Annual Report - QPAC
Annual Report - QPAC
Annual Report - QPAC
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Entertainment<br />
From the spectacle of The Paris Opera Ballet to the free<br />
family entertainment at <strong>QPAC</strong>’s Housewarming, <strong>QPAC</strong> plays<br />
a vital role in the cultural vibrancy of Queensland, helping to<br />
position Brisbane as a major force in the Australian arts and<br />
entertainment landscape.<br />
Driven by a desire to entertain, a capacity to create and the<br />
genuine wish to support moving and memorable experiences,<br />
<strong>QPAC</strong> programs, produces and co-produces high quality and<br />
innovative performances by leading international, national and<br />
local performers and companies for the enjoyment of almost<br />
three-quarters of a million people each year.<br />
This year, audiences thrilled to performances by Australian<br />
touring companies including The Australian Ballet, Sydney<br />
Dance Company, Opera Australia and Bell Shakespeare<br />
Company. Audiences tuned in to Australian icons such as<br />
Jimmy Barnes, Paul Grabowsky, David Hobson, Paul Kelly<br />
and Tommy Emmanuel and laughed their cares away thanks<br />
to international comedy legends including Lenny Henry, Bill<br />
Bailey, Dylan Moran and Cheech and Chong.<br />
But it wasn’t all about visiting artists. <strong>QPAC</strong> is also a<br />
performance home to the state’s leading performing arts<br />
companies and Queensland Theatre Company, Queensland<br />
Ballet, The Queensland Orchestra and Opera Queensland also<br />
performed extensively at <strong>QPAC</strong> during the year.<br />
At <strong>QPAC</strong>, we continue to enrich the Queensland cultural<br />
landscape by working with a range of talented local artists<br />
and companies, while also encouraging and assisting artists of<br />
national and international standing to perform at <strong>QPAC</strong>.<br />
When I saw The Kingdom of the Shades in the third act, I wondered if I would ever see<br />
anything more beautiful again in my whole life.<br />
Premier of Queensland, Hon. Anna Bligh MP<br />
addressing post-performance function at<br />
The Paris Opera Ballet’s La Bayadere, <strong>QPAC</strong>, 24 June 2009<br />
The majesty of this 348-year-old company was alive in each of the five works, which<br />
triumphed with their own integrity, virtuosic skill and aesthetic impact.<br />
Shaaron Boughen’s review of<br />
The Paris Opera Ballet Grand Gala Performance<br />
Australian, Monday, 22 June 2009<br />
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La Bayadère, The Paris Opera Ballet. Photography Jacques Moatti
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