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This Bangladeshi dance troupe will present a dance drama based on rural life in Bangladesh—combining drama and song with narrative in English. The Nakshi Kanthar Math (The Field of the Embroidered Quilt) by poet Jashimuddin Ahmed will be staged. This is a tragic love story of a village boy Rupa and a village girl Shaju, which reflects rural Bengali culture. Date and Time Friday, 15 February at 8pm
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Varna Folk Dance Ensemble (Bulgaria) Varna Folk Dance Ensemble has established itself as a major cultural institution in Bulgaria. The ensemble has toured extensively in 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America and has recorded for television in Bulgaria, France, England, Germany, Brazil, Belgium and Norway. The dances are rich in romantic and lyricism and styles from Bulgarian folklore. This is one unsurpassed performance achievement, preserving the colour and inner charm of the dances of each ethnographic area, yet remaining true to Bulgarian dance folklore. Date and Time Sunday, 10 February, 7.30pm
Krassimira Churtova (Bulgaria) A unique musician who has played for the stars! The ones in space that is. Krassimira Churtova is the only professional female bagpiper in Bulgaria. She was the soloist piper on the recording by the orchestra “100 Kaba Gaydi” which was selected and recorded by NASA and is currently travelling through deep space with “Voyager”. Date and Time part of the International Showcase, Friday, 8 February TopThe Ghana High Commission presents Ghana Dance Ensemble (Ghana) Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event as been cancelled.
A dance extravaganza directed and choreographed by Shiamak Davar and performed by Shiamak’s Indo Jazz Dance Movement (SIJDM) Team. Fusing Bollywood moves with the discipline of jazz, Shiamak has created his own unique trademark blend called Shiamak's Bollywood Jazz. The SIJDM team is here to prove yet again that dance is the universal language of the soul. They’ll have the audience tapping their feet to medleys from yester-year to current Bollywood hits. Shiamak's Bollywood Jazz team choreographed and performed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the India Showcase “See you in DELHI 2010” as part of the closing ceremony of Commonwealth Games in 2006. Date and Time Saturday, 16 February, 7:30pm
The Sitar has become an icon of Indian classical music across the world. From temple concerts in India to Hollywood flicks, the sound of the sitar stands for the eternal quest for the spiritual. Purbayan Chatterjee is one such shining star in the world of Indian Classical and World Music who will charm the audience with his brilliant sitar recitals in Senia Maihar Gharana and stylistic features of dhrupad and khayal. Purbayan received guidance from sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan and has performed with several world-class musicians including Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt Anindo Chatterjee and Pt Kumar Bose. Purbayan has performed widely in India and is a frequent performer on the international music festival circuit. Bobby Singh, Australia’s foremost tabla player will accompany Purbayan on the stage. Come and enjoy the amazing performance. Date and Time Sunday, 10 February, 7pm for 7.30
Duet (India) Duet is a small word but has the big canvas of India to draw the musical imagination of two artists in a single frame. This musical conversation between the vocal and sitar magic of Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar, brilliantly supported by Maharshi Raval on percussion, provides an unforgettable evening of classical Indian music. Date and Time Saturday, 16 February, 7pm De Muse is a contemporary ensemble of musicians concerned with exploring and exchanging new paths of musical interpretation. Their repertoire consists of original written material, to modern jazz compositions. Free improvisations influenced by the rich traditions of Mexican and pre-Hispanic music influence their exciting and unique sound. Miguel Soto plays drums and percussions, alongside Juan Castanon on guitar. Date and Time See them at the Fringe Festival, and Music at The Tradies on Sunday, 10 February An explosively colourful, varied and fast moving performance that bursts with energy. The group, from the central part of Serbia, will present a dance and music performance that is authentic, traditional and entertaining. Enjoyed during the National Multicultural Festival in 2003 and 2006, this group has performed at festivals around the world. Date and Time Tuesday, 12 February at 8pm
Goyam Kulu Dance Troupe is recognised as one of Sri Lanka’s finest dance troupes. Their performance at the 2008 Multicultural Festival will also feature Kalashoori Shelton Premaratne, one of the pioneers who changed the music scene in Sri Lanka, and a veteran of cinema music, who sings in English, Sinhalese and Tamil. The dance troupe will present a program associated with agricultural life and rituals from southern Sri Lanka. Classical rhythmical and symbolic mask performances will feature in what will be a truly special cultural experience to enjoy. Date and Time Thursday, 14 February at 8pm
Memory Puzzles (Taiwan) By the Ku Dancers from Taiwan, “Memory Puzzles” was a three-year collaboration between dazzling British video artist Thomas Gray and Taiwanese choreographer Ming Shen Ku. The dancer and video are carefully woven into a poetic imaginary wonderland. The creative and at times humorous dance traverses the images of Taiwan’s cities and natural landscape, creating a complex, astonishing and rich visual fantasia in which true and false recollections overlap in a mnemonic puzzle of entanglement and misrecognition. “Memory Puzzles” is an exciting original work of contemporary dance. Date and Time Tuesday, 12 and Wednesday, 13 February at 8pm
Eurasian Artists (Turkey) Eurasian Artists have twice won first place in the International Dance Competition in Germany. They have taken out third place in the world Folkdance competition in Mallorca in 2007. Eurasian Artists present dancers from the seven regions of Turkey, above all the dancers of Ordu, Trabson, and the Artvin region of the Black Sea. While national costumes and music are modernised, they bridge traditional and modern; between the “Thousand and One Nights” and the Western world. Date and Time Monday, 11 February, 8pm |
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