Performance
The Crucible reborn
Theatre director and University of Melbourne alum Adena Jacobs explains her modern take on The Crucible and looks forward to her UK operatic directorial debut.
Putting cross-cultural stories centre stage
University of Melbourne masters student Kim Ho has won the prestigious Patrick White Playwrights’ Award for his play Mirror’s Edge - set near Lake Tyrrell.
For the love of the stage
Melbourne Fringe Living Legend Rinske Ginsberg, now a University of Melbourne acting researcher and lecturer, reflects on a life of performance.
Music performance anxiety ... and how to beat it
Dr Margaret Osborne experienced music performance anxiety as a teenager, and now works with musicians at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music on theirs.
Monique diMattina: ‘I wanted to be the best jazz piano player ever’
Singer/songwriter, radio personality and in-demand session pianist Monique diMattina discusses her life and upcoming performance at the Big Blowout festival.
All we are saying is give beats a chance
World-renowned drummer David Jones discusses meditation and music in the run-up to his Peace Lounge series of concerts at the Victorian College of the Arts.
Yes, Aussie swimmers ‘choked’ in Rio
Many Australians felt disappointed by the swimming team' at the Rio Olympics, but is it just criticism? A University of Melbourne expert takes a look.
Mixing sculpture and performance in Dough Portraits
Artist Søren Dahlgaard has taken more than 2,000 “dough portraits” over seven years, turning familiar objects into something strange.
Naughty, bawdy, gaudy, sporty – it’s 42nd Street
Graduating University of Melbourne music theatre and production students bring the glitz of Broadway classic 42nd Street to the stage.