Dance

Brisbane Festival Walk This Way installation. | Newsreel

Millions exposed to Brisbane Festival’s magic moments

Take a breath Brisbane, your festival is over for another year, with more than five million engaging in the September extravaganza either in person … or
Read more 1 October 2025
Courtney Conovan in Gems, Brisbane Festival. | Newsreel

Time is now for Bezzina’s Brisbane Festival finale

More than 2200 artists will feature in over 1000 performances, across 106 productions, during the 23 days of the Brisbane Festival which is now under way. Brisbane
Read more 5 September 2025
Creative Australia Chair Professor Wesley Enoch

New national giving day for Aussie artists

A new national day to support the Arts in Australia will be held in October. AusArt Day, on October 23, will be a day for all Australians to show their support for
Read more 4 September 2025
Wolf at QPAC

Circa brings primal instincts to the Brisbane stage

Boundary-pushing international circus acrobats Circa are returning home to Brisbane to perform new acrobatic feats in untamed performances of Wolf. Wolf broke box office
Read more 26 August 2025
Queensland Ballet brain injury community classes.

Power of ballet supports people with brain injuries

The power of dance is being used to reduce the isolation experienced by many Queenslanders with a brain injury. Queensland Ballet operates Ballet for Brain Injury
Read more 12 August 2025
Ebony Bott. | Newsreel

Ebony Bott to direct Brisbane Festival’s future

The creative inspiration behind world-class performances, from the Sydney Opera House to Arts Centre Melbourne, is the new Artistic Director for the Brisbane
Read more 30 July 2025
Bespoke Queensland Ballet. | Newsreel

Ballet goes beyond visual for non-sighted audiences

A ballet which can be enjoyed by people with no vision is a feature of Queensland Ballet’s Bespoke program which opens this month. Choreographed by Toronto-born Robert
Read more 18 July 2025
Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

Hard to dismiss impact of Civic Centre after 50 years

Ipswich is partying this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the city’s Civic Centre. Opened in 1975 by then Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, the occasion is
Read more 15 July 2025
Bangarra Dance Theatre's The Bogong Song. A call to Country. | Newsreel

Bogong’s song calls for children to wonder

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will host the world premiere of Bangarra Dance Theatre‘s newest creation in September. One of Australia’s leading
Read more 30 June 2025
Minette Cooper celebrates the reopening of birdees nightclub. | Newsreel

birdees back in full flight from tonight

Iconic Brisbane nightclub birdees is back after a multi-million makeover. From tonight (June 27) the Fortitude Valley nightspot will welcome back partygoers. Group
Read more 27 June 2025