Trilogy

A Brief Nostalgia / Rooster / My Brilliant Career


Playhouse, QPAC

Playhouse, QPAC

#Australian spirit and passion swirls into a Scandi noir cinematic experience followed by the toe-tapping energy of the '60s.


Trilogy is our 2023 triple bill featuring three stand-alone short works by world renowned choreographers Cathy Marston, Jack Lister, and Christopher Bruce. Learn more about the three works included in this program via the links below. 

A Brief Nostalgia

Rooster

My Brilliant Career

Music performed by Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Nigel Gaynor (My Brilliant Career and A Brief Nostalgia). Rooster performed to recorded music.

A Brief Nostalgia is a co-production between Birmingham Royal Ballet and Queensland Ballet.

Rooster costumes courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada.

My Brilliant Career is generously enabled by Ian and Cass George.

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David Fleischer

Set and Costume Designer

Nigel Gaynor

Nigel Gaynor

Conductor

Matthew Hindson

Music

Paul Jackson

Lighting Designer

Edward Kemp

Co-scenario (Dramaturg)

Cathy Marston

Choreographer

Craig Wilkinson

Video Designer

Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra

Music performance


Alexander Berlage

Lighting Designer

Nigel Gaynor

Nigel Gaynor

Conductor

Tom Harrold

Composer

Jack Lister

Jack Lister

Choreographer

Thomas Mika

Thomas Mika

Costume and Set Designer

Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra

Music performance


Christopher Bruce

Christopher Bruce

Choreographer

Marian Bruce

Costume Designer

Christina R. Giannelli

Christina R. Giannelli

Lighting Designer

Cameron Goerg

Cameron Goerg

Revival Lighting Designer

Tina MacHugh

Lighting Designer

Steven Brett

Stager

The Rolling Stones

Music


A complimentary printed program is available at the performance. We encourage you to please take one between two. You can also download the program here.



Learn more about Trilogy with our online program, Behind the Curtain. View highlights, costume facts, backstage photos, learn about the music and much more…


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#A Brief Nostalgia Jack Lister

A Brief Nostalgia

A Brief Nostalgia

Jack Lister

Part ballet, part Scandi noir in style, Jack Lister’s A Brief Nostalgia premièred in London in 2019 as a co-production with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Wistful and atmospherically cinematic, this abstract work explores the inevitability of the memories we collect, and how we respond when they are all we have left. Stark, dramatic set designs, vivid lighting, and Tom Harrold’s ominous score enhance the choreography, drawing audiences into the abstract world. Renowned for his choreographic talent, Lister has created mainstage works for Queensland Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Australasian Dance Collective to critical and audience acclaim.

#Rooster Christopher Bruce

Rooster

Rooster

Christopher Bruce

Music, colour, and rock ‘n’ roll swagger collide in Christopher Bruce’s Rooster - a celebration of the swinging ‘60s! Featuring toe-tapping tunes by The Rolling Stones including Paint it Black, Not Fade Away and Little Red Rooster, this high-energy production resurrects the 1960s with an ironic look at the era. Dancers strut in vibrant costumes, performing innovative solo and breath-taking partner work, entertaining and exploring the attitudes of the times. Humorous and uplifting, this jubilant celebration of arguably one of the most vibrant decades of all time will leave audiences bopping in their seats.

#My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

Cathy Marston

Rural Australia, early 20th century: Wilful, headstrong, and a born romantic, Sybylla Melvyn dreams of becoming a writer. Yet as a young woman, society has other plans. Based on the celebrated novel, My Brilliant Career by Stella Maria ‘Miles Franklin’, this world première work by British choreographer Cathy Marston is an exploration of the Australian spirit and passion, against a vivid Australian landscape. First published in 1901, the novel was Australia’s first major contribution to literature, inspiring theatre productions and an iconic film in 1979.

Click the link to learn more about David Fleischer, set and costume designer for My Brilliant Career.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and perform. Long before we performed on this land, it played host to the dance expression of our First Peoples. We pay our respects to their Elders — past, present and emerging — and acknowledge the valuable contribution they have made and continue to make to the cultural landscape of this country.

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