BEMAC Discussions: Flow and Improvisation (Live and Streamed)
Schedule
Mon Sep 15 2025 at 08:30 am to 11:00 am
UTC+10:00Location
102 Main St, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169, Australia | Brisbane Adelaide Street, QL
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Join us on Monday September 15th for the next instalment in the BEMAC Discussions series, a free panel discussion titled “Flow and Improvisation” What does it mean to create in the moment? This panel explores the role of flow and improvisation in artistic practice across disciplines. Featuring artists who work with spontaneity, intuition, and embodied knowledge, the discussion will delve into how improvisation shapes process, performance, collaboration, and the unexpected magic that emerges when we let go of control.Moderated by Matt Hsu, the panel will feature Roman MC, Jade Brider, Lily Daoud and Frankie Jaiyeola.
For those who are not able to physically attend the sessions, BEMAC Discussions will be live streamed on BEMAC’s Facebook page facebook.com/BEMACpresents
6:30pm, Monday 15 September 2025
Queensland Multicultural Centre102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point QLD
Free. Please register
There is limited parking at the QMC. We encourage all guests to use public transport. QMC is only a 2-minute walk from the Holman Street Ferry Terminal and bus route 234. You can find more info about how to get to QMC at http://qmc.org.au/visit
Panel bios:
Roman MC is an award-winning freestyle artist and interdisciplinary performer whose dynamic, improvisation-based practice bridges music, spoken word, and social change. With a career spanning international festivals, sold-out solo shows, and acclaimed productions like 360 Allstars and the Australian Art Orchestra, Roman has shared stages with Grammy-winning artists and performed globally—from Europe to Asia and across Australia Rooted in collectivism, curiosity, and cultural dialogue, Roman’s work moves beyond entertainment to create space for meaningful connection. He is a leading figure in creative social outreach, known for his innovative programs in youth justice, education, and community engagement, where hip hop becomes a tool for empowerment, healing, and storytelling.
Jade Brider is a Magandjin/Brisbane-based performer, choreographer, and visual artist. Since 2021, she has been the artistic director of VOiiiD Collective. A seasoned performer since 2016, Jade creates hyper-visual, multidisciplinary works that champion sustainability, inclusivity, and collaboration. Her practice explores liminality and addresses philosophical and global issues. Trained in Australia and the UK, she has performed with Phluxus2 Dance Collective for five years and Yorke Dance Project in her early career. With a BA (Honours) from the London Contemporary Dance School, Jade continues to push artistic boundaries across dance, film, fashion, and more.
Lily Daoud is a multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, contemporary vocalist, and educator based in Brisbane/Meanjin. Whether her work spans performance, music (including improvised performances), writing or her long-running collaging club—each project artfully weaves community and creative restoration into deeply human experiences. She has created and performed work at festivals such as Woodford Folk Festival, Melbourne Fringe, FIFA Fan Festival, La Boite Highway Festival, Metro Arts, BrisASia, and Island Vibe. Holding a BFA (Drama), BMus (Jazz Performance), Graduate Certificate (Music), and completing her Master of Vocal Pedagogy at the Queensland Conservatorium, grounding her artistry in both practise and scholarship.
Frankie Jaiyeola has spent over 12 years as a Playback Theatre performer with Red Thread Stories, where she honed the art of improvisation by spontaneously creating theatre out of stories told from the audience. More recently, she has embraced comedy improv, performing at Big Fork Theatre, which has inspired her to actually write some things down to create theatre scripts. An instigator of spontaneous synchronised dance floors, Frankie is a member of Bring A Plate inclusive dance company, whose mission is to get more people dancing through classes, flash mobs, and follow along grooves.
And as moderator, Matt Hsu is a QMA-winning founder of 25-piece Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra — a vital outlier in Australia as one of few large alternative/indie ensembles that are POC-led. What began as Matt’s solo exhaust valve has blossomed into an acclaimed anti-racist alt-orchestra grounded in community-minded inclusivity. Matt’s mythos as an inimitable composer is firmly woven in cultural fabric, beloved for crafting cosy yet otherworldly sounds exploring juicy spaces between cultures. As 4ZZZ’s inaugural Community Engagement Coordinator and Woodfordia programmer, Matt is a key advocate for the kooky, strange, and diverse musicians shaping Queensland’s music scene.
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Where is it happening?
102 Main St, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169, Australia, 102 Main St, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169, Australia, Brisbane Adelaide StreetEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
