maintaining Lisner's commitment to the creation of uniquely Australian dance, and to forging a strong, independent, original, and visually intriguing company. Collins was succeeded in 1998 by François Klaus, a respected and experienced European dancer, teacher, and choreographer. Under Klaus's artistic stewardship, Queensland Ballet continued to expand, retaining and remaining a significant force in the Australian cultural landscape. In 1981, Roma Egan retired from the Australian Ballet, in order to take up the position as assistant artistic director for the Queensland Ballet. In July 2012, renowned Chinese dancer Li Cunxin was named as artistic director of the Queensland Ballet. Dancers Dancers of the Queensland Ballet, as of 2021: Principal Artists Senior Soloists Mia Heathcote Patricio Revé Kohei Iwamoto Alexander Idaszak Soloists Vito Bernasconi Lina Kim Georgia Swan Character Artists Paul Boyd Christian Tátchev Greg Horsman Mary Li Janette Mulligan Zenia Tátcheva Rachael Walsh First Company Artists Serena Green Vanessa Morelli Sophie Zoricic Joseph Chapman Zhi Fang Liam Geck David Power Rian Thompson Company Artists Lucy Christodoulou Talia Fidra Renee Freeman Chiara Gonzaelz Alyssa Kelty Eriko Nakajima Libby-Rose Niederer Brooke Ray Paige Rochester Lou Spichtig Isabella Swietlicki Hayley Thompson Laura Tosar D'Arcy Brazier Mali Comlekci Shaun Curtis Oscar Delbao Luke Dimattina Clayton Forsyth Daniel Kempson Dylan Lackey John Paul Lowe Samuel Packer Edward Pope Charlie Slater Ari Thompson Jette Parker Young Artists Heidi Freeman Ines Hargreaves Bronte Kielly-Coleman Briana McAllen Yuka Nojo Kaya Van Den Bogert Kieren Bofinger Lewis Formby Callum Mackie Lachlan Mair Isaac McLean Louis Ramsay References External links Culture of Brisbane Ballet companies in Australia 1960 establishments in Australia Performing groups established in 1960 Companies based in Brisbane