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Photographed by Stephen Henry Under a sparkling chandelier in the QPAC Concert Hall, Southern Cross Soloists' Wonder braided together compositions by Clara Schumann, her husband Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms. The concert also included readings from a dramatised version of the trio's letters, an interpretation of their complex relationship through dance, and the premiere of... Continue Reading →
Loren Hunter as Charity Valentine (centre), photographed by Brit Mobbs Prospero Arts closed the year with a semi-staged production of Cy Coleman’s sentimental sixties musical Sweet Charity in the QPAC Concert Hall. Sweet Charity follows plucky dance hall hostess Charity Hope Valentine through a series of misadventures in life and love across New York City.... Continue Reading →
(L to R) Amelia Slatter as Tracey, Meryn Cooper as Mum, and Hayden Burke as Coach. Image credit Jenna Todd. A highly topical local story, 8 More Years was a gold medal new family comedy about the impact of Brisbane’s impending Olympics. Written and produced by Amelia Slatter, who also starred as Tracey, 8 More... Continue Reading →
The cast of Into the Woods. All imagery supplied by Ad Astra. Ad Astra have opened their new home on Petrie Terrace with a production of Stephen Sondheim's fairytale musical Into The Woods, featuring a large cast of talented independent artists. First performed on Broadway in 1987, with music and lyrics by Sondheim and book... Continue Reading →
Naomi Price in Christmas Actually. Imagery supplied by The Little Red Company Christmas Actually returned to the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2025, a cabaret-style confetti bomb of holiday cheer, noughties nostalgia, and grand romantic gestures. Now in its eighth year, Christmas Actually was created by Adam Brunes and Naomi Price of The Little Red Company and... Continue Reading →
Buddy Malbasias (L) and Clare Dark (R) perform Bahala/o, photographed by Georgia Haupt Two dancers, a pedestal fan, and a whole lot of rice took the audience on an emotional journey in Bahala/o, a truly contemporary dance theatre piece and the first full-length work by Buddy Malbasias. Directed, choreographed, and performed by Malbasias, with dramaturgy... Continue Reading →
Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra with Kate Miller-Heidke (centre) and Barbara Lowing (far right), photographed by Alex Jamieson Presented as part of Brisbane Festival, Camerata: Your Eternal Memories was a rollercoaster concert, bringing the chamber orchestra together with national treasures Kate Miller-Heidke and Barbara Lowing to share memories and music with warmth and playful humour.... Continue Reading →
Lauren Dillon, Lachlan Orton, and Georgina Swayer (front), photographed by Karina Abbasi Salad Days Collective presented the Australian premiere of T Adamson's absurd and endearing The Natural Horse at PIP Theatre during Brisbane Festival. Directed by Rebecca Day, with assistant direction by Jai Bofinger, and designed by Ada Ludkin, The Natural Horse is a wonderfully... Continue Reading →
Photographed by Morgan Roberts Stephen Page’s Baleen Moondjan was a work of impressive skill, vision, and Festival-scale spectacle, combining song, dance, and live music beneath huge whale bones stretching toward the stars. Staged on the Brisbane River with the audience seated on the edge of Queen’s Wharf, it was a unique and humbling experience to... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Tracey Leigh Images Joshua Hinton’s A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry) was a delicious family history. Alongside his brother Dominic, Hinton told a story about lineage, cultural connection, and searching for a sense of belonging while he cooked his grandmother Mehmeh’s chicken curry live... Continue Reading →
Photographed by Daniel Boud A spectacular contemporary dance work about the cycle of life and the journey from birth to death, The Chronicles was presented as part of Brisbane Festival by the Melbourne-based Stephanie Lake Company, following its world premiere at Sydney Festival in January. Photographed by Laurent Liotardo From the first uncurling fingers of... Continue Reading →
Bad Nature for Brisbane Festival at The Powerhouse Theatre, photographed by David Kelly A jaw-dropping collaboration between Brisbane’s Australasian Dance Collective and The Netherlands’ Club Guy & Roni, Studio Boris Acket, and HIIIT, Bad Nature was a transportive new work about the relationship between humanity and the rest of the natural world. Photographed by David... Continue Reading →
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