Brisbane Festival 2023
Brisbane Festival 2023 was a triumph in every measure
The 2023 Festival by all accounts was a tectonic shift for our Festival and it was made possible through a community of passionate supporters coming together to support big dreams and vision and offering a shining beacon to our city.
We showed Australia and the world what Brisbane and this state is capable of through the arts with ambitious, bold and artistically excellent commissions like Salamander and BANANALAND. Both works made here in Queensland with local artists and global connections.
CABARET / CIRCUS / COMEDY
Bite Club: 2nd Serve BRIEFS FACTORY and Sahara Beck
Bowerytopia: TABOO Shandy & The Stitchery Collective
Cirque Bon Bon JACS Entertainment
Circus Mixtape Flipside Circus
Common People’s Dance Eisteddfod Common People Dance Project
Eternity CIRCA
On Heat Leah Shelton
Part Ghost Double Take and Cluster Arts
Siva Mai Club DISTRICT41 & Oceanik Village
The Alexander Ball The House of Alexander
The Party Strut & Fret
There’s Something About Music The Little Red Company
OPERA / CLASSICAL
AVE—Australian Vocal Ensemble: Tumbling Like Stars
Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantium Chamber Choir
Birdsongs Birds of Tokyo and Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Brisbane Serenades Camerata — Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra; Nina Korbe; Yatra; Sudha Manian; The Australian Voices; Orava Quartet; Ensemble Q; Kooralbyn
Camerata Cinematheque Camerata — Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra
Clerici Conducts Mahler Queensland Symphony Orchestra
FilmHarmonic ‘23 Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Guy Noble’s Great Tunes Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Silent Movie—Organ Concert
Underworld: An Operatic Journey to Hell and Back Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Yrinda Fred Leone; Samuel Pankhurst
MUSIC
Busby Marou Craft Music
Closing Concert Siva Mai Club; Flamenco House
ConFusion Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Double Vision: Max Cooper Max Cooper
History of House Andrew Kay and Groove Events
I Left My Heart In Highgate Hill Lucinda Shaw; Roz Pappalardo; Rachel Dixon; Sue Ray; Meagan Cooper; Charlotte Emily
Moorooka Block Party Al Zaytin Palestinian Dabke Troupe; Ozi Jarel; Jessie Lloyd; Keyim Ba
Nonsemble Nonsemble
Soniclines Tyrone Noonan; William Barton; Anthony Garcia
Songs From The Canyon Songs From The Canyon
Soweto Gospel Choir—Hope Andrew Kay
The Kite String Tangle Danny Harley
Time: Paul Kelly Paul Kelly
West End Stories West End Community House
Gretta Ray: The Big Pop Show Gretta Ray
DANCE THEATRE
BANNANALAND Kate Miller-Heidke
But Chilli Chenturan Aran
don’t ask what the bird look like Queensland Theater; Hannah Belanszky; Roxanne McDonald; Lee Lewis; Michael Tuahine
Hide the Dog Nathan Maynard and Jamie Mccaskill
Kuramanuya Karul Projects
NOISE DANCENORTH Australia
Personal Jodee Mundy Collaborations; Critical Stages Touring
Salamander Maxine Doyle; Es Devlin; Australasian Dance Collective
Songs for the Book of Life Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier
Stunt Double The Farm
Tae Tae in the Land of Yaaas! Shake and Stir Theater Company
The Making of Pinocchio Rosana Cade Ivor Macaskill
Tracker Australian Dance Theater and Ilbijerri Theater Company
Unconditional Playlab Theater; Sean Dowling; Cameron Hurry
Yuldea Bangarra Dance Theater
INSTILLATION /IMMERSIVE
Esc. With Us Cirque Electriq
Erth’s Shark Dive Erth Visual & Physical Inc.
Flamingos Dead Puppet Society
Hiromi Hotel: YU KA 夢花 Hiromi Tango
Lightscape
Nieergoo: Spirit of the Whale Tribal Experiences; Skyshows
Patterns for Future Living Rae Haynes
Rainbow Serpent (Version) Daniel Boyd; IMA
Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust Foti Fireworks
The Neurodivergence Project Wesly Arts
COMMUNITY
10,000 Kazoos Ciaran Frame
80s Street Party DJ Bacon
Dance Workshops and Parties Common People Dance Project
Jarrah Tribal Experiences
MOSAIC Multicultural Festival