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Romeo & Juliet Queensland Ballet

Rising star to dance in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet

One of the world’s best young ballerinas will star in the greatest love story of all time – Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet – beginning this Friday at
Read more 17 March 2025
Crowd at live music event. | Newsreel

Tax relief call for live music industry

A tax offset was one of a raft of recommendations handed down by a Government inquiry into Australia’s live music industry. The House of Representatives Standing
Read more 11 March 2025
Patricia Piccinini's Skywhalepapa. | Newsreel

Skywhales loom on Sunshine Coast horizon

Festival goers can expect a whale of a time at the Sunshine Coast’s Horizon 2025 contemporary arts event in May. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said while the
Read more 17 February 2025
Young woman at music festival. | Newsreel

Creative team to guide green transition in the arts

A new national peak body has been created to help the arts sector transition from a carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Creative Climate will be
Read more 12 February 2025
Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Rite of Spring. \ Newsreel

QSO season launch delivers shock and energy circa 1913

It will be a symphony for all the senses when Queensland’s premier orchestra joins forces with an internationally acclaimed circus company to launch its 2025 season
Read more 10 February 2025
Ivan-Gil-Ortega-Qld-Ballet. | Newsreel

Gil-Ortega new Queensland Ballet Artistic Director

Celebrated international ballet professional Ivan Gil-Ortega is Queensland Ballet’s new Artistic Director. Queensland Ballet Chair Brett Clark said Mr Gil-Ortega had
Read more 3 February 2025
First Nations performance at the North Australian Festival of Art.

North Australian Festival of Arts stands alone in 2025

The national award-winning North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA) will operate as an independent event next year, after transitioning from Townsville City Council
Read more 4 December 2024
Joseph Moss in Queensland Ballet's The Little Mermaid.

Diversified Brisbane inner-city generates $32.5 billion

Brisbane’s Arts scene has bounced back from its COVID-induced doldrums, as a new report reveals a more buoyant and diversified inner-city. The Committee for
Read more 14 November 2024
Street dance artist Geoffrey Lim. | Newsreel

New funding for the art of accessibility

A street dance artist who integrates accessibility tools into performances is one of 10 artists awarded grants in the latest round of funding through the national Arts
Read more 17 October 2024
William Robinson by Mick Richards 2

Artist William Robinson to shine in ballet Soiree

One of Australia’s foremost living artists William Robinson will feature in Queensland Ballet’s student showcase Soirée this year. Designed to highlight the
Read more 16 October 2024