The Asialink Leaders Program 2010 Canberra Retreat: Asia Policy Issues
The annual Canberra Retreat will examine again the progress of Australia's relations with the Asian region from a national capital perspective, drawing on the expertise of senior political leaders,...
View ArticleBRISBANE FESTIVAL 2010: Tarian Baru Dari Indonesia (New Dance from Indonesia)
TARIAN BARU DARI INDONESIA (NEW DANCE FROM INDONESIA)Hartati/Nan Jombang Dance Company The two choreographers featured in Tarian Baru Dari Indonesia, Hartarti and Eri Mefry, both have their...
View ArticleBRISBANE FESTIVAL 2010: Sanghawa (Eve) + Rantau Berbisik (Whisperings of Exile)
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND BRISBANE FESTIVAL 2010 PRESENT NEW DANCE FROM INDONESIASANGHAWA (EVE) + RANTAU BERBISIK (WHISPERINGS OF EXILE) Nan Jombang Company enjoyed their first overseas production at...
View ArticleAustralia's Place in the World: A Public Lecture with Dr Michael Wesley,...
Australia’s Place in the World Australia’s place in the world is less controversial today than it was 20 years ago. But our complacency about our role in the world is quietly being undercut by...
View ArticleKenneth Myer Asian Theatre Series 2010: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mythology, mischief and colourful magic create a new visual adventure in Yohangza’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Enter into a world of infectious fun and fantasy through music and mime. Highly...
View ArticleILMU Music Festival
Sharing music between Indonesia and Australia, ILMU is a two day hip-hop and electronic music festival bringing together hip hop and electronic musicians from each country. Four Australian artists...
View ArticleProduction: The Continuum: beyond the Killing Fields
Ong Keng Sen’s TheatreWorks production explores the enduring memories of the years under Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime, and the resilience of the royal Cambodian court dancers who lived through it....
View ArticleAs Tears Go By: The Films of Maggie Cheung
The Melbourne Cinematheque presents a season of films starring the acclaimed Hong Kong actor, Maggie Cheung. An icon of diasporic cinema, Maggie Cheung's intoxicating screen presence is explored in six...
View ArticleAsia Week: 41st Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest - Victorian State Final
The contest is open to Japanese language learners aged 17 and over. Language and cultural skills are polished and tested. Spectators and audience welcome. In association with Asia Institute, and...
View ArticleAsia Week: Islam and the Politics of the Veil: a Public Forum
Join Dr Shakira Hussein, McKenzie postdoctural research fellow, in conversation with Ms Sherene Hassan, Vice-President of the Islamic Council of Victoria and Ms Bonnie Hermawan, graduate of the Asia...
View ArticleAsia Week: Asia Literacy Ambassadors: High School Students' Event
Co-presented by the Asia Education Foundation (AEF), this event links high schoold students, AEF Asia Literacy Ambassadors, and Asia Institute academic staff in a discussion of ways of "Opening a Door...
View ArticleAsia Week: Chinese Pop Extravaganza
An introduction to the mass appeal of Taiwan popular music in mainland China, featuring interactive screenings of recent TV footage demonstrating the spectacular phenomenon. Co-hosted by professional...
View ArticleAsia Week: Indian Documentary Screening and 'Meet the Filmmaker': Kashmir in...
Films introduced by the director Suresh Kohil, and followed by an audience Q&A session.Kashmir In Indian Poetry uses poetic outpourings to explore Indian perceptions of a region that was once...
View ArticleAsia Week: Pasar Malam Indo-Melbournian: Indo-Melbourneian Night Market
An evening of three diverse musical performances highlighting the cultural interplay between Indonesia and Australia found in Melbourne. Local Indonesian performers influenced by living in Australia,...
View ArticleAsia Week: Japanese Anime Screening: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Screening at 6.30pm:The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a cult classic directed by Mamoru Hosoda and centering on a Tokyo school girl who inadvertently learns to travel through time. Co-presented by...
View ArticleAsia Week: Asia-related Researchers' Networking Lunch
An informal gathering of postgraduate students and academic staff from across the University who are engaged in Asia-related research. An opportunity to meet colleagues from other disciplines and...
View ArticleAsia Week: Language Connection 2010
Organised by Global Heart Tours and sponsored by the Asia Institute. Australians working hard in Asian language classrooms and their compatriot international students lacking access to native speakers...
View ArticleBoardroom Luncheon with Simon Galpin, Director-General of Investment...
In his role as the Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), Simon Galpin is responsible for attracting and facilitating foreign direct investment into Hong Kong. In...
View ArticleGeneration 21
Generation 21, the Asia-Pacific new leaders dialogue will bring together new and emerging leaders from across the region together with some of the biggest names in politics, business and...
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