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Cultural Exchange Evenings
Come and enjoy local music and cultural performances at the free Cultural Exchange Evenings!
6pm, Monday 9 May to Wednesday 11 May
Arafura Central (in front of the Marrara Indoor Stadium), Abala Rd, Marrara
During the 2011 Arafura Games, three Cultural Exchange Evenings will be held at Arafura Central from Monday 9 May to Wednesday 11 May.
Hosted by MC Dennis Lew Fatt, the Evenings are free to attend for the general public and participants and will showcase local music and cultural performances.
Each night one of
Spectators will be treated to cultural performances on Monday night from four of the
The following two nights will entail colourful acts including music and dance by Maori, Papua New Guinean and Japanese groups, Indigenous school bands from Kormilda and St John's Colleges, and Darwin reggae legend, Reggae Dave.
See the program for further details.
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Monday 9th May |
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Tuesday 10th May |
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Wednesday 11th May |
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Darwin City Council Sister Cities |
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6:00pm |
Welcome to Country Ali Mills – One Song |
6:00pm |
Open the night Ali Mills – One Song |
6:00pm |
Opening and Closing – Ali Mills |
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6:15pm |
One Mob Different Country |
6:15pm |
One Mob Different Country |
6:15pm |
One Mob Different Country |
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6:40pm |
DCC to arrange the Chinese Dancers Haikou (China) |
6:40pm |
Maori Cultural Group |
6:40pm |
Kormilda and St John’s College Indigenous School Bands |
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7:10pm |
Ambon – Indonesia |
7:10pm |
PNG Cultural Group |
7:10pm |
Atsui Taiko – Japanese Drummers |
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7:40pm |
Dili Timor-Leste |
7:40pm |
Chung Wah Society – Lion Dancing |
7:40pm |
Warren McGrath |
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8:10pm |
MC Dennis Lew Fatt to close |
8:10pm |
Welcome other Countries to perform |
8:10pm |
Reggae Dave |
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9:00pm |
MC Dennis Lew Fatt to close |
8:45pm |
Ali Mills |
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9:30pm |
MC Dennis Lew Fatt to close |