This year, we are extremely fortunate to have the International Conference and Culture Event (ICCE) of Aceh in Melbourne and we have lots of events lined up for you! It is rare to see anything regarding Aceh specifically here in Melbourne, so be sure to grab your 'teman-teman' and check out any of the following events:
I) A Solo Exhibition "Trans-Memorabilia: The World of Mahdi Abdullah" (at MADA
Gallery Monash University)
14 - 29 September 2016
II) Aceh Documentary Movie Festival (at MADA, Monash University, Building G, ground floor, Room G1.04, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield)
16 September 2016 - 2.00 - 4.00pm
20 September 2016 - 2.00 - 4.00pm
22 September 2016 - 3.00 - 5.00pm
23 September 2016 - 2.00 - 4.00pm
28 September 2016 - 2.00 - 4.00pm
III) 'Gampong Aceh'/ "Aceh: the Color of Indonesian Diversity" (at the Indonesian Consulate General in Melbourne
72 Queens Road, Melbourne, Vic 3004 - Australia-Entrance from 72 Queens Lane)
- Reading Bilingual Poetry (English-Indonesia)
- Traditional Culinary Demo
- Narrative Stage on the Aceh Social and Cultural Life
- Workshop on Guel, Meusekat, Didong, and Likok Pulo performances
- Lite Performances
IV) International Conference: "Exploring Aceh’s Culture to Foster Sustainable Development" (at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Building 68, 55 Scenic Boulevard, Monash University, Clayton 3800)
26-28 September 2016
1. The Aceh Experience in Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Preparedness
4. Local Governance, Education, Infrastructure, and Community Development in Aceh. Keynotes:
John Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (Skype Conference)
Anthony Reid, Australian National University
Barbara Leigh, University of Technology Sydney
Margaret J Kartomi, Monash University
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/icce-aceh-2016/files/2016/09/ICCE-ACEH-PROVISIONAL-CONFERENCE-PROGRAM.pdf
V) Cultural Objects Exhibition (at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Building 68, 55 Scenic Boulevard, Monash University, Clayton 3800)
'Keuneubah Endatu'
“Heritage of the Ancestors”: A Treasury of Aceh’s Fine Arts
From 26 September 2016
VI) Arts Performances (at Music Auditorium, The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Building 68, 55 Scenic Boulevard, Monash University, Clayton 3800)
'Piyasan Aceh'
"Rejoicing in the Arts of Aceh"
28 September 2016
Performance's Program:
1. Adok, a standing song-dance featuring master artist Anhar Sitanggang from Haloban, the former royal Malay centre of the Banyak Archipelago
2. A Do da i di (lullaby) from Aceh
3. Rateb Meuseukat, a seated song-dance from western Aceh
4. Rapa’i Geleng, a seated song-dance with frame-drum playing from west Aceh
5. Intermission
6. A Buai (lullaby) from Haloban, on Aceh’s offshore Kepulauan Banyak
7. Seudati, an Acehnese standing song-dance, featuring Hasan Basri, master-artist from Nagan Raya of West Aceh
8. A Buai (lullaby) from the Tamiang-Malay area of Southeastern Aceh
9. Zapin Tamiang, a standing dance from Southeastern Aceh
10. A Lullaby from Aceh’s Gayo highlands
11. Guel, a standing dance from the Gayo highlands
12. Didong, a sitting song-dance from the Gayo highlands
13. Saman, a sitting song-dance from the Gayo highlands
