Made on the Body: Choreography from The Royal Ballet

Overview

Most of us will never get to physically step behind the scenes at The Royal Ballet; however, at QPAC until September 9, Brisbanites can do the next best thing. With the company in town performing Woolf Works and The Winter's Tale — two performance works that have never been seen anywhere other than London's Covent Garden —until July 9, Brissie's major performing arts centre is hosting an exhibition dedicated to their choreography and artistry.

In the kind of backstage glimpse ballet fans will love, visitors can pirouette through film, archive and visuals from the company's history. Here, three things are thrust into the spotlight: creativity, courage and communication. If you live and breathe ballet, you'll be dancing on air — and if you don't before you visit the free exhibition, you might afterwards.

Made on the Body is a collaboration between The Royal Ballet and QPAC, with QPAC Museum's Exhibitions Manager and curator Maria Cleary taking inspiration from The Royal Ballet's Director, Kevin O'Hare. "O'Hare described choreography as 'defining the company', and spoke of the way in which new works bring 'fresh air' to tradition," she commented. "He spoke about The Royal Ballet being synonymous with the highest level of classical ballet, but also being creative – pushing the art form forward but respecting tradition."