MPavilion

The either / oar sailboat docked at MPavilion for a special Friday sunset series, with DJs and discussion.

Listen back to our panel discussing the deep relationship we have with ‘place’ and exploring how place is simultaneously reconciling the past, the present and the future. Consider what is it that ties you to place, and how that relationship has changed with time. Unravelling the knots of a fishing net, our panellists untie how our experiences, ideas, memories and feelings come together to tie us to place.

Panelists were Isobel Morphy-Walsh, Senior Koorie Programs Officer and curator Museum Victoria, and Janet Bolitho, Former City of Port Phillip Councillor and Mayor and curator of Port Places.

either / oar is an urban activation project that utilises an old wooden sailing boat to tell the story of place, its past, present and future. With the boat retrofitted to operate as a pop-up bar, either / oar aims to activate under-utilised, abandoned or overlooked places in our fast changing city.

Join us for this talk with Show Director Tuan Le and Musical Director Nhat Ly in relation to À Ố LÀNG PHỐ.

The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts—or Asia TOPA—settles into MPavilion for an action-packed month-long residency from Thursday 20 February to Sunday 15 March. Each day of the residency, talented and multidisciplinary guests from Asia TOPA’s international roster of artists will give a lunchtime performance at MPavilion, from 12.30–1.30pm.

Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund and Arts Centre Melbourne with support from the Australian and Victorian governments. With major seed funding from the Sidney Myer Fund, Arts Centre Melbourne has initiated a landmark collaboration with Melbourne’s community of culture makers and national arts leaders to introduce powerful new voices from Asia to our stages. Asia TOPA takes place from January to March 2020.

How do we build resilience through nature? Join us as we attempt to answer this question. An Australian first, Living Melbourne is a formalised strategy and report that seeks to connect, extend and enhance urban greening across the metropolitan area. Developed by Resilient Melbourne in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Living Melbourne unites the efforts of many different organisations to see our whole city better work towards three outcomes: healthy people, abundant nature and robust natural infrastructure. In an unprecedented effort, Living Melbourne has been endorsed by forty-one organisations representing local government, Victorian government, water authorities, statutory agencies, academics and industry bodies. Living Melbourne responds to the fact that our urban challenges exist across council boundaries and unites organisations around a common vision for our urban forest: our thriving communities are resilient, connected through nature. Come together to hear about the strategy’s progress, key lessons learnt, local and global case studies and, more importantly, your role in implementing nature-based solutions for a more liveable and sustainable Melbourne.

Nature, we know, is a significant driver of our city’s liveability—it reduces heat, cleans our air and water, improves our mental and physical health, fosters social cohesion through accessible public places and provides a connection to place and Country. Living Melbourne responds to the stresses of population growth, urbanisation, loss of greenspace and climate change. It is a platform for practitioners across Melbourne to improve biodiversity, create more extensive habitat corridors and engage and communicate the benefits of nature with their communities.

Listen back to presentations by prominent space-thinkers & thinkers alike who are experts in their fields, followed by a public discussion convened by Annie Handmer.

Many governments and private companies plan in the coming years to venture to the moon for scientific purposes, resource exploration and long-term human habitation. We ask the question: can going to the moon reconcile Earth?

The plan is to give the public a voice in the Moon/Earth relationship in context of Moon Village Association launching an ambitious project to send a camera to the moon for a live video stream for one day of the whole Earth; our home. A Public Forum on the Moon ‘MINI’ is a chance to discuss some of the deeper philosophical and ethical issues linked to any human lunar presence. Made more pertinent by the ‘Overview Effect’ being made available to the global community by the Moon Village Association.

Revisit this talk with Law Architects’ Senior Associate Jenni Webster, in conversation with Dr. Martyn Hook, to hear reflections on the Melbourne Award 2019 Urban Design Winner, the Carlton Learning and Community Hub School project.

Learn how the existing three-storey school building was transformed to include an integrated early learning centre, family services centre and community hub. With its signature element, the Covered Outdoor Learning Area (COLA), the project has raised the profile of the primary school and created a hub of community facilities where families can come and connect from birth through to the end of primary school.

Revist this talk, with an interactive exploration of the processes of the young Balinese performers of Bumi Bajra, featured in The Seen and Unseen.

In partnership with Performing Lines.

The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts—or Asia TOPA—settles into MPavilion for an action-packed month-long residency from Thursday 20 February to Sunday 15 March. Each day of the residency, talented and multidisciplinary guests from Asia TOPA’s international roster of artists will give a lunchtime performance at MPavilion, from 12.30–1.30pm.

Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund and Arts Centre Melbourne with support from the Australian and Victorian governments. With major seed funding from the Sidney Myer Fund, Arts Centre Melbourne has initiated a landmark collaboration with Melbourne’s community of culture makers and national arts leaders to introduce powerful new voices from Asia to our stages. Asia TOPA takes place from January to March 2020.

Listen back to this conversation with fashion industry elder Janice Breen Burns and four of Melbourne’s renowned independent designers and couturieres, Estelle Michaelides, Kara Baker, Nevada Duffy and Julie Goodwin for a deep-dive into the art of original garments, the exquisite crafts of couture, and the heritage values they practice that offer consumers one solution to fashion’s very modern problem of sustainability and ethical supply.

The Meeting Points Series is a creative collaboration between the Australian Art Orchestra and Arts Centre Melbourne, bringing together musical styles from across the globe in unexpected collaborations. The concert Hand to Earth features Sunny Kim, Daniel Wilfred and AAO Artistic Director Peter Knight. Renowned Korean jazz singer Sunny Kim is a lecturer at the University of Melbourne and a close collaborator of the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO). In this capacity, she has worked extensively with Yolngu song man Daniel Wilfred, also a long-time associate of the AAO. Preceding their performance in the AAO’s Hand to Earth concert on Sunday 23 Feb at Arts Centre Melbourne, Sunny and Daniel will sing together and speak about their shared experience, and how their collaboration has changed their lives.

In partnership with Australia Art Orchestra.

Revisit Michelle Lim Davidson and Diana Lin in conversation with Benjamin Law exploring his new work Torch the Place, focusing on the representation of Asian-Australian characters on stage.

In partnership with Melbourne Theatre Company.

The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts—or Asia TOPA—settles into MPavilion for an action-packed month-long residency from Thursday 20 February to Sunday 15 March. Each day of the residency, talented and multidisciplinary guests from Asia TOPA’s international roster of artists will give a lunchtime performance at MPavilion, from 12.30–1.30pm.

Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund and Arts Centre Melbourne with support from the Australian and Victorian governments. With major seed funding from the Sidney Myer Fund, Arts Centre Melbourne has initiated a landmark collaboration with Melbourne’s community of culture makers and national arts leaders to introduce powerful new voices from Asia to our stages. Asia TOPA takes place from January to March 2020.

Listen back to this talk with director Kamila Andini and dramaturg Adena Jacobs on the intercultural artistic collaboration for The Seen and Unseen Theatre/Dance production.

In partnership with Performing Lines.

The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts—or Asia TOPA—settles into MPavilion for an action-packed month-long residency from Thursday 20 February to Sunday 15 March. Each day of the residency, talented and multidisciplinary guests from Asia TOPA’s international roster of artists will give a lunchtime performance at MPavilion, from 12.30–1.30pm.

Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund and Arts Centre Melbourne with support from the Australian and Victorian governments. With major seed funding from the Sidney Myer Fund, Arts Centre Melbourne has initiated a landmark collaboration with Melbourne’s community of culture makers and national arts leaders to introduce powerful new voices from Asia to our stages. Asia TOPA takes place from January to March 2020.