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The QPAC International Series continues to bring the biggest stars of ballet exclusively to Brisbane audiences – the renowned Bolshoi Ballet have been announced for the 2019 Series, performing Spartacus and triple bill Jewels between 26 June and 7 July, 2019, in the ballet company’s return to Queensland. The Bolshoi Ballet’s Director Makhar Vaziev said... Continue Reading →
Queensland Theatre will open their 2019 Season of Dreamers with the play that defined the 20th Century – Arthur Miller’s award-winning classic, Death of a Salesman. I have two double passes to give away to the preview performance on February 11 – head over to Instagram for your chance to win. As the death-rattle of American optimism echoes... Continue Reading →
Christopher Wayne, co-creator of The Naked Magicians, has written an hour-long love letter to the blood, gore, and quirks of Quentin Tarantino’s films, and it makes for a really fun night at the theatre. Presented with Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Wonderland Festival 2018 and directed by Maureen Bowra, Two Man Tarantino is set in... Continue Reading →
Alondra de la Parra conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Alondra Conducts Mahler 3 was exactly, wonderfully that – Music Director Alondra de la Parra conducted the QSO, as well as guest mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi and the Women’s and Children’s Chorus from Voices of Birralee, in a spectacular performance... Continue Reading →
A new market is coming to Brisbane, and they are looking for stallholders! BITE Markets at North Harbour will be home to almost 60 flavour-makers, food-creators and artisans of South East Queensland, presented on a high street of customised containers and surrounded by landscaped areas and green space. BITE will celebrate the produce of the... Continue Reading →
Silvan Rus and Ellen Hardisty in The Blood Votes, photographed by Antony Dyer Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble continue their proud tradition of developing new work with The Blood Votes by Michael Futcher, an emotionally engaging work of historical theatre examining the conscription debates of 1916 and 1917, directed by QSE Artistic Director Rob Pensalfini. The... Continue Reading →
Opera Queensland have declared This Is Opera, unveiling not only a season of thrilling mainstage productions but also a modern, cinematic rebranding and renewed direction and vision to lead a change in opera, under the leadership of Artistic Director and CEO Patrick Nolan and Executive Director Sandra Willis. In addition to returning to a... Continue Reading →
Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble performed Half Hour Hamlet as part of their Season 2019 launch. Photographed by Silvana Macarone. Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble have launched their 2019 Season, with Artistic Director Rob Pensalfini announcing a full production of Henry IV, Part I directed by QSE veteran Rebecca Murphy. 2019 will see a new crop of Apprentices join... Continue Reading →
Imagery via Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble Where? Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Church Street, Fortitude Valley When? 7 – 11 November 2018 Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will continue their proud tradition of developing stimulating new work with their production of The Blood Votes, a new play by Michael Futcher. Bringing to life the divisive and, at times, violent... Continue Reading →
Photograph by Dylan Evans La Boite Theatre Company have committed to another year of exciting new stories and collaborations, launching their 2019 season which Artistic Director Todd MacDonald describes as being all about connection and reconnection. “La Boite is a beautiful collision of incredible history and future vision,” MacDonald said. “For 94 years, La Boite has... Continue Reading →
Conductor Dane Lam. Imagery provided by Kath Rose & Associates. Queensland Symphony Orchestra presented a relaxed mid-morning concert as part of their Music on Sundays series under the theme ‘Tradies and Artists’ - exploring the idea that great tradespeople, like great classical musicians, can tell you the story of how, where, and when they... Continue Reading →
Where? Visy Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse When? 17 – 21 October Presented as part of the annual Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF), Frogman is a multi-sensory contemporary performance event that fuses live theatre with binaural sound to submerge the audience deep into the Great Barrier Reef. Existing at the crossroads of performance and technology, Frogman is... Continue Reading →
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