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Music, Arts & Screen

Creative world commentary from the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

  1. Podcast17 February 2021 – Music, Politics, Protest

    The music of politics and protest

    University of Melbourne musicologist Dr Nick Tochka discusses the politics of music-making since 1945, particularly in Europe and the Americas.

  2. 29 January 2021 – Art, Gay Rights, LGBTIQA+, NGV Triennial, Queer

    Queer I: Seeing queerly

    An NGV Triennial exhibition asks: What does it mean to see queerly? A University of Melbourne expert says it could mean to see oneself through a queer lens.

  3. 22 January 2021 – Bushfires, COVID-19, NGV Triennial, Urban Design

    Rethinking urbanity

    The NGV Triennial explores the necessity of continuity in understanding place and forces us to rethink our urbanity, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  4. 14 January 2021 – Art, E-waste, NGV Triennial, Pollution, Science Gallery Melbourne

    Reimagining waste

    The NGV Triennial explores how artists, designers, scientists and engineers are working to tackle our over-consumption, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  5. 22 December 2020 – Art, Dark Matter, NGV Triennial, Physics, Universe

    Exploring the most unknown universe

    Exhibitions in the NGV Triennial explore how around 95 per cent of the universe is still a mystery awaiting discovery, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  6. 20 July 2020 – Art, Australia, Music, Performance, Refugees

    Finding voice

    A new musical by a University of Melbourne composer - Hidden Thoughts II: Return to Sender - uses the letters sent by Australians to detained asylum seekers.

  7. 7 March 2020 – Alternative therapies, Dance, International Women's Day, Movement, Therapy

    The healing history of dance

    On International Women's Day, new University of Melbourne research explores how the history of dance can inform modern dance movement therapy.

  8. 5 March 2020 – Cinema, Creativity, Film, Hollywood, Literature

    Has Hollywood run out of original ideas?

    With a slew of movie remakes due out of Hollywood this year, a new book by a University of Melbourne expert answers the big question: what justifies a remake?

  9. 20 December 2019 – Christmas, Families, Film, Holidays, Traditions

    Where have all the good festive films gone?

    Every festive season, we're used to Christmas schmaltz at the movies, but according to University of Melbourne experts, our film traditions are changing.

  10. 28 November 2019 – Acting, Art, Drama, Theatre, Victorian College of the Arts

    Putting diversity centre stage

    A new production puts emerging African-Australian theatrical voices centre stage, telling stories that challenge us, says a University of Melbourne expert.