Auspicing body for Asia Pacific Arts
Byon Harmony Day was held on Sat 1 April and marked a very special event due to the very generous support and attendance of the Indonesian Consul General Bpk Yana Mulyana from Sydney who volunteered to provide a fantastic delegation of 26 performers and Consular visitors including Suara Indonesia Dancers from Sydney, angklung orchestra Adelindo…
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…
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…
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,…
The AIAA Work for the Dole project included gaining skills in updating the AIAA website, Directory and Inspirasi Magazine
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…
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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…
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…
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…
A wonderful day celebrating harmony in the Byron Shire: incorporating performances, displays and other activities which celebrated the cultural diversity of our community.