Festivals

Festivals Album

Suara Indonesia Dance Group performs at various public events including national and international festivals.

Suara Indonesia Group is also happy to take on the role as an opening or supporting act.
We can also provide public workshops at festivals for all ages ranging from kids to adults.

Festivals we have performed at include:

2017

October

  • Haldon Street Festival, Lakemba
  • Opus Now Concert, Alpha Gallery Newtown
  • World Rice Festival, Darling Harbour

September

  • Festivals of The Winds, Bondi
  • PPIA Soundquriang 4, Enmore Theatre

August

  • Festival Indonéské kultury, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Opening of Tiger Trek at Taronga Zoo

July

  • Indonesian Weekend Festival, London, United Kingdom
  • Pasar Malam, Netherlands
  • The Wastra Indonesia Fashion Show, The Hague

June

  • ASYIK Goes to School 2017
  • Opening of Keune Hairshow

May

  • The Global Table, Bondi

April

  • ASYIK for Kids Festival
  • Harmony Day Festival, Byron Bay

February

  • Halal Expo Australia

January

  • Festival Gampong Aceh, Indonesia

2016

November

  • Suara Showcase

October

  • Festival Indonesia, Canberra
  • MCA Artbar
  • Marrickville Festival

September

  • ​Diaspora-Making Machines, Blacktown Arts
  • Festival of the Winds, Bondi
  • INDOfest, Adelaide

August

  • Garma Festival, Yirrkala, Northern Territory

May

  • Global Table Festival, Oxford Street, Bondi

April

  • Wonderful Indonesia, Darling Harbour
  • Indonesian Night Market, University of New South Wales

2015

September

  • Festival of the Winds, Bondi

August

  • Multicultural Eid Festival and Fair, Fairfield

2014

December

  • ​​Dooleys Christmas Charity Festival

​November

  • ​​​​Opening performance for Marrickville Festival

​October

  • ​Parramasala Festival

September

  • Festival of The Winds
  • RAW Artist, Manning Bar, Sydney

August

  • ​Haldon Street Festival

​June

  • ​Asyik Goes to School Program

​May

  • Sleepers Awake festival

2013

December

  • Opening of 2013 Asia Pacific Special Olympics Games

November

  • Residency and performance "Dyuetto" in collaboration with Indigenous dance artist Simon Stewart, Vietnamese choreographer Tran Ly Ly STRUT's for Eyes Wide dance festival
  • Melbourne MAV festival

September-October

  • ​EUROPE Tour (Czech Republic, France, Amsterdam, Italy, London)

August

  • ​Charity Red Cross, Wisma Indonesia

June

  • ​Hair Expo Show
  • Asyik Bazaar

April

  • ​IndoFest '13 Indonesian Annual Festival in Adelaide, South Australia

March

  • ​Marrickville West Childrens Festival

February

  • Canberra Multicultural Festival

2012

November

  • ​Parramasalla Festival
  • Woolhara Festival

July

  • ​Aroma Festival

June

  • 2nd Symposium of ICTM-PASEA (International Council for Traditional Music) - conducted a workshop in Acehnese body percussion, Manila - The Philippines
  • Casula Powerhouse Contemporary Muslim Women's Art Exhibition
  • Refugee Week Street Festival Aurburn

April

  • IndoFest '12 Indonesian Annual Festival in Adelaide, South Australia

March

  • Viva Victoria Festival, Federation Square, Melbourne Victoria
  • Alphamama Album Launch, Oxford Art Factory, Sydney

January

  • Sydney Festival First Night, performed in Brook Andrew's piece Travelling Colony as a Principal dancer

2011

December

  • Comedy on the Rox Festival, Sydney

November

  • Suara Indonesia Showcase, Cleveland St, Sydney, -Showcasing ten-years of Suara Indonesia repertoire with special guests; Fitri Setyaningsih, The Rhythm Hunters and Stale Biskitz Crew
  • Parramasala Festival, Parramatta, Sydney
  • Woohlara Festival, Sydney

September/October

  • Bellingen Global Festival Northern NSW
  • ASYIK III- Indonesian-Australian Mini Arts Festival, Sydney
  • Spring Fair Festival - Australian-Indonesian Association annual fair, at the Consulate General's residence, Rose Bay, Sydney

April

  • IndoFest '11 Indonesian Annual Festival in Adelaide, South Australia
  • Performed and directed colossal dance performance of 50 people-Acehnese sitting dance

March:

  • Indonesian International Food Festival Grace Hotel Opening ceremony

February

  • About Face Festival part of Coolie Asia-Australia Festival, Belvoir St Theatre Surry Hills Sydney with Performance 4a

January

  • Suzuki Arts Festival, (Multicultural Arts Victoria) Australia Day performed and conducted Indonesian dance workshops in Melbourne, Victoria

2010

September

  • PPIA Pesta Kampung, (Indonesian students festival) Sydney Park, St Peters, Sydney
  • Performed and directed colossal dance performance of 60 people-Acehnese dance sitting dance

June

  • Emerge Refugee Festival, Fitzroy, Melbourne. Performed and conducted workshops for an annual multicultural festival in Melbourne.
  • ASYIK- Co-coordinated a performance and fundraising night of young emerging Indonesian-Australian artists in Marrickville, Sydney.

April

  • IndoFest '10 Indonesian Annual Festival in Adelaide, South Australia

March

  • AROHA festival, Principle dancer in Mika Haka's "Po - A Beautiful Darkness"- Tribal Pop Opera featuring New Zealand's Philharmonia Orchestra, Auckland, New Zealand

2009

December

  • Suzuki Arts Festival, (Multicultural Arts Victoria) performed and conducted Indonesian dance workshops in Melbourne, Victoria

October

  • Spring Fair Festival - Australian-Indonesian Association annual fair, at the Consulate General's residence, Rose Bay, Sydney

July

  • ASILE Conference - National Indonesian teachers conference at St Catherine's School in Waverly, Sydney-Conducted a workshop for Indonesian teachers encouraging dance and movement to be incorporated into language learning and also performed at the opening night

April

  • IndoFest '09 Indonesian Annual Festival in Adelaide, South Australia

March

  • Performed Acehenese dance with Suara Indonesia Group, at Indonesian Festival in Darling Harbour, Sydney

January

  • Sydney Festival-Martin Place, Sydney- Performed with Gong Baby

2007

August

  • Festival Nusantara (Brisbane) performed and conducted Acehnese body percussion workshops for visiting schools from around Brisbane
  • EarthSpirit Women's Festival (Blue Mountains NSW) performed and conducted Acehnese dance workshops for both adult and children.

November

  • The Yogyakarta International Arts Festival in Bantul, Yogyakarta - Choreographed and performed "Broeh", performed at PPPG Kaliurang for Vincent Gough and Agung Gunawan's collaborational opera as "Matahari", Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • The AsiaThree International Festival- Choreographed and performed "Broeh" in Kaliurang, Yogyakarta
  • Jakarta International Wayang Festival, Jakarta and at Garasi Theatre, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2006

January

  • Gang Contemporary Arts Festival Chippendale, Sydney - Choreographed and performed "Buah Kemanusiaan" and performed a collaborative dance piece titled "DIS-EASE" with Wei Zen Ho and Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal

2005

December

  • Peat's Ridge Festival with the Rhythm Hunters, Sydney

​October

  • CoastFest, Central Coast, NSW

July

  • Inspirasi Indonesian Festival, Byron Bay, NSW Australia, Performed and conducted Acehnese body percussion workshops.

2004

June

  • Borobodur International Arts Festival Yogyakarta, Performed "The Four Noble Truths" with Indonesian Institute of the Arts students.

March

  • Performed with students of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta at the opening of Sekaten, Yogyakarta

2003

January

  • Sydney Festival with Anything But Roy, Hyde Park, Sydney
  • Sydney Multicultural Festival, The Rocks, Sydney