MI21 IN AUSTRALIA

Sorry we haven’t been in touch for a while, internet connection and finding the time has been hard.

The MI21 tour to Australia was a huge success due to the efforts of The Arts Centre in Melbourne and the Sydney Opera House. None of which would be possible without the support of British Council Australia.

We did 2 out of our scheduled 3 performances in Melbourne. The final day was cancelled as im sure some of you heard about the flooding that took place in the city? The flooding all started when we were delivering our workshop at Footscray Community Arts Centre and saw us holding up wires inside as the water was coming in at such a rate. Im pleased to say no one was hurt and we managed to deliver the workshop.

The performances at The Arts Centre were fantastic with gigantic projection of the Mother India visual up the wall of the National Museum. The crwod was really mixed and the response was fantastic, really supportive and lovely.

Heading to Sydney was great and to be in the iconic Sydney Opera House was immense. The show was a sell out and most people even stayed afterwards for the q&a which was chaired by Jaimie Leonander. We all has a blast in Sydney and took many silly photos of ourselves or tried to buy the most silliest bit of tourist tat – i think David won with his Kangaroo testicle cigarette lighter!

I am back in Melbourne now where i will be staying till i head to Singapore to meet further venues and festivals who are keen to link with MI21 and Kala Phool. Ill be working with the fantastic team at The Arts Centre and inputting from ideas, development and meeting loads of really interesting people/venues/festivals.

Ill keep you updated as soon as i can.

Indy.

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