Queensland Performing Arts Centre
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View of the western side of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
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| Coordinates | 27°28′29″S 153°01′10″E / 27.474618°S 153.019407°ECoordinates: 27°28′29″S 153°01′10″E / 27.474618°S 153.019407°E |
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South Brisbane railway station Cultural Centre busway station South Bank 1 & 2 ferry wharf |
| Type | Performing arts center |
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| Opened | 1985 |
| Renovated | 2011-2012 |
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The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (also known as QPAC) is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre and is located on the corner of Melbourne Street and Grey Street in Brisbane's South Bank precinct.
QPAC was designed by local architect Robin Gibson in the mid-1970s, after State Cabinet formally recognised in 1972 the need for a new Queensland Art Gallery and a new major performing arts centre, in addition to a new location for the Queensland Museum and State Library. It was opened by the Duke of Kent in 1985.
Each year QPAC hosts around 1,000 performances across its four theatres and outdoor spaces. The centre's versatile venues accommodate a wide variety of performance including dance, musicals, theatre, opera, comedy and contemporary and classical music concerts featuring leading Queensland, Australian and international actors, dancers, musicians, artists and companies. In addition, QPAC co-produces and invests in some of Australia's most innovative and successful shows and free outdoor programs.
In recent years, QPAC has presented some of the world's leading artists and companies in the QPAC International Series including the Bolshoi Ballet in 2013, Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg State Opera and Hamburg Philharmonic in 2012 and American Ballet Theatre in 2014.
QPAC produces the Out of the Box festival for children 8 years and under, and Clancestry, a festival celebrating the arts and cultural practices of the world's first nations peoples. QPAC is the performance home for Queensland's leading performing arts companies – Queensland Ballet, Queensland Theatre Company, Opera Queensland, Queensland Youth Orchestras and Queensland Symphony Orchestra. In addition, QPAC regularly hosts many of Australia's leading performing arts companies including The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Australian Chamber Orchestra and Bangarra Dance Theatre.
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