These season dates have been re-scheduled due to changes made to Queensland Ballet's Season 2011 since the delayed re-opening of the QPAC Playhouse after the Brisbane flood.
The kind-hearted Little Mermaid rescues a Prince during a storm at sea, and so begins a journey that takes her far from her home beneath the waves. Determined to pursue her love on to the shore, she makes a bargain with the Sea Witch - but it comes at a heavy price.
This much-loved story from Hans Christian Andersen is more than a simple fairy tale. François Klaus's charming and poignant ballet explores the nature of longing, how making choices may have lasting consequences, and how goodness can be rewarded in unexpected ways.