Talanoa - Behind the Scenes by David Wardell

Artistic Director: Shigeyuki Kihara
Dambai Dancing Group of Sudan, the Te Roro n Rikirake Kiribati Youth Group –

Talanoa Coordinator: Claudia Escobar

Emerge Festival Director: Anita Larkin

Cultural Development Mentee: Léuli Eshraghi
Photographers: Takako Enomoto, James Henry and Damian Vincenzi

Documentary by: Youthworx Productions - David Wardell - Nathan Falloon- with Joel Benetti

Thanks to: Australia Network for additional footage, Shigeyuki Kihara, the Dambai Dancing Group of Sudan, the Te Roro n Rikirake Kiribati Youth Group and The Substation

Commissioned by: Multicultural Arts Victoria
Executive Officer Jill Morgan, Finance Officer Hung Nguyen, Admin & Publicity Coordinator Deshani Wickremasinghe, Marketing & Development Officer Claudia Escobar, Project Officer Anita Larkin, Anne Harkin; Operations & Events Coordinator Andrea Makris, Meg Larkin; Youth Officer Penne Thornton; Emerge Cultural Hubs Coordinator Dawn Mlotshwa; MAV Trainee Ronny Kareni

Principal Sponsors: Australia Council for the Arts, Festivals Australia , Arts Victoria

Partners and Supporters: National Gallery of Victoria, The Wilin Centre - Faculty of the VCA and Music- The University of Melbourne, The Substation, Hobsons Bay City Council, AAAPS, Merethan Vision, New-Zealand Maori Polynesian Welfare Support Group Inc.

Emerge Festival 2010

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