The Company
'Dance is a tool for expressing myself totally, for being, breathing, living, becoming myself.' Bejart
Queensland National Dance Company
QNDC is a dynamic new company of full-time professional dancers, performing a myriad of dance works choreographed by Artistic Director Martyn Fleming. Our dance company aspires to represent Queensland and our nation, locally and internationally. As a precursor to QNDC, QN Ballet School continues to develop and maintain quality, state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities.
QNDC Performances, Tours and Collaborative Events
Performances include three in-house events each year at the Queensland Old Museum, Performing Arts Complex. A performance tour is planned annually, highlighting the company’s strongest original works. In collaboration with other performing arts entities, including The Queensland Youth Orchestras, QNDC will offer diverse events to a broader audience.
QNDC Professional Years - Study and Training
Graduate Diploma and Advanced Diploma students may be offered placement into QNDC via full-time Professional Years study and training. Dancers are offered positions according to aptitude, ability and readiness to make the commitment to pursue a professional career in dance performance.
Artistic Director – Martyn Fleming
Martyn Fleming has had a long distinguished international career as a professional ballet dancer. Martyn was born in England in 1961 and immigrated to Australia 1964. At the age of 10 he started dance classes with Gay Wightman in Melbourne, and at 15 was accepted into the Australian Ballet School. Martyn was offered a position in the Australian Ballet in 1980, following his graduation.
In 1983 he was promoted to soloist under the direction of Maina Gielgud. He danced many principle roles: Colas (La Fille Mal Gardee), Gemini and Voluntaries (Tetley), Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt).
Martyn joined The English National Ballet in 1985 and was promoted to principal in 1987. Under artistic director Peter Schaufus he danced a wide range of classical and contemporary works: The Nutcracker (The Prince), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Carmen (Roland Petit), Land (Christopher Bruce).