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Brisbane Festival 2024

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Brisbane Festival 2024 has made an extraordinary impact on the city, reflecting a vision that’s both Boldly Brisbane and globally resonant.

Through the work of Artistic Director Louise Bezzina, the festival continues to firmly cement Brisbane as a cultural powerhouse, fostering community connection while positioning the city as a premier destination for the arts.

With the presentation of Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show, Brisbane solidified its status as a cultural force with internationally acclaimed programming. A bold leap forward, this exclusive production positioned the city confidently alongside Australia’s major cultural hubs, showcasing its capacity to host world-class events that build reputation and visitation.

Digital Program 2024

CABARET / CIRCUS / COMEDY

Cirque Bon Bon—Le Retour JACS Entertainment

Common People Dance Eisteddfod Common People Dance Project

Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show Jean Paul Gaultier

LIMBO—The Return STRUT & FRET

Merrick Watts: An Idiot’s Guide to Wine—Volume Two Grapes of Mirth

The Alexander Ball House of Alexander

The Art Boat Brisbane Festival; BRIEFS FACTORY

OPERA / CLASSICAL

ACO: Tognetti. Mendelssohn. Bach. Australian Chamber Orchestra

Camerata; Lou Bennett & Lior: Ngapa William Cooper Camerata Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra

Chamber Music Side-By-Side LA Philharmonic Quintet

Continuum Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

Eishan Ensemble Hamed Sadeghi and Eishan Ensemble

Eucalyptus – The Opera Opera Australia

Handel’ House Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Yukie Sato

Interstellar Roger Sayer

Latin Guitar Extravaganza Riverside Guitar Ensemble

Making Daybreak Pauline Maudy; Robert Davidson; Black Square String Quartet

Paco Peña—Requiem for the Earth Paco Peña

Puccini Double Bill Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

So Much Myself: Piano Portraits Sonya Lifschitz; Robert Davidson

Spirit of the Wild Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Straight from the Strait Opera Queensland

Yirinda—Wurgu Yirinda

MUSIC

Conrad Sewell Conrad Sewell

Full Flower Moon Band Kate Dillon

Meeanjin Songlinez Shannon Ruska; Kayleen Ruska; Birdz & Fred Leone; HaiZ; Dark Moods; Rochelle Pitt; H-Town; Edgar Conlon

Moorooka Block Party Queensland Belly Dance Academy; Jungaji; Sahra Entertainment; Bustamento; Afro Moses

Pasifika Made Olivia Foa’i; Lisa Fa’alafi; Mr Mr; Heilani; Mamana Tongan Group; Eve Nikolao; Drums of the Pacific; Taitu’uga Kitch

Proudfoot and Friends Lucas Proudfoot

St Lucia Serenades Jaguar Joze; Deline Briscoe; Kristal West

Sweet Relief QLD Music Trails; Kelis; The Presets; Electric Fields; Haiku Hands; JUNO; dameeeela

The Cat Empire with Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Cat Empire; Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Voices of Victoria Park The Crunchy Chickpea Salad; House of Soul Singers; Brisbane Excelsior Band; Canticum Chamber Choir; Katie Stenzel; Alex Raineri

DANCE THEATRE

Assembly Vol. 1 Australasian Dance Collective

Big Names; No Blankets Ilbijerri Theater Company

Dear Brother Queensland Theater; BlakDance

GRIMM Shake & Stir Theater Company

GURR ERA OP Force Majeure and Ilbijerri Theater Company

Lighting the Dark DANCENORTH Australia

Meet Your Maker Alethea Beetson

Private View Restless Dance Theater

Rachel Burke’s Fancy Long Legs Little Red Company

The No Bang Theory Indelabilityarts

Trent Dalton’s Love Stories Tim McGarry; Trent Dalton; Fiona Franzmann; Sam Strong

Urban Elegance The Aboriginal Center for The Performing Arts

Us and All of This Performing Lines; Liesel Zink; Lawrence English

Volcano Luke Murphy’s Attic Projects

INSTALLATION / IMMERSIVE

Adrift Counterpilot

Be Iconic Fashion Collab

Big Sculpture Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Brisbane City Council’s Outdoor Gallery Exhibition ‘Paradise Gloss’ Laura Brinin

ChronoHARP Amigo & Amigo

Duty of Care Part One and Two IMA; Griffith University Art Museum

Flow George Pinn; Tara Pattenden

Grace Lillian Lee at Brisbane Quater Grace Lillian Lee

Kitchen Studio Elizabeth Willing

Lightscape Brisbane Festival; Sony Music Entertainment

No Waste Wardrobe at Westfield Chermside Claudia Williams

Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust

Skylore—The Rainbow Serpent Tribal Experiences; Nova Sky Stories

Spectrum of Happiness at Portside Wharf

The Dream Weaver: Guardians of Grace Grace Lillian Lee

Write Your Heart Out Museum of Brisbane

Q&A / WORKSHOP

Festival Favorites at Westfield Chermside Ruby Gilbert; Alexander Mills; Elements Collective; Hula Hoop Brisbane; Megan Cooper; Aria Cook

Free Choir & Vocal Workshops Yani Mills

Free Dance Workshops Bring A Plate

Free Songwriting & Vocal Workshops Jungaji

Free Visual Art Workshops Sue Loveday

Panel – Disability-Led Work in the Spotlight Tim Brown; Michelle Ryan; Maddie Little; Kim ‘Butsy Beatz’ Bowers; Annika Strand

Studio 1 Workshop Series DANCENORTH Australia; Restless Dance Theater; Force Majeure

The Courier Mail in Conversation with Trent Dalton

True Stories: The Power of Authenticity and Opportunity The University of Queensland; Trent Dalton; Jaguar Jonze; Deborah Terry AC; Jennifer Karlson

Brisbane Festival expresses deep respect to and acknowledges the First People of this Country.