ARTIVISM AT SEA: THE VOYAGE OF ARKA KINARI

Straight from Sydney Festival, come find out what happens when a rogue galley of global activists sail their 70-ton ship, Arka Kinari, up the East Coast and exclusively call into the Coffs Coast to share a live documentary performance sounding the alarm on the climate crisis.  

Grey Filastine (Spain) and Nova Ruth (Indonesia)  will combine video, music and story to take you on a voyage from the seedy ports of Morocco to Mexico, visiting Venezuelan soldiers on a barren rock, previewing Panama’s disappearing islands, meeting Micronesian navigators preserving their ancient craft to presenting the Pacific’s bizarre nuclear testing legacy. 

This exclusive event will also host storytellers, ecologists and performers who draw inspiration from local lore connecting river, sea & community to echo the alarm on our own climate and cultural crisis. A rare evening of interconnected performances immersed in a maritime multimedia fiesta of extraordinary music, dance, spoken word, poetry and cinematic visuals to revive ancient trade-routes through contemporary exchange and discussion. 

Arka, Latin for vessel, from the verb arcere, meaning “to hold off or defend” and Kinari, from Sanskrit – a half-human, half-bird musician, guardian of the tree of life will return the audience to humanity’s first global network - the sea with a cargo of cultural gifts. 

See it before it sets sail again.  

"Jitty electronica with international percussion, well-coordinated video imagery."

– The New York Times