Chair Overview It is testament to what a fabulous team we have at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) – my fellow board members, the CEO and his executive team and staff generally – and I can say with great pride that
QPAC has had one of its best years ever
Financially, artistically, technically and in the important servicing of our many patrons and users of our facilities, we have excelled. A major marker of the year was surpassing our milestone
one million visitors for the 2011-12 financial year. There have been four major musicals in the Lyric Theatre – MARY POPPINS,
ANNIE, JERSEY BOYS and A CHORUS LINE. In particular, MARY POPPINS was a huge success for QPAC and was our highest selling musical in over a decade.
QPAC International Series a partnership between QPAC and Events Queensland that will bring internationally renowned companies to perform exclusively in coming years. The Hamburg Season featuring The Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Hamburg State Opera was a two week residency in the Centre in August/September and was a resounding success The list of companies We were also privileged to welcome the first in the
planned to visit in the next five years reads like the ‘who’s who’ of world performing arts and will play a major role in boosting national and international tourism in Brisbane. The
OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL an outstanding and much loved biennial festival for young children exceeded all our expectations
with over 91 000 patron admissions recorded over the six days of the Festival. By any measure it was an outstanding success and continues to grow in stature and appeal in its important demographic. As a Government statutory body, we believe we have a responsibility to maximise the outcomes for all our stakeholders. We have identified and
public value of all that we do by delivering great
grown income sources that underpin a diverse range of product to support our legislative
mandate to contribute to the social, intellectual and cultural development of all Queenslanders. We can do this because we successfully balance the public good with the required commercial imperatives. There are no doubt challenges ahead as increasing demands stretch the capacity of our facilities. Our audience is also expanding with greater aspirations and a need for diversity of experience which will continually test our capacity to deliver and meet expectations.
cultural tourismstrategy will also be important. We believe we have the team, the commitment and the passion to grow and further enhance Brisbane’s reputation a culturally vibrant city of which we can all be proud. Henry Smerdon Chair QPAC Further developing our
QPAC YEAR IN REVIEW 2012