Ever wondered what goes on behind the curtains at QPAC?
Our Behind the Scenes series takes you on an exclusive journey into the heart of QPAC, where the magic of the stage comes to life. From dress rehearsals to intimate interviews, we invite you to explore the world of performing arts like never before.
Stay tuned for exclusive content, interviews, and videos that will deepen your appreciation for the performing arts and the incredible talent that graces our stages. Join us on this journey behind the curtain and get ready to be amazed.
Five Minutes with
Step into the shoes of your favourite performers with our exclusive "Five Minutes With" series. Join us as we sit down with the stars, directors, choreographers, and creative minds who bring the magic to the stage. Gain insights into their inspirations, challenges, and the stories behind their craft.
Behind the Curtain
Uncover the stories, emotions, and creativity that make Queensland Performing Arts Centre an artistic hub like no other.
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Introducing Kids to the Orchestra
Children will be introduced to all of the orchestral instrument families: string, woodwind, brass and percussion by QSO horn player Vivienne Collier-Vickers.
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Get creative in Roma
QPAC brought Creative Fusions to Roma; a five-day music-making program for musicians aged 10 to 100 years.
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Ishmael first day
Take a peek behind the scenes at the first day of rehearsals for Dead Puppet Society’s much anticipated world premiere production, Ishmael.
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An Interview with Gideon Mzembe
Actor Gideon Mzembe talks about his life and his career while he was at QPAC, performing in shake & stir theatre co’s sold-out return season of Animal Farm.
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The Role of the Staging Director
An Interview with An American in Paris Australian Staging Director Hannah Ryan, during the Australian premiere season at QPAC.
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A yarn about Frozen costumes
Read the interview with Frozen’s Costume Designer and Wigs associate Janet Hine who oversaw the creation of costumes for the Australian production of Frozen.
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75 years of QSO
In their anniversary year, we review the life of the orchestra powered by music and inspired by the state it calls home.
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Fanfare Competition 2021 Finalists
The 2021 Artology Fanfare competition saw over 100 young Australian composers submit their very own attention-grabbing composition.
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An Acrobat’s Warm Up
Circa Contemporary Circus calls QPAC’s Playhouse home for a season each year. Here’s a glimpse of the company warming up for its five-star show Humans.
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An Evening with Anthony Warlow
Gather insight into Anthony’s life and his decades-long internationally acclaimed career.
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Tony Gould Photographer: Kathryn Lindgren Remembering a True Giant of the Arts
Dr Tony Gould AM was QPAC's founding Director. QPAC's Chief Executive, John Kotzas, sat down with Rebecca Levingston on ABC Radio Brisbane to remember him.
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Mother by Noni Hazlehurst
An artist, educator and activist, Noni Hazlehurst considers ideas of madness from her role in Mother and as an individual of our society today.
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From Broadway with Love
The Australian musical theatre legend and internationally acclaimed star of Broadway and The West End talks about her new solo show.
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Shear Brilliance Comes to QPAC
Internationally acclaimed Brisbane-based Circa has joined forces with animation studio Aardman to create a new circus-theatre production.
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How to inspire creativity in children
Regularly flexing creative muscle as children and adults builds arts literacy – the ability to identify, interpret & assess in varying arts forms and contexts.
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Paul Keating Moves to QPAC's Upper House
We caught up with Biggins about the return season of The Gospel According to Paul.
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How to be creative
QPAC asked a musical theatre star, an artistic director, a lighting designer and a professor of the arts for their tips on how to be creative.
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Fanfare Competition
The Fanfare competition invited young composers aged 12 to 21 years to submit their own short 30 second attention-grabbing composition.
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The Role of Early Music Today
Tembembe Ensamble member Leopoldo Novoa talks about his experience playing with early music superstar Jordi Savall.
Backstage Tours
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Backstage Tours
Discover the magic that happens behind the scenes at Queensland Performing Arts Centre through our captivating Backstage Tours.
Playlists
Listen to our exclusive playlists, where the world of theater, music, and the performing arts comes to life through the voices and selections of our talented actors and singers.
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The People's Day Playlist
Stephen Anderson, who plays Willy Wonka, and Lucy Maunder, who plays Mrs Bucket, pick their favourite childhood songs and tell us what makes them special.
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Philip’s Playlist
See what songs are on musical theatre star Philip Quast's playlist.
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The Ultimate Musical Playlist
Listen to the ultimate musical playlist as chosen by three of musical theatres leading ladies.
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World Violin Day Playlist
We asked the talented violinists of Camerata to share their favourite music featuring the violin and why.
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Alexandra Flood’s Playlist
Find out what music makes the top ten play list for an internationally acclaimed coloratura soprano.
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Our Ultimate Listening Guide
Tune into the music picks of these three superstar Australian performers who come together for an evening filled with opera arias and Broadway show tunes.
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Watch engaging conversations, in depths interviews and musical excerpts.
QPAC Collections
The QPAC Museum collection consists of over 80,000 items including costumes, photographs, set designs, costume designs and drawings, scripts, programs, posters, clippings, artefacts and ephemera.
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QPAC Collections - Offer of Donation
QPAC Collections always welcomes donations of cultural material.
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What's in an Object?
This novel and thought-provoking exhibition put the spotlight on seven performing arts heritage objects usually stored away in QPAC's museum collection.
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Get caught in a Web of Love
Inspired by two love stories, Web of Love featured ten paintings that visualised Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Liang Shanbo and Zhou Yingtai.
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In the Company of Actors
An exhibition that celebrated the life and work of exceptional Queensland theatre maker Bryan Nason AM.
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Bass Viol donated to QPAC Museum
A handmade string instrument and bow are the latest additions to the QPAC Museum Collection.
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Ask a Curator Day
QPAC Exhibition Manager Maria Cleary answers your questions on Ask a Curator Day.
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Jarjums Life Museum Photo: Nathan Stoneham Jarjums Life Museum
Jarjums Life Museum is a museum made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Jarjums.
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File box containing handwritten membership records from 1950s-1980s for Brisbane Repertory Theatre which later became La Boite Theatre. Photo: Maria Cleary, En Rui Foo Behind the Scenes at the QPAC Museum
The QPAC Museum Collections Store houses more than 70,000 items that all form part of the story of Queensland’s performing arts history.