Trilogy: a brilliantly diverse triple bill

Mia Heathcote as Syb, Laura Tosar as Bylla and Victor Estévez as Harry in My Brilliant Career

Queensland Ballet in Cathy Marston's My Brilliant Career

Queensland Ballet in Jack Lister's A Brief Nostalgia

Queensland Ballet in Christopher Bruce's Rooster

By Ruth Ridgway, 18 June 2023

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“torn between a life that includes love and marriage and one that leads to adventure and discovery”

Reviewed at QPAC: Playhouse, Brisbane on 16 June 2023

A Brief Nostalgia (Jack Lister)

Other (Christopher Bruce)

My Brilliant Career (Cathy Marston)

Queensland Ballet

Nigel Gaynor, Conductor

Thomas Mika, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Alexander Berlage, Lighting Designer

Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra

Marian Bruce, Costume Designer

Christina R. Giannelli, Lighting Designer

Tina MacHugh, Lighting Designer

David Fleischer, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Paul Jackson, Lighting Designer

Craig Wilkinson, Video

Mia Heathcote, Dancer

Laura Tosar, Dancer

Victor Estévez, Dancer

Yorke Dance Project impresses in Modern Milestones at the Linbury

Maggie Foyer, 19th January

Yorke Dance Project are in fine form presenting five diverse and engaging works, including new pieces by Christopher Bruce and Liam Francis.

*****

A roller-coaster of diverse dance as ENB celebrates its 70th

Graham Watts, 17th January

A slick and stylish celebration at the Coliseum of this great company's achievements over 70 years.

****1

Carlos Acosta: A Celebration

Margaret Willis, 2nd October

For three decades, Acosta has given his audiences performances of pure pleasure. As someone who had to work against the odds to reach the top, he became one of those rare classical ballet dancers whose brilliance and incredible technical achievements, wrapped up with convincing characterisation and humble charisma, have set stages alight around the world.

****1

Windrush generation recalled by Phoenix Dance Theatre

Rym Kechacha, 27th April

Phoenix Dance Theatre collides with the headlines with their mixed programme at Sadler's Wells.

****1

Rambert: Ghost Dances & other works

Graham Watts, 16th May

Britain's oldest dance company continues to entertain, challenge and inspire with yet another well-rounded triple bill

****1

Scottis Ballet in NY

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 11th April

It was a successful program that showed off the considerable range of a talented and charming troupe.

****1

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Ruth Ridgway

Ruth, from Brisbane, Australia, has been writing about dance since 2000. Music and dance are her most abiding passions. She learned classical ballet in her youth, and later attended adult classes for many years. She also became a committed Latin and Argentinian tango dancer. Currently, she sings alto in a chamber choir. After a long career in publishing and communications as a writer and editor, Ruth studied archaeology and now works in a completely different field as a technical officer in the Queensland Museum.