The safety of our patrons, staff and performers has consistently been front of mind throughout and, after months of closure, we are excited to be opening our doors soon for these smaller events that will allow us to step confidently into this new COVID Safe world.
Whilst we won’t be seeing full theatres in the coming months, as we work within social distancing guidelines, the way we are reimagining the use of our theatres and other spaces will ensure unique, safe and entertaining experiences for audiences.
The changed environment that we’re all working within has meant that we’ve had to challenge the way we usually do things and come up with creative and progressive ways of presenting theatre meaning this will be QPAC like you’ve never seen us before, and perhaps never will again.
In addition to our QPAC Unlocked events, we are very pleased to welcome Australasian Dance Collective’s (ADC) Youth Ensemble premiere Echo on28 and 29 August in the Cremorne Theatre and Brisbane Festival’s Leviathanby Brisbane’s acclaimed Circa from 3 September 2020 in the Playhouse.
It will be wonderful to feel the buzz between artists and audiences back here at QPAC. Bringing people together to enjoy live performance is central to what we do and we can’t wait to see our stages and theatres animated once again very soon.
John Kotzas – QPAC CHief Executive
It is wonderful to see QPAC highlight Queensland’s incredibly talented local artists and arts organisations and help connect audiences with their work, which will inspire, uplift, and help tell our unique stories.
The Palaszczuk Government has supported the arts sector through these challenging times, committing more than $42.5 million to relief measures, which includes the $22.5 million Arts and Cultural Recovery Package as part of our plan for economic recovery.
“Artists have missed having an audience as much as audiences have missed the experience of live performances and I for one, cannot wait to return to the theatre again.
The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP – Queensland Arts Minister
