PARIS PARALYMPIC GAMES PERFORMANCES AMONGST GLOBAL ARTS PROJECTS FUNDED

The Albanese Labor Governments is continuing to help showcase the best of the Australian arts scene to the world with three projects being announced today.

Acclaimed First Nations musician Dan Sultan is being supported to perform a series of events at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.

The International Cultural and Diplomacy Arts Fund (ICDAF) provides support for Australia’s global cultural engagement activities, increasing access to international markets and audiences.

Also receiving funding are:

  • Melbourne-based contemporary dance company Chunky Move - to support a tour for 13 performances in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal and Luxembourg, a televised performance in Spain and a one-week residency at the Performing Arts Forum in France.

  • Hi Viz Satellites - for a partnership between contemporary music and performance companies Chamber Made (Melbourne), Punctum Inc (Castlemaine, Victoria) and SAtheCollective (Singapore) that connects artists across cultures, geographies and artforms. In addition to the three companies, the initiative also includes a number of Taiwanese artists.

  • Regen Studios – to support Australian director Damon Gameau and youth cast members from Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Uganda, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands to attend the screening of their documentary Future Council at the United Nations Summit of the Future in New York at the end of this month.

Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said it was a great to see Australian talent getting audiences engaged on a global scale.

“One of the reasons this fund exists is to get people engaged at home and overseas with the different layers of Australian arts and culture that we have to offer.

“The opportunity for our Paralympians and their families to hear the voice of a great First Nations artist like Dan Sultan in Paris, will be a real moment of pride and a taste of home.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what comes from these cross-cultural collaborations.”

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Tony Burke