Noosa alive! presents…
Queensland Ballet
‘EARLY BIRD’ TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE (limited)
FRIDAY JULY 12, 2024
EVENING Performance – 7.30 pm
The J Theatre – Noosa
Queensland Ballet is thrilled to be collaborating with NOOSA alive! for the eleventh time.
In 2024, Queensland Ballet’s Jette Parker Young Artists and a number of Company dancers will perform two breathtaking works, including a world premiere by acclaimed Australian choreographer Jack Lister.
About Queensland Ballet
Queensland Ballet is a vibrant, creative company which connects people and dance across Queensland. We offer a program of world-class productions of the best classical ballets and inspired contemporary dance works.
Queensland Ballet engages renowned choreographers and designers from around the world and nurtures emerging local talent by presenting exciting new works.
Our dancers have performed to widespread acclaim locally, nationally, and internationally, we have a thriving professional dance training Academy and offer inspiring education and community engagement programs across Queensland.
About the Creatives
Jack Lister
Jack Lister is an Australian dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker. After graduating from The Australian Ballet School, Jack joined Queensland Ballet in 2014 and danced many featured roles within the vast classical and modern repertoire.
After creating his first work in 2015, Jack quickly established a name as a respected emerging maker, recognised by The Australian’s national dance critic as “a young choreographer who is going places”. He has gone on to create works for Queensland Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Australasian Dance Collective, presented throughout Australia, United Kingdom, China and Germany to critical and audience acclaim. In collaboration with Director Ryan Renshaw, Jack’s film works have been screened globally at multiple prestigious film festivals, garnering numerous awards.
In 2020, Jack joined the Australasian Dance Collective as a Company Artist and was appointed Associate Choreographer with Queensland Ballet, and in 2022, he was appointed the Creative Associate with Australasian Dance Collective.
– More creatives to be announced soon.
About the Queensland Ballet Jette Parker Young Artists
The Jette Parker Young Artist Program is an apprenticeship program which fosters the talents of gifted young dancers at the start of their professional careers.
This Program allows dancers from Australia and around the world to access elite training designed to refine their technique and gain valuable industry knowledge before becoming company artists. Through performance opportunities and world-class mentoring, this introduction to a professional dance career allows dancers to soar in years to come.
Jette Parker Young Artists often move seamlessly into Queensland Ballet as company artists, and other alumni have secured contracts with international and Australian ballet companies.
Acknowledgements
The Jette Parker Young Artist Program is generously supported by Oak Foundation, Barbara Bedwell, Marietjie & Keith Brown, Brett Clark AM & Maria Clark, Dr Ben Duke & Ms Cate Heyworth-Smith KC, FA & MA Pidgeon, Frazer Family Foundation, Goldburg Family Foundation, Patricia Macdonald Memorial Foundation, CP Morris Fund at the APS Foundation, Ms Jane Murphy and Dr Anthony Cooper and Liz & Graeme Wikman.
