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.

Queensland State Final – Australian Poetry Slam

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

You are invited to listen to your neighbours. Watch them rip open their notebooks, light up their phone notes or spit verbs from memory; flying their poetic thoughts into a... Read more »

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.

‘Harmony Amidst Destruction’

VENTspace 23 Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Two Middle Eastern dancers explore hardship and hope in a trailblazing collusion of storytelling and breakdance. Through music and movement, they speak of witnessing war and peril, of having to leave their families in crisis to try to find a better future in Australia and of how through it all, art never left their side, creating and pushing themselves to improve even in the worst of times.

Liquid Memory

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

Visual artist Yao Mikami and vocalist Mico Sundari join forces to deliver a spiritual, multidimensional performance combining captivating melodies and evanescent visual art made with liquid light. In ‘Liquid Memory’,... Read more »