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Sound Kapital
Beijing’s underground music scene made a blistering impression at Sydney's Carriageworks on Feb 3. The audience was captivated by the diverse musical explorations by Xiao He, energised by the charismatic Nova Heart, and simply blown away by the loud and relentless AV Okubo. Also impressive were the large-scale projections of Matthew Niederhauser's photos of the Beijing punk scene. More please!
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Viet Short film festival
The second Global Vietnamese Short Film Festival presents nine short films from America, Germany, Vietnam and Australia spanning drama-comedy, thriller and identity-battle genres. These culturally rich films seek to interpret the world surrounding Vietnamese people and their culture. Palace Kino Collins, Melbourne 14 Feb and Chauvel Cinema Paddo, Sydney 23 Feb. Tickets $15.
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The Quiet Brother
First developed as a short play performed at the Harden Murrumburrah Gold Trail Event in April 2011, Belvoir and Australasian Art and Stageworks Inc. are proud to present the premiere of this extended play about a Chinese family living in the aftermath of the Lambing Flat Riots of 1861. Written in English and interwoven with martial arts and traditional Chinese music, the play is as much about the domestic experience of a migrant family as it is about our rich and multicultural history. Written by Ivy Mak, director Nikki Selby. Feb 23-25, Belvoir downstairs theatre.
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Come to the shanghai club
Melbourne’s the place to be in March, when the Shanghai Club takes over The Famous Spiegeltent. Compered by Performance 4a’s Annette Shun Wah, the Shanghai Club will feature the Blue Lotus and Shanghai chanteuse Jasmine Chen in an intoxicating evening of old time jazz from the night clubs of Shanghai and Hong Kong. They will be joined by cabaret artist and showgirl Jenevieve Chang together with burlesque wonders Ladies of Colour Agency and experimental music and performance art phenomenon Toy Death. It’s the club life of old Shanghai mixed with contemporary underground Asian Australian performance. March 15-17. Don’t miss out. Book now through Melbourne Arts Centre .
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We've reached 100!
The Asian Australian Performance Directory has now registered over 100 artists! This completely free service is an initiative of Performance 4a and has assisted artists interested in exploring Asian Australian themes through performance, to find work in all kinds of productions - short films, features, commercials, stage productions and radio work. We are now the largest grouping of Asian Australian performers. And we are unique because we also include directors, choreographers, writers and more. Register now or keep your listing updated. You never know who's searching for you!
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Sneak Peek at Khoa Do's New film
Khoa Do's latest film is the second in a trilogy of refugee films. Falling for Sahara is about three AFL-mad African teenagers living in housing commission flats in Flemington, Melbourne, who all fall for the same beautiful girl. Khoa Do directed the film, and co-wrote it in collaboration with his cast of actors, recently arrived refugees from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia. Due for release in 2012, watch the trailer now.
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