Triple Bill
Weir / Lister / Horsman
#A celebration of exceptional Australian talent.
In 2025, our stunning Triple Bill showcases the best of Australian artistry featuring acclaimed choreographers Natalie Weir, Jack Lister, and Greg Horsman with live music by Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra.
Inspired by the sublime music of Antonio Vivaldi and Max Richter, 4Seasons is a work of beauty and intimate conversation that responds to the music through Weir’s beautiful and poetic movement style. First created as a collaboration by Expressions Dance Company (now Australasian Dance Collective) with Singapore Dance Theatre (now Singapore Ballet) in 2013, and later recreated in collaboration with Hong Kong's City Contemporary Dance Company and Expressions Dance Company in 2018 as part of a triple bill by the same name, 4Seasons premiered in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia to critical acclaim. It was also performed by West Australian Ballet at the Quarry in 2021. With a career spanning more than 170 premiere works for national and international companies, Natalie Weir is renowned for her highly physical partner work and her touching and emotive insight into human nature.
Queensland Ballet is thrilled to present a world premiere by Jack Lister, Gemini. Lister is an award-winning Australian creator, choreographer, dancer and filmmaker working across stage, screen and immersive performance. His extensive portfolio of works has been performed globally, with creations for Australian and international companies including Queensland Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Australasian Dance Collective and Milwaukee Ballet. This exciting new creation sees the return of his esteemed previous collaborators, composer Louis Frere-Harvey (Papillon, 2024) and lighting designer Alexander Berlage (A Brief Nostalgia, 2023).
Greg Horsman’s A Rhapsody in Motion captivated audiences during its 2022 Bespoke premiere. Performed to Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, we see the beauty of a dancer’s daily routine, their mastery of technique, and their exquisite growth into an artist. Horsman is an internationally acclaimed choreographer whose works, include Coppélia, Glass Concerto and Queensland Ballet’s box office hit The Sleeping Beauty.
Please note: This performance will most likely use strobe lighting and theatrical haze and smoke effects. Age recommendation: 13+
#"…the elegant choreography accompanied with the music of Rachmaninoff once again enchants."
#"4Seasons showcases all of Natalie Weir’s trademarks such as fluid lines and creative partnering, and also reveals a flair for inventive, visually striking formations that only a large group of dancers can facilitate."
Price
Pricing based on midweek, A Reserve tickets.
To request a group booking click here or call QTIX at (07) 3840 7466.
Single Tickets from
| Adult$102 |
| Concession$87 |
| 30 years & under$82 |
| Child$51 |
| Group$87 |
| School Group$35 |
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Venue
Playhouse
QPAC
Russell Street
South Brisbane
QLD 4101
Duration
To be confirmed closer to the performance.
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- Q&A
Select Session
Natalie Weir
Choreographer
Antonio Vivaldi
Music – The Four Seasons featuring sections recomposed by Max Richter
Jack Lister
Choreographer
Antonin Dvořak
Music – Symphony No. 9 From the New World recomposed by Louis Frere-Harvey
Greg Horsman
Choreographer
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Music – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Nigel Gaynor
Conductor
Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra
Live Music Partner
#Three Worlds, One Stage
4Seasons
Natalie Weir
4Seasons is inspired by the seasons of life.
We see four couples at different stages in their lives together, but perhaps more symbolically the four seasons of a long term relationship.
The newness and eternal youth of Spring;
The stormy shades of Summer;
The brittleness and longing of Autumn;
And the peace and acceptance of Winter, reflecting on one's youth.
It could be one couple, or different couples during their life span, and all of the ensemble are connected together by humanity, bringing shades and reflections of these varying stages in a relationship.
Gemini
Jack Lister
A subterranean gathering harnessing both the earthly and the divine.
A cave, tunnelling in opposition to the stars, collecting familiar echoes from the surface.
A counterpoint, mined from elemental force and astrological resonance.
A new world where myth and matter amass.
A Rhapsody in Motion
Greg Horsman
At the heart of a dancer’s daily life is the ballet barre - a seemingly simple tool that represents years of discipline and dedication. It is here that dancers build the technical foundation required to achieve the freedom necessary for genuine artistic expression. The first movement of the ballet pays homage to this formative relationship between dancer and barre, capturing the rigor, focus, and repetition that shape classical technique.
The second movement shifts inward, highlighting the dancer’s capacity for emotional expression - how feeling informs and transforms movement.
Finally, the third movement celebrates the harmony of technique and artistry, culminating in the exhilaration of performance and the shared joy between dancer and audience.
Image gallery: Queensland Ballet performing Greg Horsman’s A Rhapsody in Motion. Photography by David Kelly.
West Australian Ballet performing Natalie Weir’s 4 Seasons. Photography by Bradbury Photography.
