QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT ...

2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT
2012 marked the fi nal year of QPAC’s KITE Theatre partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts. The culmination of
this three year youth arts project was realised at the Out of the Box Festival with the release of the Yonder DVD. Learning and
development from this project is ongoing.
Corporate communities
QPAC continues to embrace corporate partnerships, striving to build mutually benefi cial relationships that support QPAC’s
projects and operations and deliver tangible brand outcomes for each partner.
In 2011–2012 QPAC continued its partnerships with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Heritage Bank and Sirromet; all forming the
foundations for which QPAC hopes will be long term relationships. Longstanding partners Treasury Casino and Hotel, Qantas
and Grinders all continued to drive value and positive outcomes from their association with QPAC.
The new QPAC International Series will present engagement and interest from potential new partners. The gala nature of the
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra season provided a backdrop for The House of Louis Roederer Champagne to showcase its
product. QPAC has now established a Venue Partnership with Louis Roederer as well as support for the QPAC International
Series.
QPAC’s Out of the Box Festival continues to resonate with partners and this year’s Festival saw many new partners join the
family. Special mention must go to IGA, The Courier-Mail, Channel 10 and Oaks Hotels and Resorts for their generous support.
It is encouraging that so many corporate partners recognise the value of supporting Out of the Box and the richness it delivers
to the community.
International partnerships
QPAC is committed to creating and participating in a vibrant arts community in Queensland. Part of this is to export
Queensland arts to the world – shows that have been developed in Queensland and at QPAC have been shown around the
world. Conversely QPAC seeks the best in international performances to show at QPAC.
QPAC continued its membership of international industry bodies the Association of Asia Pacifi c Performing Arts Centres based
in Singapore and the International Society for the Performing Arts based in New York.
In 2011-12 QPAC’s main international focus has been on Asia. The current economic conditions in European and North
American are forcing fi scal conservatism for many in the performing arts. Now more than ever is the time that QPAC is
strategically aligning itself to Asia. QPAC’s CEO presented a keynote speech at the World Theatre Forum in Beijing in 2012
about Opera in Australia and Ideas for the future. This conference also provided the opportunity to meet performing arts
professionals from arts centres around the world. A key purpose of this and other travel is to maintain QPAC’s profi le as
a leading international venue and to develop and maintain partnerships that will support QPAC to present a diversity of
performing arts product from around the world.
The 2011-12 program featured performances from international artists and companies. Highlights of the international
collaborations included the presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and children’s classic Angelina Ballerina with
the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Organisational culture
Information workshops continue to be run throughout the year with QPAC’s Organisation Health and Wellness Program
offering programs focused on nutrition, fi tness and general lifestyle and health education. In completing its ninth year QPAC’s
program continues to have a positive impact on our employees.
With the aim of a continued connection to QPAC employees who have dedicated fi fteen years or more of service to QPAC a
new program Friends of QPAC has been rolled out with the aim of continuing QPAC’s engagement and recognition of past
employees contribution and commitment.
QPAC’s Reward and Recognition program continues to gain momentum since its inception in July 2007. The purpose of the
program is to ensure all employees who go above and beyond are recognised for their outstanding value to QPAC and their
contribution. So far to date we have received over two hundred and forty fi ve nominations ranging from outstanding customer
service to innovation.
QPAC seriously considers any employee request for fl exible working arrangements to assist our employees to achieve a work
life balance and we appreciate how fl exible working can benefi t an employee’s performance through improved motivation and
productivity.
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