In 2012, Multicultural Arts Victoria brought accomplished dancer Agung Gunawan from Indonesia to Melbourne for a 6 week residency to build on and further develop work presented in Indonesia 2010 and Malaysia 2011.
“grobak Padi” was a Melbourne Exclusive and World Premiere presented for the first time at the Melbourne Festival 2012. It built on the evolution of the “transGROBAK” a multimedia dance collaboration between Agung Gunawan (Indonesia), Mike Hornblow (New Zealand) and Tony Yap (Australia/Malaysia).