Chair Overview It is testament to what a fabulous team we have at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) – my fellow board members, the CEO and his executive team and staff generally – and I can say with great pride that
QPAC has had one of its best years ever
Financially, artistically, technically and in the important servicing of our many patrons and users of our facilities, we have excelled. A major marker of the year was surpassing our milestone
one million visitors for the 2011-12 financial year. There have been four major musicals in the Lyric Theatre – MARY POPPINS,
ANNIE, JERSEY BOYS and A CHORUS LINE. In particular, MARY POPPINS was a huge success for QPAC and was our highest selling musical in over a decade.
QPAC International Series a partnership between QPAC and Events Queensland that will bring internationally renowned companies to perform exclusively in coming years. The Hamburg Season featuring The Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Hamburg State Opera was a two week residency in the Centre in August/September and was a resounding success The list of companies We were also privileged to welcome the first in the
planned to visit in the next five years reads like the ‘who’s who’ of world performing arts and will play a major role in boosting national and international tourism in Brisbane. The
OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL an outstanding and much loved biennial festival for young children exceeded all our expectations
with over 91 000 patron admissions recorded over the six days of the Festival. By any measure it was an outstanding success and continues to grow in stature and appeal in its important demographic. As a Government statutory body, we believe we have a responsibility to maximise the outcomes for all our stakeholders. We have identified and
public value of all that we do by delivering great
grown income sources that underpin a diverse range of product to support our legislative
mandate to contribute to the social, intellectual and cultural development of all Queenslanders. We can do this because we successfully balance the public good with the required commercial imperatives. There are no doubt challenges ahead as increasing demands stretch the capacity of our facilities. Our audience is also expanding with greater aspirations and a need for diversity of experience which will continually test our capacity to deliver and meet expectations.
cultural tourismstrategy will also be important. We believe we have the team, the commitment and the passion to grow and further enhance Brisbane’s reputation a culturally vibrant city of which we can all be proud. Henry Smerdon Chair QPAC Further developing our
QPAC YEAR IN REVIEW 2012
BRISBANE CAPITAL OF QUEENSLAND
QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (QPAC)
is Queensland’s premier performing arts venue and a statutory body of the Queensland Government.
Since opening in 1985, with the purpose to contribute to the cultural, social and intellectual development of all Queenslanders, QPAC has grown into one of the most recognised performing arts centres in the Asia Pacific and one of the driving forces of Queensland’s reputation as an exciting and innovative cultural hub. QPAC’s live performance program reflects a commitment to excellence and diversity and includes works produced or presented by QPAC as well as those presented by others. QPAC regularly collaborates with artists, companies, producers and presenters from local and national companies and from around the world to create a dynamic live performance culture throughout Brisbane and the state. QPAC operates across both the commercial and public sectors, managing the Centre to deliver financial return and fulfil its cultural and social functions. QPAC owns and operates its own ticketing service, qtix, as well as all its food and beverage retail operations and also invests in major musical theatre productions. At the heart of QPAC’s activities is the aim to cultivate excellence in cultural thinking and to be a place that is readily accessible, filled with people learning, exploring and having fun.
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QPAC has four theatres catering to a range of performance styles:
2 000 seat LYRIC THEATRE designed primarily for opera, ballet and large-scale 850 seat PLAYHOUSE theatre events such as musicals. primarily designed for 312 seat CREMORNE THEATRE 1 570 seat CONCERT HALL versatile space, designed primarily for theatre and dance. intimate and versatile black box orchestral performances and also used for contemporary music, theatre space. stand-up comedy and awards presentations. as well as a variety of outdoor performance spaces and studios.
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Minister’s Message
Welcome to the Queensland
Performing Arts Centre’s 2012 Review.
Welcome to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s 2012 Review.
Queensland is fast becoming known for hosting exclusive performances from the world’s best arts companies.
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) was a hub for live performance throughout the year. In 2012 there were more than 1300 performances throughout the Centre. With such a high level of activity it’s no wonder QPAC reached a milestone in 2012 by welcoming more than one million people – well done. As you browse the pages of this book you will see the diverse range of performances and events that are presented at QPAC.
QPAC is expanding its reach to audiences around the state through digital technology and in 2012 there were two very successful live simulcasts which reached audiences in regional communities around Queensland. Through this technology QPAC reached out to new and different audiences and ensured arts performances for all Queenslanders.
QPAC is an important part of Queensland’s tourism industry and exclusive blockbuster performances such as The Hamburg Season highlight QPAC’s role in boosting cultural tourism and making Brisbane a cultural hub, by attracting visitors from outside Brisbane and the state. By building on this brand, through the QPAC International Series,
I enjoy visiting QPAC and I look forward to many more entertaining experiences at this leading performing arts centre. Congratulations to the Board and staff of QPAC for a wonderful year in 2012 and best wishes for 2013. The Hon. Ros Bates MP Member for Mudgeeraba Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts
JANUARY Matt Lee as Bert and Verity Hunt-Ballard as Mary Poppins, Lyric Theatre 30 December 2011 – 17 March 2012
PHOTO BY DEEN VAN MEER © DISNEY/CML
Full houses – 98% of available tickets sold Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Disney musical MARY POPPINS was our second highest selling musical in the Centre’s 27 year history.
“I love the notion of celebrating childhood experiences
This was a fabulous memory for us.” Harvest Rain Theatre Company’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH This stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic story took children on a magical voyage of intrigue and whimsy.
January holidays are a time for children, young people and families to escape the summer heat with exhibitions, workshops and performances.
and establishing childhood memories. ANGELINA BALLERINA’S BIG AUDITION was the perfect introduction to ballet for children and featured dancers from the Royal New Zealand Ballet. PHOTO BY PATRICK BALDWIN
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Culture, in all its forms is central to making a city appealing and dynamic. Brisbane’s South Bank has been the cultural heart of Brisbane for many years – a leisure and education corridor encompassing the Cultural Precinct, parklands, university and college campuses, as well as retail, restaurants and residential buildings. In 2012 South Bank has expanded and changed once again. ABC Queensland headquarters officially opened at the beginning of the year and was the first in a series of physical changes that has rejuvenated the Russell Street end of QPAC. The ABC building became home to the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in December with office accommodation and a practice studio.
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Riverfront promenade Rainforest walk
South Bank Arbour
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35 restaurants, cafes bars and retailers
With the reopening of Russell Street later in the year, we launched the Russell Street Wine Bar which has proved a popular addition to the Playhouse foyer. The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre expanded its capacity with a development onto Grey Street and has further contributed to the physical presence that South Bank is Brisbane’s home of live entertainment. IMAGES: COURTESY OF BRISBANE MARKETING, BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, ABC QUEENSLAND AND TJUNCTION MEDIA
BLOODLAND was a collaboration between QPAC, Bangarra Dance Theatre and Queensland Theatre Company. An original work by Stephen Page and Wayne Blair, Bloodland featured twelve Indigenous performers who fused traditional languages with Pidgin English along with dance and song to tell their story. This was a significant production for QPAC.
MARCH BLOODLAND, Playhouse 14 – 18 March 2012
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION OF BLOODLAND. PHOTOGRAPHER DANIELLE LYONNE 2011©
Learning about and through the performing arts is indispensable in building strong individuals and societies. At QPAC we continually explore and find new ways to promote and communicate the benefits and value of the arts.
‘…energetic and insightful ‘…clearly outstanding’ Patron comment
QPAC Chief Executive John Kotzas presented a paper titled: OPERA IN AUSTRALIA: IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE at the World Theatre Forum. The Forum, hosted by China’s National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing, brought together leading arts managers from around the world to discuss current issues and trends.
Emeritus Professor Colin Mackerras AO, a pre-eminent scholar in Chinese culture, spoke to QPAC staff about working in China. With a particular focus on opera, Professor Mackerras took staff through traditional and modern pieces, their relevance and their links with Chinese culture overall.
QPAC held a two day forum with Harvard Professor Mark Moore exploring the ways public institutions create value for citizens. Professor Moore led workshops, gave a free public lecture, attended by over 400 people and was a panellist in a discussion for ABC Radio National’s BIG IDEAS program along with Paul Barclay, Professor Julianne Schultz AM and QPAC Trustee and Director of White Retail Group, Rhonda White.
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Over the course of a year QPAC invests in major musical theatre productions touring Australia and in 2012 invested in ANNIE THE MUSICAL. This well-loved story of a cheeky little orphan who seeks an escape from her ‘hard knock life’ was a tremendous success in Brisbane and on tour around the country. Featuring some of Australia’s great stage performers alongside 21 Queensland girls in the Brisbane production in supporting roles, audiences loved the show with sold out performances.
ENTIRE CAST – PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF BUSBY
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ANNIE, Lyric Theatre 7 April – 13 May 2012
MAY
Opera Australia returned to Brisbane for its first opera presentation in more than 20 years supported by all levels of government. They presented two full productions - the Metropolitan Opera’s THE MAGIC FLUTE and Baz Luhrmann’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
THE MAGIC FLUTE, Lyric Theatre 24 May – 8 June 2012 OPERA AUSTRALIA’S THE MAGIC FLUTE PHOTOGRAPHER BRANCO GAICA
KITE Arts Education Program @ QPAC, an early childhood arts education initiative of the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment (DETE) in partnership with QPAC, delivered relevant and contemporary arts education experiences for Prep to Year 3 students and teachers across Queensland. With support from the Australia Council’s Creative Community Partnerships Initiative from 2008, KITE was able to expand its reach.
‘After I did the performance I thought
In 2012 KITE delivered its sixth and final residency to 80 students from Bundaberg Central, Burnett Heads and Elliott Heads State Schools. The residency culminated in a performance entitled Plunge at the Moncrieff Theatre to an audience of 550. Students in the performance remarked on their excitement at having the opportunity to perform on stage. Teachers noted the confidence it gave some students and the flow on effect to other subject areas; and parents agreed it was a great experience for their children.
I was sort of invincible’ Student comment
JUNE
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY!
OUT OF THE BOX was established by QPAC as a way to connect young children to the performing arts and today the Festival is one of the biggest and internationally recognised children’s festivals in the world.
The Centre was taken over by thousands of children under eight, their parents, teachers and carers who attended 70 in-theatre performances, 90 free events and 125 workshops over one week presented across the Cultural Precinct. Engaging with and giving children arts experiences early in life is important. There is a strong body of evidence that supports arts-based learning, especially in young children and this was a theme explored in the adult component of OOTB – the CONNECTING THE DOTS… SYMPOSIUM facilitated by QPAC’s Scholar in Residence, Dr Judith McLean with keynote speakers Dr Tina Payne-Bryson, child psychologist and Dr Jude Kelly, Artistic Director, Southbank Centre, London.
Three performances were specifically commissioned by QPAC and premiered at this anniversary festival: THE FLYING ORCHESTRA, STRADBROKE DREAMTIME, and INVISIBLE ME. These commissioned works, all based on books, coincided with the National Year of Reading. As always the OOTB volunteers were integral to the smooth operation of the Festival and this year there were over 400 volunteers who lent their time, energy and patience to ensuring the Festival’s success.
2012 OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHER JUSTIN NICHOLS ATMOSPHERE PHOTOGRAPHY
DIGITAL QPAC SELLS 64% OF TICKETS VIA QPAC.COM.AU
OVER 2.4 MILLION
Top 5 Most popular event pages: 1. JERSEY BOYS 2. MARY POPPINS 3. ANNIE 4. THE ILLUSIONISTS 5. SOUTH PACIFIC
MEDIA
Digital media is increasingly important in connecting with community and is an area of growth for QPAC. QPAC sells 64% of tickets via the QPAC website and, with recent upgrades to the website patrons can now print tickets at home, access the website from mobile devices, post reviews,see their past purchases and incorporate dining and parking options. QPAC is the first performing arts venue in Australia to have “photoview” seating which allows patrons to see the view from different seats in the theatre before booking.
OVER 30,000 FACEBOOK FANS OVER 9000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS OVER 7 MILLION EMAILS SENT
WEBSITE VISITORS NUMBER OF SOCIAL MEDIA HITS 52,201
People spent an average of just over five minutes on the QPAC website Over 100,000 YouTube views
MOBILE WEBSITE USAGE INCREASED 66%
ATTENDANCE AT TICKETED EVENTS ATTENDANCE
NUMBER OFPERFORMANCES NUMBER OF CALLS NUMBER OF ANSWERED BY QTIX 110,893
SEASONS 255
1,000,000 54,000 Glasses of C Number of tickets sold
918,391 AT FREE EVENTS 134,787
1427 OR 3.9 EVERY DAY
QPAC REACHED THE TARGET OF ONE MILLION VISITORS AT THE END OF THE 2011-12 FINANCIAL YEAR. STATISTICS REFLECT 2011-12
VISITORS Champagne poured through qtix 1,016,991 (this includes tickets for performances not at QPAC)
5 BARS 1,000,000
167,372 GLASSES RESTAURANTS LYREBIRD, THE CAFÉ, BISTRO AND RUSSELL ST WINE BAR
The TONY GOULD GALLERY in the foyer of the Cremorne Theatre provides a changing program of exhibitions curated by the QPAC Museum. In 2012 people were invited to see the transformation from book to stage with MARY & ME: Mary Poppins and her creator P. L. Travers; go back in time to Joan Sutherland’s 1965 Australian tour with LA STUPENDA AND FRIENDS; and behind the scenes with ALL DRESSED
UP: COSTUMES FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD featuring costumes from stage and screen through the decades. The QPAC TUNNEL was transformed into an immersive walk through program with MARY POPPINS, CHALK THE WALK – OUT OF THE BOX, JERSEY BOYS and SOUTH PACIFIC.
EXHIBITION: PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL ANDREW DARE. OPERA AUSTRALIA SIMULCAST: PHOTOGRAPHER DYLAN EVANS. WUNDERBAR. PHOTOGRAPHER DYLAN EVANS
4 RESTAURANTS VISITORS
S OF WINE SOLD 28,000 COFFEES SERVED OVER 4 TONNE OF CHEESE SERVED OVER 2 TONNE OF OLIVES SERVED
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1952 TV’s Ozzie & Harriet: America’s ideal family.
PERCYFAITHTHEMEFROMASUMMERPLACE ELVISPRESLEYAREYOULONESOMETONIGHT? ELVIS PRESLEY IT’S NOW OR NEVER EVERLY BROTHERS CATHY’S CLOWN ELVIS PRESLEY STUCK ON YOU JOHNNY PRESTON RUNNING BEAR THEDRIFTERSSAVETHELASTDANCEFORME MARK DINNING TEEN ANGEL CONNIEFRANCISMYHEARTHASAMINDOFITSOWN
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Over 18,000 people viewed the JERSEY BOYS tunnel installation
MAY 9 1960 FDA approves birth control pill
1965 US Surgeon General mandates ‘Caution: Smoking may be hazardous to your health’ notices on cigarette packages.
JULY 19 1967 Elvis Presley starts work at MGM on his 27th movie: Speedway with Nancy Sinatra JULY 31 1969 Elvis begins a four week engagement at Las Vegas International Hotel, reputedly netting $1.5 million
Billy Bragg Paul Kelly Melissa Ethridge Macy Gray John Cleese Ross Noble Bill Bailey Aziz Ansari Alongside multi-performance seasons our program includes contemporary and popular music concerts and performances from local and international comedians. Contemporary music and comedy are genres popular with Brisbane audiences. Many performances sell out very quickly and attract audiences for their first visit to QPAC. 2012 featured a wide range of performances including those by Billy Bragg, Paul Kelly, Melissa Ethridge, Rufus Wainwright, Macy Gray, Ed Sheeran, John Cleese, Ross Noble, Wayne Brady, Bill Bailey and Aziz Ansari.
Rufus Wainwright Wayne Brady Ed Sheeran
JULY
In July QPAC lit up both inside and out. Inside the building JERSEY BOYS came to town and was highly popular with most performances near capacity or sold out. Outside, an urban garden sprang up in the Cultural Forecourt and the building lit up every night with images from DELECTABLE QUEENSLAND. This festival showcased the state’s finest producers, growers, chefs, gardeners, entertainers and musicians over two weeks.
DELECTABLE QUEENSLAND. PHOTOGRAPHER JUSTINE WALPOLE
The QPAC International Series is a partnership between QPAC and Events Queensland that brings the world’s leading performing arts companies to Brisbane for exclusive seasons. The Hamburg Season was the first in the Series and brought to QPAC The Hamburg Ballet, the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hamburg State Opera, who had never before performed in Australia.
AUGUST QPAC INTERNATIONAL 18% of audience were intrastate visitors
The Hamburg Season featured performances of Wagner’s DAS RHEINGOLD and Mahler’s Symphony No.2, RESURRECTION directed by the Australian conductor Simone Young, who is currently at the helm of two of the Hamburg companies. The Hamburg Ballet performed NIJINSKY and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, both original productions choreographed by The Hamburg Ballet’s acclaimed Artistic Director, John Neumeier.
SERIES 17% of audience were from interstate and overseas HAMBURG BALLET’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM CLOSING NIGHT. PHOTOGRAPHER XXX
The QPAC International Series is built on a residency model to maximise how visiting leading artists connect with and inspire our local arts sector. Local performers were able to take part in the Season through the specially formed Brisbane Mahler Chorus, made up of 150 local voices, who accompanied the Hamburg companies in performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, RESURRECTION; and performances of The Hamburg Ballet’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM included eight local dancers with music performed by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
“This was nothing short of brilliant. Thank you so so much for bringing this to us. It was more than music. It was more like a journey from despair to new life and hope, conflict to peace, defeat to triumph.” Patron comment via Facebook after Mackay simulcast of The Hamburg Season
QPAC provided an educational aspect to the Season which included attending an open rehearsal with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Simone Young, a special expert Insight performance with John Neumeier on his choreography of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and an IN CONVERSATION SERIES in which leading experts uncovered some of the history, artistry and skill behind the works being performed. The QPAC Blog Club followed the journeys of four individuals with little or no prior experience of classical music or ballet; and a state-wide competition ran through social media to search for Queensland’s Biggest Ballet Fan with the winner treated to night in Brisbane to see The Hamburg Ballet perform.
SIMONE YOUNG PHTOGRAPHER KLAUS LEFEBVRE
5,500 people attended
The annual Brisbane Festival returned to QPAC once again and provided a hub of activity in the building. The SANTOS GLNG CITY OF LIGHTS lit up the Centre every night. QPAC’s outdoor club, WUNDER BAR, featured emerging artists and musicians performing to live, large crowds each night.
SEPTEMBER QPAC’s WUNDER BAR during the Brisbane Festival. PHOTOGRAPHER DYLAN EVANS
59% of programming at QPAC is With a strong small to medium sector and leading major performing arts companies it makes sense that more than half of our annual programming is from Queensland-based companies. Our home companies – Opera Queensland, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Theatre Company perform a large part of their annual seasons at the Centre. This year we welcomed new Artistic Director, Li Cunxin to Queensland Ballet. PHOTOGRAPHER ADMOSPHERE PHOTOGRAPHY
from Queensland arts companies Smaller companies Expressions Dance Company, Harvest Rain Theatre Company, Ballet Theatre of Queensland, Queensland Youth Orchestra, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Circa, Shake & Stir Theatre Co and our ensemble in residence the Southern Cross Soloists also perform regularly at QPAC.
Expressions Dance Company performs DANCE ENERGY in the Playhouse as part of the 2012 Brisbane Festival.
OCTOBER QPAC is an important stop on many of the national performing arts companies annual touring schedule. This year our audiences connected with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australian Youth Orchestra (led by Simone Young ahead of The Hamburg Season), the Australian Ballet, Musica Viva, Bangarra Dance Theatre and welcomed back Opera Australia.
Bangarra Dance Theatre perform TERRAIN in the Playhouse 18 – 27 July 2012
ELLA HAVELKA TERRAIN. PHOTOGRAPHER GREG BARRETT
Thanks to the willingness of arts lovers across the state and digital technology QPAC was able to deliver our first live simulcast in 2011. This year we delivered a further two live simulcasts to a growing list of centres across the state. On 24 August, audiences in six regional venues, as well as QPAC’s Cultural Forecourt were part of the first QPAC International Series when the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra performed Mahler’s Symphony No.2, RESURRECTION under the deft hand of conductor Simone Young. The second simulcast came via The Arts Centre in Melbourne to nine Queensland locations including Brisbane. Opera Australia’s production of Puccini’s much loved MADAMA BUTTERFLY attracted the largest numbers of any simulcast to date. Brisbane’s subtropical climate makes it ideal for recreating outside. QPAC has various spaces around the Centre and we have integrated free, outdoor entertainment options alongside in theatre performances.
GREEN JAM
“I loved watching the sun go down and the lights go on A collaboration between QPAC and Griffith University’s Conservatorium, GREEN JAM began in 2009 and has proved to be one of QPAC’s most popular regular program items. Comfortable seating and laid back atmosphere take over the Melbourne Street Green where audiences enjoy free live jazz concerts with pieces composed and played by some of the best up and coming musicians the Conservatorium has to offer. PHOTOGRAPHER DYLAN EVANS
a glass of wine under the stars with friends and family and great music.� Patron comment
SIMULCASTS
PHOTOGRAPHER DARREN THOMAS
QPAC produced the Educators Performing Arts Market (EPAM) which brought together practitioners, performers and producers from around the state. EPAM is designed as a marketplace to support individual discussions between producers and more than 100 teachers and is an important link in the chain from artist to student.
NOVEMBER
The sixth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony lit up the Playhouse and brought together the best filmmakers from the Asia Pacific region to celebrate a year in film. Established in 2007, Asia Pacific Screen Awards celebrates the cinematic excellence and cultural origins of 70 countries and areas – a region responsible for half the world’s film.
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS is a signature QPAC concert series marking the festive season and bringing the Brisbane community together for a joyous evening of music and song. Presented by QPAC since 1985 this concert is a favourite for families. The Queensland Symphony Orchestra accompanied stars Simon Gleeson and Alinta Chidzey and the 160 voice Spirit of Christmas Choir, made up of members from the QPAC Choir, Brisbane Chorale and Brisbane Birralee Voices.
DECEMBER
“There’s nothing as magical as Following the concert QPAC collected donations for Common Ground Queensland, an organisation that is both our neighbour (the facility is in Hope Street, South Brisbane) and our partner. Common Ground Queensland is the state’s first specialist supportive housing tenancy and focuses on providing high quality, safe, secure and permanent tenant outcomes for people who have experienced chronic homelessness. Through its tenancy services CGQ also supports and encourages its tenants to be active and foster connections with local communities.
singing together with 2000 people.� Choir Member
PHOTOGRAPHER DARREN THOMAS
2012 JANUARY
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 29 January MARY POPPINS Disney Theatrical Productions (Australia)
CONCERT HALL 14 January REECE MASTIN LIVE IN CONCERT The Harbour Agency
21 January THE ANGELS – WAITING FOR THE SUN TOUR QPAC 27 January MORNING OF THE EARTH Bold Jack Pty Ltd
28 January AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING WITH NATALIE COLE Artist Network
PLAYHOUSE 7 – 13 January ANGELINA BALLERINA’S BIG AUDITION QPAC 18 – 21 January CINDERELLA Ballet Theatre of Queensland
CREMORNE THEATRE 5 - 21 January JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Harvest Rain and QPAC
PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE 7 January ANGELINA BALLERINA HIGH TEA QPAC MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 6 – 22 January FAIRYTALES AND FANTASY TUNNEL AND PICNIC PLAYGROUND
19 February Q POPS AND THE KING’S SINGERS
14 – 18 March BLOODLAND
24 – 31 May THE MAGIC FLUTE
Queensland Pops Orchestra
QPAC and Queensland Theatre Company
Opera Australia
20 – 27 February JOHN CLEESE
22 – 24 March DICKENS’ WOMEN
Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd
Andrew McKinnon Presentations Pty Ltd
23 February I MUSICI – VIVA ITALIA 60TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR QPAC 29 February UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
31 March ALICE IN WONDERLAND
CONCERT HALL 3 May QSO MORNING MASTERWORKS 3 QSO PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
Les Currie Presentations
PLAYHOUSE 2 – 4 February FLAMENCO FIRE GYPSY PATHWAYS Red Chair Pty Ltd and QPAC
9 – 19 February THE WIZARD OF OZ Harvest Rain Ltd and QPAC
Queensland Ballet
19 – 31 March BOMBSHELLS Queensland Theatre Company
MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 23, 30 March THE GREEN JAM SESSIONS QPAC
TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 17 March EXHIBITION: MARY & ME QPAC
APRIL
LYRIC THEATRE 22 – 29 February SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH 7 – 29 April ANNIE DOLL GFO Entertainment Pty Ltd Queensland Theatre Company CONCERT HALL TONY GOULD GALLERY 5 April QSO MORNING MASTERWORKS 2 1 – 29 February EXHIBITION: MARY & ME QPAC QSO PLAYS BEETHOVEN
MARCH
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 17 March MARY POPPINS Disney Theatrical Productions (Australia)
23 – 28 March ROMEO AND JULIET The Australian Ballet
CONCERT HALL 1 March RYAN ADAMS Frontier Touring Company
3 March QSO MAESTRO 2 QSO WITH MARKUS SCHIRMER Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
7 March QSO EDUCATION CONCERT 2012 Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd in association with QPAC
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
13 – 14 April MACBETH Opera Queensland Ltd
19 April STEPHEN AMOS Laugh Productions Pty Ltd
20 April CLASS OF ‘59 The Harbour Agency
21 April QSO MAESTRO 4 QSO WITH JOHANNES FRITZSCH Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
22 April SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS CONCERT 1 – SERENADE D’UN JOUR QPAC 27 April ENDEAVOUR COLLEGE OF NATURAL HEALTH GRADUATIONS 2012 Endeavour College of Natural Health
9 March JOHNNY CLEGG
28 April DIVINE DIVAS
QPAC and Queensland Museum
Zeridium Pty Ltd
Mario Maiolo Promotions Pty Ltd
MERIVALE STREET STUDIO 24 – 31 January OZFRANK 2012 SUMMER PROGRAM
10 March DAVID CAMPBELL The Harbour Agency
PLAYHOUSE 3 – 14 April ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Ozfrank Theatre Film
TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 31 January EXHIBITION: MARY & ME QPAC
FEBRUARY
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 29 February MARY POPPINS Disney Theatrical Productions (Australia)
CONCERT HALL 7 February CHINESE ACROBATIC SPECTACULAR Voice of Australian Chinese Pty Ltd
9 February ALL HALLOWS’ INAUGURAL MASS 2012 All Hallows’ School Limited
11 February QSO MAESTRO 1 QSO WITH KOVACEVICH Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
13 February ACO CONCERT 1 – CHOPIN & MENDELSSOHN’S OCTET Australian Chamber Orchestra
11 March QSO MUSIC ON SUNDAYS 1 ESPANA! Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
12 March ACO CONCERT 2 – THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE Australian Chamber Orchestra
13 March AN EVENING WITH CHRIS BOTTI QPAC 14 March TAFELMUSIK
Queensland Ballet
21 – 28 April ROMEO & JULIET Queensland Theatre Company
CREMORNE THEATRE 3 - 21 April BOMBSHELLS
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
4 May HESTON BLUMENTHAL LIVE Lateral Marketing & Management
5 – 7 May THE WIGGLES – LIVE IN CONCERT The Wiggles Live Australia Pty Ltd
11 May CLIFF JOINS THE BEATLES The Harbour Agency
12 May QSO MAESTRO 5 QSO WITH VALERY POLYANSKY Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
19 May Q POPS ON BROADWAY Queensland Pops Orchestra
20 May UQ SCHOOL OF MUSIC: ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO
PLAYHOUSE 1 – 13 May ROMEO & JULIET Queensland Theatre Company
19 – 31 May DON QUIXOTE Queensland Ballet
CREMORNE THEATRE 1 – 12 May THE NEVERENDING STORY Harvest Rain and QPAC
16 – 31 May SONGS FOR NOBODIES Duet Productions Pty Ltd
LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE 5 – 6 May BUDDHA BIRTH DAY MEDITATION SESSIONS 2012 Buddha’s Light International Assn of Queensland
MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 4, 11 May THE GREEN JAM SESSIONS QPAC
JUNE
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 9 June A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Harvest Rain Ltd and QPAC
Opera Australia
15 March QSO MORNING MASTERWORKS 1 QSO PLAYS ELGAR
PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE 3 – 5 & 14 April ALICE’S HIGH TEA QPAC GRASS PLAZA 13, 20, 27 April THE GREEN JAM SESSIONS
12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: THE FLYING ORCHESTRA QPAC 20 – 24 June IMPERIAL ICE STARS – NUTCRACKER ON ICE
QPAC
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Limited
MERIVALE STREET STUDIO 5 – 9 April OZFRANK EASTER ACTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP 2012
26 – 30 June ROCK THE BALLET
30 March QSO MAESTRO 3 QSO WITH SERGIO TIEMPO Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
PLAYHOUSE 1 – 11 March SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL Queensland Theatre Company
Ozfrank Theatre Film
MAY
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 13 May ANNIE GFO Entertainment Pty Ltd
Maggie Gerrand Presents Pty Ltd
24 June QSO MUSIC ON SUNDAYS 2 ROMANCE AND PASSION Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
25 June ACO CONCERT 3 – DANIELLE DE NIESE Australian Chamber Orchestra 28 June MISS CHINESE COSMO PAGAENT QUEENSLAND
13 – 17 June OOTB 2012: ME AND MY SHADOW QPAC 22 – 30 June HAIRSPRAY
Musica Viva Australia
A List Entertainment
19 June LENNY HENRY – CRADLE TO RAVE
Andrew Kay & Associates
2 – 8 June THE MAGIC FLUTE
20 – 24 March ROSS NOBLE
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 18 June QPAC CHOIR SHOWCASE QPAC
PLAYHOUSE 1 – 2 June DON QUIXOTE
27 – 29 April THE NEVERENDING STORY
ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited
12 – 15 June OOTB 2012: THE RACE FOR THE CHINESE ZODIAC QPAC 16 June QSO MAESTRO 6 QSO WITH EIVIND AADLAND
22 May NATURALLY 7 – ALL NATURAL TOUR QPAC 25 – 26 May Hi-5
Opera Australia
16 March PETULA CLARK
Downunder Promotions
Voice of Australian Chinese Pty Ltd University of Queensland School of Music in association 29 June GUY SEBASTIAN – ARMAGEDDON 2012 with QPAC The Harbour Agency
Queensland Theatre Company
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
9 June TOM BURLINSON – NOW WE’RE SWINGING
ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited
CONCERT HALL 1 & 26 June LES BALLET ELOELLE ‘MEN IN PINK TIGHTS’ Retfar Entertainment Pty Ltd
2 June QYO MASTERPIECE TWO THE EMPEROR Queensland Youth Orchestra Council
Queensland Ballet
CASCADE COURT 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: UNDER AGE STAGE QPAC MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 13 – 17 June OOTB 2012: DINOSAUR PETTING ZOO QPAC 21 June FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE Brisbane City Council
LYREBIRD RESTAURANT 12 – 16 June OOTB 2012: THE ART, HEART AND SOUL OF FOOD QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: THIS [BABY] LIFE QPAC 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: BEAR WITH ME QPAC THE TUNNEL 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: CHALK THE WALK QPAC
JULY
LYRIC THEATRE 1 July ROCK THE BALLET ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited
5 – 6 July TINA ARENA WITH THE QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tim Woods Entertainment
7 July BOB DYLAN NIGHT
Harvest Rain and QPAC
Spiritworks Pty Ltd
CREMORNE THEATRE 1 – 3 June SONGS FOR NOBODIES
Jersey Boys Australia Joint Venture
Duet Productions Pty Ltd
10 June IN CONVERSATION WITH COLIN FIRTH Equity Foundation
12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: HELLO SPACE BOY QPAC 20 – 23 June THE LAST FIVE YEARS Ignatians Musical Society
29 – 30 June MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Hit Productions
STUDIO 1 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: LEFTSIDE RIGHTSIDE FLIPSIDE QPAC STUDIO 2 12 – 16 June OOTB 2012: STRADBROKE DREAMTIME QPAC FUNCTION ROOM 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: STORY DRAMAS WORKSHOP QPAC LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: SCARY BEAST QPAC PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: DESIGN YOUR STORY WORLD QPAC LYRIC THEATRE BALCONY FOYER 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: DIGITAL PLAY QPAC CONCERT HALL MAIN FOYER 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: INVISIBLE ME QPAC PLAYHOUSE REAR STAGE 12 – 17 June OOTB 2012: DREAM WEAVERS QPAC
13 – 31 July JERSEY BOYS CONCERT HALL 7 July QSO GALA 1 MENDELSSOHN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Queensland Symphony Orchestra
9 – 10 July MELISSA ETHERIDGE Frontier Touring Company
11 July ACO CONCERT 4 – TROUT QUINTET & QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME Australian Chamber Orchestra
13 July QSO MAESTRO 7 QSO WITH PIERS LANE Queensland Symphony Orchestra
14 July WAYNE BRADY A List Entertainment
21 July TONI CHILDS Rockcity Event Marketing Pty Ltd
22 July QSO MUSIC ON SUNDAYS 3 QSO GREAT FAVOURITES Queensland Symphony Orchestra
24 – 26 July QUT GRADUATIONS JULY 2012 Queensland University of Technology
28 July THE AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA WITH SIMONE YOUNG Australian Youth Orchestra
29 July SXS CONCERT 2 – RHAPSODY QPAC 31 July ED SHEERAN Frontier Touring Company
PLAYHOUSE 1 July HARVEST RAIN: HAIRSPRAY Harvest Rain Ltd
4 – 22 July YES, PRIME MINISTER Yes, Prime Minister Pty Ltd
27 – 28 July SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC
10 – 18 August EDC WHERE THE HEART IS
Tim Woods Entertainment
Expressions Dance Company
CREMORNE THEATRE 1 July MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL
26 – 28 August THE HAMBURG BALLET – NIJINSKY QPAC and Events Queensland 30 – 31 August THE HAMBURG BALLET – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
HIT Productions
7 – 31 July QTC HEAD FULL OF LOVE Queensland Theatre Company
TONY GOULD GALLERY 3 – 31 July EXHIBITION: LA STUPENDA AND FRIENDS QPAC
AUGUST
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 31 August JERSEY BOYS Jersey Boys Australia Joint Venture
CONCERT HALL 1 August QSO OLYMPIC ASPIRATIONS EDUCATION EVENT Queensland Symphony Orchestra
2 August FANFARE 2012 Department of Education and Training
3 – 4 August QSO GALA 2 LORD OF THE RINGS – THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING Queensland Symphony Orchestra
6 August ACO CONCERT 5 – BEETHOVEN 9, ODE TO JOY Australian Chamber Orchestra
7 August KAWAI PIANO SERIES – TIMOTHY YOUNG WITH RUDY HAWKES QPAC 9 August TOMMY EMMANUEL Rob Potts Entertainment Edge
10 August HOT AUGUST NIGHT Show Pro Pty Ltd
11 August QSO MAESTRO 8 QSO WITH LISA GASTEEN Queensland Symphony Orchestra
13 August SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH – A LIFE ON EARTH Lateral Marketing and Management
14 August KAWAI PIANO SERIES – SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION WINNER’S RECITAL QPAC 16 August QSO MORNING MASTERWORKS 4 QSO PLAYS MENDELSSOHN Queensland Symphony Orchestra
18 August Q POPS MUSIC TO SWING BY Queensland Pops Orchestra
23 – 25 August THE HAMBURG ORCHESTRA AND STATE OPERA – MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO.2 & DAS RHEINGOLD
25 October BILLY BRAGG
4 September AN INSIGHT INTO THE HAMBURG BALLET’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM QPAC
Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing
CREMORNE THEATRE 1 – 11 August QTC HEAD FULL OF LOVE
8 – 15 September BF S Major Brisbane Festivals Pty Ltd
Queensland Theatre Company
18 – 22 September BF SOAP – THE SHOW
16 – 31 August SHAKE AND STIR ‘1984’
Major Brisbane Festivals Pty Ltd
26 October CSTD IN CONCERT 2012 27 October QSO MAESTRO 11 QSO WITH JACK LIEBECK Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd
29 October ELAINE PAIGE Lennard Promotions
Shake & Stir Theatre Co
27 – 30 September BF DANCE ENERGY
LYRIC THEATRE MAIN FOYER 6 August LPA HELPMANN AWARDS NOMINATIONS 2012 QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 31 August EXHIBITION: LA STUPENDA AND FRIENDS QPAC
Major Brisbane Festivals Pty Ltd
30 October ST RITA’S COLLEGE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION 2012
28 September QB LAUNCH 2013
St Rita’s College
SEPTEMBER
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 30 September JERSEY BOYS Jersey Boys Australia Joint Venture
CONCERT HALL 1 September MICHAEL JACKSON – HISTORY THIS IS IT Rockcity Event Marketing Pty Ltd
2 September QSO MUSIC ON SUNDAYS 4 NORDIC FANTASY Queensland Symphony Orchestra
5 September ANH DO
Queensland Ballet
CREMORNE THEATRE 1 September SHAKE AND STIR ‘1984’ Shake & Stir Theatre Co
15 – 30 September QTC KELLY Queensland Theatre Company
CASCADE COURT 12 – 29 September WUNDER BAR QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 30 September EXHIBITION: LA STUPENDA AND FRIENDS QPAC
OCTOBER
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 14 October JERSEY BOYS Jersey Boys Australia Joint Venture
26 – 30 October OQ CARMEN
A List Entertainment
Opera Queensland Ltd
7 September QSO MAESTRO 9 QSO WITH ESTHER YOO
Queensland Ballet
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
8 September BWF THE GREAT DEBATE Brisbane Writers’ Festival Association Inc
9 September VIENNA BOYS CHOIR Andrew McKinnon Presentations Pty Ltd
10 September QSO LAUNCH OF 2013 SEASON
31 October QB A CLASSICAL CELEBRATION CONCERT HALL 3 October JOE BONAMASSA J & R Adventures
6 October THE LAUGHING SAMOANS FUNNY CHOKERS The Laughing Samoans Ltd
Chugg Entertainment Pty Limited
6 October BRISBANE OPEN HOUSE QPAC 7 October QSO MUSIC ON SUNDAYS 5 RUSSIAN SPECTACULAR
14 September BF BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
12 September RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Major Brisbane Festivals Pty Ltd
9 October RHYTHMS OF IRELAND
15 September KODO & TAIKOZ IN CONCERT
Retfar Entertainment Pty Ltd
Synergy & TaikOz Ltd
10 October AZIZ ANSARI
20 September MACY GRAY QPAC 22 September QYO MASTERWORKS 3 PINES OF ROME
Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd
26 August SENIOR SUPERSTAR BRISBANE GRAND FINAL 2012
Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd
21 – 25 September BILL BAILEY
Abigails Entertainment
27 September MNOZIL BRASS
28 August I PROMESSI SPOSI (THE BETROTHED) QPAC 29 August DAVID HELFGOTT
28 September RICHARD CLAPTON
Queensland Ballet
Russian Ballet Touring Pty Ltd Creative Touring Entertainment Pty Ltd
and Events Queensland
Queensland Youth Orchestra Council
PLAYHOUSE 3 – 5 August QB INTERNATIONAL GALA
22 – 24 October SLEEPING BEAUTY
QPAC and Events Queensland
QPAC and Events Queensland
QPAC and Events Queensland
Andrew McKinnon Presentations Pty Ltd
PLAYHOUSE 1 – 5 September THE HAMBURG BALLET – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Andrew Kay & Associates
11 October COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA Spiritworks Pty Ltd
12 October VIENNA BOYS CHOIR Andrew McKinnon Presentations Pty Ltd
13 October ROCK REVOLUTION STARRING JON ENGLISH The Harbour Agency
18 October PAUL KELLY: STORIES OF ME
Empire Touring
Madman Entertainment Pty Ltd
29 September QSO MAESTRO 10 QSO WITH EDVARD TCHIVZHEL
Queensland Pops Orchestra
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
20 October Q POPS A BIG COUNTRY 21 October UQ SCHOOL OF MUSIC: MUSIC WITH HER SILVER SOUND University of Queensland School of Music
31 October CLAYFIELD COLLEGE ANNUAL SPEECH NIGHT Clayfield College
PLAYHOUSE 3 – 7 October BANGARRA ‘TERRAIN’ QPAC 13 – 31 October QTC MANAGING CARMEN Queensland Theatre Company
22 – 23 October EXPLORING QPAC’S PUBLIC VALUE QPAC CREMORNE THEATRE 1 – 20 October QTC KELLY Queensland Theatre Company
24 – 27 October ACPA UP THE LADDER QPAC MERIVALE STREET STUDIO 13 October OZFRANK SOTA WORKSHOP Frank Productions MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 5, 12, 19, 26 October GREEN JAM SESSIONS
10 November TODD MCKENNEY IS NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR
12 December CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR QPAC 13 December COSENTINO
The Harbour Agency
Premier Artists
11 November QSO MUSIC ON SUNDAYS 6 CIRCUS! CIRCUS!
27 – 31 December OA SOUTH PACIFIC
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
12 November ST AIDAN’S AGC ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY 2012
Opera Australia
CONCERT HALL 1 December QSO GALA 4 HANDEL’S MESSIAH Queensland Symphony Orchestra
13 November ST MARGARET’S SPEECH NIGHT
7 – 8 December SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS QPAC 10 – 14 December QUT GRADUATIONS
St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
Queensland University of Technology
14 November BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPEECH DAY
14 December STEPHEN MERCHANT LIVE: HELLO LADIES...
Brisbane Grammar School
Live Nation Australasia
15 November SOMERVILLE HOUSE SPEECH NIGHT
22 December QYO ALPINE SYMPHONY
St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School
Queensland Youth Orchestra Council
Somerville House
31 December Q POPS NEW YEARS GALA
17 November QSO GALA 3 TOWARDS THE FLAME
Queensland Pops Orchestra
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
18 November SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS CONCERT 3 – JACK AND VICKY QPAC 19 November ACO CONCERT 6 – RUSSIAN VISIONS Australian Chamber Orchestra
22 November MILOS Andrew McKinnon Presentations Pty Ltd
23 November CLASS OF ‘69 The Harbour Agency
24 November QSO MAESTRO 12 QSO WITH ELDAR NEBOLSIN
PLAYHOUSE 1 – 19 December QB THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Queensland Ballet
28 – 31 December AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP Mousetrap Australia Pty Ltd
CREMORNE THEATRE 4 – 8 December POLECATS Adamek Productions Pty Ltd
22 December SHAKE & STIR HOLIDAY WORKSHOP SHOWCASE 2012 Shake & Stir Theatre Co
QPAC
25 November MACCA ON TOUR
STUDIO TWO 17 – 22 December SHAKE & STIR HOLIDAY WORKSHOP 2012
TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 31 October EXHIBITION: LA STUPENDA AND FRIENDS QPAC
Duet Productions Pty Ltd
Shake & Stir Theatre Co
28 November JUSTINE CLARKE POP UP TOUR
CASCADE COURT 7 December GREEN JAM SESSIONS QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 3 – 31 December EXHIBITION: ALL DRESSED UP – COSTUMES FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD QPAC
NOVEMBER
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 10 November OQ CARMEN Opera Queensland Ltd
2 November QB A CLASSICAL CELEBRATION Queensland Ballet
16 – 30 November A CHORUS LINE TML Enterprises Pty Ltd
CONCERT HALL 1 November ALL HALLOWS’ NIGHT OF CELEBRATION All Hallows’ School Limited
2 November BRISBANE BOYS COLLEGE SPEECH NIGHT Brisbane Boys College
3 November QYO 2012 FINALE CONCERT Queensland Youth Orchestra Council
4 – 5 November GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited
7 November IONA COLLEGE JUNIOR AND SENIOR SCHOOL SPEECH NIGHT Iona College
9 November ST JOHN’S ANGLICAN COLLEGE NIGHT OF CELEBRATION 2012 St John’s Anglican College
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Live Nation Australasia
PLAYHOUSE 1 – 4 November QTC MANAGING CARMEN Queensland Theatre Company
6 – 11 November POTTED POTTER Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Pty Ltd
15 – 17 November LET’S DANCE Ashgrove Dance Studio
23 November APSA ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
CREMORNE THEATRE 28 November 2012 EDUCATOR’S PERFORMING ARTS MARKET (EPAM) QPAC MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November GREEN JAM SESSIONS QPAC 29 November MADAMA BUTTERFLY LIVE SIMULCAST – QPAC SIMULCAST QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 24 November EXHIBITION: LA STUPENDA AND FRIENDS QPAC
DECEMBER
LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 2 December A CHORUS LINE TML Enterprises Pty Ltd
QPAC venues and spaces are also used for auditions, workshops, meetings, private functions and industry events.
Chief Executive Overview
QPAC has had much to be proud of in 2012 – breaking records reaching out to regional Queensland, commercial success and returns on investment. We look forward to this continuing into 2013 and beyond.
community. There is a vibrant arts community in Queensland, and an equally vibrant community of . At QPAC we know there is no substitute for experiencing arts lovers performances live, the visceral and changeable nature of live performance We strongly believe in
means that no two performances are ever the same. between the journey of the artist QPAC is a bridge in creating a performance and the audience in receiving and experiencing what is shown on stage.
I look forward to the challenges ahead
Through our
diverse program we aim to welcome as many
people as possible into the Centre, and for them to find something to love about QPAC. We recognise that as a
public institution we need to show our
value to the community not just through what is on stage but as a Centre for
arts experiences that draws in people from around our community, and further afield.
Many people intrinsically know the value of the arts in society; our community are reminded each time they walk through the door at QPAC.
Our reputation is well known both locally and internationally. In recent
years we have had some of the very best arts companies perform and take up residence at
In coming years we will see even more, beginning with the Bolshoi Ballet in 2013. QPAC.
and to another exciting year at QPAC John Kotzas CE QPAC
QPAC YEAR IN REVIEW 2012