Forest Collective: Australia & New Zealand In Focus

IMPORTANT UPDATE
Due to Melbourne’s lockdowns through 2021, this performance has been combined with our Asia In Focus program and rescheduled to February 2022 under the new title, Shifting. Details for Shifting can be found here.

There is darkness and light to the “antipodean” experience. We are nations of Indigeneity, colonialism, immigration and joyous pluralism. This has given rise to musical voices as diverse and varied as our backgrounds and experiences. Australia and NZ in Focus is a celebration of the many threads that form the rich tapestry of new music in these two countries. 

The event will feature a new commission from Micah Thompson (NZ), as well as works by Liza Lim, Brett Dean, Richard Meale and Dylan Lardelli.

Presented by Forest Collective & Abbotsford Convent, as part of Convent Live
Forest Collective is supported by the City of Yarra