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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 →
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 →
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 →
Elena Perroni and Valerio Borgioni as Mimì and Rodolfo, photographed by Steph Do Rozario Opera Queensland presented a stunning, fully staged production of Puccini’s beloved opera La bohème in QPAC’s Lyric Theatre as part of Brisbane Festival 2025. La bohème was first performed at Turin’s Teatro Regio in 1896, composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Bower and John Leary in The Platypus, photographed by Mark Gambino Francis Greenslade’s The Platypus is a metatheatrical two-hander that puts a genre-hopping spin on the kitchen sink drama. Jessica and Richard’s marriage is crumbling. Richard is healing from a vasectomy, and resents Jess for suggesting it. Jess feels unwanted, and seeks excitement in... Continue Reading →
On the Other Side, photographed by Jade Ellis Inspired by the three-part classical ballet work Jewels, which was created for the New York City Ballet by its co-founder George Balanchine in 1967, Gems is a trilogy of contemporary dance works by French dancer, choreographer, and founder of the L.A. Dance project Benjamin Millepied. In an... Continue Reading →
Camerata: Your Eternal Memories Saturday 13 September 2025, 7pm Concert Hall, QPAC Music is the soundtrack to our lives, featuring in life’s most significant moments. Music triggers memories – but what if we turn that around? What memories spark what sort of music? Camerata explores the relationship between memory and music in this nostalgic, moving,... Continue Reading →
Takács Quartet & Angie Milliken 20 August 2025 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank In a celebration of two major anniversaries, the Grammy Award-winning Takács Quartet returns to Australia this August to present the world premiere of Sonnet in Emigration, Australian composer Cathy Milliken’s new work for string quartet and spoken voice, narrated by Australian screen legend and... Continue Reading →
Sam Hall, Riannon McLean, and Lily Potger (front) in Natalie Weir's When Time Stops, photographed by David Kelly Australasian Dance Collective celebrated their 40th anniversary with a triple bill of contemporary dance works that honoured the company's heritage and looked to its future, showcasing the versatility and strength of the company’s artists in an outstanding... Continue Reading →
Pearls 3pm, 1 June 2025 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Experience music that transcends time and embraces the soul when Southern Cross Soloists return to QPAC's Concert Hall this June with Pearls — a luminous program with guest soloists, pianist and composer Joe Chindamo OAM, soprano Nina Korbe (pictured above), alongside Southern Cross Soloists. Featuring... Continue Reading →
Camerata & Paul Grabowsky: The Art Of Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 7pm Concert Hall, QPAC This fresh and joyful concert brings QPAC’s Art of the Possible artist, the inimitable ARIA award-winning pianist Paul Grabowsky AO, together with Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, who always perform without a conductor. The concert program celebrates tradition and reimagines... Continue Reading →
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