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Definitely one of the absolute highlights of my entire trip to Timor Leste was my visit to Ba Futuru, a centre promoting educational and peace building activities for children and young people. Literally meaning, ‘for the future’ the centre is a major beacon of peace in Dili and delivers a wide range of projects from theatre classes, after school activities …
Down a dark street by the seaside in the tumultuous town of Dili, on the island of Timor Leste, there is a warm little haven in a fairy lit living room. Come Thursday evening, the room fills with diplomats, Timorese musicians, Australian expats and neighbors. There is wine, snacks and laughter. This is Dili Folk Club. I was lucky enough …
While in Dili, I had the privileged of presenting to 180 primary school students at the Dili International School. The school its self is beautiful, with fantastic teachers and great kids. They were in for a treat as I dimmed the lights and did a short performance of Encounter With A Monster for the children, who looked on in …
Writers’ Festival done, Puppetry Slam done, Packing done & now I’m off to… Looking forward to presenting at Dili International School on Wednesday, workshops at Ba Futura on Wednesday afternoon & performing at the Dili Folk Club on Thursday night! The rest of the time I’ll be adventuring through the jungle and on the reef without reception, so see y’all …
My amazing friend, and Mystery Bus co-Producer Claudi has just taken up year long post with the Timor-Leste Community Radio Association, a network of community radio stations in Timor Leste. This resilient nation is going through a period of growth and renewal, and community media will be a powerful tool for development. This is such an important time and place. …