Sunday 25 January 2015 – 12pm-9.30pmprinceS pier – port melbourne

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PiersFestival

2015

Image: Piers Festival 2012, photo: Peter Glenane

Welcome to the fourth annual Piers Festival, a celebration of Victoria’s rich cultural diversity and its unique history of migration.

The festival unites two of Victoria’s greatest assets - our creative dynamism and our diverse cultural mix and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to social cohesion. We believe embracing diversity through the arts is fundamental to the building blocks of a modern Australian society and that the arts are a powerful medium to affect social change.

Victoria’s cultural diversity will be celebrated in an exciting festival program that showcases heritage as well as contemporary arts from diverse communities. With migration at the heart of all festival activities, the day will provide opportunities to share culture, stories and have fun with local residents and visitors.

We are delighted to announce that The Gateway Stage headline act this year will be a multicultural ensemble led by the inimitable and legendary Painters and Dockers! Performing with an extraordinarily talented selection of Timorese, Maltese, Sudanese, Burundian, Irish and Australian artists this is sure to be a climactic celebration.

2015 also brings a new space to the festival – The Landing, a diverse meeting place. The Landing is a space for a selection of community groups to represent themselves, their communities and culture. Each group will work with MAV to share their culture and history via installations, activities, workshops and performances. The Landing promises to be an exciting space to explore and participate.

A new special program of stories curated by Lella Cariddi, What Happened at the Pier, will also activate various parts of the pier and span discussions, poetry readings, spoken word, visual art installations and musical responses to the long history of arrivals and departures at the Pier.

In addition to the headline acts, there will be roving kids’ activities and cultural games, historical walking tours, global food tastings, food trucks and more.

pierS FeStiVal 2015As part of Victoria’s official Australia Day celebrations Multicultural Arts Victoria is delighted to bring together so many people and their stories on Princes Pier, the iconic and historic point of entry and departure for so many during its 100 years.

Princes Pier is a unique asset for the people of Victoria and has played a key role in many major historical events that have shaped Australia as a nation. These events have held extraordinary significance both for our nation’s identity and for the wider global community and we are proud to recognise these contributions on Australia Day.

It is Multicultural Arts Victoria’s intention to develop a House of World Cultures for all Victorians building on the ethos of the Piers Festival celebrating what makes Victoria unique – our diversity. It will be a place for contemporary cultural expression that acknowledges and builds solidly upon our history. The House of World Cultures will function as both a programmable multi-disciplinary arts space and as an incubator for social cohesion and cultural exchange. It will align to international organisations such as UNESCO and be a national icon for diversity – one that all Victorians will be incredibly proud of.

On behalf of Multicultural Arts Victoria and the wonderful communities and artists involved in the 2015 Piers Festival we hope you enjoy the program and keep an eye on the Pier for the development of a House of World Cultures.

Stefan Romaniw OAMChair of Multicultural Arts Victoria

Jill Morgan AMCEO of Multicultural Arts Victoria

Image: Piers Festival 2013, DWV Photography

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Exhibition on show

Exhibition on show

Join Sisterworks for craft activities all day, and look out for

more at The Landing!

La Voce Della Luna

VioletaParra

Lehenda Ukrainian Dance

Company

Melbourne Bhangra

Regiment

Mirko Guerrini Quintet

Tania Bosak and The Barefoot

Orchestra

Zeptepi

Mikelangelo & Gnarnayarrahe

WaitairiePainters &

Dockers with special guests!

MEMORY KEEPERS

Live storytelling and poetry

readings with Lella Cariddi and special

guests

Piers Guided Migration Walks

(from Festival Info Booth)

Piers Guided Migration Walks

(from Festival Info Booth)

Piers Guided Migration Walks

(from Festival Info Booth)

Rope making & knot tying with

MUA all day

The Whittaker Historical

Mystery Walk(from MUA Marquee)

The Whittaker Historical

Mystery Walk(from MUA Marquee)

Stories From the

Couch

Stories From the

Couch

Nautical balloon art with Sharieef

Face painting

with Ingrid

Hula hooping

workshop with

Hoopsparx

Indigenous song, dance

and tribal lore workshop with Gnarnayarrahe

Waitairie

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9:20pm: FireworKS

FeStiVal map

the docKShaded area

961 bar

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FeStiValinFo booth

Food, drinK,art & craFt

StallS

Food, drinK,art & craFt

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toiletS andparentS room

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Food, drinK,art & craFt

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Station pier& tram 109

Performances, games and activities

Performances, games and activities

Performances, games and activities

1.30pm la Voce della luna

2.30pm Violeta parra

3.30pm lehenda uKrainian dance company

4.30pm melbourne bhanGra reGiment

5.15pm mirKo Guerrini Quintet

La Voce Della Luna (The Voice of the Moon) is an intergenerational Italian Australian Women’s choir based in Melbourne. They are a sassy group of women who sing the Italian popular and folk tradition from a vocal repertoire that traverses the length and breadth of Italy and goes from the 21st century back to the 1500’s.

Violeta Parra is one of the longest running Chilean folkloric dance groups of Victoria. Although some of the dancers were born in Chile most of the younger students were born in Australia and are proud of having the opportunity to carry on the Chilean culture and history through the art of dance.

Lehenda Ukrainian Dance Company is made up of over 40 dancers who perform with pride, passion and embody the true soul of Ukrainian culture. The strength, beauty and grace of Ukrainian Cossack dancers, combine to give you the contagious energy, spectacle, colour and spirit that is, Ukrainian dance!

Celebrating the songs and dance culture of Punjab, Melbourne Bhangra Regiment are a mixed team of 18 boys and girls bringing the spirit and passion of the Indian state to Melbourne. Be ready to witness a revolution in the Australian Bhangra scene

Reviving the true sounds of Italy and leaving behind the cheesy copies of Italian songs made famous by American singers, this band plays music direct from Italy’s heart. Lending a distinctly modern jazz sensibility to the combo, band leader Mirko Guerrini has created a unique and world class ensemble.

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6.15pm tania boSaK and the bareFoot orcheStra

7pm Zeptepi

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8.45pm

Described by reviewers as an ‘art music extravaganza!’, Bosak and the BFO bring original music inspired by political and social secrecy, censorship, interrogation, escape, unruly balkan-jazz, and film noir... Bosak and her BFO present their own anarchic brand of music and performance aesthetic.

Zeptepi are a high energy foot-stomping folk-rock act, fusing elements of post-punk Celtic acts such as The Waterboys and The Pogues with a love of sea shanties, great stories… and some crazy electric banjo.

MikelAngelo What would Elvis have sounded like if he grew up in Eastern Europe in the 1950s and played piano accordion? Accompanied by an amazing live band, award-winning baritone crooner Mikelangelo tells the story of Elvis’ long lost twin brother, Johnny Presley, whose career mirrors that of the King, re-inventing rock’n’roll behind the Iron Curtain.

gnArnAyArrAHe WAitAirie Joining Mikelangelo, he will be performing as Black Elvis! an act for which he has received much acclaim. Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie is an aboriginal elder who has been performing for more than 30 years with didgeridoo, dance, song and storytelling.

They’re back! The Painters & Dockers are once again storming Australian stages. With a specially commissioned set for Piers Festival and a stunning roster of guest collaborators from across the globe - from Melbourne to Malta to Timor to Burundi to Croatia; songs of work and migration; songs for soldiers and those left behind; with all the Painters and Dockers classics thrown in, the day will be sure to go out with an all singing, all dancing bang!

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painterS & docKerS with Special GueStS: rebecca barnard, myStic trio, FlybZ and otherS!

Image (L-R): Mikelangelo, Painters & Dockers, Tania Bosak & The Barefoot Orchestra

what happened at the pier?(in the GatehouSe)

What Happened at the Pier celebrates and reflects on the collective migration stories at Princes Pier, the significant entry point where almost half of the 180,000 post World War II refugees to Australia arrived. It celebrates the pivotal role the Port Melbourne piers precinct played from 1915 to 1969 in Victoria’s growth and as a gateway to the diversity of cultures that enrich our community.

Artists responded to questions posed including: “What were the social, political and economic circumstances that made you and your family decide to leave home and all that was known to you, to migrate to Australia and confront the unknown?”; “what and who did you leave behind?”; “What happened during your journey to Australia?”; “What objects could you not leave behind and brought with you?”.

Stories came directly from migrants themselves, or through the agency of a younger generation who would be representing their ancestors. Each of the contributions carries a significant sense of personal history.

For one day only the gatehouse becomes a place for reflection, learning and celebration of these stories as preserved by their memory keepers. A remarkable collection of personal artefacts; creative visual, digital and written works are on show all day with a special event (see overleaf) from 2.30pm-4.30pm.

AboVe: Piers Festival 2012, photo: James HenryrigHt: Sandridge Railway Pier, image courtesy State Library of Victoria

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what happened at the pier?

2.30pm to 4.30pm in the gatehouse

Enjoy an afternoon of intergenerational, cross-cultural live migration story-telling interspersed with poetry readings, by and about immigrants who have travelled by sea and disembarked at Port Melbourne. The live presentations give immediacy to individuals and family histories – demonstrating younger generations of Memory Keepers sifting through inherited family memories, leading some on a journey of self-reflection and new discoveries.

Presented by Lella Cariddi, curator of stories for What Happened at the Pier, and special guests: Anton Alimin; Mariano Coreno; Domenico de Clario; Koraly Dimitriadis; Paul Dunell; Marietta Elliott-Kleerkoper; Jeltje Fanoy & Sjaak de Jong; Lucia Di Fiore; Penelope Jane Fotiades; Iakovos Garivaldis; Bruno Leti; Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis; Cr Maria McCarthy; Peter Photakis; Jema Stellato Pledger; and Dorothy Poulopoulos.

Visit multiculturalarts.com.au for final program details.

A specially curated What Happened at the Pier exhibition is also on show at the Emerald Hill Library and Heritage Centre, Bank Street, South Melbourne until 13th February.

What Happened at the Pier is kindly supported by the City of Port Philip Cultural Development Fund.

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what happened at the pier? hiStorical walKinG tourS

We’re delighted to welcome as one of this year’s partners the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). Also enjoying a long relationship with Station and Princes Piers the MUA embody the essential industrial history of Port Melbourne. Visit the MUA marquee at Piers Festival to learn more about this history, the current work of the union and its international welfare programs as run by Union Aid Abroad. Visitors can take part in traditional rope making and knot tying workshops or sign up for one of the free guided historical walking tours.

2pm & 5pm, 1hr durationguide: kevin brackenLearn about the landmarks, stories and mysteries in Port Melbourne including the critical incident in Australian waterfront history that occurred in 1928 at Princes Pier with Allan Whittaker and others.

Bookings: activities@multiculturalarts.com.au or sign up on the day at the MUA marquee.

The Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society is a voluntary, non-profit, incorporated organisation founded in 1993 to preserve the identity of this historic port town.

12pm, 3pm & 6pm, 40min durationguide: Janet bolitho from Port Melbourne Historical SocietyTake a leisurely stroll from Princes Pier along the scenic promenade and Station Pier. Explore significant heritage and cultural landmarks that have shaped the port’s rich history of migration as a point of arrival and departure over 150 years.

Bookings: activities@multiculturalarts.com.au or sign up on the day at the Festival info booth.

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Image courtesy the State Library of Victoria

the landinG, a diVerSe meetinG place

Meet a range of communities offering creative, fun activities and rare insights into their culture and migration history through art installations, participatory games, craft workshops and performances. Groups including turkish, greek, Ukrainian, italian islands (Aeolian and Sardinian), Mauritian & rodriguan will be in residence all day running a multitude of activities. Come and drop your blanket, grab some food, meet someone new and take part in all that The Landing has to offer.

Traditional Dress Parade from all Landing groupsAnthea (aka Jewels) Sidiropoulos“Summer of Love and Languages” Marcello and Pauline D’AmicoFahri KamilFiesta KreolDance workshops and Tarantella demonstrations

Paper Boat, Flag, Bookmark and Card makingTraditional Turkish Marbling demonstrationCoffee & Cup reading100 knitted socks programPasta and sweet making demonstrationsTraditional table gamesNeedleworkRoving activities and more ...

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actiVitieS For all aGeS includinG:

the Australian turkish Cultural Platformthe greek Australian Cultural leaguethe Sardinian Cultural AssociationSocietà isole eolie MelbourneCultural Historical Association of rodriguans & Mauritians in VictoriaAssociation of Ukrainians in VictoriaAll will reveal their communities’ unique stories and history.

hiStorical arteFactS, StorieS, artworKS and Video diSplay

2pm & 4pm, 45min durationJoin guests from Melbourne’s key migrant communities in conversation on The Landing couch. Relax and listen to their stories and feel welcome to share your experiences.

‘StorieS From the couch’

Food & drinK StallS

Enjoy flavours from around the world with Melbourne’s tastiest street food!

bebass (Mauritian)budare (Venezuelan)greek Street Foodkorean Fried Chickenon thaiSimply indonesianturkish gozlemered Hot Falafelthe brulee CartyogurddictionSwaggy’s ice CreamAnd more...

961 barJoin our partners from 961 to sample the best of Lebanese beer, a wide selection of wines and Middle Eastern Cocktails

961australia.com.au

KidS and FamilieS

Many activities for our younger visitors will be available throughout the day. Find Sharieef for a nautical balloon; join in some hula hoop action with Hoopsparx; get your face painted with ingrid and her crew; visit The Landing and join in an assortment of hands-on activities; seek out Sisterworks to get crafty; dance to the musical acts on throughout the day!

See The Landing program and updates on the day for many more activities!

12pm-6pm

12pm-3pm

1.30pm-3.30pm

4pm-6pm

all day

Face painting with ingrid and team

nautical balloon art with Sharieef

hula hooping workshop with hoopsparx

indigenous song, dance and tribal lore workshop with Gnarnayarrahe waitairie

Join Sisterworks throughout the day for many craft activities

art and craFt StallS

For over 40 years, the St kilda esplanade Market has been showcasing the best of Melbourne’s art, craft and design every Sunday set against the iconic St Kilda Beach.A selection of unique stalls filled with the highest quality art, fashion and homewares will be on show.

A selection of Port Melbourne traders will represent the best of what’s on offer in the local area.

SisterWorks inc. is a social enterprise based in Greater Melbourne. SisterWorks enables the most vulnerable asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women to work towards financial independence by developing the skills they need to settle happily into Australian society. Our Sisters sell a wide range of handmade and imported products to suit a variety of budgets and tastes including:• Soft Toys including Fabric or knitted dolls• Home decoration: baskets, cushions • Beaded, papier mache and crochet jewellery• Greeting cards• Fashion accessories including scarves, gloves, beanies, and walletsThe Sisters will also be offering a variety of workshops for all ages throughout the day.

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^ Route 109 tram line from CBD

^ Bicycle and footpath to Princes Pier

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And a special thank you to all staff, volunteers, residents, local business and community members from across Melbourne who have contributed to the success of Piers Festival and in making Victoria a

diverse, culturally vibrant home.

Image: Piers Festival 2012, photo: Peter Glenane

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