Elastic Hearts
Featuring the music of Sia
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Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
Raw, radiant and unrelentingly human
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Garry Stewart joins forces with Queensland Ballet to create Elastic Hearts, a visually striking work set to Sia’s music, reimagined in an orchestral score by Elliott Wheeler and recorded by Queensland Symphony Orchestra. At its centre is Gaia, the goddess of the Earth, whose journey mirrors cycles of destruction, renewal, and transformation. As dancers embody resilience and interconnectedness, the stage itself evolves - forests grow, swings soar, ramps shift, and a monumental pink heart blooms. Emotionally charged and visually spectacular, Elastic Hearts is a celebration of humanity’s power to bend, adapt, and endure.
Venue
Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
406 Montague Road West End QLD 4101
Credits
Sia
Music
Garry Stewart
Choreographer/Director and Staging Concepts
Elliott Wheeler
Music Producer and Arranger
Leanne Benjamin
Originating Artistic Producer
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Music Recording
Nigel Gaynor
Conductor
Charles Davis
Set and Costume Designer
Alexander Berlage
Lighting Designer
Lou Cope
Dramaturg
Daniel Jaber
Assistant to the Choreographer
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Elastic Hearts is a powerful work by internationally acclaimed Choreographer, Garry Stewart, created for Queensland Ballet and set to the music of Sia
At the heart of the work is Gaia, the primordial goddess of the Earth. From her first solitary steps, Gaia’s journey unfolds as more dancers join her, embodying cycles of destruction, renewal, and transformation. Around them, the stage itself grows and evolves. Forests take root, swings sweep in, ramps tilt into slides, and a monumental pink heart bursts into bloom. The result is a world that is simultaneously playful, ritualistic, and deeply resonant.
Visually striking and emotionally charged, Elastic Hearts explores our connection to nature and to each other. It reflects on the resilience of the human spirit—the ability to bend, adapt, and endure without breaking.
Stewart draws on both ballet and contemporary dance to reveal new dimensions of the dancers’ artistry, creating an experience that is accessible to first-time dance-goers while offering depth and surprise for seasoned audiences.
More than a performance, Elastic Hearts is a sensory journey through music, movement, and imagery - a celebration of creativity, community, and the power of resilience.
