MUDFest 2013

01/10/2013

Announcing a new award to support the further development and presentation of MUDFest work! Applications due by the 18th of October - check out the link for more information!

http://union.unimelb.edu.au/arts/mudfest-development-award

MUDFest 2013, the largest student arts festival in Australia, was incredibly successful. It involved the works of hundreds of students and artists, all of whom created original work across a variety of disciplines.

11/09/2013

Ladies and gentlemen!

Though the festival may be over, we still have more happening - including many artists taking their work beyond the platform provided by MUDFest.

SO! This is an invitation for you to WATCH THIS SPACE.

Things are happening...

22/08/2013

Thank God it's (almost) Friday! Come rain or thunderstorm, we're kicking things off tonight with a bang:

6pm: 'Wendy House' @ The Workshop AND 'Problems of Definition' @ The Des Connor Room

8pm: (hold your breath, there's a huge lineup)
'Being Dead (Don Quixote)' @ Guild Theatre
'Problems of Definition' @ The Des Connor Room
'Between a Line' @ The MUDClub
'Blindness' @ The University of Melbourne Underground Car Park
'Saligia' @ The Old Quad

8.30pm: 'Synesthaesia: A Triple Bill of New Operatic Works' @ Union Theatre AND 'Alexander Thom' @ The MUDClub

9.30pm: 'Call yr gf' @ Graham Cornish B AND 'Between a Line' @ The MudClub

10pm: 'Blindness' @ The University of Melbourne Underground Car Park AND 'Saligia' @ The Old Quad

21/08/2013

At the George Paton Gallery in one hour, the Framed: Make It New Photography Exhibition opens and all of the entrants' work will be on display! That's a lot of photographers!

The Framed Competition results will also be announced and the $750 UMSU George Paton Gallery Award, $500 UMSU Creative Arts Department Award, and other awards will be presented!

20/08/2013

A reminder that if you're heading to [TRANS] #2.1 tonight, there's a smartphone app you're highly recommended to use! Part of the performance will be interpreted through live stream audio and images/PDFs to smartphones. Pretty cool, huh?

For further details, please check out the work's event page: www.facebook.com/events/576033189101886/

20/08/2013

Tuesday's grey. Wednesday too? One way to warm up (and maybe fall in love before Friday) is to head to some of our performances!

On offer today:
2pm: 'Rob & Roberta' @ Guild Theatre
5pm: Pixel Theatre Co's 'Wendy House' @ The Workshop
6pm: 'The Crows' @ Guild Theatre
6.30pm: The first performance of [Trans] @ Union Theatre
7pm: WordPlay, a special event @ the MudClub
8pm: 'Gastronomical Heights' @ Guild Theatre AND 'Between a Line' @ the MudClub
8.30pm: 'Tastings' presented by the UMSU Creative Arts Department and FLW Theatre @ Union Theatre
9.30pm: The first night of 'Call yr gf' @ Graham Cornish B AND 'Between a Line' @ the MudClub

19/08/2013

Anyone up for dessert? Catch the final MUDFest performance of 'Gastronomical Heights', featuring our very own Co-Artistic Director Josiah Lulham and a bunch of other deliciously creative people, tomorrow at 8pm at the Guild Theatre!

18/08/2013

Today's the first day you can experience 'Wendy House' by Pixel Theatre Co, a work all about passing time, growing in spirals, and recognising yourself in the middle of it all.

"After years of turmoil a nation is broken. A curfew is imposed with terrifying penalties. When mother country turns on her children, what do children do?" If you've been reading the news, you'll know that this is one strikingly familiar and unfortunately real blurb, leaving this piece with an unexpected gravitas. Be there and be a part of it: www.facebook.com/events/497839456959783/

17/08/2013

Come along to MUDFest tonight, get immersed in the arts and then join us at the MudClub for a night of great music, food and dancing like this!

16/08/2013

A glimpse of what to expect when walking into 'The Lie Direct'. Catch the next show tomorrow at 6pm!

16/08/2013

Erin Adams from Union House Theatre has compiled this amazing list of all that's going on in the MudClub over the next ten days! Thanks, Erin!

Located at the heart of Union House (in the old Members Lounge on the ground floor), The MUDClub is the electrified hub of the festival.

16/08/2013

What a wonderful night Opening Night was! Awesome music, great food, cheap drinks and the most creative crowd North Court has ever contained! Thanks to everyone who helped organise and set up and everyone who came along!

Here's one of our favourite photos from the night, featuring Benny and The Dukes Orchestra! There's more from yesterday on our Instagram too.