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DINING ROOM TALES
OUR LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
ARE A LITTLE COVID-DELAYED, BUT WITH MUCH ANTICIPATION...
Dining Room Tales returns for 2021, serving the western districts with outdoor performances of Acrobat and Phoenix. Featuring Chinese-Brazilian-Australian jazz singer and psychologist David Chong (Acrobat) and Chinese-Australian musician and composer Wang Zheng-Ting (Phoenix).
Join us for two very special performances of food, music and storytelling, under the summer sky of a beautiful rural setting in Victoria's western plains.
Tickets: $60 via trybooking
Duration: 2.5hrs approx
Location: Lismore, VIC 3324
(address provided on booking)
Coming from afar?
Spend the weekend in the district, and see both shows:
AirBNB * stayz * campingetc
*Performances will take place outdoors, and in accordance
with up-to-date COVID-safe guidelines.
*Lismore is approx 60 mins by car from Geelong and Ballarat, 75 mins from Warrnambool, 30 mins from Camperdown, and 120 mins from central Melbourne.
ACROBAT
David Chong was born in Australia, the son of Chinese acrobats who were touring Australia at the time. They settled in Brazil when David was 6 years old, and David returned to his 'native' Australia as a non-English speaking 25 year old. David finds himself in the unique situation of being Australian by birth, Chinese by heritage and Brazilian by culture. Acrobat is his personal tale of the contemporary cultural mosaic: a high-wire dance across continents on the sounds of Brazil and the aromas of the world. The song of a circus son. Featuring live music by Chong and his co-composer, jazz guitarist Nathan Slater.
Stories and food by David Chong
Songs of David Chong and Nathan Slater from Tatu Rei
Performed by David Chong and Nathan Slater (guitar)
Concept and direction: Xan Colman
PHOENIX
Originally from Shanghai, Wang Zheng-Ting is a master of the traditional Chinese instrument, the Sheng. Thought to be the inspiration for the western piano accordion, this 'Chinese mouth organ' is a true musical phoenix. Join Ting for an evening of storytelling, magical music, and delicious food from Shanghai to Sichuan.
A very personal look at three decades building a new life of music in Australia.
Stories, food and performance by Wang Zheng-Ting
Concept and direction: Xan Colman
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