QPAC YEAR IN REVIEW 2012

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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FEBRUARY
OF QUEENSLAND
BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE BCEC
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.
SOUTH
BANK
Riverfront promenade
Rainforest walk
South Bank Arbour
ABC QUEENSLAND HEADQUARTERS
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.
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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.
speaker’
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
APRIL
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
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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
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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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PRESIDENTJOHNFKENNEDY1961-1963
TOPHITSOF 1950
PATTI PAGE THE TENNESSEE WALTZ
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RED FOLEY CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY
NAT KING COLE MONA LISA
PATTI PAGE ALL MY LOVE
ANDREWS SISTERS I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?
PHIL HARRIS THE THING
SAMMY KAYE HARBOR LIGHTS
PRESIDENTLYNDONBAINESJOHNSON1963-1969
TOPHITSOF 1960
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
AUGUST 161958
Madonna
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