A new La Bayadère, a Firebird with a Game of Thrones makeover, and a much-loved Cinderella are among the ballets.

Queensland Ballet has today announced its 2018 programme, describing it as “a season of dreams: bringing dancers’ dreams to life, telling dreamy stories, continuing to reach for its dreams as a Company and making audiences’ dreams come true.”

The programme includes a new La Bayadère by Australian choreographer Greg Horsman, a double bill featuring Carlos Acosta’s Carmen and Liam Scarlett’s Firebird, the return of Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, a second Bespoke season, and in what has become a Christmas tradition for Brisbane audiences, Stevenson’s The Nutcracker to round off the year.

^{La Bayadère. Photograph © Justin Ridler}

The season opens in March with Horsman’s La Bayadère. “Greg has such a respect for the classics yet always manages to bring a freshness to his ballets,” said QB Artistic Director Li Cunxin. “Greg’s productions of Coppélia and The Sleeping Beauty have become some of the most popular ballets in our repertoire and I know this production will join them as a favourite for many...