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The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (also known as QPAC) is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre and is located on the corner of Melbourne Street and Grey Street in Brisbane's South Bank precinct. Opened in 1985, it includes the Lyric Theatre, Concert Hall, Playhouse and Cremorne Theatre.
The centre comprises the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), the Queensland Museum, the State Library of Queensland (SLQ), the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). The original part was designed by Brisbane architects Robin Gibson and Partners and opened in 1985. [2]
The theatre is a corner-stage with raked seating on three sides. It is the main venue for Queensland Theatre. It was named in 2002, in honour of the late Queensland actor, playwright and director Bille Brown, in recognition of his contribution to the Arts, when the Queensland Theatre Company moved to Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). [1]
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre was the result and was completed in 1985 on a site just around the corner from the old Cremorne Theatre. The QPAC management makes claim to be continuing the heritage of the Cremorne Theatre as part of a "cultural precinct". [ 40 ]
During his time at QPAC, Tony Gould was chairman of the board of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. He served on the Council of the Queensland University of Technology, the Queensland Arts Council, the Queensland Cultural Centre Trust and the Music Council of Australia. He was a member of the Board of the Queensland Performing Arts Trust and ...
Queensland Pops Orchestra is an Australian orchestra founded by Colin Harper. The Queensland Pops Orchestra had its first performance on the 31 December 1984 at the Lyric Theatre in South Brisbane, Queensland. This was also the first show at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre which officially opened in April 1985. [1]
Queensland Theatre, formerly the Queensland Theatre Company and Royal Queensland Theatre Company, is a professional theatre company based in Brisbane, Australia.It regularly performs in its own Bille Brown Theatre and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Playhouse.
Queensland Ballet averages six main-stage productions per season, in addition to smaller, more intimate performances and regional tours. They have performed Ben Stevenson OBE’s The Nutcracker annually since 2013. The company regularly performs at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) as well as in the Talbot Theatre at the Thomas Dixon Centre.