Queensland Ballet
Elastic Hearts
School Workshops at HOTA

Visit HOTA and dance with Queensland Ballet’s Education team. 

Step inside the creative world of internationally acclaimed choreographer Garry Stewart in this high-energy workshop for secondary dance students. Drawing on Stewart’s brand-new Queensland Ballet production Elastic Hearts, students experience how dance can reveal themes of community, resilience, vulnerability and interconnectedness. 

Led by Queensland Ballet Teaching Artists, the session includes: 

- Adapted repertoire – learn and perform a short sequence drawn from Elastic Hearts, developing contemporary technique, musicality and expressive skills. 

- Choreographic tasks – collaborate in small groups to devise original movement using production elements, experimenting with tension, release and the “invisible connections” between people and nature. 

Mapped to ACARA Dance V9 (Years 7-10) and QCAA General Dance and Dance in Practice syllabus content, this workshop encourages students to refine technical and expressive skills, practise safe-dance techniques and expand their choreographic toolkit, while offering a rare opportunity to engage with a major Australian world premiere.

Read a more detailed overview of workshop content and curriculum alignment here.

Workshops available:  

- Tuesday 4th November: 9:00am - 10:00am, 10:00am - 11:00am and 1:30pm - 2:30pm.

- Thursday 6th of November. 9:00am - 10:00am, 10.30am - 11.30am and 2:00pm - 3:00pm.

- Friday 7th of November: 9:00am -10:00am, 10.30am - 11.30am, 1.00pm - 2.00pm and 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Register below to book your Queensland Ballet Elastic Hearts workshop at HOTA or email education@queenslandballet.com.au for more information.