Queensland Ballet International Gala

Overview

Ballet is one of those things I think every girl (and every second boy) starts when they’re little but only a few continue on once it gets hard. Luckily for us, the Queensland Ballet Company appears to have rounded up everyone who kept at it and bundled them all into their annual International Gala.

This year as well as having all the homegrown talent on display, the company has hired Dutch choreographer Nils Christe to create a brand new program sure to thrill and astound fans. Of course, as usual the Artistic Director François Klaus has written an entire score that perfectly accompanies the night. There will also be guest dancers from China, Berlin, England and Singapore. Plus, you know, really pretty outfits.

So if you always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, or, on the opposite end of the scale, you’re not the greatest fan of the genre, the International Gala is a great way to be introduced to what ballet can be like when it’s done well.