Asia TOPA (Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts) is celebrating the global success of the 2025 festival’s commissioned works with 14 shows now touring 17 cities across Australia, Asia and the world. For one night only on 19 November 2025 Asia TOPA’s artist showcase series Asia TOPA Radar will return to Naarm/Melbourne with an occasion that includes among the most fun Asia-Pacific artists at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Asia TOPA Inventive Director Jeff Khan mentioned he was proud to see the competition’s attain develop and influence new audiences globally.
“It’s extremely rewarding to see these works, which noticed the start of their efficiency life at Asia TOPA 2025, now connecting with so many alternative audiences internationally. This speaks to the ability of artwork to transcend borders and construct significant relationships.”
Asia TOPA’s commissioned works have discovered new life on phases throughout the globe, showcasing the competition’s dedication to fostering worldwide inventive change and collaboration. William Yang’s “triumph” (Australian Arts Evaluation), Milestone, which captivated audiences at Asia TOPA 2025’s opening night time, has since toured to Brisbane Competition and can current at OzAsia Competition in Adelaide later this month, adopted by Seoul Performing Arts Competition in South Korea.
The “refined, lovely, and good unexpectedly” (Limelight) collaboration between the Australian Artwork Orchestra and Papua New Guinea’s Tatana Village Choir, Ane Ta Abia, will make an unforgettable return efficiency in Port Moresby in November this 12 months.
Chunky Transfer’s “futuristic epic” (ArtsHub), U>N>I>T>E>D, which premiered at Asia TOPA 2025, has since toured to the Biennale Danza nineteenth Worldwide Competition of Modern Dance in Italy and Singapore’s The Esplanade: Theatres on the Bay, with future stops at Taipei Performing Arts Middle in Taiwan and Hong Kong’s FreeSpace Dance deliberate for November.
In Might, Sensing Darkish Matter, an progressive VR expertise described as “a heck of a visit” (The Age), toured to SPRING Competition in Utrecht within the Netherlands, Taiwan’s Taipei Arts Competition and LoopLab Busan in Korea.
In December, Serendipity Arts Competition will rework Panjim, Goa in India with Asia TOPA Membership 8 artist Cloudy Ku taking part in an arts competition change. The competition’s curators, Thukral and Tagra additionally skilled the premiere of U>N>I>T>E>D at Asia TOPA and have commissioned a website responsive durational remodeling of Chunky Transfer’s You, Magnificence.
In persevering with with the competition’s legacy of collaboration, Asia TOPA’s subsequent occasion in Melbourne will function an evening showcasing Asia Pacific artists’ concepts, performances and new music. The night time will embody award-winning choreographer and dancer Amrita Hepi, in addition to 乒乒乓乓 pin-pin-piàng-piàng curators Cloudy Ku and Harrison Corridor, alongside Australian Artwork Orchestra Creative Director Aaron Choulai, contemporary from his Port Moresby efficiency of Ane Ta Abia with the Tatana Village Choir.
“After a large Asia TOPA competition earlier this 12 months, I’m tremendous excited to share a contemporary collection of artists and artistic tales,” says Khan. “Radar is a spot to attach with neighborhood and listen to immediately from main Asia Pacific artists about what they’re making, how they’re working and what’s inspiring them. It’s like a celebration meets an artist speak, and everybody’s invited,” mentioned Khan.
Asia TOPA Radar might be at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Leaper Household Pavilion 19 November. Tickets are on sale now. Book here.
