14 cultural orgs partner to present new festival

The inaugural Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts features over 60 events from 15 nations, including 25 specially commissioned world premieres.
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Thai choreographer Pichet Klunchun’s Dancing With Death. Photo credit: Nattapol Meechart.

An unprecedented partnership between 14 major cultural institutions has joined forces to present the inaugural Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts (Asia TOPA) in Melbourne next year.

The program – which is presented in association with a further 30 independent arts organisations, both local and national – features over 60 productions, exhibitions and events from 15 Asia-Pacific nations, of which 25 are world premieres specially commissioned for Asia TOPA.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts