ESCAPE at Brisbane Festival tickets
About ESCAPE
A boundary-breaking fusion of human movement and physical structures.
This is a show that will leave you breathless. Visceral and high-octane, ESCAPE blends complex, moving architectural structures with multi-talented performers to create a blood-pumping and emotional multimedia experience.
Along with DIAVOLO’s signature athletic movement aesthetic, ESCAPE features a collection of the company’s most famous architectural structures. Each evokes a story unique to its design, echoing themes of exploration, danger, fear, survival, resilience, and connection, all brought to life through a soundtrack spanning decades and genres, from pop and EDM to rock.
DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion® productions explore innovation and celebrate the complexity of the human condition with an undefinable blend of dance, stunt work, acrobatics, circus arts, and pedestrian movement. The work is athletic, captivating, and visceral.
Run time
1hr. No interval.
Categories
Start date
23rd September, 2026
End date
27th September, 2026
Venue
Playhouse | Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Accessibility
QPAC is dedicated to being welcoming, accessible and inclusive for the widest possible audience. Your visit to QPAC may involve some stairs. Each theatre has lifts which assist patrons with mobility difficulties to access all foyers.
Directions
BY TRAIN: Stop at South Brisbane Station, opposite QPAC in Grey Street.
BY BUS: Stop at Cultural Centre, Melbourne Street
BY CITYCAT: Stop at the South Bank ferry stop, which is only a short walk along the river from QPAC.
BY TAXI: The taxi area is located on the Grey Street side of QPAC. Free taxi phones are located in the Melbourne Street foyer, Cremorne Theatre lobby and near the Playhouse cloakroom.
BY CAR: There are a number of paid carparks available in the vicinity. We advise reviewing the Queensland Performing Arts Centre Visit Guide, for full details.
More information about ESCAPE
“ESCAPE is truly a testament to the power of art and the human spirit—and one of the coolest pieces of live theater I’ve seen in years….. In all, I loved everything about DIAVOLO. To me, it embodied the essence of humanity: its longing, its passion, and most of all, its creativity. At a time when even the creative world is flirting with AI to evolve, ESCAPE delivers something beautifully and unmistakably human—something that could only come from a soul.” - Melissa Heckscher, Broadway World
“To say that the show was engaging, or spectacular is an understatement” - Brian Fretté, LA Dance Chronicle
“DIAVOLO’s choreography reveals its rigor—intricate, disciplined, and visually compelling. Their staging rivals that of companies devoted solely to dance, yet DIAVOLO expands the form by integrating danger as an essential compositional element.” - Joanne Divito, LA Dance Chronicle
Presented by: Brisbane Festival
Creative Director & Choreographer: Jacques Heim
Chief Operating Officer: Jose Hernandez
Project & Production Manager: Caribay Franke
Associate Choreographer: Kate Dougherty
Assistant Choreographer & Rehearsal Director: Ryan Ruiz
Writer & Dramaturg: France Nguyen-Vincent
Technical Director: Steven Jasso
Sound Designer & Media Specialist: Simon Larson Greenberg
Lighting Designer: Jean-Yves Tessier
Costume Designer: David Touster
Structure Designer: Adam Davis
Structure Designer: Daniel Wheeler
Designer / Fabricator / Engineer: Mike McCluskey
Designer / Fabricator / Engineer: Tina Trefethen
Technical Production Consultant: Mark Baker
Technical Manager: Daemion Marcuz
Performers: Abraham Miesel, Caribay Franke, Chadwick Gaspard, Chance Becker, Claire Schick, Connor Senning, Co-eL Rodriguez, Daemion Marcuz, Emily Grable, Emrose Seidenberg, Evan Hernandez, Gabriela Collazo, Isabella Reveles, Jarel Lewis, Karah Haug, Kate Dougherty, Kittrell Poe, Liana Kulchin, Madison Moser, Marcel Abadia, Nola Gibson, Ryan Ruiz and Simon Larson Greenberg
Understuduies: Aaron Franco, AJ Guevara and Joe Joe Arrieta Cuesta
Frequently asked questions
What is the running time of ESCAPE?
ESCAPE runs for 1hr. No interval.
Which theatre is ESCAPE at?
ESCAPE is at South Brisbane's Playhouse | Queensland Performing Arts Centre, which is located at Corner of Grey and Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, 4101.
How much are tickets for ESCAPE?
ESCAPE tickets start at $85.
How do you get tickets for ESCAPE?
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