Queensland Ballet will be hosting Artistic Swimming Australia Inc, (ASAI, formerly Synchronised Swimming) who are training in Brisbane this week ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The event will take place at the Queensland Ballet Studios in West End on 20 and 21 May.
Queensland Ballet is rehearsing The Sleeping Beauty, which is its first full-length production at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre since COVID-19 hit. And Queensland Ballet has invited its swimming counterparts to watch how they work in the lead-up to a big production. Both teams will gain valuable insight from the other to adapt and improve their performances. The ASAI representatives will be sitting in as the dancers run through the Garden Scene. Then the swimmers will run through one of their two Olympic routines – with a dry land rehearsal.
During the swimmers’ two days at Queensland Ballet’s West End studios, they’ll be watching dance classes, and mix their training schedule with Pilates and Ballet Moves classes, as well as a Q&A session and a talk from Head of Performance Health Zara Gnomes. Media are invited to watch both groups rehearse on 20 May and there will be interviews conducted: firstly with Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO; the Principal Artist & ‘Aurora’, Lucy Green; National Head Coach, Lolli Montico; and finally Olympic Team Captain, Emily Rogers.
Queensland Ballet’s performance of The Sleeping Beauty will be performed from 4 to 19 June with live music by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. The performance is a two-act retelling of the classic story with elements such as Renaissance-inspired costumes, stage sets, and beautifully choreographed solo, partnered and group performances. Greg Horsman’s compelling interpretation of The Sleeping Beauty delighted audiences and critics alike when first performed by Queensland Ballet in 2015 and it is now back by popular demand.
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