Melting Pot
A WORLD OF FREE MUSIC
There’s a world of music bubbling away in Brisbane’s diverse communities. This melting pot of multi-culturalism will be celebrated during the monthly series of free entertainment and activities to be held at QPAC’s Cascade Court and Melbourne Street Green.
Traversing the globe from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas, Brisbane’s Melting pot will feature an array of ethnic delicacies from local communities including traditional fare, arts and craft, new world music and dance.
Gather your family and friends and join the global citizens of Brisbane’s new world city as we celebrate diversity, community and culture through the universal languages of food and music.
Where: Cascade Court and Melbourne Street Green, QPAC
When: 11.30am to 5pm
Immerse yourself in the sounds and aromas of mystical Asia with rhythmic Bhangara, bamboo flutes, exotic strings, driving percussion and the phenomenon of contemporary Bollywood.
Folkloric traditions, classical compositions and contemporary pop music come together to mark the European influence on a western culture steeped in delicious diversity.
Saturday 10+Sunday 11 April
Saturday 8+Sunday 9 May
Return to the roots of all music with an exciting world of song and dance beating a trail from tribal Africa to the idyllic rhythms of the South Pacific.
Saturday 5+Sunday 6 June
Saturday 10 + Sunday 11 July
Traverse the globe footloose and carefree with a gypsy gathering drawing from the Mediterranean, the Baltics, the Middle East and Central Asia to create an energetic celebration of a colourful life of travels.
Saturday 7 + Sunday 8 August
Saturday 18+ Sunday 19 September
Party with the sounds of the streets as we shake up the music that has inspired revolutions, celebrated freedom and opened our hearts and minds to the ryhthms of carnivale.
Saturday 16+Sunday 17 October
Saturday 13 + Sunday 14 November
Presented by QPAC with the support of BEMAC
