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Gerard Veltre, Author at Phunktional

  • Boys will always be boys, but with dance they can be better

    Gerard Veltre
    Jan 2, 2023
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  • Phunktional at Voices for Justice Dinner

    Gerard Veltre
    Feb 12, 2021
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      Phunktional will be presenting at the 2021 Voices for Justice Dinner hosted by Human Rights Watch on March 25th. Voices for Justice is an opportunity to come together, hear about Human Rights Watch’s work and add your voice to the millions of others standing up for human rights for all in these difficult...
  • Stars shine

    Gerard Veltre
    Feb 12, 2021
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  • Un-vale-ing diversity

    Gerard Veltre
    Feb 12, 2021
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  • This small Victorian town refused to let the pandemic kill their film

    Gerard Veltre
    Feb 4, 2021
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    In the depths of Victoria’s hard pandemic lockdown many screen productions ground to a halt. But in the north-western Victorian town of Robinvale, on the banks of the Murray River, one passion project forged on – with the team improvising as they went. Finally, with 2020 almost done, they are ready to show the...
  • Phil Egan Talks ‘Stories Beneath The Vale’

    Gerard Veltre
    Feb 4, 2021
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      Phil Egan is a Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta man from Robinvale. He started his training in 2007 at Melbourne at Dance Factory and was later awarded a full-time 2-year scholarship. Although he was originally a street dancer, he is now proficient in all styles. He completed Leadership Training at Reach and is an...
  • Filming ‘Stories Beneath the Vale’ in the times of COVID

    Gerard Veltre
    Feb 4, 2021
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    Pictured (left to right): Grace Egan and Emily Egan Melbourne based Phunktional Arts have helped to make a community-led film, titled Stories Beneath the Vale in the rural Victorian township, Robinvale. A community-led film project, the film features Kutcha Edwards, Denise Scott, Stephen Curry, Nazeem Hussain and Steph Tisdell, and has come about through...
  • Stories Beneath the Vale

    Gerard Veltre
    Oct 8, 2020
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    A community-led film project presented by Phunktional Arts working with the diverse communities of rural Victorian township, Robinvale Featuring Kutcha Edwards, Denise Scott, Stephen Curry, Nazeem Hussain and Steph Tisdell Celebrated Australian arts company Phunktional Arts has gathered leading creatives from across the country to work with the diverse communities of rural Victorian township...
  • PHUNKTIONAL’S ‘BEYOND THE WALLS’ @ SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

    Gerard Veltre
    Dec 15, 2019
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      There was a great sense of warmth, community and encouragement at this performance at the Opera House by Phunktional. The evening was enthusiastically emceed by Phunktional Founder and Artistic Director Gerard Veltre , who explained how the show came about and introduced the works. Earlier this year, Beyond the Wall visited two NSW...
  • DANCERS EMBODY POWERFUL STORIES FROM INCARCERATED YOUTH

    Gerard Veltre
    Dec 12, 2019
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    Phunktional presents Beyond the Walls Thursday 12 December – Sydney Opera House Studio Featuring dancers Demi Serono, Glen Thomas, Hans Ahwang, Anastasios Repousis and Aroha Pehi with live music by DJ Wasabi. TWO SPECIAL EVENTS AHEAD OF THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE PERFORMANCE Tuesday 19 November, Parliament House Theatrette Performance, project documentary screening and Q...
  • Phunktional presents Beyond the Walls

    Gerard Veltre
    Dec 9, 2019
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    Phunktional presents Beyond the Walls. Featuring dancers Demi Serono, Glen Thomas, Hans Ahwang, Anastasios Repousis and Aroha Pehi with live music by DJ Wasabi. Celebrated Australian arts company Phunktional will bring their extraordinary dance work, Beyond the Walls, to the Sydney Opera House for one show only on December 12, 2019. This inspiring program...
  • MEDIA RELEASE LAUNCH RYPAC REPORT & PERFORMANCE 2019

    Gerard Veltre
    Aug 28, 2019
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    LAUNCH OF ROBINVALE YOUTH PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE FEASIBILITY STUDY THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER ROBINVALE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE AT 10.45AM PERFORMANCE BY MUTTI MUTTI/YORTA YORTA DANCER PHIL EGAN Leading Australian arts company, Phunktional, are honoured to launch a regional-first feasibility study into the establishment of a world-class, professional youth performing arts centre in the north-west corner...
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  • Boys will always be boys, but with dance they can be better
  • Beyond the Walls 2022
  • Phunktional at Voices for Justice Dinner
  • Stars shine
  • Un-vale-ing diversity

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Phunktional Arts acknowledges that we live and work on land that always was and always will be the land of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities as they fight for recognition, treaty and self-determination. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.

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Phunktional Arts stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We stand with People of Colour on our staff, in the communities we work with and all who have experienced racism and other forms of social injustice.
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