Year in Review 2014

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Foreword

Thank you for coming on this journey with us.

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PAC is a living and active part of Brisbane and Queensland. Over 30 years, QPAC’s role as the State’s leading performing arts centre that contributes to the social, intellectual and cultural development of Queenslanders, has evolved…QPAC is a connected community hub that links audiences and artists; supports local and national companies; develops and produces new works; presents a wide ranging program with appeal to a broad cross-section of society; and encourages public debate around the role of the arts in our community.

QPAC is a public space that welcomes more than one million visitors annually and is an industry leader within Queensland’s vibrant arts community.

As you will see in the pages of our Year in Review there have been many exceptional moments at QPAC in 2014. People visit for a variety of reasons, but QPAC’s driving mission – to engage people through the performing arts – creates the space and opportunity for people to be enriched by their experiences in the theatre and throughout QPAC’s public spaces.

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QPAC’s success is linked with many people and organisations. The Queensland Government, who provides tangible support to QPAC in our operational grant, is invaluable to the success of our expansive program and accessibility. More than that, they are one of our strongest allies in understanding why the arts should be valued in our society. Our staff, of whom all are passionate about the arts, work tirelessly to ensure QPAC’s reputation as a leading performing arts centre. The many artists, producers, presenters and companies that we partner and collaborate with, who develop and present productions that entertain and have the power to transport audiences away from their everyday lives, further inspire us as we open the doors each day.

Perhaps most importantly are those that make up our audience: the people who choose to spend their time and resources on live arts experiences. Thank you for coming on this journey with us.

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PAC 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 a driving force of Queensland’s reputation as an exciting and innovative cultural hub. More than 19 million people have attended performances at QPAC since its opening.

QPAC is positioned at South Bank along the riverfront in the heart of the city and

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Concert Hall (1 570 seats) –versatile MERIVALE STREET space, designed primarily for orchestral performances and also used for contemporary music, stand-up comedy and awards presentations.

Playhouse (850 seats) – primarily designed for theatre and dance.

Cremorne Theatre (312 seats) – intimate and versatile black box theatre space.

QPAC also has a variety HOPE STREETof outdoor performance spaces and studios.

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At the heart of QPAC’s activities is the aim to cultivate excellence in cultural thinking, planning and delivery and help build the success of art in Queensland. In all its activity, QPAC strives to be a place that is readily accessible, filled with people learning, exploring and having fun.

QPAC has four theatres catering to a range of performance styles: Lyric Theatre (2 000 seats) – designed primarily for opera, ballet and large-scale theatre events such as musicals.

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Orchestra. 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, BRISBANE CONVENTION AND as well as all its food and EXHIBITIONbeverage CENTRE (BCEC) retail operations. QPAC is also the country’s only major performing arts centre that invests in major musical theatre productions.

QPAC belongs to a network of five major performing arts centres in Australia (Sydney Opera House, The Arts Centre (Melbourne), Adelaide Festival Centre and

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CURATE

Mindful choices, meaningful outcomes.

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t QPAC, curating is a multidimensional process of exchange between audiences, communities and experts. Curating relies on discipline, research and leadership.

It requires agility, knowledge and hope. It is a process that assists communities to celebrate, interrogate, participate and reflect on being part of a vibrant civic culture. Curating is not a

science but a delicate weaving together of content and expertise, often within the context of competing priorities. Applying a curatorial lens to our activity enables us to engage in long term planning, connect in more meaningful and relevant ways to our audiences, partners and industry colleagues, and to be more interconnected with the community.

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JANUARY

Amazing. They were absolutely fantastic. AAA+” – STEPHEN, AUDIENCE REVIEW, QPAC WEBSITE

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PAC’s annual program showcases a broad range of performing arts experiences. This year, there were more than 1200 performances across 233 seasons. One of the most popular genres of performance is musical theatre with more than 40% of all audiences each year attending performances in this genre. Musical theatre is the main genre programmed in the Lyric Theatre: this year QPAC presented three major musicals beginning with The Rocky Horror Show in January, followed by The King and I and The Lion King.

Due in part to the high venue utilisation of the Lyric Theatre, QPAC invested in a proscenium arch for the Concert Hall to enhance the staging capability of this venue. Productions such as The Illusionists 2.0 made full use of this new staging to create an atmospheric live show which provided a rich and multilayered audience experience. QPAC continues to investigate ways to equip our theatres and venues to be more responsive and flexible.

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FEBRUARY

Ours is a special culture that you don’t get anywhere else in the world, and to bring it all together inspires people to know more.”

– FRED LEONE, GUEST CURATOR, CLANCESTRY

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lancestry, A Celebration of Country returned to QPAC for its second year in 2014 and attracted more than 17 000 people. Supported by Arts Queensland’s Backing Indigenous Arts Initiative, Clancestry 2014 was developed in association with six guest curators and showcased the arts and cultural practices of our First Nations peoples, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This year Clancestry also welcomed people from the South Pacific Islands.

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Clancestry, A Celebration of Country Photo Mick Richards

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s part of this year’s festival, the Clancestry Pathways enabled singer-songwriter Bernard Fanning to mentor 13 emerging and early career Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander singer-songwriters and broadcasting interns. Supported by funding through the Queensland Government’s Super Star Fund, this project culminated in a free concert on the Cultural Forecourt and was attended by over 2 500 people as well as being broadcast on the National Indigenous Radio Service.

Following the success of Clancestry Pathways, one participant was invited to perform at the 2014 Splendour in the Grass festival.

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MARCH

Queensland has a strong arts community that collaborates, drives innovation and ensures that Queensland stories are told with our arts practitioners leading the way.”

– ROSS CUNNINGHAM, DIRECTOR – PRESENTER SERVICES, QPAC

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PAC works with companies, artists, producers, presenters and content creators curating a program that speaks to many people. In Queensland there is a strong and dynamic arts industry. At QPAC, more than half of all seasons are by local Queensland companies.

Queensland’s four major performing arts companies - Opera Queensland, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Theatre Company – are considered

by QPAC as our home companies. Their main performance seasons take place at QPAC and QPAC collaborates with the home companies in many ways both on stage and off. A balanced

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program begins locally. This year, our home companies once again proved their appeal is wider than the local community with many outstanding performances garnering national and international attention.

QPAC also supports local companies through residencies.

Currently, QPAC has four resident companies – Brisbane Writers Festival, Camerata of St John’s, Nguin Warrup and Southern Cross Soloists. While residency is different, the aim is to make them mutually beneficial for both QPAC and resident company while building capacity among our local artists and ensuring the longevity and vibrancy of the industry.

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Connecting people, ideas and content.

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PAC believes opportunities to learn about and through the performing arts are indispensible in building strong individuals and societies. Arts participation has individual, interpersonal and community benefits that have immediate impacts and ones

that accumulate over time. We are committed to building learning programs that encourage children, young people, adults, families, schools and communities of interest to find, discover and extract greater meaning from art and performance.

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APRIL

The arts are integral to life … let’s collaborate to heighten the significance of art in everyday life.”

– PROFESSOR JUDITH MCLEAN, QPAC SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE

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hile one of the main functions of any performing arts centre is to present live performance, the idea of centres being not much more than a stage has evolved and expanded over many years. QPAC encourages discussion and debate about the arts and the wider community and this year hosted a number of sessions, including TEDxKurlipa, bringing together the community to debate the big issues.

QPAC’s success is linked with the success of many partners and collaborators. As well as the local and national arts industries, QPAC works with a number of organisations and individuals who are passionate about the importance of the arts. These same groups assist QPAC through sponsorship, services and support. This year

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QPAC hosted a number of private and public functions, roundtable discussions and brainstorming sessions on a range of topics important to QPAC and the larger artistic community.

2014 also saw a new formal agreement between QPAC and QUT in creating the position of Chair in Arts Education. The inaugural appointee is QUT Creative Industries Faculty Professor and QPAC Scholar in Residence, Professor Judith McLean. The role of the Scholar in Residence is to link policy, art making and teaching and support QPAC in generating maximum value and impact from its programs. This partnership follows a long history of QPAC and QUT working together.

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EAT & DRINK

The food was beautifully presented and very enjoyable and we really loved the lovely atmosphere.”

– TRIPADVISOR REVIEWER

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MAY

The JC Williamson Award™ is the foremost honour that the Australian live entertainment industry can bestow.”

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PAC works with a range of local, national and international producers, presenters and arts organisations to present a diverse annual program that appeals to many people. Over many years, QPAC has cultivated these relationships working to ensure our audiences can access the best live performance experiences on offer.

Live Performance Australia is the peak body for the Australian live performance industry. Each year, through the JC Williamson Award™ they honour those who make outstanding contributions to the Australian live entertainment and performing arts industry. In 2014 the recipient of the Award was theatre producer

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John Frost AM. In many ways John Frost’s professional history is interlinked with that of QPAC: over 30 years, John Frost, through the Gordon Frost Organisation has produced and presented over 30 productions and 1200 performances at QPAC. John Frost was honoured at an Australian industry celebration hosted by Live Performance Australia in association with QPAC. The celebratory night took place on the Lyric Theatre stage using the set of The King & I (produced by Gordon Frost) as decoration before moving to the Concert Hall Stage for a dinner with performances from some of Australia’s leading entertainers.

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JUNE

What you see on stage is part of a bigger story. The QPAC Museum cares for Queensland’s performing arts heritage and has over 75,000 items in its collection.”

– CHRISTOPHER SMITH, CURATOR/DESIGNER – QPAC MUSEUM

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he QPAC Museum collects, preserves and exhibits performing arts heritage collected over many years. Exhibitions and installations are presented in the Tony Gould Gallery throughout the year to complement what you see on stage. This year QPAC Museum presented two major exhibitions – Page to Stage: Costume Design for Performance and The Art of The Lion King.

The QPAC Museum also curates installation pieces in the QPAC Tunnel. There were six tunnel installations this year which were viewed by thousands of people attending the centre. They were: QPAC Loves Musicals, Living History, Making Musicals and The King & II, Out of the Box, Point to Pointe: Dance in America and Telling the Tale. These installations supported performances in the Lyric Theatre, creating the chance for audiences to engage more deeply with content and reflect on what happens on stage.

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King and I costume sketches by Roger Kirk. Working drawings for the King’s throne from the 1991 Australian production of The King and I designed by Brian Thomson. The King and I, 1991 revival Photo Joan Marcus

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EXPERIENCE

Distinct places, exceptional experiences.

W e believe public spaces should serve more than one primary purpose and be a meeting ground for people to connect with self, one another and the city’s cultural life. Creating a memorable visit requires a clear perspective on the dynamics between artists, audience and setting. Our theatres remain the core of our building but our desire to be a more open,

accessible and relevant public space requires us to look to opportunities beyond the stage – digital, satellite, online, outdoor and off-site. We strive to involve audiences and the general public in creating, doing and evaluating what we do so we become a place of constant change and energy.

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PAC’s biennial festival, featured over 400 performances (more than three-quarters of which were free) and attracted 103 000 attendances this year. The festival featured two newly commissioned works and world premieres: Carnival of the Animals, in collaboration with Queensland company Circa; and Nursery, an immersive musical experience for babies from internationally renowned artist Sally Chance.

Through this festival, QPAC encourages learning activities via participation in the arts. For the 2014 festival, this included online guidance to help parents, guardians and teachers prepare for the festival as well as tips on getting to and around the festival.

Cues to help interpret various visual stimuli, vocabulary and meaning used in shows were also available to help deepen children’s engagement and assist parents, guardians and teachers to discuss what they had seen and experienced.

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JULY

Since Out of the Box began in 1992, QPAC and QUT have recognised the important role that arts education plays in developing and deepening the way children and adults encounter and participate in arts experiences.”

– JOHN KOTZAS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, QPAC

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s part of the Out of the Box festival, QPAC and Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT’s) Creative Industries Faculty co-hosted the Second International Teaching Artists Conference (ITAC2). The term ‘teaching artist’ refers to someone who is an expert or practicing artist whose skills enable them to assist communities to learn through the arts.

Attended by teachers, artists and teaching artists from around the world, ITAC2 looked at the how teaching artists interact with arts organisations, communities, and in the digital sphere. Keynote speakers included teaching artist Eric Booth and Russell Granet from Lincoln Center Education. Day 2 of the conference was held at the Out of the Box festival so delegates could attend performances and exhibitions, observe other teaching artists at work and talk to children and their families.

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AUGUST

The SEED Project is a creative partnership that pushes traditional sponsorship agreement boundaries to create crucial learning and promotional opportunities for our Griffith students, empowering them to launch new, local music to a wider audience.”

– ANTHONY PAGES, BUSINESS AND INNOVATION MANAGER - GRIFFITH ENTERPRISE AND QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

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his year QPAC recorded more than 1.25 million visitations. For most of those people, their primary purpose in visiting QPAC was to attend a performance or event. While at QPAC, those visitors also passed through foyers and purchased food, drinks and merchandise at QPAC’s outlets.

Over 300 000 attended free performance and events at QPAC this year.

Two of QPAC’s most popular free events – Green Jam and the The Seed Project – attracted audiences to the Melbourne Street Green on Friday afternoons where students from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University performed.

Both programs are popular with audiences but perhaps more importantly they enable students to share their works with a wider audience.

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INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Magical artistry...”

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n 2014, America’s national ballet company, American Ballet Theatre made its Australian debut at QPAC. The season was considered a great success by audiences, key stakeholders and partners, and attracted national media coverage. The QPAC International Series has positioned QPAC as a cultural leader and contributor to cultural tourism.

Members of the American Ballet Theatre company were thrilled with the company’s Australian debut season.

As with previous International Series seasons, the mainstage performances were complemented by a series of Insight Events including free public dance classes at QPAC, a live simulcast to regional venues around Queensland, backstage tours, a program of American dance movies, a Conversation Series, a dedicated exhibition about the history of ballet and the opportunity to watch a rehearsal.

The QPAC International Series is a partnership between QPAC and Tourism and Events Queensland to bring seasons from internationallyrenowned companies exclusively to Brisbane. Building on QPAC’s program to showcase the best in local, national and international performance, the International Series enables audiences in Brisbane to experience the world’s best companies without having to leave the city.

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SEPTEMBER

It’s pretty impressive that the world premiere for the Southern Hemisphere happened in Brisbane.”

– ANDREW MESSENGER REVIEWING THE PERFECT AMERICAN FOR LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE

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PAC and Brisbane Festival partner on productions and performances during the Brisbane Festival each year. This year, QPAC, Brisbane Festival and Opera Queensland collaborated to bring Philip Glass’ opera, The Perfect American to Brisbane for the Australian premiere. The Concert Hall was again transformed using the proscenium arch to create a full lyric mode atmosphere within the venue.

QPAC and Brisbane Festival also collaborated on American Ballet Theatre’s debut as part of the QPAC International Series. To further support the Festival program, QPAC created the American Music Club in QPAC’s Cascade Court; a space for late night festival dwellers to enjoy music and entertainment.

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ENO The Perfect American - Christopher Purves 2 & Improbable (c) Richard Hubert Smith

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CONCERT HALL PERFORMANCES

Awesome venue. Great location and everything right where you need it.”

– STEVE - AUDIENCE REVIEW, QPAC WEBSITE

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PAC’s Concert Hall presents many one night performances throughout the year. From orchestras to contemporary musicians, comedians to motivational speakers, the Concert Hall is transformed night after night and has hosted some of the biggest names in live entertainment over its history.

In 2014, the Concert Hall hosted leading entertainers including Dave Chapelle, Eddie Vedder, Brian McKnight, Neil Finn, Bill Bryson, Isabella Rossellini, Alan Davies, Helen Reddy, Kris Kristofferson, Petula Clark, Hugh Laurie, Patricia Routledge, James Vincent McMorrow, Naturally 7, Chick Corea and Gary Burton, Anthony Warlow, The Choir of Kings College Cambridge, Kate Miller-Heidke, Bill Bailey, Anh Do, Jillian Michaels, Brian Cox, Tori Amos, Chelsea Handler and Joan Armatrading.

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A coalition of support and practices that enable growth and vitality.

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sustainable organisation is one that is vital…one that delivers on its mission, creates public value, is resourced to adapt and change…an organisation that reinvests in itself.

Key to our future sustainability and vitality is the profitability of our commercial services and the strength of our partnerships and organisational capacity. Our vision for a sustainable

QPAC requires the clarity of leadership, direction, transparency, balance and rigour around resource allocation. We want to be equipped for real innovation, able to engage the new, invest in learning and be comfortable with complexity and difference. A key component of being sustainable is the ability to make and maintain both partnerships and relationships.

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OCTOBER

Most amazing production, everything perfect, incredible costumes, set and performances.

Memory of a lifetime.”

– DONNA, AUDIENCE REVIEW, QPAC WEBSITE

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lmost on the same day that Disney’s musical theatre phenomenon The Lion King opened their debut Brisbane season, it was announced that The Lion King had become the top earning title in box office history for both stage productions and films. This musical extravaganza is one of the longest running seasons at QPAC and has taken over the Lyric Theatre for five months.

Broadly popular, The Lion King has served to introduce many people to QPAC, who have not visited previously.

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NOVEMBER

A simply stunning performance that mesmerised the audience from the opening notes…to the stunning finale” – ERIN, AUDIENCE REVIEW, QPAC WEBSITE

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n November world leaders met in Brisbane at the G20 summit.

To celebrate and showcase Queensland’s lifestyle and culture the Queensland Government hosted the G20 Cultural Celebrations in the lead up to the leaders’ summit weekend. QPAC was asked to produce the official opening ceremony. Following on from QPAC’s collaborative work around Yarwar and Clancestry, the official opening focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

As well as the International Series, in recent years QPAC has presented performances by some of the world’s leading international orchestras.

This year QPAC was the London Symphony Orchestra’s first stop on their 2014 Australian tour. Under the direction of Maestro Valery Gergiev, the Orchestra made their QPAC debut (having last played in Brisbane in 1966) to a sold out Concert Hall.

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London Symphony Orchestra Photo Darren Thomas

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NOVEMBER EAT & DRINK

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NOVEMBER EAT & DRINK

By opening the interior of the kitchen up the restaurant itself becomes a venue of culinary performance everyday.”

– ALEXA NICE, FOUNDER, ANID

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DECEMBER

What a stunning concert! Wow!” – EMILE, AUDIENCE REVIEW, QPAC WEBSITE

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PAC’s annual Christmas concert is a much loved and popular program.

Bringing together orchestra with chorus and soloists to present traditional and modern festive songs, the Spirit of Christmas is a celebration of a joyous time of year. The concert showcases the work of the QPAC Choir, QPAC’s community choir led by Choirmaster Tim Sherlock.

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YEAR LISTING JANUARY 2014 LYRIC THEATRE 7 - 31 JANUARY The Rocky Horror Show GFO Entertainment Pty Ltd CONCERT HALL 7 – 12 JANUARY Angelina Ballerina The Mousical QPAC 13 – 30 JANUARY The Illusionists 2.0 QPAC PLAYHOUSE 2 – 19 JANUARY A Murder is Announced AMIA Production Company Pty Ltd 25 – 31 JANUARY Australia Day Queensland Theatre Company CREMORNE THEATRE 4 – 25 JANUARY Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play QPAC MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 26 JANUARY Australia Day Barbie on the Green QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 31 JANUARY Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume Design for Performance QPAC

FEBRUARY 2014 LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 9 FEBRUARY The Rocky Horror Show GFO Entertainment Pty Ltd 20 – 28 FEBRUARY Manon and Imperial Suite The Australian Ballet

17 FEBRUARY Dawn Upshaw, Elgar & Grieg Australian Chamber Orchestra

TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 FEBRUARY Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume Design for Performance QPAC

19 – 20 FEBRUARY Dave Chapelle Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

24 – 28 FEBRUARY Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume Design for Performance QPAC

22 – 25 FEBRUARY Eddie Vedder Chugg Entertainment Pty Limited

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PLAYHOUSE 1 – 16 FEBRUARY Australia Day Queensland Theatre Company 22 – 28 FEBRUARY Mountain Top Queensland Theatre Company CREMORNE THEATRE 1 FEBRUARY TEDxKuripla TEDxKuripla 10 – 16 FEBRUARY Lighthouse Berlin Annie Lee 17 – 21 FEBRUARY APAM Australian Performing Arts Market Brisbane Powerhouse 18 – 20 FEBRUARY Clancestry Conversation Series QPAC 24 FEBRUARY OOTB: Educator’s Launch QPAC 25 – 28 FEBRUARY Looking Through a Glass Onion Duet Productions Pty Ltd STUDIO TWO 25 – 26 FEBRUARY OOTB 2014: Out of the Box Media Call QPAC

20 – 22 FEBRUARY Clancestry: Clancestry Pathways Concert QPAC

SOUTH BANK PIAZZA 23 FEBRUARY Clancestry Yawar – a gathering QPAC

MARCH 2014 LYRIC THEATRE 1 MARCH Manon and Imperial Suite The Australian Ballet 15 – 29 MARCH Otello Opera Queensland Ltd 26 MARCH Alan Davies Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd CONCERT HALL 2 MARCH Brian McKnight Live in Concert IEG Pty Ltd

7 MARCH Neil Finn Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

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6 FEBRUARY EDC Launch Expressions Dance Company

21 FEBRUARY APAM Australian Performing Arts Market Booths Brisbane Powerhouse

9 MARCH QSO Music on Sundays 1 The Food of Love Queensland Symphony Orchestra

7 – 8 FEBRUARY Q Pops Celtic Celebration Australian Musicians & Orchestral Services Pty Ltd

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28 MARCH QSO Maestro 2 Transylvanian Fantasy Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 29 MARCH QYO Masterpiece 1 – Shostakovich 10 Queensland Youth Orchestra Council

31 MARCH The Lion King Launch The Walt Disney Company Australia Pty Ltd

21 FEBRUARY APAM Australian Performing Arts Market Booths Brisbane Powerhouse

14 FEBRUARY At Last – The Etta James Story Room 8 Pty Ltd

26 MARCH Michael Jackson HIStory Rockcity Event Marketing Pty Ltd

22 – 23 FEBRUARY Clancestry Marketplace QPAC

22 FEBRUARY McAllister in Conversation The Australian Ballet

14 FEBRUARY Clancestry, A Celebration of Country: Elders Lunch QPAC

25 MARCH Alan Davies Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

30 MARCH SXS Concert 1 – Kiss Me, Katharina QPAC

LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE

11 FEBRUARY The Hollies ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited

24 MARCH Green Porno Maggie Gerrand Presents Pty Ltd

21 – 23 FEBRUARY Clancestry Cultural Forecourt Program QPAC

3 MARCH American Ballet Theatre – Welcome Reception QPAC

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15 FEBRUARY QSO Maestro 1 Musical Superstars Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

12 MARCH Sweet – Satisfaction Guaranteed, The Hits Tour NOW Music Co 15 MARCH Bill Bryson – In His Own Words Lateral Marketing & Management 17 – 23 MARCH Guys and Dolls Harvest Rain Ltd

PLAYHOUSE 1 – 16 FEBRUARY Mountain Top Queensland Theatre Company 24 – 31 MARCH Macbeth Queensland Theatre Company CREMORNE THEATRE 1 – 2 MARCH Looking Through a Glass Onion Duet Productions Pty Ltd 4 – 8 MARCH Love Song Circus The Harbour Agency MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 21, 28 MARCH Green Jam Sessions QPAC 26 MARCH Australia’s Biggest Playgroup Day Playgroup Association of Queensland TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 31 MARCH Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume Design for Performance QPAC

APRIL 2014 LYRIC THEATRE 13 – 30 APRIL The King and I Opera Australia and John Frost CONCERT HALL 3 APRIL QSO April Masterworks Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 4 – 5 APRIL Don Quixote Russian Ballet Touring Pty Ltd

6 APRIL Kawai Piano Series – Happy Birthday Pam! QPAC

26 MAY Wicked Launch Wicked Australia/The Gordon Frost Organisation

21 – 25 MAY DORIS So Much More Than The Girl Next Door Spiritworks Pty Ltd

11 APRIL Graeme Connors – North, 25 Years On Trimao Pty Ltd

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1 MAY The GPS Music Showcase The Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc

1 – 10 MAY Raymond Crowe – The Unusualist QPAC

12 APRIL Paco Pena presents Flamencura Abstract Entertainment 13 APRIL Helen Reddy Century Entertainment Pty Ltd 14 APRIL Haydn & Italian Cello Australian Chamber Orchestra

2 MAY Hugh Laurie Maggie Gerrand Presents Pty Ltd 3 MAY QSO Maestro 3 Razzle Dazzle Trumpet Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

18 APRIL Kris Kristofferson The Trustee for McManus Pty Ltd

9 – 10 MAY Admission: One Shilling Andrew McKinnon Presentations Pty Ltd

26 APRIL Petula Clark ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited

11 MAY QSO Music on Sundays 3 Happy Mother’s Day Queensland Symphony Orchestra

27 APRIL QSO Music on Sundays 2 (Not) The Last Night of the Proms Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd PLAYHOUSE 1 – 13 APRIL Macbeth Queensland Theatre Company 23 – 30 APRIL Coppelia Queensland Ballet CREMORNE THEATRE 5 – 17 APRIL We’re Going on a Bear Hunt QPAC 30 APRIL Raymond Crowe – The Unusualist QPAC MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 4, 11, 17, 24 APRIL Green Jam Sessions QPAC LYREBIRD RESTAURANT 7 APRIL Clancestry Elders Debrief Lunch QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 30 APRIL Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume Design for Performance QPAC

MAY 2014 LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 31 MAY The King and I Opera Australia and John Frost 19 MAY LPA JC Williamson Award Live Performance Australia

15 MAY APIA Good Times Tour Premier Artists 16 – 17 MAY Q Pops 30th Anniversary Concert Australian Musicians & Orchestral Services Pty Ltd 18 MAY Anglican Schools Music Festival St Andrew’s Anglican College 19 MAY LPA JC Williamson Award Live Performance Australia

15 – 24 MAY Solo – A Festival of Dance Expressions Dance Company PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE 19 MAY LPA Energy Efficiency Lunch Seminar Live Performance Australia MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 2, 9, 16, 23 MAY Green Jam Sessions QPAC LYREBIRD RESTAURANT 9 MAY A Conversation with Patricia Routledge Actors’ & Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund (Qld) Inc. MERIVALE STREET STUDIO TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 31 MAY Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume Design for Performance QPAC

JUNE 2014 LYRIC THEATRE

21 MAY Russell Howard Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

1 JUNE The King and I Opera Australia

23 MAY James Vincent McMorrow QPAC

6 – 7 JUNE The Ten Tenors on Broadway Frog in a Sock

24 MAY QSO Maestro 4 Poet of the Guitar Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

13 – 15 JUNE Horrible Histories – Awful Egyptians QPAC

26 MAY Timeline Australian Chamber Orchestra

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Carnival of the Animals QPAC

29 MAY QSO May Masterworks Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

26 – 30 JUNE Romeo and Juliet Queensland Ballet

30 MAY Naturally 7 QPAC

CONCERT HALL

31 MAY QYO Masterpiece 2 – Illuminations Queensland Youth Orchestra Council PLAYHOUSE 1 – 10 MAY Coppelia Queensland Ballet 13 – 17 MAY Mother Africa Rokitz Entertainment Pty Ltd

1 JUNE Titan University of Queensland School of Music 6 JUNE David Campbell and John Bucchino in Concert QPAC 11 JUNE Chick Corea and Gary Burton Duets QPAC

YEAR LISTING 12 JUNE Rachel Beck and David Hobson – My Baby Just Cares for Me QPAC 13 – 14 JUNE QSO Maestro 5 Les Illuminations Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 15 JUNE SXS Concert 2 – Virtuoso QPAC 16 JUNE Mahler 4 & Sibelius 6 Australian Chamber Orchestra 19 JUNE QSO June Masterworks Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 21 JUNE QSO Maestro 6 Wizard of the Keys Queensland Symphony Orchestra 23 – 27 JUNE OOTB: Still, Awake Still QPAC 28 JUNE OOTB: Justine Clarke I AM A...BAND QPAC 29 JUNE OOTB: Jay Laga’aia JAY’S PLACE QPAC 30 JUNE OOTB: Katie Noonan & Zac Hurren SING A RAINBOW QPAC

STUDIO TWO

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Gong Garden QPAC

26 JULY Take Me Home Concert Events Limited

FUNCTION ROOM

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Monster Hotel QPAC

6 JUNE Italian National Day Reception QPAC

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: The Wishing Tree QPAC

27 JULY QSO Music on Sundays 4 Passion and Madness Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

24 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui

LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE 16 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Hello Korea Exhibition QPAC PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE 16 – 30 JUNE Little Big Masters Workshops QPAC

JULY 2014 LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Carnival of the Animals QPAC

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: The Incredible Book Eating Boy QPAC 12 JULY Taylor Henderson Young Blood Artists

4, 11, 18 & 25 JULY The SEED Project QPAC SOUTHBANK CULTURAL FORECOURT 1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Bollywood Dancing QPAC 1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Japanese Drumming QPAC 1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Under-Age Stage – Asia!

QPAC

MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 8 JUNE The Great Queensland Week Adventure Trail Department of the Premier and Cabinet

12 JULY Wayne Brady A List Entertainment

18 – 26 JULY The Red Shoes Expressions – The Queensland Dance Theatre Limited Trading as Expressions Dance Company

20, 27 JUNE The SEED Project QPAC

13 JULY White Album Tour Spiritworks Pty Ltd

31 JULY QB Flourish Queensland Ballet

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Courier-Mail Story Space QPAC

21 JUNE Fete De La Musique Brisbane City Council

15 JULY B20 Cocktail Function Property Council of Australia Limited

CREMORNE THEATRE

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: QUT Pop Up Playspaces QPAC

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Playbox QPAC

CONCERT HALL

PLAYHOUSE

TONY GOULD GALLERY

1 – 2 JUNE 25th Anniversary Shanghai & Queensland Celebration Shanghai Arts Co Limited

1 – 14 JUNE Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume Design for Performance QPAC

2 JULY OOTB: Second International Teaching Artist Conference QPAC

10 – 15 JUNE Shadowlands ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited

23 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Nursery QPAC

4 – 5 JULY Anthony Warlow and Faith Prince Dorcat Productions Pty Ltd Trading As Gordon Frost Organisation

CREMORNE THEATRE

PLAYHOUSE

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Playbox QPAC

1 – 5 JULY Romeo and Juliet Queensland Ballet

1 JULY OOTB: Sam Moran PLAY ALONG WITH SAM QPAC

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: The Incredible Book Eating Boy QPAC

29 JULY The Choir of Kings College, Cambridge Musica Viva Australia

MELBOURNE STREET GREEN

SOUTHBANK CULTURAL FORECOURT 25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Bollywood Dancing QPAC

10 JULY QSO July Masterworks Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: The Big Bad Wolf QPAC 5 JULY Darren Percival – LOVELIFE The Harbour Agency 7 JULY Jo Verrent Leadership Forum QPAC 15 – 31 JULY Shake & Stir ‘1984’ Shake & Stir Theatre Co CONCERT HALL MAIN FOYER 1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Aston’s Stones QPAC PLAYHOUSE STALLS FOYER

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Henna Hand Design QPAC

10 AUGUST Brisbane Sings Queensland Show Choir Inc 12 – 15 AUGUST Rolling Thunder Rolling Thunder Pty Ltd 16 AUGUST Q Pops Broadway Spectacular Australian Musicians & Orchestral Services Pty Ltd as Trustee for The Pickett Family Trust 17 AUGUST Soweto Gospel Choir HVK Productions Pty Ltd 18 AUGUST ACO Intimate Letters Australian Chamber Orchestra 21 AUGUST QSO August Masterworks Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

MERIVALE STREET STUDIO TONY GOULD GALLERY 5 – 31 AUGUST Exhibition: The Art of the Lion King QPAC VARIOUS 29 AUGUST American Ballet Theatre Swan Lake – Live Regional Simulcast QPAC 30 – 31 AUGUST American Ballet Theatre Backstage Tours QPAC

SEPTEMBER 2014 LYRIC THEATRE

21 AUGUST QSO Launch of 2015 Season Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

1 – 7 SEPTEMBER American Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake / Triple Bill QPAC

22 AUGUST Diego El Cigala Duet Productions Pty Ltd

21 – 30 SEPTEMBER The Lion King The Walt Disney Company Australia Pty Ltd

23 AUGUST QYO Masterpiece 3 – The Planets Queensland Youth Orchestra Council

CONCERT HALL

PLAYHOUSE

15 – 20 SEPTEMBER BF The Perfect American Major Brisbane Festivals Pty Ltd

1 – 9 AUGUST Flourish Queensland Ballet

25 – 26 SEPTEMBER Red Bull Flying Bach ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited

14 – 23 AUGUST Bangarra ‘Patyegarang’ QPAC

27 SEPTEMBER QSO Maestro 9 Schwarz ad Schwarz Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

CREMORNE THEATRE

PLAYHOUSE

1 – 2 AUGUST Shake & Stir ‘1984’ Shake & Stir Theatre Co

2 SEPTEMBER Anything Goes Launch Opera Australia

1 – 17 AUGUST Le Noir – The Dark Side of Cirque QPAC

15 – 24 AUGUST Akmal – Lost A List Entertainment

6 – 13 SEPTEMBER BF Desh Major Brisbane Festivals Pty Ltd

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: The Wishing Tree QPAC 1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Gong Garden QPAC 1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Monster Hotel QPAC

AUGUST 2014 LYRIC THEATRE

11 – 12 JULY The Glenn Miller Orchestra ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited

14 JULY LPA Helpmann Awards Nominations QPAC

20 – 24 AUGUST The Last Confession Tinderbox Productions Pty Ltd

29 AUGUST ABT Meet the Maker QPAC

17 – 20 SEPTEMBER BF But Wait…There’s More Major Brisbane Festivals Pty Ltd

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Under-Age Stage – Asia!

QPAC

13 JULY Pemulwuy! National Male Voice Festival Final Concert QPAC

STUDIO ONE

28 – 31 AUGUST American Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake / Triple Bill QPAC

30 AUGUST ABT Conversation Series #1 Beyond the Black Swan, The Psychology of Swan Lake QPAC

24 – 30 SEPTEMBER Black Diggers Queensland Theatre Company

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Henna Hand Design QPAC

18 JULY Australian Youth Orchestra with Simone Young Australian Youth Orchestra

CONCERT HALL

MELBOURNE STREET GREEN

19 JULY QSO Maestro 7 Poetic Songs Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

1, 8, 15 & 22 AUGSUT The SEED Project QPAC

CONCERT HALL MAIN FOYER

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Courier-Mail Story Space QPAC

1 AUGUST 75 Years on Buddy Holly in Concert Ben Maiorana Entertainment

26 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Aston’s Stones QPAC

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: QUT Pop Up Playspaces QPAC

PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE

22 – 24 JULY QUT Graduations Queensland University of Technology

3 AUGUST Kawai Piano Series – Four Hands QPAC

3 SEPTEMBER ABT Conversation Series #2 Dance Partners: Music and Movement QPAC

STUDIO ONE

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: The Wishing Tree QPAC

1 JULY Little Big Masters Workshops QPAC

28 – 31 AUGUST Movies on the Green QPAC

25 JULY Perfect Tripod QPAC

8 AUGUST Kate Miller-Heidke The Harbour Agency

BOARDROOM

31 AUGUST Feet First: An Invitation to Dance QPAC

24 SEPTEMBER Brisbane Open House – Robin Gibson Retrospective National Trust of Australia

4 – 7 JUNE Cribbie Music Broadcasting Society of Queensland Ltd 19 – 21 JUNE ASPA Semester 1 Creative Theatre Production Australian School of Performing Arts, Film and Television 25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: The Big Bad Wolf QPAC

23 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Saltbush QPAC

25 – 30 JUNE OOTB: Japanese Drumming QPAC

1 – 2 JULY OOTB: Saltbush QPAC LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE 1 – 22 JULY OOTB: Hello Korea Exhibition QPAC

18 JULY Australia Council MPA Panel Meeting Australia Council for the Arts

9 AUGUST QSO Maestro 8 Ghosts in the Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

29 SEPTEMBER QTC Launch of 2015 Season Queensland Theatre Company CREMORNE THEATRE

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20 OCTOBER Pat Metheny Unity Group QPAC

9 – 10 OCTOBER G20 Elders Morning Tea QPAC

2 NOVEMBER Requiem University of Queensland School of Music

MELBOURNE STREET GREEN

22 OCTOBER Trevor Noah Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd

3 NOVEMBER John Paul College Speech Night John Paul College

1 – 7 SEPTEMBER Movies on the Green QPAC

23 OCTOBER Requiem Rehearsal University of Queensland School of Music

22 OCTOBER Australia Council Board Meeting and Reception Australia Council for the Arts

7 SEPTEMBER Feet First: An Invitation to Dance QPAC

24 OCTOBER Jillian Michaels Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

CASCADE COURT

25 OCTOBER QSO Maestro 10 Russian Extravaganza Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

16 SEPTEMBER Dirty Dancing Launch Skyline Theatricals Pty Ltd

15 – 27 SEPTEMBER American Music Club QPAC TONY GOULD GALLERY 1 – 30 SEPTEMBER Exhibition: The Art of the Lion King QPAC VARIOUS 3, 6 & 7 SEPTEMBER American Ballet Theatre Backstage Tours QPAC

OCTOBER 2014 LYRIC THEATRE 1 – 31 OCTOBER The Lion King The Walt Disney Company Australia Pty Ltd CONCERT HALL 1 – 5 OCTOBER Spamalot Harvest Rain Ltd 8 OCTOBER Dire Straits Experience Spiritworks Pty Ltd 10 – 11 OCTOBER Q Pops Best of British Australian Musicians & Orchestral Services Pty Ltd 11 OCTOBER Brisbane Open House QPAC

27 OCTOBER QPAC Choir Showcase Concert: Watch What Happens QPAC 28 OCTOBER St Rita’s College Annual Thanksgiving Celebration St Rita’s College 29 OCTOBER Clayfield College Annual Speech Night Clayfield College 30 OCTOBER All Hallow’s Night of Celebration All Hallows’ School Limited 31 OCTOBER CSTD Dance Extravaganza Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing PLAYHOUSE 1 – 12 OCTOBER Black Diggers Queensland Theatre Company

31 OCTOBER Women in Leadership Event QPAC PLAYHOUSE STUDIO 2 21 OCTOBER 2015 WOW Festival “Think in” QPAC

6 – 9 NOVEMBER Journey Through the Cosmos Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

23 OCTOBER Events Calendar Launch Tourism and Events Queensland

10 NOVEMBER St Joseph’s College Speech Night Trustees of Edmund Rice Education Australia

30 OCTOBER Camerata of St John’s Launch of 2015 Season Camerata of St John’s RECEPTION ROOM 11 OCTOBER Brisbane Open House QPAC 21 OCTOBER Australia Council Board Meeting and Reception Australia Council for the Arts

19 NOVEMBER Brisbane Grammar School Speech Day Brisbane Grammar School

11 OCTOBER Brisbane Open House QPAC

21 NOVEMBER Tori Amos Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

17, 24, 31 OCTOBER Green Jam Sessions QPAC

22 NOVEMBER London Symphony Orchestra QPAC Programming

CASCADE COURT

24 NOVEMBER ACO Marwood’s Serenade Australian Chamber Orchestra

13 – 18 OCTOBER Everybody Dance Now! Ashgrove Dance Studio

11 OCTOBER Brisbane Open House QPAC

20 – 31 OCTOBER Hay Fever Kay and McLean Productions Pty Ltd

TONY GOULD GALLERY

12 – 15 OCTOBER Bill Bailey Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd

11 OCTOBER Brisbane Open House QPAC

16 OCTOBER Queen It’s a Kinda Magic Rockcity Event Marketing Pty Ltd

20 – 31 OCTOBER Our Turn Queensland Conservatorium of Music

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18 NOVEMBER St Margaret’s Speech Night St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School

20 NOVEMBER Somerville House Speech Night Somerville House

1 – 19 OCTOBER Wuthering Heights Shake & Stir Theatre Co

19 OCTOBER QSO Music on Sundays 5 World Inspiration Queensland Symphony Orchestra

17 NOVEMBER St Aidan’s AGC Annual Awards Ceremony St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School

MELBOURNE STREET GREEN

CREMORNE THEATRE

18 OCTOBER Roy Orbison & Del Shannon Together in Concert Ben Maiorana Entertainment

4 NOVEMBER Brisbane Boys College Speech Night Brisbane Boys College 5 NOVEMBER Iona College Junior and Senior School Speech Night Iona College

1 – 31 OCTOBER Exhibition: The Art of the Lion King QPAT Exhibitions – Museum

17 OCTOBER Anh Do A List Entertainment

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26 OCTOBER SXS Concert 3 – Travels of a Trickster QPAC

PLAYHOUSE STUDIO 1

NOVEMBER 2014

CREMORNE THEATRE 1 – 2 NOVEMBER Our Turn Queensland Conservatorium of Music 3 – 9 NOVEMBER ACPA Blak Electric QPAC 22 NOVEMBER Lawrence Mooney A List Entertainment 24 – 30 NOVEMBER Freud’s Last Session Strange Duck Productions Pty Ltd PLAYHOUSE STUDIO 1 19 NOVEMBER G20 Cultural Celebrations – Evaluations and Documentation Workshop Feral Arts Corp Ltd MELBOURNE STREET GREEN

30 – 31 DECEMBER Q Pops New Year’s Eve Gala Australian Musician & Orchestral Services Pty Ltd PLAYHOUSE 1 – 7 DECEMBER GASP! Queensland Theatre Company 8 – 24 DECEMBER The Nutcracker The Queensland Ballet 21 DECEMBER Carl Barron A List Entertainment CREMORNE THEATRE 1 – 8 DECEMBER Freud’s Last Session Strange Duck Productions Pty Ltd

7, 21, 28 NOVEMBER Green Jam Sessions QPAC

12 – 13 DECEMBER ASPAFTV Semester 2 Creative Theatre Production Australian School of Performing Arts, Film and Television

30 NOVEMBER QSO Farewell Party for Johannes Fritzsch Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

15 DECEMBER Documentary Screening: Love is a Verb Queensland Education & Cultural Foundation

TONY GOULD GALLERY

16 – 20 DECEMBER Shake & Stir Holiday Workshops Shake & Stir Theatre Co

1 – 30 NOVEMBER Exhibition: The Art of the Lion King QPAT Exhibitions – Museum

DECEMBER 2014

CONCERT HALL MAIN FOYER 8 – 12 DECEMBER Laser Awards – QUT Graduations Laser Awards

LYRIC THEATRE

LYREBIRD RESTAURANT

1 – 31 DECEMBER The Lion King The Walt Disney Company Australia Pty Ltd

5 DECEMBER Actors’ & Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund Annual Christmas Luncheon QPAC Directorate

CONCERT HALL

LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE

27 NOVEMBER Chelsea Handler Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

1 DECEMBER Pirates of Penzance Launch Harvest Rain Ltd

16 – 19 DECEMBER Shake & Stir Holiday Workshops Shake & Stir Theatre Co

28 NOVEMBER Bjorn Again – 25th Anniversary Concert Zaccaria Concerts and Touring Pty Ltd 29 NOVEMBER QSO Maestro 11 Fritzsch Grand Finale Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

5 DECEMBER The Prodigy Collective – A Celebration of Youth Orchestras QPAC

MELBOURNE STREET GREEN

30 NOVEMBER Melinda Schneider & Beccy Cole – Great Women of Country Trimao Pty Ltd

CONCERT HALL MAIN FOYER

LYRIC THEATRE

PLAYHOUSE

11 OCTOBER Brisbane Open House QPAC

1 – 30 NOVEMBER The Lion King The Walt Disney Company Australia Pty Ltd

FUNCTION ROOM

CONCERT HALL

7 OCTOBER Ministerial Thought Lab Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts

1 NOVEMBER QYO Finale Concert Queensland Youth Orchestra Council

6 DECEMBER QSO Maestro 12 Handel’s Messiah Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 7 – 12 DECEMBER QUT Graduations Queensland University of Technology

5, 12, 19 DECEMBER Green Jam Sessions QPAC 6 – 7 DECEMBER BAPFF Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival – Movies on the Green QPAC PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE

1 – 9 NOVEMBER Hay Fever Kay and McLean Productions Pty Ltd

13 DECEMBER The Best of Jethro Tull with Ian Anderson Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd

5 DECEMBER Welcome Lunch and Reception for Italian Consul General QPAC Directorate

10 – 30 NOVEMBER GASP! Queensland Theatre Company

14 DECEMBER Joan Armatrading QPAC

TONY GOULD GALLERY

15 – 21 DECEMBER Spirit of Christmas QPAC

1 – 31 DECEMBER Exhibition: The Art of the Lion King QPAT Exhibitions - Museum

QPAC IN 2014

1,203 performances

51%

by

QUEENSLAND COMPANIES

81% 67% regional venues to receive a simulcast

audience from regional Qld

NO. of ATTENDEES at ...

seasons

NINE

25%

935,746 ... paid attendance 318,380 ... unpaid attendance

233

venue utilisation

1,254,126 ... total visitation

sold occupancy

4,251 attendees at the live simulcasts

97%

ENCOR

E!

103,230 Out of the Box

28,984

American Ballet Theatre

AUDIENCE

SATISFACTION

17,562 Clancestry

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Credits CHAIR DEPUTY CHAIR TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE STAFF

Acknowledgement Chris Freeman AM Rhonda White AO Kylie Blucher, Simon Gallaher, Sophie Mitchell, Mick Power AM Chief Executive, John Kotzas Director – Patron Services, Jackie Branch Director – Presenter Services, Ross Cunningham Director – Marketing, Roxanne Hopkins Director – Corporate Services, Kieron Roost Associate Director – Human Resources: Alicia Dodds Associate Director – Ticketing: Chris Holder Associate Director – Presenter Services: Bill Jessop Associate Director – Strategy: Rebecca Lamoin Associate Director – Programming: Deborah Murphy Associate Director – Finance and Business: Michael Stout

The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory body of the State of Queensland and is partially funded by the Queensland Government The Honourable Ian Walker MP, Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts Director-General Sue Rickerby, Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts.

All information correct at time of printing.

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CE AFTERWORD

Afterword QPAC is entangled within the wider community.

T

he modern performing arts centre was a concept conceived in the mid-20th century. Traditionally they were places where people attended to see art but not necessarily connect with art.

When QPAC was conceived of more than 30 years ago it was to establish a physical space in the heart of Brisbane where people could gather and take part in the performing arts, be it as audience member or performer.

Over three decades QPAC has grown with the economic and social success of Brisbane. The Cultural Precinct and South Bank have become some of the most active parts of Brisbane, filled with artists, thinkers and observers. Alongside this is a growing citywide sense of pride that comes from living in Brisbane.

In recent years, QPAC has enticed a number of high profile major performing arts companies from around the world to visit Brisbane exclusively. Though smaller in population than our southern counterparts these visits have expanded QPAC’s, and Queensland’s reputation as an attractive cultural tourism destination.

ABT Welcome to Country Photo Darren Thomas

Today, QPAC is an entangled part of a larger community…of artists, producers and performers; of our local arts industry here at the Cultural Precinct and more widely across Queensland and Australia; of an international collective of artists with whom we work and collaborate; of a state government that supports us in achieving our mission of bringing arts experiences to as many people as possible; of our staff who are in the wings creating magic each day; and of our audiences without whom we may not present our shows.

In recent years the interplay between artist and audience and engaging with people has changed. As we approach a milestone – 30 years – we are mindful of where we have come from, we are taking a quiet moment of proud reflection for our current circumstances and we are looking ahead to the horizon of endless possibilities.

I am proud to share this journey with you.

John Kotzas Chief Executive

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