ASIA TOPA
Through Asia TOPA , Arts Centre Melbourne offers an annual program of Asian focused performances , artistic exchanges and new work initiatives . Every three years , in partnership with a consortium of Melbourne ’ s key producers and presenters , Arts Centre Melbourne leads Asia TOPA : Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts , a summer long festival celebrating the contemporary Asian imagination across the city ’ s stages . Asia TOPA projects are frequently commissioned works characterised by international collaborations : collaborations between artists , between producers and between presenters .
Asia TOPA is an initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund and Arts Centre Melbourne and receives generous support from the Kenneth Myer Asian Theatre Series Endowment Fund which was established with a grant from The Myer Foundation and gifts from the late Mrs Neilma Gantner , Mr Carrillo Gantner AO and Mrs ZiYin Gantner , and Mr Baillieu Myer AC and Mrs Sarah Myer , and Mr Andrew Myer and family . asiatopa . com . au
MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Provoking and inspiring , Melbourne Festival seeks to connect art forms , people and ideas . At the heart of Melbourne ’ s culture of creativity , we curate unique experiences that bring people together and break new ground in culture and the arts .
Melbourne Festival is one of Australia ’ s leading international arts festivals and has an outstanding reputation for presenting unique international and Australian events in the fields of dance , theatre , music , visual arts , multimedia , free and outdoor events over three weeks each October .
Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway Executive Director Kath M Mainland CBE
04 — 22 OCTOBER 2017 www . festival . melbourne # melbfest
Melbourne Festival acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live , learn and work . We pay our respects to the Kulin Nation and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders .
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