Multicultural Festival

Yesterday I went to the Multicultural Festival at Roma Parkland with my friends. I found out about it from a newspaper advertisement that I saw, and then I searched for the website. Some friends who went there last year said it was a nice festival so you have to go there. So I went to the festival.

The festival was held at Roma Street Parkland on Sunday 17 October from 10 am to 5 pm. More than 94 cultures showcased their traditions with lively music, dance and acrobatic performances, and there were more than 100 food, craft and information stalls.

The festival's well-known cultural performers, like The View from Madeleine's Couch, The Twine, Blind Sight and Bollywood Dhamaka - alongside performers like the Ukranian Folkloric Ensemble and the Abyssinian Danve Group - made this one Sunday I will never forget.

My taste buds were spoilt for choice with diverse delicacies on offer incliding African donuts, savoury pancakes, samosas, rice dishes, curries, baklava, Hungarian fangos, haloumi cheese, Ethiopian flat bread and fritters.

I was impressed by Gereja Kristus Brisbane. It was a lively performance of traditional Indonesian dances  combined with an Angklung ensemble. Angklung music is made by playing a set of at least 14 hand-held bamboo instriments, each of which produces a particular note when shaken or 'trembled'.

Secondly, Bollywood Dhanaka was a combination of classical Indian dance, folk dancing such as Bhangra, and a bit of Arabic with western influences like hip hop, jazz and funk.

It was a fun, expressive way to see what the music means through graceful body movements.

I saw everything and then I came back home. Today I was very tired but it was interesting.