Donizetti
Variations
#A collaboration between Queensland Ballet Academy and Queensland Youth Orchestras.
Join us for a celebration of the exquisite artforms of ballet and music in this beloved collaboration between Queensland Ballet Academy and Queensland Youth Orchestras.
Act 1
Gayane Suite
Writer/Composer - Aram Khachaturian
Conductor - David Deacon
Music performed by - Queensland Youth Orchestras’ second symphony orchestra, QYO2
Danse Macabre
Writer/Composer - Saint Saens
Conductor - David Deacon
Music performed by - Queensland Youth Orchestras' second symphony orchestra, QYO2
Selections from Swan Lake
Writer/Composer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor - David Deacon
Music performed by - Queensland Youth Orchestras’ second symphony orchestra, QYO2
Act 2
Donizetti Variations
Choreographer- Paul Boyd
Dancers – Queensland Ballet Academy’s Pre-Professional Program
Music – Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor - David Deacon
Music performed by - Queensland Youth Orchestras’ second symphony orchestra, QYO2
Don’t miss this special collaborative production of stunning ballet and live music.
Venue
TALBOT THEATRE
THOMAS DIXON CENTRE
406 Montague Road
West End
QLD 4101
Duration
Approximately one hour and 30 minutes including a 20-minute interval featuring a special Q&A with the choreographer and conductor.
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Paul Boyd
Choreographer
Aram Khachaturian
Composer - Gayane
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer - Swan Lake Suite Op. 20a
Gaetano Donizetti
Composer - Donizetti Variations
Kathryn Lee
Costume Designer / Stylist
Queensland Youth Orchestras
Music
David Deacon
Conductor
#Choreographer notes
Donizetti Variations
Choreographed by Paul Boyd
Donizetti Variations was a work originally created for the Upper School dancers for the 2024 Queensland Ballet Academy Gala and its original duration was 17 minutes long.
The work has now been extended to 25 minutes which has given me scope to build on the technical prowess of the dancers and take the work to an even higher level given that the dancers are more advanced.
The music, composed by the 18th Century Italian composer, Gaetano Donizetti, is a fine vehicle, with the differing moods and ‘flavours’ in the ten variations, to allow me to challenge the dancers both technically and artistically.
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