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Queensland Ballet Unveils its Company for 2025

Dance 30 Nov, 2024

Queensland Ballet 2025 Season In a year which included a changing of the guard at Queensland Ballet, there were few changes from the company dancers during 2024, signalling a steady hand from Acting Artistic Director, Greg Horsman. In its 65^th year, Queensland Ballet is set to enchant a… Read Article

Queensland Ballet to Welcome James Barton

Dance 9 Jun, 2024

James Barton as Ballet Master  Queensland Ballet Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Director Leanne Benjamin has announced a new member will be joining the Artistic Team. James Barton will be joining the company as Ballet Master later this year. Ms Benjamin said she was delighted to make th… Read Article

Dancer Secures International Contract with Ballet Zürich, Switzerland

Dance 4 May, 2024

Principal Artist, Joel Woellner Queensland Ballet Queensland Ballet Principal Artist, Joel Woellner, is set to embark on an exciting new chapter in his career as he accepts an international contract with Ballet Zürich in Switzerland, under the Artistic Direction of Cathy Marston. J… Read Article

Leanne Benjamin Brings Home Aussie Talent: Alison McWhinney to Join QB

Dance 27 Apr, 2024

Homecoming of Aussie-born Dancer, Alison McWhinney Queensland Ballet In her first addition to the Company since taking the helm as Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet, Leanne Benjamin has announced the homecoming of Aussie-born dancer, Alison McWhinney. Hailing from Port Macq… Read Article

Queensland Ballet Announces New Artistic Director

Dance 21 Dec, 2023

Leanne Benjamin AM OBE Queensland Ballet Queensland Ballet has announced Leanne Benjamin AM OBE as its new Artistic Director.  Named Australian of the Year in the UK 2023, this is a homecoming for Ms Benjamin, a Queenslander who has been a vibrant voice in ballet, vocational developmen… Read Article

Queensland Ballet Jetes Onto the International Stage

Dance 3 Jun, 2022

The Royal Ballet’s 2022 Next Generation Festival Queensland Ballet  Four years after its acclaimed 2018 tour to China with Liam Scarlet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queensland Ballet is set to perform on the international stage once again in a special exchange celebrating the cultur… Read Article

Romeo & Juliet Returns for QB

Dance 25 Jul, 2019

Queensland Ballet Brings Back Record Breaking Shakespearean Ballet Kenneth MacMillan’s Classic Romeo & Juliet It was the ballet that broke a 54-year box office record for Queensland Ballet back in 2014 and in August this year  is set to return to the Brisbane stage. Audien… Read Article

Prima Ballerina returns home for A.M. honours

Dance 20 Mar, 2016

Leanne Benjamin – The Royal Ballet’s Longest Serving Principal Ballerina – Returns Home to Australian Honours More than three decades after she left regional Queensland as a teenager to pursue her dreams on the international stage, one of Australia’s most accomp… Read Article