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(In) Corporeal Encounters Podcast Series
02 August 2022Across five episodes with artists, scholars and activists working in the fields of dance and related disciplines, these critical conversations explore possibilities for future dance(r)s through an interdisciplinary weave of voices. -
Deaf storytellers share knowledge and challenge audism in What I Wish I'd Told You
02 August 2022By Sarah HallThere are stories that can only be told in Auslan.Artists Chelle Destefano and Claire Bridge have created a home for some of them in What I Wish I’d Told You, an immersive show of large-scale video projections centring Deaf voices, identity, language and culture, which is now open... -
With My Self in That Moment, Chamber Made gives us a dystopian view of our lost soul in the digital age
02 August 2022Senior Lecturer in Music at the Conservatorium, Miriama Young, reviews My Self in That Moment, a new hybrid performance by Chamber Made for The Conversation. -
Head of Theatre, Associate Professor Chris Mead discussed his latest book on ABC Radio National
01 August 2022Listen to Associate Professor Chris Mead, Head of Theatre at the VCA as he discusses his new book 'Wondrous Strange: Seven Brief Thoughts on New Plays' on ABC Radio National. -
Soprano Stacey Alleaume on nerves, wardrobe malfunctions and international success
27 July 2022Soprano Stacey Alleaume is a superstar of Australian opera; a regular at the Sydney Opera House who has performed in some of the artform’s best-known roles. And she’s not done yet. -
Epic opportunity for animation students
27 July 2022Animation students are creating a short film using cutting-edge 3D technology, as part of a competition from gaming company Epic Games. -
Diploma in Music and Bachelor of Science student Thien Pham wins $10,000 James Morrison Jazz Scholarship
27 July 2022Diploma in Music student Thien Pham was announced the 33rd winner of the $10,000 James Morrison Jazz Scholarship for solo instrumentalists under 19 on 8 May. The announcement was made at the biggest school jazz event in the country, Generations in Jazz in Mount Gambier, South Australia. -
Victorian College of the Arts researchers recipients of ABC TOP 5 Arts Media Residency Program
25 July 2022Early career researchers Amaara Raheem and Yvette Grant from the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts, have been awarded a 2022 ABC TOP 5 Arts Media Residency. -
Director of the VCA, Professor Emma Redding appears in American Vogue
22 July 2022American Vogue asked Director of the VCA, Professor Emma Redding her thoughts on the resurgence of Dance-Based fitness. Professor Redding wrote the world’s first masters degree in Dance Science, and has spent over two decades teaching and researching in the arts. -
First Nations uni students bring Warrior documentary to UK culture showcase
22 July 2022A new creative initiative between Australia and the UK will see First Nations students from the University of Melbourne showcase their culture on a global platform. Among them is Nicholas Currie, a third year Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) student at the Victorian College of the Arts. Nicholas i... -
New leadership reimagines University Museums and Collections through First Nations lens
22 July 2022Professor Brook Andrew has been announced as the inaugural Reimagining Museums and Collections Director at the University of Melbourne. -
From Melbourne to London with promiscuous/cities
19 July 2022by Sarah HallFor two decades, Professor Alyson Campbell has straddled the worlds of the academy and independent theatre, while recognising a tension between the two.