QB20 — ISSUE 1 06 60th Anniversary Gala 20 MARCH – 28 MARCH Season tickets are 08 Dracula 8 MAY – 23 MAY the best way to see 10 Bespoke ballet in 2020. 31 JULY – 8 AUGUST 12 The Sleeping Beauty 25 SEPTEMBER – 10 OCTOBER + Save up to 20% off regular ticket prices + Priority booking and guaranteed 14 The Nutcracker 11 DECEMBER – 19 DECEMBER Premium seats + Flexibility to exchange tickets 16 Peter and the Wolf + Access to behind-the-scenes events 5 AUGUST – 7 AUGUST and e-newsletter 18 + Access to special discounts and offers Queensland Ballet from our industry friends and partners Academy Gala 16 OCTOBER – 18 OCTOBER Queenslandballet.com.au 20 Synergy QTIX 136 246 6 NOVEMBER – 14 NOVEMBER Shanghai Ballet 22 The Lady of Camellias 12 MARCH – 14 MARCH Melbourne Tour 24 Dangerous Liaisons 17 APRIL – 18 APRIL 26 Tutus on Tour 13 JUNE – 19 JULY 28 Memberships & Alumni 30 Making a difference 32 Our Partners & Supporters 34 Season Tickets 36 Booking Form 40 Information for Season Ticket Buyers From the Artistic Director Queensland Ballet’s 60th anniversary season is brimming with treasures, both new and old. Our Company, as it is today, is the legacy of a visionary who We reprise two of our classics this year: works that never cease to had a dream sixty years ago to develop the exquisite artform delight, to transport our audiences to other-worldly places and thrill the of ballet in Queensland. Charles Lisner’s QB is what we see as imagination. Greg Horsman’s The Sleeping Beauty and Ben Stevenson’s our inheritance: an heirloom to be treasured and built upon. The Nutcracker are two story ballets that continue to draw audiences The essence of Charles’ original company remains at the heart young and old as they showcase all there is to adore about classical ballet. of who we are today despite our growth in size. He was a dreamer, This year our My First Ballet series offers a brand-new creation bold and fearless, not held back by others’ perceptions of what by Greg Horsman of the folk tale, Peter and the Wolf. This story was a ballet company should be. It is our privilege to carry that one of the very first ballets that Charles Lisner OBE choreographed for legacy forward and honour the love, dedication and generosity the Company and in its new guise, will further reinforce our passion and he and Valerie gifted this Company. commitment to our youngest audiences as we continue to develop In 2020 we celebrate, we reflect, but we also look beyond. works just for them. This year’s program is both a celebration of our past and a glimpse Our Synergy and Queensland Ballet Academy Gala seasons both into our future. We start the year with an international flavour appear on the ballet calendar again as we nurture emerging talent, as well as a nod to the beginnings of this Company as we open both choreographic and balletic. These seasons give our audiences the our 60th Anniversary Gala and present a season by Shanghai rare insight into the rising stars of ballet born out of our Academy and Ballet, exclusive to Brisbane. The Gala will honour the work and Company talent development ethos. contributions of all of QB’s Artistic Directors since 1960 as we revive Back in the 1960s, QB was one of the first ballet ensembles in excerpts from historical repertoire. We’re proud to bring the world Australia to tour regionally and our commitment to Queensland sits at heart to Brisbane as we present our sister company, Shanghai Ballet, and today. Our 60th anniversary season will see us on the road to more than its acclaimed production of Derek Deane’s The Lady of Camellias. 15 regional Queensland centres with our Tutus on Tour program, followed Following a sell-out success in Perth, we are looking forward by a Melbourne season of Liam Scarlett’s thrilling Dangerous Liaisons. to presenting the Queensland première of the renowned Polish For QB, turning sixty is moment to pause, honour those who choreographer Krzysztof Pastor’s Dracula, a co-production with our have come before us and acknowledge their creativity, tenacity and friends at West Australian Ballet. This gothic thriller will be quite unlike unconditional love for our Company. We hope we continue to make them anything we’ve presented before and I’m proud that we continue to proud by following in their footsteps: creating courageously, nurturing bring new and unpredictable work to the Queensland stage. talent, sharing with our community, and most importantly, daring to dream. Bespoke returns to Brisbane Powerhouse in July, now a firm favourite with both artists and audiences alike, as we continue our I invite you to join with us in celebrating 60 years of Queensland Ballet. unapologetic approach to collaborative exploration of ballet and the contemporary space. Li Cunxin ao ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 0 0 0 0 60th Anniversary Gala 20 MARCH – 28 MARCH Celebrate sixty extraordinary years of Queensland Ballet on stage. Join us for an unforgettable retrospective that Choreographers VENUE celebrates the wealth of dance created and presented Charles Lisner OBE Playhouse Theatre, QPAC by Queensland Ballet since the first performance by Harry Haythorne Charles Lisner’s company, The Lisner Ballet, in 1900. Harold Collins MBE DATES AND TIMES Our acclaimed dancers will be joined by international Jacqui Carroll Friday 20 March 0:30pm guest stars paying tribute to the contributions of François Klaus Saturday 21 March 1:30pm Queensland Ballet’s five Artistic Directors: Charles Lisner OBE, Harald Lander 0:30pm Harry Haythorne, Harold Collins MBE, François Klaus and Sunday 22 March 1:30pm Celebrating Celebrating Li Cunxin AO. Music performed by Wednesday 25 March 0:30pm Enjoy excerpts from iconic works, including Charles Queensland Festival Thursday 26 March 0:30pm Lisner’s Chopin pas de deux (1965), Jacqui Carroll’s Carmina Philharmonic Friday 27 March 0:30pm Burana (1982), Harold Collins’ The Lady of Camellias (1996) Saturday 28 March 1:30pm Q&A* AI* 0 0 Years and Francois Klaus’s The Little Mermaid (2003) and AD* COMPANY CLASS 0:30pm Queensland Ballet Cloudland (2004). Fittingly, our season will culminate in Harald Lander’s thrilling and masterful homage to classical SINGLE TICKET PRICES ballet, Études (1948) as we showcase Queensland Ballet TUESDAY — THURSDAY PREMIUM today, under current Artistic Director, Li Cunxin AO. Adult $100 Concession $80 30yrs & under $00 Child $55 FRIDAY — SATURDAY PREMIUM Adult $110 Concession $90 30yrs & under $00 Child $00 *Please refer to Page 30 for further information on our accessibility offerings. A transaction fee of $7.20 applies per transaction. 0 0 Selected ticket delivery methods may incur an additional charge. 0 0 Save up to 20% with Season tickets — see page 34 Dracula 8 MAY – 23 MAY A tale of forbidden passion. Thrilling and seducing countless generations, DATES & TIMES Bram Stoker’s classic gothic tale lives on in this Friday 8 May 0:30pm dramatic neo-classical ballet. Premiered in 2018 Saturday 9 May 1:30pm by West Australian Ballet, acclaimed Polish 0:30pm choreographer Krzysztof Pastor brings to life the Tuesday 12 May 0:30pm Q&A* AI* AD* dark and sensuous story of Dracula as he tries Wednesday 13 May 0:30pm to reunite with his one true love, Mina. Driven by Thursday 14 May 0:30pm unbridled passion, Dracula unleashes a reign of Friday 15 May 0:30pm Celebrating Celebrating terror in his pursuit of love. Saturday 16 May 1:30pm COMPANY CLASS Featuring a dramatic musical score composed 0:30pm by Wojciech Kilar, composer for the 1992 film, Tuesday 19 May 0:30pm Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and sets and costumes by Wednesday 20 May 12:30pm S&C MATINEE* 0 0 Years acclaimed international designers, Dracula will take 0:30pm Queensland Ballet you on a spellbinding journey across centuries and Thursday 21 May 0:30pm into a dark world where true love never dies. Friday 22 May 0:30pm Parental guidance is recommended. Saturday 23 May 1:30pm Q&A* AI* AD* COMPANY CLASS Dracula is a co-production between Queensland Ballet 0:30pm and West Australian Ballet. SINGLE TICKET PRICES TUESDAY — THURSDAY PREMIUM Choreographers Krzysztof Pastor Adult $100 Composer Wojciech Kilar Concession $80 Musical Arrangement Michael Brett 30yrs & under $00 Conductor Nigel Gaynor Child $55 Music performed by Camerata — FRIDAY — SATURDAY PREMIUM Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Adult $110 Costume & Set Designer Concession $90 Phil R. Daniels & Charles Cusick Smith 30yrs & under $00 Lighting Designer Jon Buswell Child $00 *School and Community Matinee: abridged 70mins performance VENUE tailored for schools and community groups including a Q&A Playhouse Theatre, QPAC *Please refer to Page 30 for further information on our accessibility offerings. A transaction fee of $7.20 applies per transaction. Selected ticket delivery methods may incur an additional charge. Save up to 20% with Season tickets — 0 0 see page 34 8 9 Bespoke 31 JULY – 8 AUGUST Thought-provoking dance that breaks through visual barriers. Feast your senses on Queensland Ballet’s DATES AND TIMES collaborative season with three new contemporary Friday 31 July 0:30pm works by acclaimed choreographers Natalie Weir, Saturday 1 August 1:30pm Remi Wortmeyer and Petros Treklis. 0:30pm Bespoke takes a fresh look at ballet dancers in the Sunday 2 August 1:30pm contemporary space as it considers interactions with Tuesday 4 August 0:30pm Q&A* AI* AD* technology, design, lighting and music to showcase Wednesday 5 August 0:30pm Queensland Ballet in new ways. Once again, the Thursday 6 August 0:30pm boundaries of ballet morph to create an unmissable, Friday 7 August 0:30pm Celebrating unexpected season.