Since raising the curtain in 1985, QPAC has welcomed more than 20 million visitors and presented over 26,000 performances with more than one fifth of patrons attending free events. So take a bow Queensland! Thank you for inspiring 30 years of creating and sharing art at QPAC.
Happy birthday to us!
30 Years ago QPAC opened to great fanfare and ceremony Over the course of three decades QPAC has become part of the fabric of Brisbane and a touchstone in the lives of many: those of you who saw your first live performance here; graduated from university in the Concert Hall; or simply had an incredible experience here.
30th Anniversary Event - The Qld Premier (2015-04-19) by Queensland Performing Arts CentreQueensland Performing Arts Centre
Premier and Minister for the Arts Annastacia Palaszczuk helping to celebrate three decades of storytelling at QPAC.
Photo credit - Darren Thomas
30th Anniversary Event - John Kotzas (2015-04-19) by Queensland Performing Arts CentreQueensland Performing Arts Centre
Queensland Performing Arts Centres Chief Executive John Kotzas officially opening the 30th Celebrations!
Photo credit - Darren Thomas
The Polytoxic Poodle Ladies greeting the little patrons of QPAC
A fusion of classical Bollywood and regional specific folk dance enthralled the audience at the Cascade Court
Maroochy Barambah Songwoman providing the acknowledgement of Country
She is a world renowned and acclaimed Turrbal Songwoman who became the first Indigenous Australian to perform in an Opera at the Sydney Opera House
Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dancers prides itself on being one of the best Aboriginal dance groups in Australia
Their performances mesmerize the audience, through their honest, heartfelt and spiritually lifting expression as if the Dreamtime unfolds before the eyes of the observer.
Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dancers
30th Anniversary Event - Performance at the Tunnel (2015-04-19) by Queensland Performing Arts CentreQueensland Performing Arts Centre
30th Anniversary Event - The Mouldy Lovers (2015-04-19) by Queensland Performing Arts CentreQueensland Performing Arts Centre
Didgeridoo interlude from the Overpass symbolises finale
Performer - Fred Iselin-Leone
30th Anniversary Event - Christopher Smith (2015-04-19) by Queensland Performing Arts CentreQueensland Performing Arts Centre
Photography credit - Darren Thomas
