SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL Baucau Peace Festival presented by Afalyca Arts Friday 27 May - Sunday 29 May, 2016 Mercado Municipal, Baucau, Villa Antiga Purpose: To strengthen relationships and link artists and audiences through music and dance across Timor and Australia.
The Baucau Peace Festival in May 2016 will build on the extraordinary success of the inaugural festival in 2013 which inspired performers from Australia, Dili, Baucau and the surrounding regions, delighting and amazing audiences, many of whom were experiencing a festival for the first time. The 2016 Festival will showcase Timorese music and dance from local district based bands and groups and will headline internationally recognised Timorese icon Ego Lemos. International performers will also be hosted, including talented young Australian performer Serina Pech from the Northern Territory and the Boite World Music s Melbourne Millennium Choir from Victoria, Australia. The festival will showcase the exceptional music talents of the Timorese people as well as offering significant opportunities for local economies, tourism, community engagement and music and arts development. Performances and activities will start with a beautiful opening ceremony Friday evening and continue until the closing concert on Sunday night. This a family friendly alcohol-free event where there will be something to delight audiences of all ages. For more information about sponsorship opportunities please contact: Marqy Da Costa [p] +67 73300704 [e] baucau789@gmail.com or Louise Partos [p] +61 421744269 [e] eo@artbacknt.com.au
Baucau Peace Festival - 2016 Featured Artists Ego Lemos, Dili, Timor Leste Ego Lemos is a permaculturist and singer-songwriter who sings in his native tongue, Tetum, as well as in English. His song Balibo (featured in the 2009 film Balibo) was awarded best original song composed for the screen at the 2009 Australian Screen Music Awards and a 2009 APRA Award for best song in a film. His debut solo album, O Hele Le was produced by Michael Hohnen and Craig Pilkington and released in 2009. Serina Pech, Northern Territory, Australia Serina Pech has been writing beautiful original music since she was twelve. She is from the regional town of Katherine in the Northern Territory and has created a unique sound that befits her unique and quirky personality. Photographer: Amy Hetherington
The Boîte and Thursday s Choir The Boi te has spent thirty-seven years forging meaningful relationships with musicians, artists, dancers, writers and storytellers who call Australia home, presenting thousands of events, from concerts in large concert halls such as Hamer Hall to street songs in the back lanes of suburban Melbourne. They have organised numerous events involving Ego Lemos and many Timorese musicians, including Concert for East Timor at Hamer Hall in 2001 and Mai Fali Eh! at Melbourne Town Hall in 2012. Thursday s Choir has supported music projects in Timor-Leste for ten years, and in 2009 performed at the first public, outdoor concert held in Baucau for many years. They travelled to towns and villages across the country, connecting with wonderful, hospitable people through song. Singers from these groups will take part in the 2016 Baucau Festival of Music and Arts. Members of the Boi te Millennium Chorus singing Mai Fali Eh! at the Melbourne Town Hall in 2012. Photo courtesy The Boite. The festival will also include local musicians and bands as well as traditional dance from the sucos and surrounding regions. The final line-up will be confirmed depending on funding. Afalyca Community Art Centre Afalyca is based in Baucau with the core mission of encouraging young people to develop their creativity, to find peace within themselves and to create peace within their community. Established in 2007 with support from Arte Moris Art School, Afalyca became an independent community arts organisation in 2010. Afalyca were instrumental in organising the highly successful inaugural Baucau Music Festival in 2013. For the past two and a half years, the community of Baucau has been asking when the next Festival will happen and a date has finally been set!
How You Can Help? This is an invitation for your organisation to be a part of this exciting festival and we are seeking your financial and/or in-kind sponsorship. Depending on the sponsorship arrangement we will be able to offer various promotional opportunities and recognition of your organisation, including, but not limited to: website recognition event signage inclusion of your name and logo in all promotional material including the poster; t-shirts; program and press releases about the event. Your sponsorship support will contribute to the Timorese economy. All monies and in kind contributions will be spent in Timor including: artist fees and travel assistance for traditional dance groups and/or local musicians and bands equipment hire and production support from Timorese businesses in Dili and across Timor accommodation at locally owned guest houses and private homes employment for local people including drivers, event workers, caterers, security etc. The inaugural festival ran over three days and attracted an audience of over ten thousand. If you want to see how amazing the previous festival was see the photos by Mathew McHugh throughout and click on the link below. Baucau Music and Art Festival 2013 - https://vimeo.com/69963705 The festival featured B2M, Galaxy, Inferno, Jintiu, Ego Lemos, Coro Lorico, eleven traditional dance groups from the municipality of Baucau and the multi cultural clown group HaHa!