@QPAC Winter 2017

What’s On at QPAC JUNE – AUGUST 2017 QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

QPAC International Series The Royal Ballet The Winter’s Tale, Woolf Works

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QPAC is the place to be this winter. We have curated a wideranging, exciting program of events and experiences that will draw you to the Centre and connect you to our arts-loving community.

The Queensland Cabaret Festival returns, two new musicals arrive – The Bodyguard and Kinky Boots, our home and resident companies feature a mix of new and classic works, and our new program, Twilight Notes, continues to present a series of intimate concerts.

One of our signature events – the QPAC International Series – returns in June with an Australian exclusive presentation by London’s The Royal Ballet. Direct from their home in Covent Garden, The Royal Ballet brings a company of leading dancers to the Lyric Theatre stage. Their two-week residency at QPAC is a highlight on our 2017 calendar and features two works never before performed outside of the Ballet’s home at the Royal Opera House. This is an event not to be missed.

The Royal Ballet open their exclusive season with the fresh, new and quite simply amazing, Woolf Works. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, with choreography by The Royal Ballet’s Resident Choreographer, Wayne McGregor, and featuring a score crafted especially

by Max Richter, Woolf Works is a triptych ballet based on the writings, life and works of Virginia Woolf.

The Winter’s Tale, based on the play by William Shakespeare features choreography by The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon and music by Joby Talbot. This story of love, betrayal and forgiveness lends itself perfectly to dance. Since its premiere in 2014, it has been critically acclaimed and is fast becoming a future classic.

Find out more about The Royal Ballet and their residency at QPAC through The Creatory on our website.

As always at QPAC, there is more to what you see than is happening on stage, and different ways to connect with us and share your love of the performing arts.

I hope to see you at QPAC soon.

Chief Executive QPAC ABOUT QPAC Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is one of Australia’s leading centres for live performance. QPAC is a venue, a producer, an investor, a presenter and a public place.

Welcoming over 1.3 million visitors to more than 1,250 performances each year, we embrace the best in live performance – the world renowned alongside the emerging, local and new – and connect to the stories and ideas at the heart of each production.

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The Royal Ballet The Winter’s Tale 5 – 9 July

OQ Ruddigore, or the Witch’s Curse 14 – 29 July

The Bodyguard The Musical From 19 July

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Escape Noises Off 3 – 25 June Julia Morris – Lift and Separate 4 June Russell Howard Round the World Live Tour 10 – 11 July

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Touch the soul Bill Frisell - When You Wish Upon a Star 9 June QSO, Simone Young & Ray Chen 21 – 22 July Mozart Airborne 5 – 12 August Medici Concerts: Imogen Cooper 13 August

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Queensland’s flagship opera company OPERA QUEENSLAND

THE PEARLFISHERS 25 May – 3 June | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 25 minutes (incl interval) Experience an exotic tale of jealousy and temptation in Bizet’s The Pearlfishers.

In the first Queensland performances in 15 years, Opera Queensland presents The Pearlfishers, a soul-stirring tale of friendship broken by rivalry.

Master storyteller Michael Gow and designer Robert Kemp bring Bizet’s romantic opera to life with vibrant scenes of colonial Ceylon and a stunning score, featuring the world-famous duet, Au fond du temple saint.

Step into an exotic world of forbidden romance with a star-filled cast led by Australia’s prima diva, Emma Matthews, tenor Aldo Di Toro, baritone Grant Doyle and bass Andrew Collis.

PRESENTED BY OPERA QUEENSLAND

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GREEN JAM 5.30 – 7.30pm Fridays | Melbourne Street Green

Wrap up your work week and start the weekend wind down at QPAC’s famous Green Jam, presented with thanks to Principal Partner Heritage Bank.

From 5.30pm every Friday, enjoy free live music on the Melbourne Street Green performed by local artists from South East Queensland and jazz students from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. From jazz, folk to contemporary rock, it’s always a chilled, easy vibe.

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Share the relaxed experience and catch up with friends on the lawn, drink in hand and take advantage of QPAC’s Green Jam Eats. Located alongside our Cafe and Bistro, this season, Green Jam Eats is inspired by the vibrant tastes of Mexico.

Tempt your tastebuds and view the menu online.

PRESENTED BY QPAC WITH THANKS TO GREEN JAM PRINCIPAL PARTNER HERITAGE BANK

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THE NECKS 1 June | Concert Hall 2 hours and 45 minutes (incl interval) One of the great cult bands of Australia, The Necks, will make their QPAC debut in a concert event that promises to be a hypnotic and thrilling emotional journey into the unknown.

Chris Abrahams (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton (bass) conjure a chemistry together that defies description in orthodox terms. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the deceptive simplicity of their music throws forth new charms on each hearing.

With no two performances alike, The Necks invent their music in real time. A live performance can

typically begin very quietly with one of the musicians playing something very simple and, one by one, the other two will join with their own contributions, all three independent yet intertwined. As the piece builds through subtle micro-changes, the interaction of their instruments creates layers of harmonics and washes of sound that unravel in the most mesmerising fashion whilst communicating a fierce energy and warmth.

The Necks are, simply, at the top of their game.

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APIA GOOD TIMES TOUR 2 June | Concert Hall 2 hours and 20 minutes (incl interval) The annual Apia Good Times Tour returns for its fifth consecutive year with another once-in-a-lifetime line-up of Australian music legends including The Black Sorrows with Vika and Linda Bull, Colin Hay (Men at Work), Mental as Anything and Deborah Conway leading the sing-alongs across the country.

to the Wheel, Hold on to Me, Down Under, Who Can It Be Now?, Overkill, Nips Are Getting Bigger, Live it Up, Too Many Times, It’s Only The Beginning and Man Overboard, to name a few. Each artist performs a solo set of their hits before joining in an extraordinary finale with all four sharing the stage.

2017’s line-up of legends have a huge array of hits to draw from including Harley & Rose, Chained

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Queensland’s flagship theatre company QUEENSLAND THEATRE

NOISES OFF 3 – 25 June | Playhouse 3 hours (incl interval) What’s more fun than a comically flawless story about tragically flawed people? Nothing.

A clumsy brunette bombshell; an addled actress as the dotty housekeeper; an alcoholic septuagenarian in the role of a burglar. It was never going to be easy staging a bedroom farce with a mediocre cast, but pompous director Lloyd Dallas is having a crack.

You’ll cry with laughter and cringe with delight as you witness this company fray and fall apart.

Onstage, it’s a whirl of slamming doors, missed cues, dropped lines and dropped trousers;

backstage, it’s an even more confused and chaotic maelstrom of love triangles and trampled egos, and there’s no one without an axe to grind (or swing).

Playwright Michael Frayn’s classic meta-farce has been running all over the world since its 1982 premiere. Now, Queensland Theatre’s Artistic Director Sam Strong masterfully marshals an ensemble of the country’s top comics, including Simon Burke, for a wickedly funny night.

PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND THEATRE AND MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY

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Not everyone wears a tutu to get a pointe across.

MinterEllison is delighted to be the Principal Partner of the QPAC International Series.

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JULIA MORRIS – LIFT AND SEPARATE 4 June | Concert Hall 1 hour and 10 minutes (no interval) As a woman in her extreme 30’s, Julia’s brand new show will deliver her signature full tilt, high octane stand up storytelling, leading directly to what she calls “hurty tummy laughter”.

replete with a dissension into general madness and the journey back home, all the while trying to make sense of day-to-day life while trying to actually, lift and separate.

A delicious and raucous romp through the last two years, Lift and Separate, in true Morris form, comes

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TWILIGHT NOTES: ENSEMBLE LIAISON 5 June | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval) In the second of QPAC’s new early evening musical encounters, we meet Ensemble Liaison, described

by Limelight magazine as a ‘national treasure’.

Ensemble Liaison’s agile instrumentation and imaginative programming has featured collaborators from jazz great Tony Gould to Australian Ballet principals, a series of Central Europe festival appearances and their recent tenth anniversary season at Melbourne Recital Centre.

as though the instruments were in love with each other.’ Indulge in the ravishing tangos of Piazzolla and the soulful melodies of Gershwin before allowing Bizet’s swarthy Carmen to sweep you away.

Twilight has fallen. Exquisite musical discoveries await.

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Enter their world with a trio described by a Brahms confidante and scholar as a work in which ‘it seems

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THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC: AN ABBA CELEBRATION 6 June | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval) The QPAC Choir presents its annual showcase concert, this year featuring the songs and music of 70s Swedish pop group ABBA.

Game, The Winner Takes It All, Chiquitita and their biggest hits in Australia, Fernando and Dancing Queen.

Under the direction of choirmaster Timothy Sherlock the 130 voice QPAC Choir will perform magnificent choral arrangements of some of ABBA’s biggest hits including Mamma Mia, Waterloo, Money Money Money, Take a Chance on Me, The Name of the

Featuring 3rd year Musical Theatre students from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and a live eight-piece band!

PRESENTED BY QPAC AS PART OF QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL

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SIERRA BOGGESS IN CONCERT 8 June | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (incl interval) Broadway and West End music theatre star Sierra Boggess performs at QPAC with an eight-piece orchestra as part of her debut Australian tour.

Regarded by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber as “...the best, the best Christine certainly!” in The Phantom of the Opera, this international award-winning music theatre superstar will wow audiences with her magnificent voice, star power, acclaimed acting and captivating personality. It’s no wonder Lloyd Webber asked her to perform Christine in the award-winning and highly acclaimed The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Production at the

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Royal Albert Hall, as well as Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular.

Sierra is also a celebrated Disney Princess, having portrayed Ariel in The Little Mermaid on Broadway to high acclaim. She recently completed a season as Principal Mullins in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaption of the Jack Black favourite School of Rock.

PRESENTED BY QPAC IN ASSOCATION WITH CONCERTWORKS AND QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY AS PART OF QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL

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BILL FRISELL – WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR FEATURING PETRA HADEN, THOMAS MORGAN AND RUDY ROYSTON

9 June | Concert Hall 1 hour and 20 minutes (no interval) “One of the most innovative and influential musicians of the past 25 years.” The Wall Street Journal Classic cinema scores unforgettably reimagined.

Legendary jazz guitarist and Grammy® award winner Bill Frisell has a career spanning more than 35 years and 250 recordings. Bold and inventive, Frisell has tried his hand at avant-garde, noise, bop, folk, country, bluegrass, rock, blues and even classical music – all while staying true to his jazz roots.

This concert includes music from Bill’s latest Grammy Award® nominated album, When You Wish Upon

a Star – featuring unique interpretations of classic American cinema music from Hitchcock’s Psycho through to Ennio Morricone’s score to Once Upon A Time In The West, via Nino Rota’s music for The Godfather – alongside the jazz classics for which he is famed.

Frisell is joined on stage by vocalist Petra Haden, bass player Thomas Morgan, and drummer Rudy Royston.

PRESENTED BY QPAC AS PART OF QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL

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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 9 June | Lyric Theatre Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au The greatest rock band of all time deserves the heaviest symphonic salute of the century. This is it.

Due to overwhelmingly popular demand and immediately following a hit tour of the UK, Stairway to Heaven returns to Brisbane.

Fronted by Zep Boys powerhouse vocalist Vince Contarino and bolstered by the breathtaking might of The Black Dog Orchestra, the timeless legacy of Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones will scale new heights of hard rock majesty and symphonic

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grandeur from the raw, metallic blues of Whole Lotta Love to the epic Stairway to Heaven and the sheer exhilaration of Kashmir.

Don’t miss this explosive celebration of the music of Led Zeppelin in one of the most ambitious concerts ever to meet the Lyric Theatre stage.

PRESENTED BY TIM WOODS AND PHIL BATHOLS

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Queensland’s flagship symphony orchestra QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

QSO WITH MUHAI TANG 10 June | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au As a highlight of Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s 70th anniversary celebration, former Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Muhai Tang returns from Europe and Asia to honour the Orchestra on the Concert Hall stage for one special night.

of variations — Palimpsest; the virtuosic showpiece that is Schumann’s quintessential Romantic concerto, performed by highly regarded Schumann expert from France, pianist Éric Le Sage; and Brahms’ first symphonic masterpiece.

Tang directs an exhilarating program featuring Australian composer Joe Chindamo’s beguiling set

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ULTIMATE EAGLES 10 June | Lyric Theatre Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Direct from a sell-out tour of Europe and the UK, Ultimate Eagles, the world’s greatest Eagles show is touring Australia for the very first time.

The legendary sounds of The Eagles are faithfully and brilliantly recreated by six world class musicians in an unmissable concert.

Ultimate Eagles are an international phenomenon.

They have become a brand name in their own right who are revered by their peers, respected by the music industry and dearly loved by their massive and expanding fan base. In just four short years, they

have performed to over 500,000 fans worldwide, clocking up 5 million YouTube hits along the way.

Their first tour to Australia will feature all the classic Eagles hits from the timeless back catalogue including Hotel California, Lyin’ Eyes, Take It Easy, Desperado, Take It To The Limit, Life In The Fast Lane and many more. Whilst the show features a host of world class musicians it is the immensely powerful four-part vocal harmony and exact musical production on which Ultimate Eagles have built their reputation.

PRESENTED BY PHIL BATHOLS & TIM WOODS

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ANCIENT RAIN – PAUL KELLY & CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN 13 June | Concert Hall 1 hour and 35 minutes (incl interval) Iconic Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly and magnetic Irish chanteuse Camille O’Sullivan pay tribute to the words of W.B. Yeats and other great Irish poets in this premiere collaboration between two inimitable artists.

Ancient Rain combines original music by Paul Kelly, Feargal Murray and Camille O’Sullivan, together with spoken word inspired by more than a century of Irish writing. Paul and Camille inhabit a range of characters in this mesmerising performance, revealing a tapestry of themes, from the cost of love, the price of independence, to the inadequacy of faith and the power of forgiveness.

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Ancient Rain is no ordinary concert. Created in collaboration with composer/pianist Feargal Murray and director Chris Drummond, it offers a unique visual and aural concert experience through a series of simply staged moments, and sheds new light on the artistry of these celebrated Australian and Irish musicians. Camille O’Sullivan’s majestic vocal command and Paul Kelly’s ingeniously understated yet evocative lyricism unite here in the service of stories of love, loss and redemption.

PRESENTED BY QPAC AS A PART OF THE QUEENSLAND CABARET FESTIVAL PRODUCED BY FAR AND AWAY PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRINK PRODUCTIONS

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1984 BY GEORGE ORWELL 14 – 18 June | Lyric Theatre 1 hour and 40 minutes (no interval) A new adaptation created by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan.

April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching.

An exploration of surveillance and identity, 1984 presented a vision of the future that looks a lot like our present. Orwell’s fiction has become our reality.

Described as “masterfully constructed and chillingly frank” (Limelight Magazine), this stage adaptation is a dynamic, political, technology-enhanced dive into Orwell’s complex vision.

Published in 1949, George Orwell’s book helped define the 20th century. Now, 1984 is re-examined in this radical, award-winning international theatrical blockbuster seen by more than a quarter of a million people.

Produced by British theatre innovators Headlong, along with Nottingham Playhouse and Almeida Theatre, this production’s success has led to multiple seasons on the West End and numerous international festival appearances.

Orwell’s dystopian future is now.

PRESENTED BY ATG, GWB ENTERTAINMENT, STCSA AND QPAC

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PRINCE SIDDHARTHA THE MUSICAL 16 – 17 June | Concert Hall 2 hours and 50 minutes (incl interval) Celebrating its eleventh anniversary after sell out shows throughout Asia, Siddhartha the Musical makes its Australian debut in June 2017.

Siddhartha tells the story of the historical figure most people know as the Buddha. While many nonBuddhists might be familiar with his image, not all are aware that before he became the Enlightened One, he was Prince Siddhartha of the Shakya Clan of India and that before his simple monastic life, he grew up amid luxury and opulence in a palace at the foothills of the Himalayas. As in every man’s

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story, he had a family (albeit a royal one), friends, fell in love, went through self-discovery, and sought answers to his many questions. Ultimately, however, it led him on an unexpected path.

The play explores his journey from birth till death, telling his tale of finding enlightenment through music and movement in three acts. Siddhartha will bring its Australian audiences an unforgettable experience.

PRESENTED BY FGS CHUNG TIAN BUDDHIST TEMPLE & BUDDHA’S LIGHT INTERNATIONAL ASSOC QLD

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QPAC joint initiative QPAC Company in Residence SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS 18 June | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval) Join Southern Cross Soloists on a journey through the Middle East in a concert exploring the lure and mystique of the Orient.

From Telemann’s gypsies to Bloch’s portrayal of Jewish life, the highlight of this concert, RimskyKorsakov’s Scheherazade, will conjure up exotic images of Persian splendour and opulence in the enchanted tale of One Thousand and One Nights.

The Middle Eastern odyssey will continue with the world premiere of an exciting new work by SXS Next Gen composer, John Rotar, and finish with some foot-stomping fun as the Soloists sweep you away in some exhilarating Klezmer Dances for an energising finish.

PRESENTED BY QPAC AND SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS

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YOUNG AT HEART CELEBRATING THE HITS OF FRANK SINATRA & DORIS DAY

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22 June | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

25 June | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

Australian stars Tom Burlinson and Melinda Schneider accompanied by the Young at Heart Orchestra will join forces this June, performing a concert celebration of the iconic hits of Frank Sinatra and Doris Day.

This powerfully evocative concert will illustrate how different composers chose to reflect on night time through music.

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Young At Heart is inspired by the hugely successful collaboration of two of Hollywood’s biggest stars who took the world by storm in 1955 with the box office hit movie, Young At Heart, and a top selling soundtrack album of the same name.

Audiences can look forward to hearing Tom presenting some of the all-time Sinatra greats, Melinda delivering the hits of Doris Day and the two of them coming together for a selection of breathtaking duets. Reminisce with such memorable tunes as Secret Love, New York New York, Que Sera Sera, Come Fly With Me, Shakin’ The Blues, Mack The Knife, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and of course, Young At Heart.

Join the Orchestra and jovial host Guy Noble, as we take a nocturnal stroll through music of the night, including the arias of Mozart’s famous (and furious) Queen of the Night, excerpts from Sondheim’s playful musical A Little Night Music, Dvoˇrák’s quiet Nocturne and Debussy’s masterwork with French colours of the night.

The evening will also star stunning sopranos Rachel Pines and Morgan England-Jones.

PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Don’t miss this nostalgic evening of song and music celebrating two of the greatest music legends of our time. Young At Heart, a wonderful trip down memory lane for audiences to cherish!

PRESENTED BY JEFF LEWIS AND PHIL BATHOLS

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WOOLF WORKS 29 June – 2 July | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 33 minutes (incl 2 intervals)

Wayne McGregor’s award-winning ballet Woolf Works is inspired by three of Virginia Woolf’s landmark novels: Mrs Dalloway, Orlando and The Waves, with each of the three acts presented as a series of multi-sensory collages.

Wayne McGregor is renowned for his ground-breaking choreography and collaborations and this new ballet reflects Woolf’s modernist rejection of neatly ordered narrative, in favour of heightened, startling poignant perspectives.

Woolf Works is set to a new score by acclaimed British composer Max Richter incorporating electronic and orchestral music.

MUSIC PERFORMED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. PRESENTED BY QPAC TOP : © ROH 2017 . PHOTOGRAPHER : ANDREJ USPENSKI. DANCERS : MARA GALEAZZI AND TOMAS MOCK IN WOOLF WORKS CENTRE : © ROH 2015 . PHOTOGRAPHER : TRISTRAM KENTON . DANCERS : NATALIA OSIPOVA AND EDWARD WATSON IN WOOLF WORKS BOTTOM : © ROH 2015 . PHOTOGRAPHER : TRISTRAM KENTON . DANCERS : ALESSANDRA FERRI AND ARTISTS OF THE ROYAL BALLET IN WOOLF WORKS

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THE WINTER’S TALE 5 – 9 July | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 52 minutes (incl 2 intervals)

Christopher Wheeldon, Artistic Associate of The Royal Ballet, created his adaptation of Shakespeare’s late great romance The Winter’s Tale for The Royal Ballet in 2014.

This full-length story ballet follows the destruction of a marriage through consuming jealousy, the abandonment of a child and a seemingly hopeless love. Yet, through remorse and regret – and after a statue of Hermione appears to come miraculously to life – the ending is one of forgiveness and reconciliation. With powerful designs

by Bob Crowley and atmospheric music by Joby Talbot, The Winter’s Tale is a masterful modern narrative ballet.

MUSIC PERFORMED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. PRESENTED BY QPAC LEFT: © ROH 2014. PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHAN PERSSON. DANCER: EDWARD WATSON AS LEONTES IN ACT I OF THE WINTER’S TALE

TOP: © 2014 ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHAN PERSSON. DANCER: LAUREN CUTHBERTSON AS HERMIONE IN ACT I OF THE WINTER’S TALE CENTRE: © 2014 ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHAN PERSSON. DANCER: STEVEN MCRAE AS FLORIZEL IN ACT II OF THE WINTER’S TALE

BOTTOM: © 2014 ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHAN PERSSON. DANCERS: SARAH LAMB, LAUREN CUTHBERTSON AND EDWARD WATSON IN THE WINTER’S TALE

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2017 QPAC INTERNATIONAL SERIES

QPAC’s International Series brings the world’s greatest companies to Australian audiences.

With events and activity happening on and off stage, in Brisbane and across the state, in live and digital format, the Series offers opportunities for learning, creation, exchange, participation and fun.

Dive deeper into the process of turning Virginia Woolf’s writing into ballet, sit in with choreographers as they work with dancers and educators to demonstrate how bodies and minds intersect, cheer on a hip hop dance battle or get on your feet and dance with a stranger as part of the outdoor program, help us tease out Shakespeare’s themes of jealousy and forgiveness.

LET’S DANCE Let’s Dance is your invitation to move! Join us as we explore cultures from around the globe, celebrating friendship, fitness and fun in a beautiful winter garden.

Thursday 29 June to Sunday 9 July | Melbourne Street Green Free

MADE ON THE BODY: CHOREOGRAPHY FROM THE ROYAL BALLET A new exhibition exploring rich legacies and compelling new artistry embodied in the making of unparalleled works that are the lifeblood of The Royal Ballet.

16 May – 9 September | Tony Gould Gallery Free

WE ALL DANCE Dancers from The Royal Ballet collaborate with community groups and teaching artists from across Queensland to celebrate dance and movement through a series of workshops and culminating community performances.

WOOLF WORKS & THE WINTER’S TALE – TUNNEL EXHIBITION

Community workshops April to June 2017.

16 May – late July | QPAC Tunnel Free

BRISBANE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE 4.30pm – 5.30pm, Sunday 2 July 2017 | Melbourne Street Green, QPAC Free

Visit the QPAC Tunnel to explore the ideas, processes and creative teams that created these two amazing productions.

CAIRNS COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE 6pm Wednesday 12 July 2017 | Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns Ticket information to be announced CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON IN REHEARSAL ©ROH/JOHAN PERSSON, 2011

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CREATIVE INSIGHTS Gain a rare insight into the concept and realisation of a new ballet as two of the world’s greatest choreographers reveal the creative process behind their extraordinary works in repertory with QPAC. Enter the world of The Royal Ballet with Director Kevin O’Hare, Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon and discover how they bring together the exceptional artistry of the Company’s dancers with leading composers, conductors, designers and creative teams to create awe-inspiring theatre.

CREATIVE INSIGHT INTO WOOLF WORKS (with Wayne McGregor) Saturday 1 July, 4.30pm - 5.45pm Concert Hall, QPAC Price*: $35 A Res; $25 Concession CREATIVE INSIGHT INTO THE WINTER’S TALE (with Christopher Wheeldon) Friday 7 July, 5.30pm – 6.45pm Concert Hall, QPAC Price*: $35 A Res; $25 Concession *A transaction fee of $6.95 applies

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QPA C I N T ERNAT IONA L S ER IES SP E C IAL E V E N T MASTERCLASSES Masterclasses are an ideal way for visiting artists to connect with local artists. The masterclasses will explore the creative processes of Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon.

After an introductory dance class, participants will enjoy creative sessions with each choreographer exploring their language, process and repertory.

This is an opportunity for professional, aspiring professional and student dancers with a minimum ‘Advanced’ level of training.

Visit qpac.com.au/the-royal-ballet for more information MASTERCLASS WITH WAYNE McGREGOR Friday 30 June, 10.30am – 12.00pm EDC Studio, Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts Price*: $30 or $25 for Ausdance Members Must have a minimum of ‘Advanced’ level of training in ballet/dance MASTERCLASS WITH CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON Sunday 2 July, 10.30am – 12.00pm Time: 10.30am –12pm EDC Studio, Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts Price*: $30 or $25 for Ausdance Members Must have a minimum of ‘Advanced’ level of training in ballet/dance PRELUDE TO THE WINTER’S TALE: DINNER WITH AC GRAYLING Listen to renowned philosopher, humanist and Master of the New College of the Humanities, London Professor AC Grayling give an insight into Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and the themes of jealousy and forgiveness. qpac.com.au/the-creatory 2017 QPAC INTERNATIONAL SERIES PROGRAM QPAC and The Royal Ballet have secured writers and artists across a range of disciplines to contribute to a Series program that offers background, rare and critical insights into not only these two productions but their creative teams and the authors at the centre of the works – William Shakespeare and Virginia Woolf. A luscious publication that will feature stunning imagery and ideas.

Visit qpac.com.au/the-royal-ballet for more information EXCLUSIVE ACCESS – DRESS REHEARSALS A special limited opportunity for QPAC Members and industry guests to access the final dress rehearsals of the two productions presented in the 2017 QPAC International Series.

Visit qpac.com.au/the-royal-ballet for more information © 2014 ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHAN PERSSON. DANCER: LAUREN CUTHBERTSON AS HERMIONE IN ACT I OF THE WINTER’S TALE

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QPAC joint initiative

PEMULWUY! FINALE CONCERT – VOICES FROM THE TRENCHES 2 July | Concert Hall 2 hours and 5 minutes (incl interval) Experience the mighty sound of 500 men and boys as they perform in a choral extravaganza in the QPAC Concert Hall.

entitled Voices from the Trenches, honours the World War One soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in The Somme, France.

Music is already resonating throughout the country as participating choirs prepare for this extraordinary triennial festival, which culminates in the Pemulwuy!

National Male Voice Festival Finale Concert – a multi-generational gathering of male singers.

Pemulwuy! focuses artistically and socially on men and boys, offering participation for singers of all ages and backgrounds. This year’s finale concert,

The festival takes its name from the Aboriginal rainbow warrior, Pemulwuy, who was a member of the Bidjigal tribe. His name means ‘man of the earth’. It is also the title of the music written by Paul Jarman which tells of the legend of Pemulwuy.

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QPAC initiative

TWILIGHT NOTES: ENOCH ARDEN 4 July | Concert Hall 1 hour and 15 minutes (no interval) To realise the tragedy of Enoch Arden, it takes two of the country’s leading theatrical and classical forces combined. A National Living Treasure and renowned Bell Shakespeare founder, John Bell AO commands any stage. And Simon Tedeschi, as the hands of David Helfgott in film triumph Shine and a concert pianist to numerous world leaders, is a musician firmly of our time.

Ride a raft of emotion as Bell brings the narrative poem by English Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson

to life, and Tedeschi amplifies the romanticism of the score by Richard Strauss. Surrender to this enthrallingly intense tale of a ship’s captain lost at sea and returning to a reality that has evolved without him. Enoch Arden is the third presentation in QPAC’s new series, Twilight Notes.

Twilight has fallen. Exquisite musical discoveries await.

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THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE ANIMALS 40TH ANNIVERSARY

RUSSELL HOWARD ROUND THE WORLD LIVE TOUR

8 July | Concert Hall 3 hours (incl interval)

10 – 11 July | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

The Pink Floyd Experience returns to Australia in 2017 with a brand new show.

Russell Howard, one of the UK’s most successful live comedians, will return to Australia in 2017.

To also celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Animals album, The Pink Floyd Experience presents something very special for fans this year.

After completely selling out his Wonderbox tour in 2014, Russell Howard is coming back with his brand new live show, Round the World.

A trilogy of Pink Floyd albums, played in their entirety by eleven world class musicians, augmented by a stellar crew of the best sound and lighting teams with state of the art sound and lighting equipment.

This brand new show – garnering five star reviews in the UK – sees the affable superstar airing his opinions on the ineffectual far left, the idiotic far right, President Trump and Brexit, as well as celebrating the daft side of life, the inanities of social media and his zany family’s antics.

Featuring Pink Floyd’s three most iconic albums, Animals, Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. This is a Pink Floyd fan’s dream concert.

PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION AND MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL

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QPAC joint initiative CAMERATA

SANCTUARY 13 July | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval) Sanctuary is calm, solitude, contemplation, refuge, asylum, contentedness, our loved ones … perhaps even a sense of permanence.

Devised in collaboration with Artistic Director Katie Noonan and presented with Queensland Music Festival, this emotional concert’s highlight is a world premiere by Australian composer Joe Chindamo (commissioned by Andrew and Renata Kaldor) featuring musicians Diana Doherty and Alexandre Oguey.

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A signature event of the Queensland Music Festival, Sanctuary also includes Beethoven’s Song of Thanksgiving from Quartet Op.132, Brooke Green’s heart-wrenching Reza Barati, Telemann’s humorous concerto about frogs, and music by Queenslander Connor D’Netto.

PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL, CAMERATA & QPAC IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL

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16 LOVERS LANE 14 July | Concert Hall 1 hour and 45 minutes (no interval) Relive one of the great Australian albums 30 years on.

Brisbane band, The Go-Betweens, provided the soundtrack for a generation. Now 30 years after the release of the seminal album 16 Lovers Lane, the ‘Streets of Your Town’ are set to come alive with the sounds that helped shape the musical landscape of the nation.

Original album band members Lindy Morrison, Amanda Brown and John Willsteed, along with Dan Kelly, Luke Daniel Peacock and Danny Widdicombe, will be joined by a star-studded line-up. Steve Kilbey (The Church), Mark Callaghan (GANGgajang),

Ron Peno (Died Pretty), Katie and Tyrone Noonan (george), Montaigne, Sam Cromack and Jen Boyce (Ball Park Music), Tim Nelson and Zoe Davis (Cub Sport), Sahara Beck and Kirin J Callinan will relive the album, along with selected B-sides from The Go-Betweens’ extensive back catalogue in this live celebration of a truly ground-breaking body of work.

Australian musician and songwriter, Ben Salter will open this legendary event.

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Queensland’s flagship opera company OPERA QUEENSLAND

RUDDIGORE, OR THE WITCH’S CURSE 14 – 29 July | Playhouse 2 hours and 30 minutes (incl interval) Shy and law-abiding, gentleman farmer Robin Oakapple is working up the courage to ask the beautiful Rose Maybud to marry him. But he has a dark secret; he is secretly the heir to a terrible curse befalling all Baronets of Ruddigore and has been living in disguise to escape his fate.

Jump into a sepia-tinted gothic horror story where good and evil go hilariously hand in hand in a seaside village full of bridesmaids and a haunted house whose ancestral gallery comes alive at the Ghosts’ High Noon.

Lindy Hume’s take on Gilbert & Sullivan, designed

by Richard Roberts, is sure to be an irreverent romp celebrating Victoriana in all its eccentricity.

Ruddigore features many wonderful musical gems such as the Matter trio and Rose’s Etiquette song.

Featuring popular stars of Candide, Bryan Probets and Christine Johnston who will be joined by a stellar cast including Kanen Breen, Jason BarrySmith, Roxane Hislop and Natalie Peluso as Rose Maybud. Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore, or The Witch’s Curse will delight, excite and entertain.

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THE EVERLY BROTHERS & BUDDY HOLLY INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE 15 July | Concert Hall 2 hours and 20 minutes (incl interval) For the first time in Australia Rock n Roll fans will embrace and celebrate all the classic and number one hits of these three music legends of all time.

regular political and football song parodies for Ray Hadley’s morning shows networked across Australia and on 2GB.

The magical sounds of The Everly Brothers come alive again with Australia’s very own multi-award winning vocal harmony duo and internationally renowned The Robertson Brothers.

Internationally renowned Scot Robin was cast to play the role of Buddy Holly (original cast) – the first Australian actor worldwide to land the lead role!

With half a million record sales, 22 Mo and ACE Awards, along with two ARIA and Golden Guitar nominations, The Robertson Brothers are one of Australia’s leading vocal groups. Many know them as the distinctive vocal sound on the theme for the hit TV soapie Home and Away plus by their

The Robertson Brothers and Scot Robin breathe life back into the legends that are The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly. This international production will have audiences dancing in the aisles! Rock n Roll fans, this is a show not to be missed!

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THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL From 19 July | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 20 minutes (incl interval) The international smash-hit production of The Bodyguard The Musical is coming to Brisbane for a strictly limited season.

Based on the Warner Bros. movie which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, The Bodyguard has been hailed as ‘LONDON’S BEST MUSICAL’ (UKs Magic FM).

Starring Australia’s own Paulini, Kip Gamblin and Prinnie Stevens, The Bodyguard is bursting with all your favourite hits including Run to You, I Have Nothing, Greatest Love Of All, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and one of the greatest songs of all time – I Will Always Love You. This is the story you know – with the songs you love!

PRESENTED BY JOHN FROST, MICHAEL HARRISON AND DAVID IAN

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Queensland’s flagship symphony orchestra QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

QSO, SIMONE YOUNG AND RAY CHEN 21 – 22 July | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Two internationally renowned Australians join forces with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Ray Chen, regarded as one of the top violinists on the international circuit, will perform the complex, original version of Paganini’s fiendishly difficult

concerto. Your out-of-this-world experience will continue as Simone Young conducts Holst’s muchloved The Planets.

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AUSTRALIAN WORLD ORCHESTRA

CHAMBER 8 ON TOUR 24 July | Concert Hall 1 hour and 40 minutes (incl interval) The AWO’s Chamber 8 on Tour will present an ensemble of some of Australia’s greatest musicians from the international stage, performing a captivating program of the Beethoven Septet featuring Andrew Bain of the LA Philharmonic on horn and Paul Dean of the Brisbane Conservatorium on clarinet, along with the Dvoˇrák String Quintet featuring Matthew McDonald of the Berlin Philharmonic on double bass.

This is a rare opportunity to witness music-making of the highest calibre, where each of the eight

musicians have the opportunity to display their individual brilliance. The unusual scoring of Beethoven’s septet with a single clarinet, horn, bassoon and strings allows for the musicians to interplay and engage in high spirited solos and duets in what is arguably Beethoven’s finest chamber music composition. The double bass performance in the String quintet brings a pizzicato sparseness to the bottom of the texture and creates a platform for the interweaving melodic strands of Dvoˇrák’s master craftsmanship.

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QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL

BALLET THEATRE OF QUEENSLAND

HANG WITH QYO

80TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

29 July | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

30 July | Concert Hall 1 hour and 45 minutes (incl interval)

Experience a night of exciting new music at Hang with QYO. Blending classical music with a fresh, contemporary twist, this youthful concert will feature a world premiere concerto by emerging Queensland composer Thomas Green, written for the hang – an enchanting sound sculpture invented only a decade ago. The hang will be played by international star percussionist and drummer for Björk, Manu Delago.

Delago’s Concertino Grosso will also make its Australian debut on stage, led by Australian String Quartet’s extraordinary first violinist and proud QYO alumni Dale Barltrop.

Ballet Theatre of Queensland will celebrate its rich 80 year history supporting city and regional Queensland dance and dancers, in this once-only, glittering gala event.

Experience all the energy and exuberance of the Queensland Youth Symphony as they perform in honour of, and dedication to, QYO founder and father of the youth orchestra movement, John Curro AM MBE. The concert will include the Curro family quartet playing alongside a number of prominent QYO alumni, including players from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Camerata, and QMF Artistic Director Katie Noonan.

Artists from The Australian Ballet, Queensland Ballet, and Expressions Dance Company, along with dancers from Queensland University of Technology, will join Ballet Theatre in acknowledging the enormous contribution to dance made by the company in its early years, and its position now as Queensland’s leading independent youth ballet company.

Favourite pieces from Ballet Theatre’s extensive repertoire will be performed, including those from the classical canon, The Nutcracker, Coppélia, Les Sylphides and Graduation Ball.

Join Queensland’s premier youth ballet company, as it celebrates 80 years of ballet magic making – reflecting on its vibrant past and celebrating the promise of an exciting future. It’s not to be missed!

PRESENTED BY BALLET THEATRE OF QUEENSLAND

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EVENTS CITY VIEWS, BESPOKE MENUS & I C O N I C S PAC E S

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QSO, ALONDRA DUO LECHNER TIEMPO 4 – 5 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Witness a compelling stand-off between dynamic brother and sister prodigies, Karin Lechner and Sergio Tiempo, under the baton of QSO Music Director Alondra de la Parra.

Duo Lechner Tiempo takes to the stage with the Australian debut of Jusid’s electrifying ‘theatre-piece’ double concerto Tango Rhapsody. The drama between the soloists will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Then join Alondra de la Parra on an epic journey, with the passion and rhythm in two of Revueltas’ masterpieces including the rhythmic riot of Sensemayá, Márquez’s Danzón No.2, and a pit stop in Cuba courtesy of Sir Malcolm Williamson’s inspired Overture.

THE QSO MUSIC DIRECTOR IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY TIMOTHY FAIRFAX AC. PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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Queensland’s flagship ballet company QUEENSLAND BALLET

LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE 4 – 19 August | Playhouse 2 hours and 15 minutes (incl interval) Set in the French country side in the 1950s, La Fille delights and entertains audiences as a love triangle creates comic chaos.

What ensues is a series of mischievous antics as Lise works her way out of the Widow’s marriage contract and into the arms of her love-struck beau.

Lise loves Colas. Colas loves Lise. But Lise’s mother, the Widow Simone, has agreed that her wayward daughter should marry Alain, son of a pompous, wealthy vineyard owner. Alain however, is more interested in his precious umbrella than romance.

A popular family favourite because of its engaging story, colourful humour and beautiful dancing, this stunning production will leave you applauding for more.

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QPAC joint initiative EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY

MOZART AIRBORNE 5 – 12 August | Cremorne Theatre 1 hour and 10 minutes (no interval) Voices and bodies take flight in this stunning premiere celebrating the beauty and complexity of some of Mozart’s most sublime arias and ensembles.

Six singers from Opera Queensland join Expressions Dance Company’s athletic ensemble of dancers to perform new works from some of Australia’s most celebrated choreographers.

Mozart Airborne weaves a fabric of stories through live arias, duets and scenes brought together by co-directors Natalie Weir and Lindy Hume. Featuring virtuosic pianist Alex Raineri, this combination of

dance, opera and Mozart’s soaring melodies is framed within a minimalistic design and rich lighting.

If you love dance, opera and classical piano, join us in the intimate space of the Cremorne Theatre as it comes alive to the sound and movements of Mozart Airborne.

Don’t miss this unique collaboration showcasing a stunning mix of contemporary dance and classical music.

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BRISBANE SINGS 2017 6 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Brisbane Sings is a community event featuring vocalists, choirs and singing groups from all over the city performing separately and together. A massed choir of 500 voices and a stage band will join to present a highly entertaining show that celebrates group singing. The event is fun, uplifting and a great chance for various musical and community groups

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to share ideas and create lasting and memorable experiences for their hundreds of members. After last year’s red ABBA tribute, Brisbane Sings will turn the QPAC Concert Hall into an orange Latin party in 2017 in support of our charity partner Newro Foundation.

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AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA

DMITRY SINKOVSKY – THE SINGING VIOLIN 8 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval) One man. Two maestros.

Get ready for take off. Dmitry’s violin will lift you among the clouds. Spirits soar. Hearts are uplifted.

You’re flying in the infinite blue.

Then he lets his hair down to become the emotional countertenor. Passions flow. Souls ache. You’re transported to a world of exquisite inner sensitivity.

back performing Vivaldi and Locatelli with the Brandenburg.

“Furiously fiendish bowing” The Age “Dmitry Sinkovsky is an extraordinary artist” The Australian PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA

Virtuosity, versatility and vivacity combine in one man. The unique Dmitry Sinkovsky is

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THE TEN TENORS – 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 11 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au The TEN Tenors are undoubtedly one of Australia’s most successful touring entertainment groups of all time, with more than 2,500 live shows to their credit and over 90 million people worldwide witnessing their unmistakable charm, camaraderie and vocal power. 2017 marks the 20th Anniversary of the group’s creation and in that time they have cemented their place as one of the world’s most loved classically based contemporary music groups of all time.

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Celebrated for their wonderfully vast repertoire, breathtaking arrangements and powerful live performances, The TEN Tenors respectfully tip their hats not only to the great classical tenors and composers, but also to contemporary music’s most popular pop and rock artists. Don’t miss the chance to see The TEN Tenors live and celebrate their 20th Anniversary.

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MOZART: GREAT C MINOR MASS

OUR MAN IN HAVANA

12 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

13 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful of Mozart’s masses, this work is a particular joy for the soprano voice.

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alondra de la Parra leads an adventure through the Americas, with a Cuban portrait, an evocative Caribbean ritual chant, a trip to the Grand Canyon and a vibrant Mexican dance.

Unusually this was not a commission for Mozart, who was a ‘jobbing’ composer; it was written for his own musical pleasure, and begun, in part, as a celebration of his marriage to Constanze who was one of the soloists in an early performance.

The wit and brilliance of Beethoven’s first symphony, peppered with classic Beethovian gestures, complements an evening that will be indeed, great.

Please note this is one of our education concerts.

THE QSO MUSIC DIRECTOR IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY TIMOTHY FAIRFAX AC. PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

QSO Music Director Alondra de la Parra leads an electrifying cast of singers, including sopranos Siobhan Stagg and Barbara Zavros alongside tenor Paul McMahon (pictured), baritone David Wakeham and The Australian Voices.

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MEDICI CONCERTS

IMOGEN COOPER 13 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval) Internationally acclaimed pianist Imogen Cooper is regarded as one of the world’s finest interpreters of Classical and Romantic repertoire. She combines extraordinary musical insight with a consummate technique, her playing replete with impressionist illumination and elegant phrasing, ‘graceful, languid and dreamy … a singing purity in its melodic lines’.

She has appeared with many of the world’s top conductors and orchestras including the Berlin, Vienna, New York and London Philharmonics.

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as a Lieder recitalist with Wolfgang Holzmair. Her extensive discography includes Mozart concertos, solo works and Lieder recitals.

Imogen Cooper’s Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert are particularly revered, her interpretive style and lyrical gracefulness reminiscent of her esteemed teacher Alfred Brendel. This will be a magnificent recital performed by one of the great connoisseurs of the keyboard.

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MOUNTAIN – A CINEMATIC & MUSICAL ODYSSEY 14 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval) Introducing Mountain – a visceral experience with live visuals by the incredibly gifted film director Jennifer Peedom, narration by Willem Dafoe, and music by Richard Tognetti and the ACO.

landscapes filmed, with works by Chopin, Grieg, Vivaldi, Corelli, Beethoven and new works by Richard himself. At these events the ACO will perform live with the film.

Shot by the world’s leading high altitude cinematographers, with narration written by celebrated British writer, Robert Macfarlane, this film explores the nature of our modern fascination with mountains.

Mountain is a unique musical journey through vistas that few have visited and none have seen in quite this way.

Throughout production, Richard Tognetti worked with Jennifer Peedom to assemble a stunning soundscape to mirror the serenity, magnitude and terror of the

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QPAC joint initiative SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO

DRACULA 15 August – 2 September | Cremorne Theatre 1 hour and 40 minutes (no interval) DRAC IS BACK. The Gothic horror story swoops the country in a gripping, critically-acclaimed production created by shake & stir returning to QPAC for a strictly limited season.

When young lawyer Jonathan Harker visits Castle Dracula deep within the Carpathian mountains, he’s not expecting the strange hospitality he receives from his mysterious host. Alone and trapped within the castle walls, Jonathan discovers that Dracula wants more than his presence at the dinner table – he

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might also be the main course. Leaving Jonathan for dead and his castle behind, Dracula travels to London on a quest for seduction, true love and above all – blood.

From the company behind the multi-award winning, national touring productions of 1984 and Animal Farm comes this new adaptation of Stoker’s twisted tale that sold out in record time – do not delay.  ArtsHub PRESENTED BY SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO AND QPAC

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ROY ORBISON ORCHESTRATED 18 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 40 minutes (incl interval) For the first time in Australia Roy Orbison Orchestrated in concert will see audiences mesmerised in an unforgettable two-hour international concert experience.

Come and relive the sound, the voice and all the magical hits of music legend Roy Orbison in an international tribute production starring the world’s No. 1 Roy Orbison tribute star Dean Bourne performing with the Australian Symphony Orchestra under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor George Ellis.

Internationally renowned Dean Bourne has been described as having “The Spirit of Roy Orbison” within him, as he performs Roy Orbison’s iconic hits such as Pretty Woman, Crying, Dream Baby, Leah, Penny Arcade, Danny Boy, Only The Lonely, In Dreams, Candy Man, You Got It, Running Scared and many more.

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Queensland’s flagship symphony orchestra QUEENSLAND YOUTH SYMPHONY

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SHOSTAKOVICH 11

TANGOS AND DANCES

19 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

20 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

QYO welcomes acclaimed pianist Stefan Cassomenos as soloist in Mozart’s brooding and moving masterpiece, the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor. The concert opens with a new fanfare by one of Queensland’s leading composers, Samuel Dickenson.

Heat up your winter morning as Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alondra de la Parra takes the tango out of the dance hall and onto the concert stage, fusing passion and drama with elegance and rhythm.

1905 was the year in which hundreds of poverty stricken petitioners, assembled peacefully, were killed by Cossack police guarding the Tsar’s Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 encapsulates brilliantly the dramatic events in four titled movements: The Palace Square, The 9th of January, Eternal Memory, Warning Bell.

A collection of other virtuosic dance works ranging from a poetic concert waltz to ballet music from across the globe completes a program that will leave you truly invigorated.

THE QSO MUSIC DIRECTOR IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY TIMOTHY FAIRFAX AC. PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

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QUEEN – IT’S A KINDA MAGIC 21 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 20 minutes (incl interval) Queen – It’s A Kinda Magic recreates Queen’s 1986 World Tour concert featuring more than 20 of the band’s greatest hits such as We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, Under Pressure and Fat-Bottomed Girls.

of May and the ground-breaking rock harmonies.

With state-of-the-art sound and lighting as well as authentic costumes, this is as close as you’ll ever get to the real thing!

PRESENTED BY ROCKCITY AND SHOWTIME

Painstaking attention has been paid to the music – the iconic voice of Mercury, the amazing guitar solos

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KINKY BOOTS From 22 August | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 15 minutes (incl interval) Kinky Boots is the heart-warming new musical coming to Brisbane for a strictly limited season this August. Based on the movie starring Joel Edgerton and inspired by a true story, Kinky Boots takes you on a hilarious journey from a working-class shoe factory to the runways of Milan.

With Tony and Grammy winning songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, book by Broadway royalty Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles) and direction and choreography by Tony-Award Winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally Legally Blonde, Hairspray Hairspray), Kinky Boots is “one of the most fun nights of the theatrical year!”

Charlie Price is struggling to save the family shoe business and live up to his father’s expectations.

Determined to keep the factory from bankruptcy, Charlie meets a fashionable new friend who gives him an outrageous idea that could change both of their destinies.

“Cyndi Lauper’s musical is a hit” Richard Wilkins, Channel 10

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“The best musical to hit town in years” Sydney Morning Herald PRESENTED BY MICHAEL CASSEL GROUP

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Queensland’s flagship symphony orchestra QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

QSO, ALONDRA AND MAHLER 5 25 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Alondra de la Parra’s Mahler cycle continues.

First Queensland Symphony Orchestra brings you the Australian debut of Jan Lisiecki. This internationally acclaimed pianist, noted for his award-winning discography and widely regarded as an “aristocrat of the piano”, performs one of Mozart’s most popular piano concertos.

We conclude with Mahler’s blockbuster Fifth Symphony, renowned for its famously exquisite adagietto, featured in the movie Death in Venice.

THE QSO MUSIC DIRECTOR IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY TIMOTHY FAIRFAX AC. PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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QPAC joint initiative BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE

BENNELONG 25 August – 2 September | Playhouse Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Bangarra Dance Theatre is acclaimed worldwide for its authentic storytelling, distinctive voice and moving performances. In 2017, the company returns with Bennelong, a new full-length work by Artistic Director Stephen Page.

Woollarawarre Bennelong was a senior man of the Eora, from the Port Jackson area in Sydney. With extraordinary curiosity and diplomacy, Bennelong led his community to survive a clash of cultures, and left a legacy that reverberates through contemporary life.

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Bennelong is Bangarra at its best. The company celebrates the continuation of life and culture through the power, artistry and passion of the country’s most acclaimed dancers. With its immersive soundscapes and exquisite design, Bennelong will leave you in awe of Australia’s history – and its power to repeat.

Don’t miss your only chance to experience Bangarra in 2017.

PRESENTED BY QPAC AND BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE

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TWILIGHT NOTES: BUTTERFLYING 28 August | Concert Hall 1 hour and 15 minutes (no interval) This Twilight Notes offering features the critically acclaimed and popularly embraced, Butterflying (2015 ABC Classics) – a wondrous catalogue of one of Australia’s most prodigious composers, Elena Kats-Chernin. Brought to life alongside lauded Australian pianist, Tamara-Anna Cislowska, this longtime collaboration marks ‘a true dream team’ for the Twilight Notes experience.

Marvel at the precision of four hands on one keyboard. Feed your soul on much-loved treasures and shining new vignettes, voyaging an astonishing range of genres, in this charmingly warm and masterfully expressive piano tête-à-tête.

Twilight has fallen. Exquisite musical discoveries await.

PRESENTED BY QPAC

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PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ 30 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval) Travel back to the golden age of Hollywood where melody, rhythm and dance was king! The dazzling theatre spectacle Puttin’ On The Ritz brings to life the music of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and George Gershwin.

Cheek to Cheek, Alexander’s Rag Time Band, Birth of the Blues, Swanee, Night and Day, I Got Rhythm, Easter Parade, Puttin’ On The Ritz and many more. The most famous songs of the Golden Age of

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Hollywood are recreated live on stage with award winning singers and dancers in glittering costume.

Touring the country for the very first time this August and September, and starring Australia’s own golden boy and bona fide theatre sensation Rob Mills, along with an acclaimed cast of West End stars direct from the UK, Puttin’ On The Ritz, is the must see premiere musical theatre event for 2017.

PRESENTED BY MELLEN EVENTS

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FLY THROUGH SINGAPORE. FAST-FORWARD TO THE WORLD.

Singapore Airlines makes your journey feel shorter than ever with a seamless connection through Singapore, en route to over 90 destinations around the world. Along the way, savour the finest international cuisine and wine, choose from up to 1,000 entertainment options, and enjoy the award-winning inflight service that makes you feel at home. To book, visit singaporeair.com, call our reservations office at 13 10 11, or contact your travel agent.

Flights out of Australia are operated by Singapore Airlines, as well as its regional wing, SilkAir.

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MADE ON THE BODY: CHOREOGRAPHY FROM THE ROYAL BALLET

QPAC initiative

16 May - 9 September | Tony Gould Gallery FREE This exhibition is a window into one of the great ballet companies of the world – a study of creativity, courage and communication between exceptional minds and bodies. It is about the act and art of choreography.

Immerse yourself in sound and vision that reveals rich legacies and the compelling new artistry embodied in the making of unparalleled choreographic works that are the lifeblood of The Royal Ballet.

PRESENTED BY QPAC

© 2014 ROH. PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHAN PERSSON. DANCERS: NATALIA OSIPOVA AND EDWARD WATSON IN REHEARSAL

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Discover the behind the scenes magic of the world’s greatest shows

QPAC Discovery Tours Fridays 10:30am to 11:30am Departing from the QPAC Cafe Adult tickets $15 Including a guided tour of the renowned Tony Gould Gallery For full details on what our tours include please visit our website Reserve a place: tours@qpac.com.au or 07 3840 7444

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Calendar of events

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Until 3 June

Opera Queensland The Pearlfishers

Lyric Theatre

1 Jun

The Necks

Concert Hall

2 Jun

Apia Good Times Tour

Concert Hall

3 - 25 Jun

Queensland Theatre Noises Off

Playhouse

4 Jun

Julia Morris - Lift and Separate

Concert Hall

5 Jun

Twilight Notes: Ensemble Liaison

Concert Hall

6 Jun

QPAC Choir: Thank You For The Music: An ABBA Celebration!

Concert Hall

8 Jun

Sierra Boggess in Concert

Concert Hall

9 Jun

Bill Frisell - When You Wish Upon a Star

Concert Hall

9 Jun

Stairway to Heaven

Lyric Theatre

10 Jun

QSO with Muhai Tang

Concert Hall

10 Jun

Ultimate Eagles

Lyric Theatre

13 Jun

Ancient Rain

Concert Hall

14 - 18 Jun

1984 by George Orwell

Lyric Theatre

16 - 17 Jun

Prince Siddhartha The Musical

Concert Hall

18 Jun

Southern Cross Soloists One Thousand and One Nights

Concert Hall

22 Jun

Young At Heart Celebrating The Hits of Frank Sinatra & Doris Day

Concert Hall

25 Jun

QSO Sweet Night Music

Concert Hall

29 Jun - 2 Jul

The Royal Ballet’s Woolf Works

Lyric Theatre

Pemulwuy! Finale Concert Voices from the Trenches

Concert Hall

4 Jul

Twilight Notes: Enoch Arden

Concert Hall

5 - 9 Jul

The Royal Ballet’s The Winter’s Tale

Lyric Theatre

8 Jul

The Pink Floyd Experience Animals 40th Anniversary

Concert Hall

10 - 11 Jul

Russell Howard Round the World Live Tour

Concert Hall

13 Jul

Camerata Sanctuary

Concert Hall

14 Jul

Queensland Music Festival 16 Lovers Lane

Concert Hall

JULY

2 Jul

14 - 29 Jul

Opera Queensland Ruddigore, or the Witch’s Curse

Playhouse

15 Jul

The Everly Brothers & Buddy Holly International Tribute

Concert Hall

From 19 July

The Bodyguard The Musical

Lyric Theatre

21 - 22 Jul

QSO, Simone Young and Ray Chen

Concert Hall

24 Jul

Australian World Orchestra Chamber 8 on Tour Concert Hall

29 Jul 30 Jul

Queensland Music Festival Hang with QYO Ballet Theatre of Queensland 80th Anniversary Gala

Concert Hall

4 - 5 Aug

QSO, Alondra and Duo Lechner Tiempo

Concert Hall

4 - 19 Aug

Queensland Ballet La Fille Mal Gardée

Playhouse

5 - 12 Aug

Expressions Dance Company Mozart Airborne Cremorne Theatre

6 Aug

Brisbane Sings 2017

Concert Hall

8 Aug

ABO Dmitry Sinkovsky - The Singing Violin

Concert Hall

11 Aug

The TEN Tenors - 20th Anniversary Tour

Concert Hall

12 Aug

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Mozart: Great C Minor Mass

Concert Hall

13 Aug

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Our Man In Havana

Concert Hall

13 Aug

Medici Concerts: Imogen Cooper

Concert Hall

14 Aug

ACO Mountain A Cinematic & Musical Odyssey

Concert Hall

Concert Hall

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15 Aug - 2 Sep

shake & stir Dracula

Cremorne Theatre

18 Aug

Roy Orbison Orchestrated

Concert Hall

19 Aug

Queensland Youth Symphony Shostakovich 11 Concert Hall

20 Aug

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Tangos and Dances

Concert Hall

21 Aug

Queen - It’s a Kinda Magic

Concert Hall

From 22 Aug

Kinky Boots

Lyric Theatre

25 Aug

Queensland Symphony Orchestra QSO, Alondra and Mahler 5

Concert Hall

25 Aug - 2 Sep

Bangarra Dance Theatre Bennelong

Playhouse

28 Aug

Twilight Notes: Butterflying Elena Kats-Chernin / Tamara-Anna Cislowska

Concert Hall

Puttin’ On The Ritz

Concert Hall

30 Aug

IMPORTANT INFORMATION LOCATION

There are many easy ways to get to QPAC.

Audio description At some performances, trained Audio Describers provide a commentary with concise descriptions of actions, expressions and gestures to complement the theatre experience for patrons who are blind or have low vision.

Contact qtix Group Sales on (07) 3840 7466 or groups@qpac.com.au for information and bookings.

• Walk from the city over Victoria Bridge

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR VISIT

• Bus to Cultural Centre

Here are a few simple tips to help you make the most of your visit to QPAC.

QPAC is located at the corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank in South Brisbane.

TRAVELLING TO QPAC

• Train to South Brisbane • CityCat to South Bank • Taxi to Grey Street • Car via Melbourne Street, Victoria Bridge or Grey Street For timetables, visit translink.com.au or phone 131 230.

PARKING Closest parking is at Performing Arts car park, but additional parking is available at Queensland Art Gallery, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, SW1 and South Bank.

Visit qpac.com.au for parking details.

Pre-paid parking can only be used at Performing Arts car park.

ACCESSIBILITY Your visit to QPAC may involve some stairs. If you require assistance due to mobility or hearing difficulties, please mention at the time of booking or call 136 246 before your visit.

Set down areas Designated set down areas for patrons are available at Grey Street (for Lyric Theatre and Concert Hall) and Russell Street (for Playhouse and Cremorne Theatre).

Mobility difficulties For the convenience of visitors who have difficulty walking, a specific set down area is open in the QPAC basement 60 minutes before and after performances in the QPAC Concert Hall and Lyric Theatre. Entry to the set down area is from the tunnel entrance at Grey Street.

Check your tickets Make sure you check the date, time and location of your performance before you come.

Plan to arrive early QPAC is located in a vibrant part of the city, with many events occurring, particularly on the weekend. Please plan to arrive early as, for most performances, latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the program.

Dine with us QPAC has four restaurants, all located just moments from your theatre seats, and bars in every theatre foyer. Arrive early to ensure a relaxing prelude to your performance Cloak it Cloak rooms are available at every theatre for large items and umbrellas.

Switch off Please ensure mobile phones (including messaging) are switched off and that cameras are not used during the performance.

STAY INFORMED It’s easy to stay up to date with all the latest events at QPAC. Visit the website qpac.com.au Sign up for eNews All the news about upcoming events delivered fresh to your inbox every fortnight.

Join us QPAC Members receive pre-sale emails for most events at QPAC, parking and dining discounts and many other benefits. Become a QPAC Member at qpac.com.au/membership

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CREMORNE THEATRE

TONY GOULD GALLERY

LYRIC THEATRE

CASCADE COURT

PLAYHOUSE

CONCERT HALL

MELBOURNE STREET GREEN

South Bank Cultural Precinct

TO CITY

BRISBANE RIVER

PRE-PAID PARKING

THE EDGE STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

QPAC QUEENSLAND MUSEUM AND SCIENCENTRE

STANLEY PLACE TO WILLIAM JOLLY BRIDGE

Footpath

Road

Parking

Set-down area

SOUTH BRISBANE RAILWAY STATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Chair Chris Freeman AM Deputy Chair Simon Gallaher Trust Members Kylie Blucher, Prof. Peter Coaldrake AO, Sophie Mitchell, Prof. Chris Sarra, Leanne de Souza Chief Executive John Kotzas

The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory body of the State of Queensland and is partially funded by the Queensland Government The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP Premier and Minister for the Arts Director-General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet: David Stewart

RUSSELL STREET

MELBOURNE STREET

BUS STOP

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QPAC is grateful for the support of our valued Partners

Partnerships play a critical role in our ability to produce and present cultural projects.

We thank our partners and supporters for their continued investment in ensuring the growth and potential of live performance in Queensland.

QPAC GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

QPAC PRINCIPAL PARTNER

2017 QPAC INTERNATIONAL SERIES

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

MAJOR PARTNER

MAJOR PARTNER

AIRLINE PARTNER

Q PA C I N T E R N AT I O N A L S E R I E S

C i r c l e o f In f l u e n c e

ACCOMMODATION PARTNER

CHAMPAGNE PARTNER

PHILANTHROPY PARTNER

OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM PRINCIPAL PARTNER

MAJOR PARTNER

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PHILANTHROPY PARTNER

SUPPORTING PARTNER

PHILANTHROPY PARTNER

PHILANTHROPY PARTNER

EVENT EQUIPMENT HIRE PARTNER

GREEN JAM

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

QPAC’s corporate partners are vital to our continuing success and we strive to build long-lasting, mutually beneficial partnerships.

For further information and to discuss the opportunities available, please contact QPAC’s Partnership Team on 07 3840 7480.

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