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  • 2015 Australian Cultural Ambassador Project

    AIAA initiated the Australian Cultural Ambassador project in 2015 in conjunction with the Australian Consulate in Bali and support of the Balinese provincial government and the University of NSW which created the opportunity for over 20 University of NSW students and lecturers to perform at premier cultural event Bali Arts Festival plus a VIP dinner…

  • Eco-Warriors 2014

    Eco-Warriors 2014

    The Rise of the Eco Warriors is a film about a group of young people from all over the world who went to the Kalimantan jungle aiming to save orangutans from the effects of Palm Oil production which is destroying their habitat as well as having a huge global impact on climate change.The Eco Warriors…

  • Ramayana Topeng

    Workshop and Performance 2014 Presenting “The Lost Princess and the Monkey King” “The famously beautiful Princess Dewi Sita is captured in a foreign land, and trapped in a strange garden. She waits for months and months to hear from her beloved Prince Rama, but no word comes…suddenly a friendly face appears in this strange land,…

  • AIAA Work for the Dole Project 2011

    The AIAA Work for the Dole project included gaining skills in updating the AIAA website, Directory and Inspirasi Magazine

  • I Made, Balinese Musician in Residence 2010-2015

    I Made, Balinese Musician in Residence 2010-2015

    I Made Denis is a Balinese gamelan musician originally from the traditional village of Tianyar, East Bali who will be visiting Australia during May-July 2010. Made Denis has been performing Balinese gamelan and traditional arts for approx 20 years and is a member of one of Tianyar’s keluarga budaya – a well known cultural family…

  • Saratuspersen – Journey to Australia 2010

    Bandung’s exciting gamelan fusion band will be touring Adelaide and Melbourne during April 2010. April 10 7-10pm : Unley Citizen’s Hall, Unley Park, Adelaide April 11 12am-3pm : Rymil Park, Indofest, Adealaide April 12 11am-2pm : Rundle Mall, Adelaide April 13 12am-4pm : Aborigin Museum, Adelaide April 14 7-9pm : Flinders University, Adelaide April 15…

  • Indonesian Shadow Puppet Master Sumardi

    Indonesian Shadow Puppet Master Sumardi

    Sumardi, highly acclaimed Indonesian Shadow Puppeteer is back for 2009 after successful National 2006 & 2007 Australian School Tours! As well as being an esteemed teacher of Gamelan music he has earned the title of Master Puppeteer for his distinctly Indonesian performance style.Sumardi will take students, via Gamelan and Puppetry, through a 50 minute interactive…

  • Sapto Raharjo in Memorium

    Sapto Raharjo in Memorium

    In February this year Sapto Raharjo, the dynamic director of the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, was busy finalizing the festival program – from his hospital bed where he was suffering the effects of appendicitis, cirrhosis of the liver and exhaustion. Unfortunately on 27 February he lost the struggle and passed away aged 54 – a great…

  • Byron Harmony Day Report 2008

    Byron Harmony Day Report 2008

    A wonderful day celebrating harmony in the Byron Shire: incorporating performances, displays and other activities which celebrated the cultural diversity of our community.

  • ''Denias'' Wins Best Children's Film Award

    Indonesia’s filmmakers and friends at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards were thrilled to hear the announcement of the winner of Best Children’s Feature Film.

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