia and with Theatre Nottle in South Korea. The project is a precious opportunity to ascertain the fundamental meaning of collaborative work...more. Indonesia Korea

Tony Yap Company @ BIWAKO Biennale 2007 Multicultural Arts Victoria is very pleased to announce Melbourne based performance company the Tony Yap Company will present "E1-Aether", a ritualistic dance-installation in collaboration with Japanese lighting designers Genta Iwamura and Rie Uomori at the 3rd Biwako Biennale in Shiga prefecture, Japan...more. Japan

Singapore Asian Arts Mart - Tony Yap Company (tyc) Multicultural Arts Victoria is very pleased to announce Tony Yap Company - Tony Yap, Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey and Ria Soemardjo have received an invitation to present a showcase of their production E1 - evocation of a lost boy at the prestigious Asian Arts Mart. The Melbourne based Tony Yap Company, are highly accomplished and innovative leaders in the field of Asian contemporary performing art in Australia...more. Singapore

Australian premier of The Light in The Shadow! Inspired by the signs of decay of the angel, as described in Buddhist text. The dance is drawn from Butoh, Asian shamanistic practise & contemporary western styles, a collaboration that challenges the boundaries of present dance/theatre practice. ...intense ...provocative ...mesmerising (The Star, Malaysia). ...more Malaysia-Australia

Nest of Cinnamon - Stringraphy Ensemble & Australian Creators The myth of the Phoenix resonates in Chinese, Japanese, Ancient Greek and early Christian mythology, and the details of this myth have inspired four distinct artists to develop a performance...more. Japan

Tony Yap Company: Past Caring @ The Necessary Stage (Singapore) Inspired by the title of a poem by Australian writer Henry Lawson, Past Caring is an inter-disciplinary theatrical collaboration involving artists from Singapore and Australia...more. Singapore

Australian Multicultural Foundation Delegation to China This delegation has strengthened relationships between the Peoples Republic of China and Australia by sharing knowledge and experiences related to Multicultural Affairs. The delegation was designed to gain an understanding of the Peoples Republic of China and its 56 ethnic minority groups as well as developing opportunities for collaborative work of the delegates in their respective fields...more. China

dis-location: intercultural collaboration Melbourne based Tony Yap Company in partnership with MAV will be hosting a visit from 5 artists from the Singapore based company The Necessary Stage (TNS) in July. The project culminates in a showing...more. Australia-Singapore

SCENT OF WHITENESS - Naomi Ota's solo exhibition @ the Esplanade The delicate expression of whiteness specifically emphasises a sense of slow-growing, growth with stillness. Forms of objects refer slow-transformation of nature particularly which of sea-bleached coral. ...more. Singapore

Tony Yap Company @ BIWAKO Biennale 2007 Multicultural Arts Victoria is very pleased to announce Melbourne based performance company the Tony Yap Company will present "E1-Aether", a ritualistic dance-installation in collaboration with Japanese lighting designers Genta Iwamura and Rie Uomori at the 3rd Biwako Biennale in Shiga prefecture, Japan...more. Japan

MATASABURO: Angel of the Wind - by Juro Kara One of the giants of Japanese contemporary theatre, the award-winning Shinjuku Ryozanpaku company. Matasaburo is one of the companies most successful performances, which transposes the myth of Eurydice and Orpheus ...more. Japan-Australia

Australian premier of The Light in The Shadow! Inspired by the signs of decay of the angel, as described in Buddhist text. The dance is drawn from Butoh, Asian shamanistic practise & contemporary western styles, a collaboration that challenges the boundaries of present dance/theatre practice. ...intense ...provocative ...mesmerising (The Star, Malaysia). ...more Malaysia

More Information

Contact Multicultural Arts Victoria, Ph (03) 9417 6777 or Email office@multiculturalarts.com.au.