Multicultural Arts Victoria Announce Mapping Melbourne 2014
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Multicultural Arts Victoria Announce Mapping Melbourne 2014

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The program kicks off with In Between Sounds, fresh from their sold-out premiere performance at the 2014 Darwin Festival. The duo of Chinese-Australian MC and spoken word artist Joelistics (aka Joel Ma of TZU) and Filipino-Dutch-Australian producer/songwriter James Mangohig of Sietta will explore the sound-track of their m​ixed heritage.

Other events include Rom Ding Dong featuring Cambodian Space Project, the Australian debut performance of the Siem Reap Lady Boy Show, and three-piece local girl group Empat Lima. Trace Of Transformation, featuring diverse works by 19 local and international independent artists based around the theme of transformation followed by a screening of Benj Binks’ feature length documentary Mongolian Bling.

Common Ground is an inter-faith spoken word performance that will explore the role faith and identity play in our everyday, showcasing the result of 8 weeks of workshops, and City Sessions Freestyle Dance Battle Grand Final will see Australia’s finest freestyle artists battle in Australia’s largest freestyle arts event featuring a crowd-judged 2 vs 2 dance battle as well as emcee, street art and DJ performances and battles.