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Heartstrings 25 February 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra will open 2023 with a passionate, energetic program that showcases the radiance of strings. Heartstrings will showcase Tchaikovsky’s romantic Serenade for Strings, Frank Martin’s rarely-performed Etudes for Strings (no.2), and the Camerata debut of Jessie Montgomery's Starburst for string orchestra. Camerata... Continue Reading →
A city that intrigues, beguiles and enamours like no other, Paris has kindled rich inspiration for composers of all nationalities from across the globe, making it a mecca for creativity for centuries. Southern Cross Soloists' City of Lights: From Paris, with Love, the first concert in their 2023 QPAC Concert Series, explores this elusive magical... Continue Reading →
Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis Ode to Joy 17 - 19 February 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Queensland Symphony Orchestra will open their 2023 season, lead by Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, with the Maestro concert Ode to Joy. In Ode to Joy, QSO will be joined by... Continue Reading →
UpLate: Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra 6 - 8pm, 3 March 2023 Museum of Brisbane, Level 3, City Hall, Brisbane City All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult) Show off your dance moves and play amid the art at Museum of Brisbane (MoB), as Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra brings the Play Moves exhibition... Continue Reading →
Bloom Girl 3 - 11 Feburary Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre, West End Brisbane independent artist and filmmaker Charli Burrowes will make her national theatre debut in Bloom Girl, a solo show about what it means to be liked, loved, or just real in the social media age. Directed by Elise Lamb, the show is... Continue Reading →
Brisbane Tango Orchestra. Image credit: Alex Jamieson Owen Salomé and the Brisbane Tango Orchestra 12 February 2023 The Old Museum, Fortitude Valley. Also touring to Maleny, Tugun, Redland, and Beaudesert (10 - 18 February) The Brisbane Tango Orchestra will welcome internationally acclaimed composer and bandoneón soloist Owen Salomé to perform a series of concerts across South East Queensland in... Continue Reading →
To Barbra With Love, with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Image credit: Nico Keenan To Barbra, With Love 3 - 4 February 2023 QPAC Concert Hall Elise McCann and Ryan Gonzalez join Australia’s own musical theatre royalty Caroline O’Connor and genre-hopping vocalist Katie Noonan for these concerts celebrating the inimitable Barbra Streisand. With Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Vanessa Scammell,... Continue Reading →
Garden Party 11 - 23 January 2023 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Following on from their show A Bee Story, ARC Circus present a new adventure featuring Queen Bee and Worker Bee. Garden Party is a uniquely Australian circus and physical theatre show for children and families, incorporating a kaleidoscope of acrobatics, dance, magic... Continue Reading →
Hold Me Closer Tony Danza 24 - 28 January 2023 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End Recommended for audiences aged 18+ A commonly misheard song lyric contains a deeper proposition about how we form meaning and a provocation that perhaps our understanding of the world is intrinsically flawed. Presented by Metro Arts, Hold Me... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Musical Theatre Gala, photographed by Peter Wallis Queensland Symphony Orchestra brought a broad selection of musical theatre classics to the QPAC Concert Hall for their special Musical Theatre Gala event, hosted and conducted by Guy Noble. Following a successful gala in 2021, the 2022 concert was made even longer, with a programme... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Viennese Classics concert drew together a series of seven works by great composers who made their names, found artistic inspiration, and created enduring works in the Austrian capital city of Vienna. With a programme including Beethoven, Strauss, Mahler, and Schubert, among others, Viennese Classics was... Continue Reading →
Samuel Valentine, Stephen Geronimos, and Aidan O'Donnell Review of 12 October performance Content warnings: Violence, partial nudity, strong coarse language, offensive language, scenes of binge drinking/alcohol consumption, ableism, adult themes, murder, and discussion of physical and sexual violence. PIP Theatre presented Gordon Graham’s haunting suburban drama The Boys in October, directed by Cienda McNamara. Drawing... Continue Reading →
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