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Dear Australia – new Australian performance writing
10 July 2020
Playwriting Australia’s (PWA) Dear Australia offers bite-sized monologues that give voice to the hopes and fears of Australians facing the persistent threat of COVI...
Ronald Farren-Price, a legend of Australian music, turns 90
2 July 2020
Friends, family and colleagues of distinguished Australian concert pianist and music educator Ronald Farren-Price AM gathered for a small online ceremony today to mark his 90t...
Meet Sophie Ash, mogul skiier and animation student
2 July 2020
Sport and animation are not considered to go hand in hand, but Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) student Sophie Ash has blended her love of mogul skiing and fine art into one...
Lockdown What You Will – Shakespeare Online
2 July 2020
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) students had already started rehearsing for their annual Shakespeare showcases when COVID-19 took us into a virtual campus. Not to be perturbed,...
So you've mastered screenwriting at the VCA – what comes next?
1 July 2020
The screenwriter may not be the first name to roll in the credits – but more often than not they're the backbone of any film and television project. We spoke to some wri...
Mongrel 2020: music theatre, cabaret, and live performance to watch online
1 July 2020
What happens when Music Theatre students and Interactive Composition students from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music bring together their creative talents in the lockdown era...
Meet Kyle Ramboyong, BFA (Dance) student at the University of Melbourne
30 June 2020
Take a deep dive into the life of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) student. Kyle Ramboyong shares the sage advice he wishes he'd heard before beginning his dance journey at the...
Meet Danna Yun, Composition alum at the University of Melbourne
25 June 2020
Multi-instrumentalist Danna Yun talks composition, collaboration, video-game music and life goals....
Meet Lisa Osborn, Head of Production at the University of Melbourne
25 June 2020
Lisa Osborn has worked as a stage manager throughout Australia and internationally and has been at the VCA since 2018. She has worked on productions for many leading companies...
Meet Jade Nye, Jazz and Improvisation student at the University of Melbourne
24 June 2020
Jade Nye auditioned at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music for voice studies, so she certainly wasn't expecting to graduate on the saxophone. And yet .....
Meet Paul Fletcher, Senior Lecturer in Animation at the University of Melbourne
24 June 2020
Paul Fletcher is a Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) program at the Victorian College of the Arts. Here, he tells us about the course and what it involv...
Meet Budi Miller, Head of Acting at the University of Melbourne
24 June 2020
Budi Miller is Senior Lecturer and Head of Acting at the Victorian College of the Arts. His career highlights include coaching Michelle Williams for her Academy Award-nominate...