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On guitar and vocals, Karen Arango paints a beautiful Latin American landscape reflected across the Pacific Ocean. Through original songs featuring lesser-known Colombian musical styles, she introduces audiences to the people of her homeland - their hopes, heartbreak and love.
In today’s CALD arts scene, collectives are redefining collaboration, creativity, and community. This panel brings together artists to discuss the power of working collectively—how it fosters innovation, amplifies voices, and shapes the cultural landscape.
A vibrant tapestry of sound where the complex rhythmic patterns of Indian classical music, the lyrical melodies and ornamentation of Thai music, and the spontaneity and expressive freedom of jazz intertwine to celebrate the beauty of cultural exchange and the power of collaboration through music.
A powerful one-woman play that seamlessly blends dance and theatre, tracing the extraordinary journey of a Amira (Princess) Nadia Abillama of Lebanon from the palaces of Beiteddine to a humble Queenslander in the small town of Dalby, written and performed by her great-granddaughter Nadia Milford.
In an increasingly interconnected world, artists are forging creative partnerships beyond borders. This panel brings together international artists to discuss the challenges and rewards of transnational collaboration—how it shapes artistic practice, fosters cultural exchange, and builds global communities.
An exploration of exotification and contemporary masculinity which delves deeply into the collective lived experience of people with diverse backgrounds, performed by Lucky Lartey, who also choreographed the work, and Vishnu Arunasalam. In this dance work, Lucky and Vishnu reclaim their identity, deconstructing and reconstructing the notion of what diverse contemporary work is expected to look like.
