Search News

See all news

Queensland Ballet

ballet companies: a male-female ballet pas de deux posing in a white tutu costume against a bright pink backdrop. Their pose is mirror imaged on each half of the photo.
Features

Cost crises and funding parity issues for ballet companies outside Sydney-Melbourne bubble

Two major ballet companies say they are not receiving equitable government funding support. How much is their location to blame?

On the Move is ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings. A young woman practices slackrope walking.
News

On the move: latest arts sector appointments

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

Sponsored

Sublime music, captivating dance and thrilling theatre for your 2025 calendar

Prepare to be transported by some of the year's performing arts highlights.

News

Queensland Ballet’s 2025 season dominated by safe works from the company’s past

After funding constraints led to the abrupt resignation of its last Artistic Director in August, Queensland Ballet’s 2025 season is…

A white woman with should-length hair smiles at the camera. She wears a short-sleeved black dress and rests her left hand on her hip.
News

Queensland Ballet announces shock departure of Artistic Director

Leanne Benjamin OBE AM has abruptly departed Queensland Ballet, having only commenced as Artistic Director earlier this year.

A man is kneeling in the middle of a stage, craddling a toy girl. He looks distraught.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Dance review: Coppélia, QPAC   

A charming and imaginative production of 'Coppélia' presented in a welcomed revival by Queensland Ballet.  

A highway at night. On the left hand side, the blurred and speeding white-coloured headlights of cars race toward the camera. On the right, red taillight trails recede into the distance.
News

On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Image is of ballet dancers against a black backdrop, fairies all reaching up with one arm and the other reaching down, behind two principals - a male in black and a female in traditional white tutu - in the same pose.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Ballet review: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Canberra Theatre Centre

A charming and exquisite production, Queensland Ballet’s interpretation of the Shakespeare classic is likely to bring a little bit of…

regional ballet. Photo of ballet dancers' lower legs wearing ballet shoes on a black stage.
Features

Ballet on the road: what goes into a regional ballet tour

Regional touring takes ballet out of its traditional and rigid contexts, and opens up viewing experiences to audiences around Australia

Strictly Gershwin. A number of ballet dancers pose mid dance in front of a film screen showing Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Dance Review:  Strictly Gershwin, QPAC

A welcome return tribute offers a sparkling production and splendid dancing from Queensland Ballet.

1 2