2016
New Voices Tent at the September Festival
A space at the 2016 September Latin Festival showcasing new and emerging talent hidden in the Latin American community and also featuring readings by poets from the A Voz Limpia collective.
2016
Presence in September Festival
A Casa Cultura stall to showcase the projects and initiatives of the organization and to run a participative activity exploring the key identity concepts and stereotypes associated with Latin America.
2016
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A collaborative creative development program run by Claudia Escobar at the Newlands Community House with children aged 5 to 9, exploring child labour through theater. Children deal with life situations through game, but it is hard to be playful in the kind of work that deprives them from their childhood.
2016
Caribe comes to Newlands
An afternoon of Afro-Colombian song and dance, in the tradition of the “Carnaval de Barranquilla” with the participation of children from Newlands Primary School, artists and the local community.
2016
Carnaval de Barranquilla Immersion at Frankston Primary School
A series of immersive experiences at Frankston Primary School during which students from Prep to Grade 6 learnt the historical and social significance of the Carnaval de Barranquilla, were taught some of the traditional music and dances associated with it and created their own costumes. The activities concluded in a Read more…
2016
Carnaval de Barranquilla Immersion at Newlands Primary School
A series of immersive experiences at Newlands Primary School during which students from Prep to Grade 6 learnt the historical and social significance of the Carnaval de Barranquilla, were taught some of the traditional music and dances associated with it and created their own costumes. The activities concluded in a Read more…
2016
Carnaval de Barranquilla Parade at the Ventana Fiesta
A special participation of children from Franskton Primary School performing traditional Carnaval dances at the opening ceremony of the Ventana Fiesta, a yearly celebration showcasing cultural values and traditions from Latin America in Frankston.
2015
Encuentro No. 3: The one among the many
An afternoon of poetry, short story, spoken word and theatre exploring themes of search and loneliness, urban magnetism and citadine anarchy, beauty and insanity.
Dance
Newlands Song & Dance Night
A celebration of Afro-Colombian culture at the Newlands Community House developed to continue the work that Casa Cultura has been carrying out in partnership with the Moreland City Council to reactivate the Newlands Community House and help establish it as a hub for culture, diversity and community.
Literature
Quijote 3000
A conference and 3-part creative writing workshop on the 400th Anniversary of the publication of the second part of Don Quijote de La Mancha, exploring the human values depicted in the novel and its characters. Produced in collaboration with the the Consulate General of Spain in Melbourne, supported by the Read more…