Riverlights Online 2020 would not have been possible without the assistant from a range of people, community groups, cultural groups and local businesses.
Riverlights would like to thank sponsors Greater Bank and 2NURFM for their continued support in Riverlights over the past few years.
Thank you to our host Sarah Farley-Adams for your continued support.
A big thank you to Fisheye Creative who filmed and edited all the wonderful videos that make Riverlights Online.
With the assistance of Amorelle Dempster and Slow Food Hunter Valley, we were able to experience a range of cooking demonstrations of traditional cultural dishes from Vietnam to South Sudan to South Korea and across the world.
Each demonstration will be sure to tantalise the taste buds.
Thank you to those who participated in the cooking demonstrations.
| NAME | COUNTRY / CULTURE REPRESENTED | DISH |
|---|---|---|
| Marian Rozman Green | Croatia | Zelje |
| Felicia Nyugen | Vietnam | Vietnamese Mini Pancakes with Prawns |
| Jyothi Sharma | North India | Makki ki Roti |
| Soongeun Chun | South Korea (Beud Restaurant, The Levee) | Bulgogi |
| Nimali Mapa | Sri Lanka | Kitibath |
| Shalu Narayan | Tamil Sangam | Potato Podimas |
| Mary Yata | South Sudan | Shouraba Addis Soup |
| Maria Bardakos | Greece | Soupa Avgolemono |
Riverlights Online will also feature Indigenous Australian, Russian, Flamenco, Capoeira Aruanda, Greek, Indian, South American and Scottish music and dance performances as well as storytelling, poetry reading and language lessons from Tamil Sangam and Esperanto Federation of NSW.
Thank you to all groups and community members who participated in the Online program.
| NAME | COUNTRY / CULTURE REPRESENTED | PERFORMANCE |
|---|---|---|
| Elder Dr Elizabeth McEntyre | Mindaribba Land Council | Welcome to Country |
| Anja Fuchtbauer | Germany | Interview |
| City of Maitland Pipes and Drums | Scotland | Music Performance |
| Fernando Torres | South America | Music Performance |
| Nikhil Shiva | India | Singing Performance |
| Andrew Spannenberg | Esperanto | Language Lesson |
| Daniel O'Leary & Joshua Sherwood | Indigenous Australia (Coquun, The Levee) | Food Lesson |
| Mixed Mobs Dance Group | Indigenous Australia | Dance Performance |
| Irini Kassas | Greece | Dance Performance / Interview |
| Nimali Mapa | Sri Lanka | Fashion Performance |
| Shalu Narayan | Tamil Sangam | Poetry |
| Newcaslte Flamanco Dance | Spain | Dance Performance |
| Chakras Performing Arts | India | Dance Performance |
| Novo Flow Martial Arts | Capoeira Aruanda Performance | |
| Russian Speaking Community of Newcastle and Hunter Area | Russia | Dance Performance |