Wan Solwora pre-show cooking demonstration/performance

I GIR

COOKING DEMONSTRATION / PERFORMANCE

TOURED AND PRESENTED BY KULTOUR

Lisa Hilli and her mother Cathy Hilli guide and demonstrate a celebratory feast melding Australian and Papua New Guinean cultures, where members of the public participate in the preparation, cooking and eating of I Gir, a traditional vegetable and chicken dish cooked in banana leaves with hot river stones and served with rice. Literally meaning 'to steam with hot stones' I Gir is a traditional Tolais dish from Papua New Guinea . While much of the time consuming food preparation will be done in advance of the demonstration participants are encouraged to try scraping coconuts, softening banana leaves and assisting Cathy in other aspects of the process. Then participants sit down and share I Gir with Lisa and Cathy.

“As a critical focal point of this project, I feel it is important to maintain my cultural inheritances and continue to practice them even if they are not truly in the traditional sense. By applying these cultural histories and traditions through a contemporary context, I believe my ideas and knowledge of my New Guinean culture are being delivered in a way that appeals to an audience within popular culture yet fulfils my needs to maintain my specific New Guinean / Australian individuality”.

Lisa Hilli, Artist: Make sure you don’t miss out on seeing Lisa’s exhibition, Just Like Home, in The Well, Brisbane Powerhouse from Wednesday 31 March – Sunday 11 April. Just Like Home is an exhibition, a meal, a film and a biography, which explores artist Lisa’s Hilli’s New Guinean and Australian heritage.

Wan Solwora featuring George Telek, David Bridie and Band and the Narasirato Pan Pipers from the Solomon Islands will commence at 7.30pm in the Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse.

Planet is the Brisbane Powerhouse dedicated world music and dance program. This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. This is a Kultour presentation developed in partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria and BEMAC with the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

DATE Wednesday 31 March 2010 TIME 6pm – 7.15pm

VENUE Plaza (outside the main building near the entrance), Brisbane Powerhouse

CAPACITY Maximum 25 participants – however people are free to watch and learn!

BOOKING tanyahirokom@brisbanepowerhouse.org

Wan Solwora MUSIC

Brisbane Powerhouse Presents Planet:
Wan Solwora MUSIC

Featuring George Telek And The Narasirato Pan Pipers, Directed By David Bridie. Wan Solwora translates as One Ocean, One People and is an unforgettable celebration of the sound, the music and the spirit of the Melanesian islands of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. With a captivating blend of bamboo pipes, bush bass, the polyrhythmic pulse of the ukulele and soaring traditional voices, ARIA Award winning George Telek and his band are joined by the Narasirato Pan Pipers and special guest Jeremy Jongsma in this energetic and joyous concert. Telek is a band, a man and, in some parts of the world, a legend. He has been at the forefront of the Papua New Guinea music scene for more than twenty years. Surrounded by virgin rainforest and idyllic lagoons, the Narasirato Pan Pipers live at the end of a mangrove forest in the Solomon Islands. Their swooping vocals, wooden drums, conch shells and dance create an uplifting and unique performance, praised by audiences for its pure energy. Together they create the magical energy, beauty and sound of the islands right here in Brisbane.
Wed 31 Mar 7.30pm
$32 (f) $28 (c) $26 (groups 10+)
Powerhouse Theatre
For more information go to www.brisbanepowerhouse.org





Saturday Sessions
Brisbane Powerhouse and Bemac Present
Planet MUSIC

Do you have a taste for the exotic but can’t afford a world trip? That’s ok. We’re bringing the world to you. From Latin to Reggae, Indian to African, Planet, on the first Saturday of every month will transport your musical senses literally to another world. With each session you might find Brazilian rhythms crossing paths with Eastern delights or cool island drums coming face to face with the heat of Salsa. World music and world class acts. With a true globe-trotting experience like this, you won’t need a holiday.
Saturday 3 Apr, 5pm
FREE
Turbine Platform
For more information go to www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Harvest Festival with our friends at Northey Street

In 2010 Harvest will occur in March for the first time, coinciding with the Autumn Equinox. The Harvest program will reflect the earthy undercurrent of the Autumn season celebrating the culture, food, and art of First Nations communities and Brisbane's broader multicultural communities. Harvest will feature sustainability and organic farming workshops, Bollywood and hiphop dance workshops, an exciting kids program and much more. Harvest will feature diverse acts such as Maharani, Spacifix, Tautoko, and many more.