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Friends of QPAC Special Event
This event is exclusively offered to Friends of QPAC members.
Overview
A hands-on white glove tour to experience a selection of the most precious items from QPAC’s Archives and Arts Collection. Exclusively available to Friends of QPAC.
Since 1985, QPAC's Collections has amassed over 80,000 items. It's a treasure trove of Queensland theatre history, featuring items that reveal the creative process of hundreds of artists and stage works, and milestone moments from QPAC’s history, alongside 40 years of everyday behind-the-scenes experiences from the State’s performing arts centre.
Join us for a guided tour of this curated selection with our passionate QPAC Collections team and learn about each artefact’s histories and connections to QPAC. The tour will also feature one of QPAC’s most prolific theatre designers, Bill Haycock, who’ll share insights on his design process as you’re invited to experience his set and costumes.
This event also features an exclusive introduction to Recollect, our brand-new online collection management system.
Featuring
Featuring
Bill Haycock
Designer
Graduating from NIDA in 1978, Bill has designed over 200 plays, ballets, dance pieces, operas, exhibitions, graphics, events and installations for many of the country’s most innovative companies, directors and choreographers.
Recent designs include QPAC’s annual Spirit of Christmas Concerts for 2023/24 and the Playlab world premieres of Face to Face, Brutal Utopias and in 2023 Unconditional for the Brisbane Festival. For Embodi Theatre AI May and for Ad Astra Theatre: Loot, Bakersfield Mist, A Life in the Theatre, Red and Of Mice and Men. Other highlights include When Time Stops, Everyday Requiem and 7 Deadly Sins for EDC, Candide for Opera Queensland and End of the Rainbow for QTC/QPAC.
Bill has designed judicial robes for both the High Court and the Federal Courts of Australia. From 2005-2011 he was the Head of Design at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
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