A triple bill has the appeal of a three-course meal. The best programs offer a variety of styles and moods that tantalise individually, while forming a balanced and satisfying combination in toto. If that includes novelty, even better.

Alternatively, for more ambivalent attendees these smaller servings can be a tasting plate catering to different palates.

Queensland Ballet’s Trilogy ticks the box for contrasts in presentation and themes in world and Australian contemporary ballet premieres bookending a modern master’s time capsule. Featuring choreographers at varying career stages, it also highlights the importance of platforms like this in supporting artistic development.

Queensland Ballet’s A Brief Nostalgia. Photo © David Kelly

First up is the national debut of QB Associate Choreographer Jack Lister’s A Brief Nostalgia. It was created in 2019 as a co-production with Birmingham Royal Ballet, just four years after QB commissioned the then-company dancer’s first creation.

It’s followed by the enduring Rooster, a 1960s flashback hatched more than three decades ago by acclaimed veteran British choreographer Christopher Bruce.

Closing honours go to award-winning international choreographer and artistic director Cathy Marston (soon to helm Ballett Zürich), who’s turned her gift for dance narrative to crafting...