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Presented by Melbourne Festival and Multicultural Arts Victoria in association with Playking Foundation

A little piece of Java in the heart of the city

AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA MELBOURNE EXCLUSIVE Wed 17– Sun 21 October 2012

Presented by Melbourne Festival and Multicultural Arts Victoria in association with Playking Foundation

AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA MELBOURNE EXCLUSIVE Wed 17– Sun 21 October 2012

An intimate exchange between cultures and cities through a multimedia fusion of food, film and dance by Michael Hornblow, Tony Yap (tyc) and Agung Gunawan.

For five days of the MelbourneFestival, a delegation of gerobak food carts from the Indonesian city of Yogjakarta travel through Melbourne, bringing the flavours and culture of Java’s bustling street scene directly to our CBD. grobak Padi brings together free multimedia art installations and contemporary dance with authentic Javanese street food creating A CROSS-CULTURAL DINING EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER.

Supported by City of Melbourne, Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Australia-Indonesia Institute, Performance Klub (Yogjakarta), Federation Square and Arts Centre Melbourne.

THE PERFORMANCE Wed 17 – Sun 21 at 9:15pm 20min no interval FREE Foxtel Festival Hub Under Princes Bridge, on the banks of the Yarra

After sunset, the roving carts will meet at the Foxtel Festival Hub to serve up a free outdoor event featuring accomplished dancers Agung Gunawan and Tony Yap, with video-art by Michael Hornblow, transforming the space through the imagery, sound and movement of life in Jogja.

We recommend:

An unforgettable dining experience arriving at the Festival Hub at 8:30pm to get a delicious Indonesian dinner plate and to experience the performance at 9:15. The carts will be serving food until 10:00pm.

As you arrive: Approach the wranglers , buy a food ticket (cash only), and collect your food!

Say hi to Yogjakarta through the live linked screens, enjoy the performance and feed

your soul!

AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA MELBOURNE EXCLUSIVE Wed 17– Sun 21 October 2012

AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA MELBOURNE EXCLUSIVE Wed 17– Sun 21 October 2012

THE FOOD Wed 17– Sun 21 Oct for lunch and dinner Melbourne CBD, various locations Food purchased at menu prices

Head over for lunch or dinner to the gerobak food carts serving traditional Indonesian food sold at modest prices while showing video of gerobaks plying their trade in Yogjakarta and video-art

by Michael Hornblow.

Find the gerobaks!

Date

Time

Location

Wednesday October 17 to Saturday October 20

12-2pm

1 City Square, Swanston Street

5-7pm

2 Swanston St Kilda Road

Federation Square, corner Flinders Street and

8:30-10:30pm Sunday October 21

Foxtel Festival Hub, on Capital City Trail, underneath

3 and East of Princes Bridge

12-2pm

2 Federation Square, corner Flinders Street and

5-7pm

4 Around the Bay BUPA Event – Alexandra Gardens

8:30-10:30pm

3 and East of Princes Bridge

Swanston St Kilda Road

Foxtel Festival Hub, on Capital City Trail, underneath

As you arrive: Approach the wranglers , buy a food ticket (only cash), collect your food!

Feed your soul, say hi to Yogjakarta through the live linked screens and enjoy video-art by Michael Hornblow.

AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA MELBOURNE EXCLUSIVE Wed 17– Sun 21 October 2012

MENU

NASI GORENG $10

Fried Rice Chefs: Adrian & Corina Tan from Garam Merica Restaurant in South Melbourne Nasi goreng has been called the national dish of Indonesia and voted the second place in CNN International’s ‘World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods’. This dish has no social boundaries; it can be enjoyed in its simplest manifestation from a tin plate at a roadside food cart, or eaten on porcelain in top class restaurants. While most Indonesian households serve it for breakfast, nasi goreng is also a popular choice for late night supper served by street vendors.

SATAY & LONTONG $10

Marinated meat skewers with rice Chefs: Hadi Encang & Yayah from Nelayan Indonesian Restaurant in Swanston Street grobak Padi will serve Satay consisting of chicken and beef. The Satay is grilled or barbequed over a wood or charcoal fire, then served with various spicy seasonings. grobak Padi will serve Satay with Lontong, a dish made of compressed rice wrapped inside a banana leaf that is then cut into small cakes as staple food.

BAKSO $10

Meat ball Soup Chef: Johan Arief from The Uleg Restaurant in Sydney Road Bakso (baso) is the Indonesian term for meat balls. Indonesian meat balls are smooth, dense, homogeneous and springy. The key to a good bakso is how springy it is and Chef Johan springs it at its best! Bakso is served in broth with noodles and fresh vegetables sprinkled with fried shallots

WEDANG RONDE $5

Stuffed rice balls in ginger syrup tea Chef: Wiwik Suartini Home style cooking Wedang ronde is a traditional Indonesian beverage dessert made of glutinous rice balls stuffed with sweet peanut paste, floating in a hot and sweet ginger tea. This dessert is traditionally served hot, although it can be enjoyed cold too. Particularly popular in Yogyakarta, Central Java, and East Java, the people of Melbourne can now sample this late night street delicacy.

AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA MELBOURNE EXCLUSIVE Wed 17– Sun 21 October 2012

Presented by Melbourne Festival and Multicultural Arts Victoria in association with Playking Foundation

AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA MELBOURNE EXCLUSIVE Wed 17– Sun 21 October 2012

Produced by Multicultural Arts Victoria Devised by Michael Hornblow, Tony Yap (tyc) & Agung Gunawan Choreographed & Performed by Tony Yap, Agung Gunawan Creative Producer and Video Installation Artist, Michael Hornblow Chefs Indonesian Community of Melbourne Melbourne Technical Producers Cake Industries Indonesian Production team, Bimo Suryojati, Altiyanto Henryawan, Agung Gunawan

Supported by City of Melbourne, Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Australia-Indonesia Institute and Performance Klub (Yogjakarta), Federation Square and Arts Centre Melbourne.

Multicultural Arts Victoria is proudly supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria, City of Port Phillip and the City of Melbourne.

Photographs by Edwin Roseno, Claudia Escobar, Agung Gunawan, Bimo Suryojati and Mike Hornblow

More info: multiculturalarts.com.au melbournefestival.com.au