Arts Asia Pacific was founded in 2005 by Torben Brookman and Richelle Brookman to develop viable and sustainable touring circuits for first class international productions of a variety of genres throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to establishing Arts Asia Pacific, Torben and Richelle jointly accumulated extensive experience in performing arts, music, dance and entertainment and have worked with some of the leading arts organisations and producers in Australia and Asia. These include, The Adelaide Festival Centre, The Adelaide Festival, Latin Dance Australia, The Sydney Festival, Company B Belvoir, The City of Sydney (New Years Eve Celebrations 2000) and Arts Projects Australia (WOMADelaide 1999, 2001, 3rd and 4th Australian Performing Arts Markets, Melbourne Moomba Festival 2000 and 2001.

More recently with The Really Useful Group on productions such as; 'The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber' a concert series held at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing and in Shanghai at The Shanghai Grand Theatre in 2001, the International Tour of 'Cats', which from 2001 to 2004 toured from South Africa to Lebanon, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, Gothenburg, Doha and Beijing before returning to Taipei for a second season, a Korean language production of 'The Phantom of the Opera' in Seoul and Australian productions, 'The Graduate', 'Grease the Mega Musical' and 'Shout!'.

Networks and knowledge of markets throughout Asia were consolidated throughout 2004 and 2005 when Torben and Richelle toured with the Asian Tour of 'The Phantom of the Opera' providing Company Management. This gave them the opportunity to live and work for three to four months in Shanghai, Seoul, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Arts Asia Pacific is also closely associated with the Australian production company, Fresh Track Productions, which Torben founded in 2001 with colleage Lee Cumberlidge. Fresh Track Productions continues to produce new and challenging productions throughout Australia.

With Fresh Track Productions the directors of Arts Asia Pacific have produced:

The Return by Reg Cribb at Adelaide Fringe 2002 (Best-In-Fringe Award), The Australian Festival for Young People 2003, Edinburgh Fringe 2003 (Nominated for Best Ensemble) and The 6th Australian Performing Arts Market 2004

Morph by Brendan Cowell at Adelaide Fringe 2004;

Songs for the Deaf by Caleb Lewis at Adelaide Fringe 2004;

Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh for B Sharp at Company B Belvoir in 2003;

Marathon by Eduardo Erba at The Australian Festival for Young People 2005 and The Old Fitz Theatre 2005

Fresh Track Productions have also presented successful events; Bend it Like Bollywood I and II and Bollywood Vibes at The Adelaide Cabaret Festival and from 2003 to 2005 managed singer/songwriter Liam Gerner.

For more information on Fresh Track Productions please visit www.freshtrackproductions.com.au