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Cieavash Arean & Huda The Goddess: ‘The Evolution of Our Revolutions’

Studio 188 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Australian Poetry Slam Champion Huda The Goddess and multi-instrumentalist Cieavash Arean join forces to explore childhood memories, journeys of exile and haven, and the pain that underlines it all. With bold words and exquisite melodies, they weave together the intergenerational parallels and contrasts of their art to bring personal and political realities to the fore.

BEMAC Discussions: The Ethics of Sharing the Personal (Live and Streamed)

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

Artists often blur the lines between the public and the private, through sharing personal stories and experiences, both their own and other people’s. A thought-provoking discussion about the ethical considerations artists face when sharing deeply personal stories through their creative expression.

BEMAC Discover #11 featuring The Music Club (QUT)

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

Join us on Monday 23 September for BEMAC Discover, an open mic night to celebrate the importance of art, music and creativity in our lives and our community. This space will focus on sharing and testing out new work! We invite artists from all backgrounds and languages to showcase and share! Entry is free… bring... Read more »

Balikbayan Blues, The Musical

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

Six friends gather at the local "sari-sari," a typical Filipino convenience store where people not only shop for groceries but also catch up over local beer, instant coffee, and peanuts. Among them are some "balikbayan," individuals who have returned home after living, working, or studying abroad, sharing tales of their lives in Australia. The show delves into the themes of reconnecting with one's homeland and embracing a migrant lifestyle.

Flavours of the Plains – A True Latin Cowboys Celebration

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

A live show that showcases the rich cultural heritage of the plains of Colombia and Venezuela. Cachicamo Latin Harp, CDG-Colombian Dance Group Qld, and special guest artists unite in a vibrant spectacle.

Cuban Fire Suite

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

SERJO and Transplanted Rhytms present the Cuban Fire Suite as originally performed by Stan Kenton Orchestra. Big Band jazz meets rhythmic fire!

Panalchemy ‘Unity’

VENTspace 23 Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

A musical collaboration between handpan percussionists Lachlan Hawkins and Tsoof Baras with bansuri flautist Darshil Shah, exploring notions of ‘Unity’ through a collection of original music and improvised moments.

Kuweni Dias Mendis ‘Reverberations’

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

Reverberations chronicles artist Kuweni Dias Mendis’ journey of belonging as a migrant woman of colour and culture in Australia. This multisensory arts experience begins with screening the artist’s biographical film followed by live performance art with live music, movement, and mark-making. The audience will be invited to participate in the co-creating an ephemeral installation.

NUDO Dance ‘Criollo’

Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Road (entrance via Drake Street), West End, Queensland, Australia

A love story, a battle, a party, a spotlight on moments of human and artistic connection that give birth to new creative expressions. Criollo is a passionate exchange between dance and music across South America and the Caribbean. This new work features original arrangements from Nelson Mansilla with live musicians and beatmakers alongside a cast of 30 dancers led by choreographer Yasim Coronado Veranes.

BEMAC Discussions: At the Intersection (Live and Streamed)

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

Art has always been a powerful medium for exploring identity, challenging norms, and expressing diverse experiences. A thought-provoking discussion on how the creative voices of queer artists from culturally diverse backgrounds navigate their identities through their artistic practices.

Panalchemy ‘Unity’

Studio 188 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

A musical collaboration between handpan percussionists Lachlan Hawkins and Tsoof Baras with bansuri flautist Darshil Shah, exploring notions of ‘Unity’ through a collection of original music and improvised moments.

Mark Du Potiers’ ‘Some Days My Skin Just Isn’t So Thick’

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia

Some days life isn’t a rainbow and getting out of bed is a bad idea! In the search for courage squishy dinosaurs, witchy magic and colourful rocky horrors take over the Queensland Multicultural Centre in Mark du Potiers’ free exhibition and party with performances, music, dance, food and drinks.

BEMAC acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and to emerging community leaders. We also acknowledge the important role and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the communities in which we work.

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