Qpac Year in Review 2013

QPAC YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 QPAC YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 MINISTER’S MESSAGE Welcome to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s QPAC Year in Review 2013 QPAC has a reputation locally, nationally and increasingly internationally as a centre of excellence. It is the leading performing arts centre in Queensland and along with State Library of Queensland, Queensland Museum and Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, make up the outstanding Cultural Precinct on Brisbane’s South Bank. QPAC is a place for people to gather, enjoy performances, be entertained and engage with the arts. In 2012-13 QPAC welcomed over one million people to the Centre, presented more than 1200 performances across four theatres and outdoor venues, produced the ﬁ rst Clancestry festival and held the second season in the prestigious QPAC International Series – the Bolshoi Ballet. Many of these visitors travelled from across Queensland and Australia to enjoy QPAC’s quality arts offer. Producing and presenting major events, international exclusives, specially created festivals and the best in local and national performing arts, QPAC is also making a growing contribution to the state’s cultural tourism market. I hope you enjoy this review of QPAC’s 2013 successes and I look forward to our leading performing arts centre providing us with an even bigger and better year in 2014.

The Hon. Ian Walker MP Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts CHAIR’S MESSAGE

This is my fi rst year as Chair of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and I am proud to see the outstanding achievements of the organisation over this and recent years. I come to QPAC knowing that the expertise, experience and enthusiasm of the staff have made the organisation a leader in the performing arts both here in Australia and overseas. At the same time I would like to acknowledge the contribution of the board who give much of their time and experience to support and drive the excellence that is vividly displayed, almost daily. Our appreciation and gratitude is extended to the Queensland Government who provide tangible support that demonstrates their clear understanding of the value that the arts provide to the community. At QPAC we believe that watching, listening, experiencing and making art are some of the most powerful ways for people to understand themselves and the societies they live in and affect change. Our mission is to engage people through live performance in order to enrich lives and enable active participation in civic life. All of our activity reaches towards this mission. As Queensland’s state performing arts centre we fulfi ll many roles. QPAC is a venue, a producer, an investor, a presenter and a public place. On any given day we simultaneously host artists and companies from around Australia and the world, we produce our own festivals and productions, we collaborate with local arts companies, we create contexts to bridge the space between artist and audience and all the while we ensure the centre remains a viable part of a unique and vibrant cultural precinct. Over the past twelve months QPAC has embarked on a new strategic direction, one that builds on many years of growth and success. Our new plan is underpinned by the concept of ensuring public value is delivered by being entangled with our communities. The plan articulates four key focus areas that drive us – CURATE, LEARN, EXPERIENCE and SUSTAIN – and supports our vision of a world where the performing arts matter to everyone. QPAC has many reasons to be proud of 2013: the fi rst Clancestry festival, the second QPAC International Series, more record attendances and a positive balance sheet for the fourth year running. Our ongoing focus will be on our audience and ensuring that each visit to QPAC is a memorable experience.

Chris Freeman AM Chair QUEENSLAND MUSEUM

QPAC QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY

The right way to value QPAC is to look at what it does not just individually but also in terms of leveraging the character, scale and activities of the larger arts industry as a whole. Professor Mark H. Moore QPAC is Queensland’s premier performing arts venue and a statutory body of the Queensland Government. Since opening in 1985, with the purpose to contribute to the cultural, social and intellectual development of all Queenslanders, QPAC has grown into one of the most recognised performing arts centres in the Asia Pacifi c and a driving force of Queensland’s reputation as an exciting and innovative cultural GOMA STATE LIBRARY hub. More than 17 million people have attended performances at QPAC since its opening. QPAC is positioned along the riverfront in the heart of the city and located as part of a vibrant cultural and education precinct that encompasses not only the Cultural Precinct – State Library of Queensland, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art and Queensland Museum – but also Griffi th University, Queensland University of Technology, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. This precinct is unique in Australia in size and character and is deeply connected to its surrounding communities. QPAC’s live performance program refl ects a commitment to excellence and diversity and includes works produced or presented by QPAC as well as those presented by others. QPAC regularly collaborates with artists, companies, producers and presenters from around the world, utilising its resources, networks and the expertise of our staff to create a dynamic live performance culture. In addition, QPAC is the performance home for Queensland’s leading performing arts companies – Queensland Ballet, Queensland Theatre Company, Opera Queensland and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. QPAC operates across both the commercial and public sectors, managing the Centre to deliver fi nancial return and fulfi l its cultural and social functions. QPAC owns and operates its own ticketing service, qtix, as well as all its food and beverage retail operations. QPAC is also the country’s only major performing arts centre that invests in major musical theatre productions.

Cremorne Theatre 312 seats intimate and versatile black box theatre space Playhouse 850 seats primarily designed for theatre and dance QPAC belongs to a network of ﬁ ve major performing arts centres in Australia (Sydney Opera House, The Arts Centre [Melbourne], Adelaide Festival Centre, Perth Theatre Trust) and maintains connections with centres around the world. 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, ﬁ lled with people learning, exploring and having fun. QPAC has four theatres catering to a range of performance styles as well as a variety of outdoor performance spaces and studios.

Lyric Theatre 2 000 seats designed primarily for opera, ballet and large-scale theatre events such as musicals

Concert Hall 1 570 seats versatile space, designed primarily for orchestral performances and also used for contemporary music, stand-up comedy and awards presentations Mind boggling illusions and magic and comedy. Steve – audience review, QPAC website

JANUARY 2013 began in a puff of smoke…with the world’s best magicians live on stage in The Illusionists. Mind boggling illusions and magic and comedy. JUSTIN NICHOLS, ATMOSPHERE PHOTOGRAPHY It was scary but I loved it! Oscar Wilson 7

JUSTIN NICHOLS, ATMOSPHERE PHOTOGRAPHY

Summer holidays are popular with our youngest artists, audiences and their families. January featured: Hairy Maclary and Dinosaur Petting Zoo, as well as Opera Australia’s musical South Paciﬁ c and Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap which began life as a short radio play and has become the world’s longest running production.

SOUTH PACIFIC PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF BUSBY, THE MOUSETRAP ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN CAST PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES MORGAN, HAIRY MACLARY FEBRUARY

Two of the world’s greatest actors came together in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Driving Miss Daisy. Stage and screen legends Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones were joined by internationally acclaimed theatre actor Boyd Gaines and delighted audiences in this sold out season which premiered in Brisbane ahead of a national tour. Off stage the stars generously gave their time at a fundraising event to beneﬁ t the Actors and Entertainers Benevolent Fund (Qld) at a special morning tea held at QPAC’s Lyrebird Restaurant. The Fund assists hundreds of performers each year who have fallen on hard times and need a helping hand. ANGELA LANDSBURY AND JAMES EARL JONES. DRIVING MISS DAISY. © JEFF BUSBY

One of QPAC’s four Resident Companies, Southern Cross Soloists, presented its ﬁ rst performance of the year in the Concert Hall with international mandolin master Avi Avital. The chamber music ensemble’s 2013 season included three subscription concerts across the year, each with renowned special guest artists as well as a range of other performances at QPAC. Having a reliable home at QPAC has given us opportunities to connect with new communities, be more strategic about our business while continuing to offer audiences outstanding musical experiences. Tanya Fraser, Creative Director, SxS

PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID KELLY MARCH

QPAC’S inaugural Clancestry: A Celebration of Country was a weeklong festival of free events, workshops, concerts, conversations bookended by opening and closing ceremonies. More than 10 000 people came together to celebrate the arts and culture practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Queensland is home to two indigenous cultures and Clancestry aims to preserve culture, build capacity and build pride among all Australians for the rich and diverse heritage of our First Nations peoples. Clancestry was supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland and the Backing Indigenous Arts Initiative (Arts Queensland). Clancestry also received widespread community support including 98.9FM radio, Brisbane’s Indigenous music station. QPAC partnered with Nguin Warrup to develop the program for Clancestry and this partnership was recognised at the Queensland Reconciliation Awards.

CLANCESTRY 2013 . PHOTOGRAPHER JO-ANNE DRIESSENS

Clancestry didn’t just honour our stories – it honoured us... our community, our spirit and our people. Dr Chelsea Bond Clancestry didn’t just honour our stories – it honoured us... our community, our spirit and our people. CLANCESTRY 2013 CLOSING CEREMONY. PHOTOGRAPHER JO-ANNE DRIESSENS QPAC is a venue, producer and presenter. In curating an annual program there is a blend of thoughtfulness, balance and relevance in putting together a program where success is measured in the number of people who visit QPAC and their satisfaction with their visit. Deeper than this is the aim for QPAC that high quality artistic experiences should be available for all Queenslanders and visitors to the Centre. Curating this program underpins much of how QPAC demonstrates the inherent public value of the organisation. LEGALLY BLONDE. PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF BUSBY APRIL Legally Blonde: the Musical, the stage adaptation of one of the most popular movies of the 2000s, brought musical theatre favourite Lucy Durack back to QPAC. The building blushed pink throughout the season as audiences visited the specially themed Bend and Snap Bar for cocktails and blow drys before the performance. MAY Major companies and artists from across Australia perform regularly at QPAC. In 2013 this included the Australian Chamber Orchestra, The Australian Ballet, Musica Viva, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Opera Australia and Sydney Dance Company. PROJECT RAMEAU. AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY. PHOTOGRAPHER JUSTINE WALPOLE Having QPAC support the Conservatorium’s popular music students has provided these emerging artists with invaluable music industry experience and exposure, and opened them up to a much broader audience than they would previously have had. Dr Donna Weston – QCGU Deputy Director Melbourne Street Green Friday night, free music, independent artists and the outdoors. QPAC and the Queensland Conservatorium have partnered to produce two performance seasons. Summer = Green Jam. Jazz standards and contemporary funk from The Con students. Winter = The Seed Project. Local independent bands from The Con’s Bachelor of Popular Music with styles from pop, rap, alternate rock, folk and hip hop.

PHOTOGRAPHER EMMA GLOEDE JUNE The Bolshoi Ballet is one of the largest, oldest and most renowned ballet companies in the world. Their exclusive season was their ﬁ rst appearance in Australia in almost two decades. The season formed part of the QPAC International Series, supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland. The two-week sold out season featured the Bolshoi Ballet in two productions: Le Corsaire and The Bright Stream. This visit by the Bolshoi Ballet was a massive undertaking for QPAC logistically and technically. The Bolshoi Ballet was one of the largest companies to have performed at QPAC. The company praised the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for its performance in both productions. THE BOLSHOI BALLET LE CORSAIRE. PHOTOGRAPHER DARREN THOMAS 8 shipping containers carrying over 50 tonnes of freight travelled by sea

154 dancers and company staff travelled 14 000 kilometres from Moscow to Brisbane 12 sold out performances in the Lyric Theatre Live simulcast of Le Corsaire to nearly 6 000 people across 9 regional venues Almost 29 000 people experienced the Bolshoi Ballet across Queensland 22.4% of audience from intrastate | 16.3% from interstate

4 kilograms of rosin for dancers’ shoes The Bolshoi Ballet season was also Feet First on the Cultural Forecourt opening dancing to everyone. A Russian Bazaar on the Melbourne Street Green with traditional Russian dancing, food and wares. The Russian Supper Club in the Lyrebird Restaurant to relax after the performance. Bolshoi Conversation Series in the Concert Hall which featured expert panellists discussing the ﬁ ner points (or should that be pointe) of ballet. Tools of the Trade exhibition in the QPAC Museum looking at ballet costume design over the years. Steppe by Step, an installation in the QPAC Tunnel exploring the birth and development of classical ballet. Gala dinner on the Concert Hall stage ahead of opening night for The Bright Stream including a dessert with a balletic twist that left guests amazed. Live simulcast of Le Corsaire to nearly 6 000 people across 9 regional venues

FEET FIRST: AN INVITATION TO DANCE AND BOLSHOI CONVERSATION SERIES PHOTOGRAPHER DARREN THOMAS Creating a memorable experience requires a clear perspective on the dynamics between artists, audiences and setting. There are multiple ways for people to interact with QPAC and our programs – visit our building in South Bank, watch our YouTube channel, dine in our restaurants and bars, take part in discussions, workshops or programs, view exhibitions and installations. Audiences connect with us digitally via our website and social media proﬁ les as well as via satellite in more remote parts of the state during our live simulcasts. Each year several thousand students have their ﬁ rst experience of QPAC when schools host speech nights in the Concert Hall and Universities their graduations.

JULY

War Horse is the story of a beloved horse sold to the cavalry in World War I. The National Theatre of Great Britain’s hit production enthralled audiences in the Lyric Theatre. Sensational, poignant, innovative. audience review, QPAC website Exquisite puppets, created by the Handspring Puppet Company, brought the animals to life on stage and made it almost impossible to distinguish between puppet and animal during a visit from the Australian War Animal Memorial Organisation. AUGUST

GREASE ORIGINAL OVERSEAS CAST. PHOTOGRAPHER PAT BROMLOW-DOWNING PHOTOGRAPHER DARREN THOMAS

QPAC’s annual program features three or four major musical theatre productions. One of this year’s most popular was Grease which began its national tour in Brisbane. On opening night, QPAC’s Melbourne Street Green was transported back in time with a vintage, retro, rockabilly market.

I loved the Grease show! QPAC is a very nice place and the performance was great! For sure I’ll be back soon. Patricia – audience review, QPAC website From Here QPAC is part of Queensland’s strong and vibrant arts scene and each year partners with a diversity of artists, companies and communities to produce and present works. This year, QPAC presented, and co-presented performances with: Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts, Brisbane Festival, Camerata of St John’s, Expressions Dance Company, Harvest Rain, Oscar Theatre Co, Queensland Conservatorium Grifﬁ th University, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland Youth Orchestra and University of Queensland School of Music. WHEN TIME STOPS EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY. PHOTOGRAPHER DYLAN EVANS SEPTEMBER South Bank’s Cultural Forecourt is QPAC’s front yard. An expansive outdoor space on the banks of the Brisbane River, it regularly transforms to host outdoor cinemas, intimate symphonies, large rock concerts, markets and dance classes. This year the Feet First program presented as part of the QPAC International Series Bolshoi Ballet season attracted thousands keen to try their skills at rockabilly, swing, tap and more. In September, the Forecourt became the focal point of the city when the 2013 Brisbane Festival presented Santos GLNG City of Lights and the Brisbane Airport Light Garden.

PHOTOGRAPHER SCOTT BOURKE

For One Night Only QPAC’s Concert Hall is regarded as one of the best in the country and each year houses an incredibly diverse suite of performances including the world’s largest orchestras, chamber music ensembles, contemporary music artists and stand up comedians. In contrast to long running musical theatre seasons, the Concert Hall features many ‘one night only’ performances from some of the world’s most acclaimed artists.

PHOTOGRAPHR OLY BEGG TOP ROW (L-R) KRISTIN CHENOWETH, GEORGE BENSON, CYNDI LAUPER, IDINA MENZEL, CHUCHO VALDES, DAME KIRI KANAWA SECOND ROW (L-R) STEPHEN ISSERLIS, SARAH BLASKO, GLEN FREY, UTE LEMPER, STEPHEN MERCHANT, JOAN BAEZ, MARK ATKINS, ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK THIRD ROW (L-R) BERNADETTE ROBINSON, KEVIN MCLOUD, DON MCLEAN, YURI BASHMET, DR BRIAN COX, DEBORAH CONWAY AND WILLY ZIEGER, JASON ALEXANDER FOURTH ROW (L-R) CHARLEY PRIDE, JULIE ANDREWS, BARRY HUMPHRIES AND MEOW MEOW, ANH DO, COUNTING CROWS, SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR, JOSH GROBAN QPAC connects people, ideas and content to enhance learning in and through performing arts. Throughout the year curated activities – conversation series, foyer talks, online discussions, exhibitions, markets or workshops – support main stage productions. Stand alone events are also produced to advance discussion and debate on industry issues including cultural policy, public value and arts education. This year Harvard Professor Mark H Moore and US cultural planner Steven Wolff re-visited QPAC to deepen the public conversation on how arts organisations create public value in and for their communities.

OCTOBER

QPAC formalised a strategic alliance with one of China’s most prestigious performing arts centres – Guangzhou Opera House. QPAC Chief Executive John Kotzas travelled to China to sign a Friendship Agreement between the two organisations that will mean collaboration across staff professional development as well as the creation of new work.

IMAGES SUPPLIED BY GUANGZHOU OPERA HOUSE Queensland’s major performing arts companies present a large part of their annual seasons at QPAC. In 2013 our home companies – Queensland Theatre Company, Opera Queensland, Queensland Ballet and Queensland Symphony Orchestra – represented 22% of performances. As well as being a performance space, QPAC regularly co-produces and presents in partnership with our home companies.

URSULA YOVICH MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN. PHOTOGRAPHER ELOUISE VAN RIET-GRAY

NOVEMBER

PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF BUSBY 300 young and hopeful Queenslanders auditioned for the roles of Jeremy and Jemima Potts and the chance to be on stage alongside stars David Hobson and Rachel Beck in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL ANDREW DARE A thrilling night from the powerful, sweeping moments to those that showed such restraint, such a deft touch – this was a wonderful, wonderful evening. Standing ovations that went on for longer than any I’ve experienced and still didn’t feel like quite enough… a perfect evening. Melissa Mitchell, audience review, QPAC website

ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA. PHOTOGRAPHER DARREN THOMAS The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s debut visit to Australia came as part of the Orchestra’s 125th anniversary world tour. Named the best orchestra in the world by Gramophone Magazine, their two performances in the Concert Hall continued QPAC’s run of high proﬁ le international concerts by leading orchestras.

DECEMBER

QPAC’s longest running and most popular annual program, Spirit of Christmas celebrated its 30th concert this year. To mark the occasion, the QPAC Choir released its ﬁ rst Spirit of Christmas album. The QPAC Choir is a community choir and choristers meet weekly to sing together and perform publicly throughout the year. Something magical happens when a group of individuals sing together, making music so much greater than the sum of its parts. Tim Sherlock – QPAC Choir Master

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS. PHOTOGRAPHER DARREN THOMAS Each year several thousand students have their ﬁ rst experience of QPAC when schools host speech nights Open House in the Concert Hall and Universities their graduations. Attending these rites of passage at QPAC ensures that for many, the Centre holds a special place in the lives of young Queenslanders. QPAC is a public building and while many of the spaces are freely accessible each and every day there are certain areas that are not usually visible. This changes when QPAC throws open the doors during Brisbane Open House whereby people can tour behind the scenes at QPAC and explore the hidden areas, including backstage where the theatre ‘magic’ happens. GREASE BUMP-IN. PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL ANDREW DARE QPAC is focused on expanding our capacity, agility and vitality. In addition to secure funding, earning a reputation as an international centre of excellence relies on creating and sustaining a network of resources and advocates. As relationships with local companies and communities our partnerships extend across governments and the private sector and internationally through our colleagues in the performing arts and Ambassadors and Consular staff. In particular QPAC is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Tourism and Events Queensland. As well as being a venue for hire, QPAC is also a presenter, a producer and an investor in productions, partnering with local and international creatives and production companies. QPAC’s Scholar in Residence, a position created in partnership with Queensland University of Technology’s Creative Industries Faculty, works as a bridge between staff, audiences, and artists to enrich arts experiences and provide a deeper connection to what happens on stage. Our partnerships with PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Treasury Casino and Hotel, Heritage Bank, Oaks Hotels and Resorts, Louis Roederer Champagne, Qantas, Sirromet, Giancarlo Coffee and The Wheel of Brisbane support us in delivering major productions as well as helping us connect with audiences across the state. Before and After The performing arts are capable of spiriting us away from our everyday lives and entrancing us through stories, music, dance and drama. An important part of any performance is getting the chance to anticipate and then to discuss. QPAC has spaces for conversations before and after performances for people to reﬂ ect on and continue the conversation for what has happened on stage. Throughout QPAC there are spaces for people to connect with what is on stage: in our foyers; in the QPAC Tunnel which hosts installation pieces; and in the QPAC Museum and Tony Gould Gallery. These areas extend the on stage experience and also invite people to learn more about the performing arts.

PHOTOGRAPHER MICHELLE BOWDEN, VISUALL PHOTOGRAPHY TOOLS OF THE TRADE EXHIBITION. PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL ANDREW DARE 27 February PLAYHOUSE TONY GOULD GALLERY FEBRUARY Clancestry Conversations: Life Through Art – MARCH 2 – 24 March 1 – 31 March LYRIC THEATRE In Conversation with Rhoda Roberts LYRIC THEATRE End of the Rainbow Exhibition: All Dressed Up – 1 – 3 February QPAC 1 – 2 March QPAC and Queensland Theatre Company Costumes from Broadway to Hollywood 2013 Shen Yun 28 February Swan Lake CREMORNE THEATRE QPAC Falun Dafa Association of Queensland Inc Tim Rogers and The Bamboos Australian Ballet 1 – 9 March 21 – 28 February QPAC 10 – 31 March The Pitch and The China Incident Swan Lake PLAYHOUSE Legally Blonde Queensland Theatre Company APRIL The Australian Ballet 3 – 24 February Legally Blonde Australia Pty Ltd FUNCTION ROOM LYRIC THEATRE 23 February Driving Miss Daisy CONCERT HALL 4 - 7 March 10 – 31 April JANUARY McAllister in Conversation Dorcat Productions Pty Ltd Trading 2 March Guangzhou Opera House Educational Visit Legally Blonde The Australian Ballet As Gordon Frost Organisation Dirtsong by Black Arm Band QPAC Legally Blonde Australia Pty Ltd LYRIC THEATRE 26 February 4 February QPAC 12 March 2 – 27 January 26 – 28 April Once Upon a Time This Is The Stuff: 6 March NARPACA Welcome Function South Pacifi c Carl Barron The Australian Ballet A Celebration for Bille Brown AM QSO Secondary Schools Symphonic NARPACA A List Entertainment Opera Australia QPAC Revolutionaries MELBOURNE STREET GREEN CONCERT HALL 28 February CONCERT HALL CREMORNE THEATRE Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 2 – 3 March 18 – 27 January People’s Day 9 April 2 – 28 February Clancestry Weekend Program The Illusionists The Australian Ballet 9 March Cirque de la Symphonie The Pitch and The China Incident QPAC QPAC QPAC CONCERT HALL Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Queensland Theatre Company QPAC 15 & 22 March PLAYHOUSE 8 February 13 April CONCERT HALL ORCHESTRA ROOM Green Jam Sessions 2 – 20 January The Hollies 13 March Best of British 1 February QPAC Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited Soweto Gospel Choir 10th Anniversary Tour Australian Musicians and QPAC Choir Auditions Mousetrap Australia Pty Ltd 9 February HVK Productions Pty Ltd CASCADE COURT Orchestral Services Pty Ltd QPAC 2 – 3 March 23 – 26 January Sarah Blasko 14 March 17-20 April 25 February Clancestry Weekend Program Peter Pan QPAC Goran Bregovic Oklahoma Swan Lake Workshop QPAC Ballet Theatre of Queensland 14 February Arts Projects Australia Events Pty Ltd Harvest Rain Ltd Australian Ballet UPPER CASCADE COURT CREMORNE THEATRE All Hallows’ Inaugural Mass 2013 16 March 21 April STUDIO ONE 12 – 31 March 9 – 25 January All Hallows’ School Limited QSO Maestro 2 with Lan & Fritzsch QSO Music on Sundays 2 28 February Bend and Snap Bar Hairy Maclary and Friends 16 February The Siege of Leningrad Something Old, Something New Clancestry Conversations: Kinship and QPAC QPAC QSO Maestro 1 with Kuerti & Fritzsch Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd Queensland Symphony Orchestra Identity. Just who is black enough? MERIVALE STREET STUDIO STUDIO TWO High Viennese Romantics 21 – 23 March 26 – 27 April QPAC 1 – 5 March 11 – 15 January Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd St Matthew Passion Josh Groban LYREBIRD RESTAURANT Legally Blonde Orchestral Rehearsal Invisible Me – Tour to Melbourne 18 February Opera Queensland Ltd Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd 5 February Legally Blonde Australia Pty Ltd QPAC Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 24 March 28 April Clancestry Elder’s Lunch SOUTHBANK CULTURAL FORECOUT 21 – 23 January Les Currie Presentations QSO Music on Sundays 1 Operamania QPAC 1 March QPAC Choir Auditions 21 February Music of the British Isles Global Marketing Communications Pty Ltd 22 February Clancestry Opening Performance QPAC Glenn Frey Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd PLAYHOUSE A Conversation with Angela Lansbury QPAC MELBOURNE STREET GREEN Artist Network Pty Ltd / Bluehawk Presents 24 March 5 – 20 April and James Earl Jones 1 – 2 March 8 – 20 January 22 February QYO Concert 1 – Mahler 5 Cinderella Actors’ & Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund (Qld) Inc Clancestry Riverside Stage Dinosaur Petting Zoo The Reef Queensland Youth Orchestra Council Queensland Ballet TONY GOULD GALLERY QPAC QPAC Australian Chamber Orchestra 25 March 27 – 30 April 1 – 28 February 3 March TONY GOULD GALLERY 24 February Steven Wolff Strategic Sessions Red Exhibition: All Dressed Up – Clancestry Closing Event 2 – 31 January SXS Concert 1 – Mandolin Mastery QPAC Queensland Theatre Company Costumes from Broadway to Hollywood QPAC Exhibition: All Dressed Up – Costumes from QPAC QPAC 27 March CREMORNE THEATRE TUNNEL Broadway to Hollywood 26 February Counting Crows 6 April 1 – 3 March QPAC Clancestry Conversations: Postcode Justice Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd Candyrat Guitar Night Clancestry Markets QPAC Fretfest Pty Ltd 28 March QPAC Beatlemania 9 – 13 April Rockcity Event Marketing Pty Ltd Hairy Maclary QPAC 18 – 30 April 30 – 31 May 25 – 31 May 1 & 5 & 8 June 23 June SOUTHBANK CULTURAL FORECOURT Next to Normal Bolshoi Ballet: Le Corsaire Mother Courage and Her Children Bolshoi Backstage Tours SXS Concert 2 – Rhythm and Dance 1 – 9 June Oscar Theatre Company QPAC Queensland Theatre Company QPAC QPAC Feet First: An Invitation to Dance PLAYHOUSE STUDIO 1 CONCERT HALL CREMORNE THEATRE 4 June 24 – 26 June QPAC 15 April 1 May 1 – 4 May Bolshoi Ballet Simulcast Giggle and Hoot and Friends TONY GOULD GALLERY Auditions for the Bolshoi Berlin Cabaret Next to Normal QPAC Andrew Kay & Associates 1 – 30 June Supernumeraries/Extras Australian Chamber Orchestra Oscar Theatre Company 19 – 22 June 29 June Exhibition: Tools of the Trade – QPAC 2 May 15 – 25 May Ballet Revolucion Idina Menzel in Concert Exploring the traditions of ballet costume PLAYHOUSE STUDIO 2 ‘Whole Lotta Love’ Led Zeppelin Celebration Animal Farm ATA Allstar Artists Pty Limited QPAC QPAC 17 April Contempree Calderazzo Entertainment Pty Ltd Shake & Stir Theatre Co 26 – 30 June 30 June Auditions for the Bolshoi 7 May 28 – 31 May Slava’s Snowshow Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier – Supernumeraries/Extras Anh Do A Clockwork Orange Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Pty Ltd Stories of Ghosts JULY QPAC A List Entertainment Les Currie Presentations CONCERT HALL QPAC LYRIC THEATRE RECEPTION ROOM 11 May FUNCTION ROOM 1 June PLAYHOUSE 6 – 31 July 22 April QSO Maestro 3 with Wispelwey 16 May QYO Concert 2 – Romeo & Juliet 1 – 16 June War Horse Yunan Delegation Workshop & Aadland Ultimate Heroes Live Performance Australia Member Forum Queensland Youth Orchestra Council Mother Courage and Her Children War Horse Productions Pty Limited on behalf of the QPAC War Horse Partnership Queensland Symphony Orchestra Live Performance Australia 2 June Queensland Theatre Company MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 15 May PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE Bolshoi Ballet Conversation Series: 21 – 30 June CONCERT HALL 5, 12, 19, 26 April The Ten Tenors – Mum’s the Word! Tour 17 May Old Tradition, New Tricks? Giselle 5 – 6 July Green Jam Sessions Frog in a Sock Animal Farm Workshop QPAC Queensland Ballet Engelbert Humperdinck QPAC Mellen Events Pty Ltd 17 May Shake & Stir Theatre Co 7 June CREMORNE THEATRE UPPER CASCADE COURT Time of My Life MELBOURNE STREET GREEN Bolshoi The Bright Stream – Dinner 1 – 8 June 13 July 2 – 20 April Premier Artists 3, 10 May QPAC A Clockwork Orange Take 6 Bend and Snap Bar Green Jam Sessions Les Currie Presentations The Queensland Music Festival Pty Ltd QPAC 18 May 8 June An Evening with Julie Andrews QPAC Bolshoi Ballet Conversation Series: 22 – 30 June 14 July LYREBIRD Spiritworks Pty Ltd CASCADE COURT But I thought Ballet was French? Venus in Fur One Man Lord of the Rings 18 April 30 May Tim Woods Entertainment 19 May QPAC Queensland Theatre Company Clancestry Elders Lunch Bolshoi Le Corsaire – QSO Music on Sundays 3 Classic Cinema 8 June PLAYHOUSE STALLS FOYER 16 July QPAC Opening Night Function Queensland Symphony Orchestra Valentina Lisitsa in Recital 24 June Steve Vai MERIVALE STREET STUDIO QPAC QPAC LPA Helpmann Awards Nominations 2013 Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd 9 – 10 April 19 – 20 May LYREBIRD RESTAURANT QPAC 18 July Secondary School Teacher Workshops Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists 13 June 12 May An Evening with Jason Alexander Frank Productions QPAC Chucho Valdes FUNCTION ROOM Mother’s Day High Tea at the Lyrebird 1 June and his Hair. With special guests TONY GOULD GALLERY 26 May John Cristian Productions QPAC Italian National Day ‘The Umbilical Brothers’ 2 – 6 April Carnival of the Animals 14 June 31 May QPAC A List Entertainment Exhibition: All Dressed Up – University of Queensland School of Music Kristin Chenoweth in Concert Russian Supper Club 19 July Costumes from Broadway to Hollywood 27 – 28 May QPAC 19 June QPAC QPAC hosting ‘VMA After 5’ Function The Pink Floyd Experience QPAC Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Launch 15 – 16 June TONY GOULD GALLERY QPAC Spiritworks Pty Ltd 23 – 30 April TML Enterprises Pty Ltd QSO Maestro 4 with 1 – 31 May PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE 20 July Exhibition: Tools of the Trade – 29 May Tiempo & Tchivzhel Pathetique Exhibition: Tools of the Trade – 5, 8 & 12 June Renee Geyer with Big Band Exploring the traditions of ballet costume Bolshoi Ballet Conversation Series Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd Exploring the traditions of ballet costume Mother Courage Pre/Post Show Workshops Spiritworks Pty Ltd QPAC QPAC QPAC 17 June Queensland Theatre Company 23 – 25 July 30 May Richard Tognetti Presents ACO2 MELBOURNE STREET GREEN QUT Graduations July 2013 Bolshoi Le Corsaire – Pre Show Function Australian Chamber Orchestra 1 & 8 June Queensland University of Technology MAY QPAC JUNE 18 June Russian Bazaar 27 July LYRIC THEATRE PLAYHOUSE QPAC Choir: True Colours LYRIC THEATRE QPAC QSO Maestro 5 3 – 25 May 1 – 19 May QPAC 1 – 9 June Premieres with Morrison & Bliss Hot Shoe Shuffl e Red 21 June Bolshoi Ballet: Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd David Atkins Enterprises Pty Ltd Queensland Theatre Company Le Corsaire/The Bright Stream The Whitlams with Symphonie Des Femmes QPAC QPAC 29 July 8 August CREMORNE THEATRE CONCERT HALL CREMORNE THEATRE 27 September Barefoot Fiddler QSO Masterworks 1 with 1 – 17 August 2 September 3 – 7 September QTC’s Theatre Residency Week Rehearsals Australian Chamber Orchestra Cislowska & Fritzsch Fantastic Scherzo Blood Brothers QPAC Choir ‘Spirit of Christmas’ Tequila Mockingbird Queensland Theatre Company PLAYHOUSE Queensland Symphony Orchestra Harvest Rain Limited CD & Recording Shake & Stir Theatre Company LYREBIRD RESTAURANT 1 – 6 July 12, 26 August 21 – 31 August QPAC 11 – 19 September 27 September Giselle Joan Baez Tequila Mockingbird 6 September ACPA Spirit of the Lore Out of the Box Partner’s Lunch Queensland Ballet Maggie Gerrand Presents Pty Ltd Shake & Stir Theatre Company QSO Masterworks 2 with QPAC QPAC 11 – 13 July 13 August FUNCTION ROOM Gillham & Aadland Grieg Piano Concerto 21 – 29 September OCTOBER Queensland Symphony Orchestra Project Rameau Cory Band World’s Best in Brass 2 August The Complete Works of William LYRIC THEATRE Australian Chamber Orchestra Brass Down Under American Ballet Theatre Media Launch 7 September Shakespeare (Abridged) 1 – 7 October 18 – 27 July 17 – 18 August QPAC Conversations with Ghosts QPAC Grease Bangarra ‘Blak’ QSO Maestro 6 with Demidenko & Fritzsch 8 August Brisbane Festival CONCERT HALL ORCHESTRA ROOM Skyline Theatricals Pty Ltd QPAC Slavonic Passion Queensland Plan – 11 – 12 September 23 September 24 to 31 October 21 July Queensland Symphony Orchestra Cultural sector workshop Cyndi Lauper QPAC Choir Auditions Otello The Mabo Oration 20 August QPAC Lennard Promotions QPAC Opera Queensland Ltd QPAC Brian Cox LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE 13 September STUDIO TWO 25 October CREMORNE THEATRE Lateral Marketing & Management 3 August Ute Lemper 8 – 9 September Carl Barron 1 – 27 July 22 August War Horse Weekend Workshop Brisbane Festival Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Children Auditions A List Entertainment War Horse Productions Pty Limited TML Enterprises Pty Ltd Venue in Fur George Benson 14 September 30 October Queensland Theatre Company QPAC MELBOURNE STREET GREEN QSO Maestro 7 with FUNCTION ROOM Grand Designs – LT LOUNGE 23 August 9, 16, 23, 30 August Perianes & Aadland Nijinsky’s Petrushka 12 September An Evening with Kevin McCloud 17, 24, 27 & 31 July Don McLean The SEED Project Queensland Symphony Orchestra Long Paddock Networking Event Andrew Kay & Associates QPAC arTour War Horse School Workshops Lennard Promotions 21 September CONCERT HALL War Horse Productions Pty Limited 24 August 25 August Brisbane Sings 16 September 5 – 6 October on behalf of the War Horse Partnership QYO Concert 3 – War Requiem Kustom Krafts Brisbane Queensland Show Choir Inc American Ballet Theatre Advance Party Brassfest 2013 Retro & Vintage Market Dinner TONY GOULD GALLERY Queensland Youth Orchestra Council 24 September QPAC 1 – 31 July QPAC QPAC 25 August In the Mood 7 October Exhibition: Tools of the Trade – LYREBIRD RESTAURANT Coalition Campaign Launch Mario Maiolo Promotions Pty Ltd 25 September Come Dine With Me Australia – Exploring the traditions of ballet costume 2 August Farewell to Italian Ambassador Move Your Audience Pty Ltd 27 September Interview Filming QPAC American Ballet Theatre Partners Launch QPAC 29 August Harrison Craig ITV Studios Australia Pty Limited QPAC PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE LET IT BE The Songs of Lennon The Harbour Agency 11 October MERIVALE STREET STUDIO 21 September and McCartney 29 September QSO Masterworks 3 with AUGUST 9 – 16 August Collective Magazine Freeze Frame Event Spiritworks Pty Ltd QSO Music on Sundays 5 Astanova & Schwarz An American in Paris Tequila Mockingbird Rehearsals QPAC LYRIC THEATRE Musical Swoons & Lollipops Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd 31 August Shake & Stir Theatre Company 1 – 4 August Come Swing with Me Queensland Symphony Orchestra 3 – 28 September 12 October TONY GOULD GALLERY Exhibition: Tools of the Trade – War Horse Australian Musicians & Orchestral Services PLAYHOUSE QSO Maestro 8 with 1 – 31 August Exploring the traditions of ballet costume War Horse Productions Pty Ltd 1 September Astanova & Schwarz An American in Paris Exhibition: Tools of the Trade – 18 – 31 August Other Desert Cities QPAC Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd PLAYHOUSE Exploring the traditions of ballet costume Grease Queensland Theatre Company MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 1 August QPAC 14 October Skyline Theatricals Pty Ltd Elegance Dress Rehearsal 6 – 14 September 6, 13, 20, 27 September King and I Launch CONCERT HALL (Open for the public) When Time Stops The SEED Project Opera Australia 1 August Queensland Ballet SEPTEMBER Expressions Dance Company QPAC 16 – 17 October Paul Kelly – Spring and Fall 2 – 4 August 18 – 22 September MERIVALE STREET STUDIO A Festival of Russian Ballet LYRIC THEATRE Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd Elegance Freeze Frame 19 – 22 September Russian Ballet Touring Pty Ltd 1 – 29 September 2 August Queensland Ballet Brisbane Festival Ozfrank September Actor Training 19 October Grease Workshop American Ballet Theatre Launch 10 – 31 August 25 – 28 September Viva Italia Skyline Theatricals Pty Ltd Frank Productions QPAC Other Desert Cities The Rite of Spring/Petrushka Australian Musicians & Orchestral Services Pty Queensland Theatre Company Brisbane Festival Ltd as Trustee for The Pickett Family Trust 20 October CREMORNE THEATRE 12 November CREMORNE THEATRE 9 – 13 December SXS Concert 3 – Celebration 1 – 6 October NOVEMBER St Margaret’s Speech Night 2013 1 – 2 November QUT Graduations December 2013 QPAC The Complete Works of William LYRIC THEATRE St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School Carmen Sweet Queensland University of Technology 21 October Shakespeare (Abridged) 1 November 13 November Expressions Dance Company 14 December QPAC Choir “Spirit of Christmas” QPAC Anh Do Brisbane Grammar School Speech Day 6 November Jack Johnson CD & Recording 23 – 26 October A List Entertainment 2013 2013 Educator’s Performing Arts Market Live Nation Australasia Pty Ltd QPAC Our Turn 2 November Brisbane Grammar School QPAC 20 – 21 December 23 October Griffi th University – Queensland Conservatorium Otello 14 November STUDIO ONE Spirit of Christmas 2013 QSO Launch – Special Event 2014 30 – 31 October Opera Queensland Somerville House Speech Night 2013 4 – 5 November QPAC Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd Carmen Sweet 19 – 30 November Somerville House Public Value and Professor Mark Moore 31 December 24 October Expressions – The Queensland Dance Theatre Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 15 November QPAC 30th New Year’s Eve Gala Taikoz presents Crimson Sky Limited trading as Expressions Dance Company TML Enterprises Pty Ltd Smokie Live in Concert LYRIC THEATRE LOUNGE Australian Musicians & Orchestral Services Synergy & Taikoz Ltd CONCERT HALL ORCHESTRA ROOM CONCERT HALL NOW Music Co 6 November PLAYHOUSE 25 October 13 – 14 October 1 November 16 November 2013 Educator’s Performing Arts Market 4 – 21 December CSTD in Concert 2013 King and I Children Auditions QSO Maestro 9 with Osborne & Fritzsch QSO Gala 2 Last Night of the Proms QPAC The Nutcracker Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing Opera Australia Guide to the Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE Queensland Ballet Queensland Symphony Orchestra 26 October STUDIO ONE 20 November 6 November 27 – 29 December The Tallis Scholars 22 – 23 October 2 November Charlie Pride 2013 Educator’s Performing Arts Market A Murder is Announced QPAC QPAC Taikoz Workshops QYO Concert 4 – Finale Concert Events Limited Louise Withers & Associates Pty Ltd Synergy & Taikoz Ltd Queensland Youth Orchestra MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 27 October 21 November CREMORNE THEATRE MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 November UQ School of Music: Choral Fantasia 4 November QSO Masterworks 4 with Chindamo & 21 December 4 & 11 October Green Jam Sessions University of Queensland School of Music Brisbane Boys College Speech Night 2013 Fritzsch Beethoven’s Eroica Shake & Stir Holiday Workshop The SEED Project Brisbane Boys College QPAC 28 October Queensland Symphony Orchestra Shake & Stir Theatre Co QPAC LYREBIRD RESTAURANT Brahms 4 & Steven Isserlis 5 November 22 November STUDIO TWO 18 & 25 October 8 November Australian Chamber Orchestra QPAC Choir Recording Session Here Comes the Night 16 – 21 December Green Jam Sessions Clancestry, A Celebration of Country: QPAC Backstage Productions Pty Ltd Shake & Stir Holiday Workshop Rehearsals 29 October QPAC Elders Lunch St Rita’s Annual Thanksgiving 6 November 23 November Shake & Stir CASCADE COURT QPAC Celebration 2013 Iona College Junior and Senior School Bjorn Again MELBOURNE STREET GREEN 5 October TONY GOULD GALLERY St Rita’s College Speech Night 2013 Zaccaria Concerts and Touring Pty Ltd 6, 13, 20 December Brassfest 2013 Iona College 1 – 30 November Green Jam Sessions 30 October QPAC 24 – 25 November Exhibition: Page to Stage – Costume 7 November QPAC Clayfi eld College Annual Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Design for Performance MERIVALE STREET STUDIO Academy of Ancient Music LYREBIRD RESTAURANT Speech Night 2013 QPAC QPAC 25 – 31 October & Sara Macliver Actors’ & Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund Clayfi eld College 28 November Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Kids Rehearsals Musica Viva Australia Annual Christmas Luncheon 2013 31 October An Evening with Mandy Patinkin TML Enterprises Pty Ltd QPAC All Hallows’ Night of Celebration 2013 8 November and Nathan Gunn VARIOUS DECEMBER All Hallows’ School Limited Bernadette Robinson – In Concert Opera Australia TONY GOULD GALLERY 12 October QPAC LYRIC THEATRE 3 – 31 December PLAYHOUSE Brisbane Open House 29 November 1 – 22 December 9 November Exhibition: Page to Stage – 1 – 5 October QPAC Peace Train Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Roy Orbison Reborn – Costume Design for Performance The Cat in the Hat Spiritworks Pty Ltd TML Enterprises Pty Ltd TONY GOULD GALLERY 25th Anniversary Celebration QPAC QPAC 30 November 1 – 12 October Ben Maiorana Entertainment CONCERT HALL 10 – 12 October Exhibition: Tools of the Trade – QSO Maestro 10 with Chen & Fritzsch 3 December 10 November Ashgrove Dance – Encore! Exploring the traditions of ballet costume Triumphant Tchaikovsky Brandenburg Chamber Orchestra QSO Music on Sundays 6 Ashgrove Dance Studio QPAC Queensland Symphony Orchestra Australian Chamber Orchestra A Musical Zoo Meets Peter and the Wolf 13 October PLAYHOUSE 22 – 31 October Queensland Symphony Orchestra 7 December QTC Launch of 2014 Program Exhibition: Page to Stage – 1 – 10 November QSO Gala 3 Messiah 11 November Queensland Theatre Company Costume Design for Performance Design for Living Queensland Symphony Orchestra St Aidan’s AGC Annual Award 19 – 31 October QPAC Queensland Theatre Company Ceremony 2013 Design for Living St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School Queensland Theatre Company CHIEF EXECUTIVE AFTERWORD

QPAC had many great accomplishments in 2013 that collectively represent artistic and fi nancial success for the organisation. The year was fi lled with international presentations, local collaborations, audience participation and much discussion and debate. I would like to refl ect on one particular presentation that I believe represents so much of what we strive to do as a performing arts centre. In February QPAC had the honour of hosting the Australian premiere of Driving Miss Daisy which meant we experienced up close the unmatched talent and charm of Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones. The production opened in Brisbane as the result of a collaboration between a major producer and Tourism and Events Queensland, a partnership that expanded the capacity of QPAC and the city. Iconic tends to be a term used broadly these days but certainly these two giants of the stage and screen rightly deserve to be considered as such. This production of Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize winning play was stunning, absolutely world class. That these two actors are masters of their craft was undeniable, audiences were mesmerised. Off stage, Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones captivated people with behind the scenes stories from decades in the industry at a fundraiser for the Queensland chapter of the Actors and Entertainers Benevolent Fund. A generous gift. The season sold out and set the tone for the Australian tour. Driving Miss Daisy was a combination of great art, strong partnerships and opportunities for learning and personal connection. 21st century performing arts centres are many things. Around the world they function variously as performance houses, meeting places, community centres, national icons and vibrant sites of civic and cultural expression. I look forward to QPAC becoming more entangled with our communities, artists and partners as we move towards our fourth decade as Queensland’s performing arts centre.