NMIT - Japanese Benefit Concert

Stimulate your appetite for world music and raise money for a great cause

NMIT is proud to present the Japanese Earthquake Benefit Concert

Step into two nights of colour and splendour with music and dance from Japan, Bali, India, Brazil and the Balkans with performances from professional artists who have kindly donated their time to this Benefit Concert:

Philip Flavin (Chuzao Shamisen)

Miho Araki (Calligraphy)

Susan Taylor (Jiuta mai Dance)

Fuefukuro (Japanese bamboo flutes & Taiko drum trio)

Anna Lintern (Japanese Dance)

NMIT Music Degree students will also perform as part of their assessment within the Intercultural Music Studies and will also be directed by NMIT music staff:

Jeremy Dullard

Doug DeVries

Diana Clark

Adrian Sherriff

Bagryana Popov

John Norton

Koming Somawati

Shoba Sekhar

All donations raised by the benefit concert will be given to the Japan Centre for International Exchange (JCIE) - an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan organisation who have established a Japan Earthquake Relief and Recovery fund. The concert program has been managed by Jonathan Dimond, Head of Program, Bachelor of Music, NMIT and supported by Adrian Sherriff, Lecturer, Bachelor of Music, NMIT.

A feast for all your senses during the interval

Fingerfood will be provided free-of-charge (gold coin donations welcomed) by NMIT's Hospitality Department in the BSpace Gallery (Building B).

Drinks will also be available by donation in the Gallery.

Everything you need to know

Dates:
Thursday and Friday, 2 and 3 June 2011 Two unique concerts each with a different program

Time:
Starting 7pm both nights and finishing around 9:30pm

Venue:
Yarra Edge Music Centre at Fairfield Campus with parking available

Exhibition –organised by Colleen Morris

NMIT Bachelor of Illustration students have begun working on artworks to contribute to a special Earthquake Benefit Exhibition titled, 'small art- big heart' - a perspective on Japan.

Bachelor of Illustration students have responded to the 'small art - big heart' project with enthusiasm. This exhibition will showcase the development of both concepts and skills in the illustrative works, reflecting empathetic responses to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

This exhibit is being managed by
Dr Colleen Morris, Head of Program, Bachelor of Illustration, NMIT and supported by Stephen Pascoe, Lecturer, Bachelor of Illustration, NMIT and all NMIT Bachelor or Illustration students.

Illustration by First Year Bachelor of Illustration student Felicia Choo

Illustration by Second Year Bachelor of Illustration student Kit Bennett