EXPRESS YOURSELF LANGUAGE LOUNGE
Located in Bourke Street Link, this space is a crowd favourite at Maitland Riverlights.
Visitors are invited to come along and learn songs to sing, common words and greetings, hear stories read in different languages as well as poetry.
| TIME | PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| 2pm | Introduction of Afrikaans, Xhosa and IsiZulu |
| 2.20pm | Hunter Sinhala School |
| 2.40pm | Food, Swahili style by Wananchi Newcastle (Kenya) |
| 3pm | Ibong Adarna (Adarna bird), a mythical tale by Filipino Language Class |
| 3.20pm | Intro to Auslan (Australian sign language) by SoLA |
| 3.40pm | L'Heure des Contes" - A fairy tale story time with UoN French Society |
| 4pm | Russian in a Rush: Learn Words, Play Games, Explore Culture |
| 4.20pm | Iranian Rug of Words |
| 4.40pm | Samoan Greetings and Language Skills |
| 5pm | Tamil Language, People & Culture" by Newcastle Tamil School students |
| 5.20pm | Speak Madi: Learn Everyday Words from South Sudan |
| 5.40pm | Pashto poetry with Afghanistan Community Group |
| 6pm | Languages of PNG: Discovering Motu and Tok Pisin |
| 6.20pm | Hello in Tibetan! Greetings and Everyday Phrases |
| 7pm | Traditional Dances of Afghanistan: Discover the history, music, costumes, and cultural meaning behind Afghan traditional dances - including Attan, Hazara, Uzbek, and more - presented in Farsi Dari |
| 7.20pm | Nigerian Community Group |
EXPLORE MORE
RIVERLIGHTS STAGE
See a range of local and national bands captivating audiences with a range of performances influenced from across the globe.
GROOVE FUSION STAGE
See a range of fun and exciting performances and lessons delivered for audiences to participate in.