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To start off BEMAC's 2023 program, iconic singer/songwriter, guitarist, didgeridoo player Joe Geia takes us through his 40-year career writing and performing songs that tell of Indigenous activism, resistance and transformation.
Interweaving music, narration and visuals, Tenzin Choegyal continues his exploration of the five elements. This national premiere draws on the strong allegory of the ocean to express a deeper sense of peace, strength and emotional connection, with Cye Wood, Takako Nishibori and a Taiko ensemble led by Kaya Tominaga.
For NUDO’s second full-length production, Artistic Director Yasim Coronado Veranes and the ensemble weave a patchwork of journeys that probe the inherent injustice, relentless bureaucracy and heartbreaking separation, and celebrate the milestones of love and joy threaded throughout the migrant experience.
A sublime encounter of two award-winning ensembles; Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra, who make otherworldly music that celebrates difference and the liminal spaces between cultures, and Zy The Way, who are ushering in a fresh musical movement from the heart of Asia.
Two distinctive music-making processes collude in an emotionally stirring double bill of virtuosic cross-cultural music exploration. Local luminaries JADE Ensemble share a night of deep cultural meeting points with Victoria-based experimental music duo ZÖJ, both groups united by the commitment to explore and intertwine the sounds and personal narratives of the multiple identities that converge within them.
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.
A powerful one-woman play that seamlessly blends dance and theatre, tracing the extraordinary journey of a Amira (Princess) Nadia Abillama of Lebanon from the palaces of Beiteddine to a humble Queenslander in the small town of Dalby, written and performed by her great-granddaughter Nadia Milford.
An evolving soundscape that celebrates the joy of living and the inevitability of dying. Featuring Kaya Tominaga and her Taiko Ensemble, and Robert Davidson and Sketch Ensemble.
An artist conversation between Superheroes Director Sanja Simic and Malacañang Made Us Playwright Jordan Shea. How do artists tell stories of the places they come from—especially when those places have been shaped by war, displacement, and survival—and how does that storytelling shift when shared far from home? Join director, Sanja Simić and playwright, Jordan Shea... Read more »
Two young women, worlds apart, both at breaking point.