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Arts View is Arts Victoria's quarterly newsletter profiling the arts in Victoria.
Volume 2, Issue 4
December 2001
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Previous issues of Arts View
Current issue of Arts View
Minister's
Message
What an extraordinary month we have had in October - international festivals
both here and in the US and significant steps towards regaining Victoria's
position as the leading State for film, television and multimedia.
Early in the month, a number of Victorian artists participated in Next
Wave Down Under - the month-long festival of Australian arts at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York.
Participating artists supported by Arts Victoria included Chunky Move,
Paul Grabowsky and members of the Australian Art Orchestra, the David
Chesworth Ensemble, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter. The program was one
of the highest profile showcases of Australian arts ever staged offshore
and drew an overwhelming response from audiences and critics in New York.
Next Wave Down Under was one of the first major cultural events
to occur in New York after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade
Centre. In such circumstances, it is often artists who are best able to
express our sorrow and begin to make sense of the chaos. Artists, through
their interpretation of the world, can also remind us of the values we
share and cherish, such as diversity, tolerance and freedom.
At the same time as our artists were performing in New York, many international
artists were making their travel arrangements, leaving family and friends
in uncertain times, to perform at the 2001 Melbourne Festival.
From the magnificent Kirov Opera and Orchestra, the acclaimed production
of The Hairy Ape by New York's Wooster Group, the Steppenwolf Theatre
Company's production of Warren Leight's play, Side Man, and Ballett
Frankfurt's controversial Eidos: Telos, audiences were entertained,
provoked and challenged, making this the most successful Melbourne Festival
to date.
Under the artistic direction of Jonathan Mills, the Festival provided
a chance to sample some of the world's most exhilarating performing and
visual arts events in the splendid cultural atmosphere of Melbourne.
Congratulations Jonathan Mills, Ian Roberts (outgoing General Manager),
Harold Mitchell (outgoing President of the Melbourne Festival Board) and
other Board and staff members for three outstanding festivals marking
Victoria's celebration of the Centenary of Federation.
The Film Bill is the latest in a series of strategic initiatives implemented
by the Victorian Government to secure the renaissance of the Victorian
film, television and media industry.
The legislation repeals the Cinemedia Corporation Act 1997 and
facilitates the administrative split of Cinemedia into two new agencies:
Film Victoria and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
Film Victoria will be providing strategic leadership and assistance to
the film, television and multimedia industry of Victoria. ACMI will manage
the exciting new facility at Federation Square and promote screen culture
to a national audience.
Victoria will regain its position as a leader in domestic television drama
and independent domestic feature film production, complemented by excellent
production support services.
I am confident that we will see the return of talent and expertise, guaranteeing
Victoria's future as the place to be for the nation's film and television
industry.
I wish you a safe and joyous holiday season and look forward to another
fruitful year for the Arts Portfolio.
The Hon Mary Delahunty MP
Minister for the Arts
Table of contents
Previous issues of Arts View:
Volume 2, Issue 1 - February 2001
Volume 2, Issue 2 - June 2001
Volume 2, Issue 3 - September 2001
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