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AN INDONESIAN-AUSTRALIAN ARTS FESTIVAL
9 – 23 February 2025
Naarm / Melbourne AustraliA
MARGA (OPENING CEREMONY)
SUNDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2025, 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
FREE EVENT | MORE INFO
Situating Nongkrong on Wurundjeri Land and celebrating the deep and enduring connection dating back to the precolonial Macassan-Yolŋu relationship.
TUESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2025, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
‘Sarung Stories’ is an interactive performance workshop led by multidisciplinary artist Abdi Karya from Makassar, South Sulawesi (Indonesia).
SARUNG STORIES
WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2025, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
What does it mean to navigate our Indonesian-Australian identities? We don’t know all the answers, but we want to create a ruang bernaung—a sheltering space—where we can explore these complex conversations with intention and care.
DIASPORA DIALOGUES
THURSDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2025, TWO SITTINGS, 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Proper Pedas invites you to a dinner prepared by Indonesian tantes (aunties) and ooms (uncles) from the Nongkrong community.
PROPER PEDAS
SATURDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2025, 7:00 PM - ‘TIL LATE
Soda Gembira is Nongkrong’s club night with snacks served all night from our gerobaks. A nod to the classic Indonesian pink drink—fruity, layered, and delightfully extra—this event brings the same playful energy to the dance floor, with a cheeky edge that’s all about self-expression and shaking. dat. ass.
SODA GEMBIRA
WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
WALK-INS ONLY | MORE INFO
Gotong Royong translates to ‘working together for a shared purpose’. A culinary exploration of community care, brought to life through rice porridge—a dish shared across cultures as a symbol of nourishment and care. Featuring chefs from different diasporas, each presenting their version of their culture’s rice porridge.
GOTONG ROYONG
THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2025, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Suara Dance introduces the rhythmic art of Acehnese body percussion, a practice that combines percussive sounds created through claps, slaps, and synchronised movements.
ACEH BODY PERCUSSION
FRIDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2025, 7:00 PM - ‘TIL LATE
MISTIS
A gig exploring mystical folklore, animism, spiritual influences on Indonesian music. Delve into Indonesia’s rich mystic traditions, reimagined through the experimental lens of its diaspora.
SUNDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2025, 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
SARAPAN
FREE EVENT | MORE INFO
Translating to ‘breakfast’, Sarapan is the culminating event of Nongkrong Festival 2025 organised as part of Asia TOPA’s opening weekend. Traditional Indonesian and contemporary breakfast dishes will be served all day from gerobaks.
SPECIAL OFFER
$180 $150 for access to 5 ticketed events, including a four-course set menu, and a free meal at three free events. For the real ones.
FESTIVAL SEASON PASS
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