THE local ballet drought is about to be broken with a visit to The Q from the Melbourne Ballet Company.

“Divenire”, the quadruple bill it’s bringing to town, is a work by choreographer Simon Hoy, inspired by the piano work of the same name by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi.

The title work is made up of three movements, “White Cloud”, “In Another Life”, and finally “Divenire”. It was inspired by the philosopher Heraclitus’s adage that “one cannot step twice into the same stream”.

As well, we will see “Lucidity”, premiered last year at the Hawthorn Arts Centre in Victoria and partly inspired by the music of Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds. Within this ballet is the duet “From a Dream”, choreographed by Tim Podesta, best-known as the founder of the Dis/assemble Project, which sees him work with disabled and able dancers.

It’s not a work you’ll see on the show’s posters, but Hoy tells “CityNews” he’s keen for people outside Melbourne to experience some of the company’s newer works so has adjusted the repertoire accordingly.

Third on the triple bill will be a classically-inspired work, “Illuminate”, danced “en pointe” by the company’s 10 artists and choreographed by former Nederlands Dans Theater artist Rani Luther to recorded music composed by Philip Glass.

Hoy, who trained at the Australian Ballet School, became resident choreographer of Melbourne Ballet Company after returning from a professional career with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York. He is now artistic director, joining founder Alisa Finney to create a company with a fresh look. In 2016 they’ll present three entirely new works, more than 30 performances, 50 masterclasses and a winter school.

Hoy’s personal output is impressive – so far creating 17 new works for the company, as well as keeping up an international career, but he likes to collaborate, evident in the works we’ll be seeing in Queanbeyan that have been created by other choreographers.

“Divenire”, at The Q, Queanbeyan, July 8-9, bookings to theq.net.au or 6285 6290.