Australia’s National Day at World Expo

Today is Australia’s National Day at World Expo - which means there are a series of official events and concerts that GPJ is producing which are taking place throughout the day in various Expo Venues.

This morning there is the official Protocol Ceremony with our Governor General and her Chinese counterpart (if you catch this on the news let me make it clear that the stage being used is the official venue of the Chines Expo Bureau - the bright red carpet and lectern flowers are all their aesthetic). The cultural component however is ours and features performers from the the afternoon Gala Concert.

The Gala Concert is being held at 3:30pm Shanghai time in the Auditorium of the Expo Centre and features nearly 100 performers from Australia including The Sydney Dance Company, Jessica Mauboy, Kate Miller-Heidke, Dan Sultan and his band, the Band of Brothers, the Umbilical Brothers, SRD Dance Company, Niki Vasilakis, William Barton, the Song Company and the Qantas Choir. The concert will be introduced by Her Excellency and attended by various VIP guest from both Australia and China as well as members of the public.

And then this evening Jessica, Kate, Dan, Band of Brothers and others will join our visiting artists (this week it’s the Martinez Brothers) and the house band in the Australian Pavilion for a Festival Celebration.

There may be some press so watch for it.

http://www.australianpavilion.com/en/default.aspx

Karen