Soirée
#A fusion of visual art, dance, and live music.
Experience a fusion of art, dance, and live music as Queensland Ballet Academy presents Soirée – a dazzling performance season presented in collaboration with Philip Bacon Galleries and Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, featuring artwork by one of Australia’s most significant contemporary artists, Cressida Campbell.
Renowned for her highly detailed woodblocks and unique woodblock prints depicting scenes of domestic interiors, Australian landscapes and still life, Campbell recognises the beauty of the everyday, capturing the transitory moments of life, instilling her work with a timeless quality and enduring appeal.
Soirée will showcase the artistic and technical skills of our Pre-Professional Program dancers with new choreographic works by Natalie Weir, Paul Boyd, and selected young choreographers, each inspired by Campbell’s art and performed to live music.
This standout season also includes our Academy Défilé, showcasing seven levels of our students onstage in a beautiful presentation.
Queensland Ballet Academy gratefully acknowledges Philip Bacon AO for his generous support of this unique artistic collaboration.
Our thanks also to Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, for enriching this stunning performance season with live music.
Dates & Times
Price
Venue
TALBOT THEATRE
THOMAS DIXON CENTRE
406 Montague Road
West End
QLD 4101
Credits
Cressida Campbell
Artist
Philip Bacon Galleries
Artistic Collaboration
Paul Boyd
Choreographer
Natalie Weir
Choreographer
Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra
Music
Glenn Hughes
Lighting Design
Kathryn Lee
Costume Designer / Stylist
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#The artwork inspiring our Season
Cressida Campbell is among Australia’s most significant contemporary artists working with painting and printmaking. Combining keen observation with a delicacy of line, Campbell’s woodblock paintings and prints capture the overlooked beauty of the everyday.
Still Life with Dragonfly (2016-2017)
Hallway (2017-2018)
Bush Remnants – detail (1986)
Glebe (1985)
Bedroom Nocturne (2022)
Self Portrait (1988)
#Student Works
In Full Bloom
Artworks by Cressida Campbell
Protea and Gum Leaves (1979)
Choreographed and performed by
Ashlyn Beggs, Arran O’Sullivan, Ava Eie, Glori Pembroke, Emily Sprout, Lucia Minju Song, Maya Irimichi, Monet Hilliard, and Nicole Drynan
Inspired by Cressida Campbell’s Protea and Gum Leaves, this work reflects the flower’s symbolism of resilience, transformation, and renewal. Like the protea, the piece embodies adaptability and strength, unfolding through shifting movements that echo survival and growth.
Swing Shift
Artworks by Cressida Campbell
Through the windscreen (1986),
Choreographed and performed by
Sienna Baensch, Leah Chapman, Saya Hibino, Gabriel Lowe, and Matthew Erlandson
Set against the backdrop of Cressida Campbell’s painting, Through the Windscreen (1986), this piece takes inspiration from the red car interior and the feeling of looking out at the world from the driver’s seat. Each dancer takes their turn behind the wheel, evoking the shared memories of road trips, travel, and the joy of moving forward together. The movement has a retro, swing-inspired energy, blending playful rhythm with a nostalgic feel - a celebration of youth, friendship, and the rhythm of the open road.
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