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Innovative music program for children with disabilities seeks new cohort for 2025

11 October 2024
A University of Melbourne research program run in conjunction with Melbourne Youth Orchestras (MYO), the Adaptive Music Bridging Program, is currently seeking a new...

New exhibition Chronomingle explores the interplay of time, culture and storytelling

10 October 2024
The University of Melbourne’s Project8 Gallery will next week launch a new exhibition exploring the nature of storytelling across different historical and cultural conte...

Sydney Dance Company’s momenta – a breathtaking study in perpetual motion

9 October 2024
Artistic director Rafael Bonachela’s latest work for the Sydney Dance Company, momenta, had its Melbourne premiere on 8 October at the Playhouse Theatre in the Arts Centre....

What the Paiwanese nose flute tells us about ‘intangible culture’

7 October 2024
Archives are strange things. On one hand, they are repositories of the past and the people that came before us. On the other, they are partial snapshots that do not adequately...

Unique performance co-created by VCA Theatre students to feature at Alter State festival

1 October 2024
An innovative durational performance event created by Joshua Pether in collaboration with Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre) students from the Victorian College of the Arts at th...

David Balfour appointed Head of Film and Television

24 September 2024
David Balfour has been appointed as the new Head of Film and Television at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) within the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine A...

University of Melbourne and Australian Chamber Orchestra partnership renewal spotlights the value of music and education at every level

24 September 2024
University of Melbourne students and staff, and Victorian primary school students, will be among the key beneficiaries of a seven-year extension to the University’s excl...

In Conversation with the Creators of 'Paper City'

17 September 2024
Paper City follows the survivors of a US air attack on eastern Tokyo. Now in their twilight years, the survivors battle for recognition and reparations under a government relu...

Oscar: the tragedy and beauty of Wilde’s life, and an historic moment on the ballet stage

16 September 2024
Christopher Wheeldon and The Australian Ballet’s Oscar, which had its world premiere in Melbourne on September 13, is based on the story of Oscar Wilde: the writer, the man, t...

Creative industries forum in Delhi strengthens cross-cultural collaboration

16 September 2024
The India and Australia Creative Connections Forum, held recently in Delhi, was an important milestone celebrating cross-cultural collaboration and innovation within the creat...

Documentary co-produced by VCA lecturers premieres at Melbourne International Film Festival

6 August 2024
A documentary feature film co-produced by Senior Lecturers in Film and Television at the Victorian College of the Arts, Dr Donna Lyon and Shannon Owen, will premiere at the 20...