BEMAC Discussions: Reclamation and Gendered Cultural Practices (Live and Streamed)

House of Vincent 7 Jacob Lane, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

Join us on Monday November 27th for the next instalment in the BEMAC Discussions series; a free panel discussion tackling questions such as how do we navigate traditionally gendered cultural dance, artistic and music practices as gender-diverse artists in a world that is constantly evolving?

Free

BEMAC Discover #6

House of Vincent 7 Jacob Lane, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

BEMAC Discover: an open mic night to celebrate the importance of art, music and creativity in our lives and our community.

BEMAC Presents Granted by Nudo Dance Company

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

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.

BEMAC Live: Transplanted Rhythms

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

An aurally and visually stunning journey through the diversity of percussion and its ubiquity across global musical cultures, featuring Rebecca Lloyd-Jones (QLD Conservatorium), Tanja Hafenstein (Alex Lloyd & Tulipan), Dave Kemp (Lion King Musical), Tsoof Baras (Soundstruck), Zach Brankovich (Queensland Symphony Orchestra) and the Queensland Conservatorium Ba Da Boom Percussion Ensemble.

BEMAC Unplugged: Mel Ree’s Revolution Renegades

VENTspace 23 Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Inspired by the 90s 'Def Poetry Jam', Producer and MC Mel Ree curates a night of survival, healing, growth, change and REVOLUTION featuring Andrew Cox, Huda the Goddess and Ethan Enoch. The program is an invitation to connect to each other so profoundly that suddenly, amidst such chaotic times, harmony seems possible again.

The Diaspora Grows – A Microresidency by Visual and Public Artist Anis (Chile)

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

Anis, a visual and public artist with an extensive trajectory in her home country Chile, visits Brisbane in late March to take part in a microresidency with BEMAC (March 23 to 29) comprising workshops, talks and an exhibition at the Queensland Multicultural Centre.

BEMAC Presents: Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra and Zy the Way (Taiwan)

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

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.

BEMAC Discussions: Creativity and Migratory Grief (Live and Streamed)

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

A free panel discussion about the grief that migrants experience and how artists and musicians turn it into creativity featuring: Anis, Lisa Tran Kelly, Anisa Nandaula, Nasim Khosravi and Huda the Goddess (Moderator).

BEMAC Discover #7

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

An open mic night to celebrate the importance of art, music and creativity in our lives and our community.

BEMAC Live: Echo of Jade

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

An innovative performance of cross-cultural chamber music featuring traditional Chinese instruments such as the guzheng, erhu, dizi, zhongruan and pipa, performing works by contemporary Australian and international composers to showcase... Read more »

BEMAC Discover #8

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

Join us on Monday April 29 for BEMAC Discover, an open mic night to celebrate the importance of art, music and creativity in our lives and our community. This space... Read more »