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Brilliant news for grads Grace Chow (Performing Arts) and Megan Wilding (Aboriginal Performance and Acting), who have bo...
05/11/2024

Brilliant news for grads Grace Chow (Performing Arts) and Megan Wilding (Aboriginal Performance and Acting), who have both been named in the Casting Guild of Australia’s list of Rising Stars for 2024. They are part of a select group of only 10 young actors who CGA has chosen as having the potential to break out on the world stage. We applaud Grace and Megan, and can’t wait to see CGA’s fabulous endorsement come true! 👏 👏 👏

The Casting Guild of Australia has crowned its Rising Stars for 2024, naming the actors they believe have the potential to break out on the world stage.

Huge congrats to jazz saxophonist and composer Gemma Farrell, who has won the Warner Music Australia Humanitarian Award ...
04/11/2024

Huge congrats to jazz saxophonist and composer Gemma Farrell, who has won the Warner Music Australia Humanitarian Award at the recent 2024 Australian Women in Music Awards. This award recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution in assisting female, non-binary or gender non-conforming artists working in regional communities. Gemma, a lecturer in Jazz and PhD candidate at WAAPA, leads the Gemma Farrell Quintet, the Artemis Orchestra and the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra’s Progressions, a program creating pathways into jazz music for female and non-binary musicians. In August, Gemma also took out the WA State Luminary Award at this year’s APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards.

Read the full story here: https://waapa.ecu.edu.au/news/latest-news/waapa/2024/11/gemma-farrell-wins-australian-women-in-music-award

Thanks for the great write up Stage Whispers ❤️It’s an incredibly exciting time for WAAPA, Edith Cowan University (ECU) ...
02/11/2024

Thanks for the great write up Stage Whispers ❤️
It’s an incredibly exciting time for WAAPA, Edith Cowan University (ECU) and WA!

🎂 In celebration of a decade-long partnership, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and the Western Australian Academy of Performi...
02/11/2024

🎂 In celebration of a decade-long partnership, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) will present the murmuration of lost birds-a visually stunning and evocative production-for a limited season of three performances at Victoria Hall, Fremantle from November 8, 2024. 🎈

This tenth collaboration marks a significant milestone, as the 3rd Year Performance Making students join forces with Spare Parts acclaimed puppetry director, Michael Barlow, for the final production of their Bachelor of Performing Arts degree. 🎭

In celebration of a decade-long partnership, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) will present the murmuration of lost birds-a visually stunning and evocative production-for a limited season of three performances at Victoria Hall, Fremantle from No...

There’s another fantastic dance work on in Perth this weekend, presented by some amazing WAAPA Dance alum…. Go see it da...
01/11/2024

There’s another fantastic dance work on in Perth this weekend, presented by some amazing WAAPA Dance alum…. Go see it darlings!!!

​Matching the comic gold of Saunders and Lumley is a high bar to clear but Scott Elstermann has managed it in his latest contemporary dance work Foleyvision .

VERGE: Dance & Music Extravaganza is incredible and there's still some tickets left for tonight (7.30pm), and tomorrow a...
01/11/2024

VERGE: Dance & Music Extravaganza is incredible and there's still some tickets left for tonight (7.30pm), and tomorrow at 2.00pm and 7.30pm at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia. Go see it!

WAAPA's final dance season for 2024 features two works.

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) has received the largest-ever gift to a performing arts traini...
30/10/2024

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) has received the largest-ever gift to a performing arts training institution in Australia. Hear from Professor David Shirley, Executive Dean of WAAPA, as he explains how this transformative donation from Minderoo Foundation will empower future generations of performing arts practitioners. You’ll also hear a snippet of an original musical composition, "Chrysalis," performed in gratitude of this extraordinary gift.

Music: Chrysalis
Composer: Joey Eng, a graduate of the Bachelor of Music (Classical Performance)
Performed by WAAPA graduates and lecturers

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) has received the largest-ever gift to a performing arts training institution in Australia. Hear fro...

Each year, the 2nd Year Performance Making cohort create an original work inspired by and in response to a site or place...
30/10/2024

Each year, the 2nd Year Performance Making cohort create an original work inspired by and in response to a site or place. In 2024 these multi-talented respond to the Old Westpac building and the city of Boorloo/Perth. The students ask: ‘What is place?’,
‘What matters?’ and ‘What does it mean to be out of place?’. The research has involved cultural learning, deep dives into archives, research into the ecological foundations and the political history of the site, and the exploration of what the students themselves
bring to this place.

MATTERS OUT OF PLACE

Venue
110 William St, Perth

Performance dates
30th Oct 7:00pm , 31st Oct 7:00pm , 1st Nov 7:00pm , 2nd Nov 7:00pm

Content Warnings: loud sound, references to colonial history and violence, references to a deceased Indigenous Elder.

Duration: 70 minutes

Important Note: Performances will take place indoors and the work involves some movement around the building. The building is accessible and seating is available for people who need it.

View the program here: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/uxDa079sA0weyGOG?ref=Link

Book now: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1293339

Photos by Stephen Heath Photography

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and WAAPA present the 3rd Year Performance Making Students 2024 production 'the murmuration o...
29/10/2024

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and WAAPA present the 3rd Year Performance Making Students 2024 production 'the murmuration of lost birds', a captivating journey of visual theatre, the flight of the imagination, and the call of home.

Victoria Hall, 179 High Street, Fremantle
Exclusive limited season: November 8-9, 2024

In celebration of a decade-long partnership, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) proudly present the murmuration of lost birds—a visually stunning and evocative production—for a limited season of three performances at Victoria Hall, Fremantle on Fri 8 & Sat 9 November.

This tenth collaboration marks a significant milestone, as the 3rd Year Performance Making students join forces with Spare Parts acclaimed puppetry director, Michael Barlow, for the final production of their Bachelor of Performing Arts degree.

Over the course of a five-week intensive course in puppetry, the students have been busy mastering essential skills in manipulation, character creation, and visual storytelling. The culmination of their efforts is a new and adventurous production, written by the students and directed by Barlow, blending puppetry and innovative storytelling to create a stunning work of visual theatre.

A soaring flight of the imagination, the murmuration of lost birds presents a collection of poignant and humorous stories inspired by birds on their journeys across the globe, over seas both sparkling and dark, and through skies alive with birdsong. Racing against the dying light, their cries carry the weight of untold stories, as they unerringly heed the call of home.

Associate Director of Spare Parts, Michael Barlow, said that the murmuration of lost birds is one of our most evocative tales yet, drawing from the rich symbolism of bird stories with their power to express our contradictory longings for freedom and belonging. Audiences can expect a performance that stirs their own wanderlust and yearning for a flock to call home.

Recommended for audiences aged 15 and over, the murmuration of lost birds will present a limited season of just three performances at Victoria Hall, Fremantle from November 8 at 7pm and November 9 at 2pm and 7pm.

Book now: https://aupuppet.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/137398

Please note, this production is not suitable for children. Age recommendation is 15+

ECU joined Warner Music Australasia in congratulating WAAPA Arts Management Alumna and Warner's own Senior Vice Presiden...
29/10/2024

ECU joined Warner Music Australasia in congratulating WAAPA Arts Management Alumna and Warner's own Senior Vice President Marketing & Promotions Aus NZ for Warner Music Australia, Christina Erskine for winning the Executive Game Changer Award at the recent 2024 Australian Women In Music Awards (AWMA).

This Award recognises the exceptional leadership of an executive leader who creates significant and positive change to promote equality for female, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals in the Australian music industry.

"When I finished high school in Perth, I realised that despite years of singing training, I hadn't become the performer I’d dreamed of. So, I pivoted towards an off-stage career.

"With WAAPA's national reputation in Musical Theatre and Arts Management, there was no other place I wanted to pursue my studies."

Read the full article here: https://www.ecu.edu.au/newsroom/articles/news/ecu-alumna-awarded-for-international-impact

 Cowan University (ECU) and  Foundation have entered into a transformational $30 million, 25-year philanthropic partners...
28/10/2024

Cowan University (ECU) and Foundation have entered into a transformational $30 million, 25-year philanthropic partnership to advance Australian arts and culture by supporting a state-of-the-art new home for the University’s Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

The biggest-ever gift to the performing arts in Australia will support the future excellence and sustainability of the revered Perth-based performing arts training academy. It is one of the largest donations received by a WA university and in the top ten of all philanthropic contributions to any Australian university.

ECU and Minderoo Foundation have entered into a transformational $30 million, 25-year philanthropic partnership to advance Australian arts and culture by supporting a state-of-the-art new home for the University’s Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

The state’s peak performing arts academy has received a $30 million donation from Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s multibilli...
28/10/2024

The state’s peak performing arts academy has received a $30 million donation from Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s multibillion-dollar charity Minderoo, the largest donation to performing arts in the country’s history.

The philanthropic organisation’s 25-year partnership with the WA Academy of Performing Arts will bankroll the fitout of six public performance venues and two rehearsal theatres, including sound equipment and lighting.

The donation also includes a $7 million endowment fund to attract global talent to teach its students.

The state’s peak performing arts academy has received the largest donation to performing arts in the country’s history from multibillion-dollar charity Minderoo.

Thanks Dance Australia for the fab profile on Dr Joanna Nicholas, Lecturer (Dance, Musical Theatre, Acting).
28/10/2024

Thanks Dance Australia for the fab profile on Dr Joanna Nicholas, Lecturer (Dance, Musical Theatre, Acting).

“Dancers are now being recognised as performing athletes and the dance world is learning from sports and exercise science," Dr Joanna Nicholas says. She is a lecturer at the WA Academy of Performing A...

25/10/2024

There's still time to apply for WAAPA's CUA50820 - Diploma of Music and join WAAPA in 2025. We’re seeking passionate instrumentalists, singers, composers, and arrangers across all styles—classical, opera, pop, rock, jazz, soul, hip hop, folk, country, metal, indie and electronica. Discover your sound and define your future! Auditions are being held on 11 November 2024. Don’t miss out — apply now!

For more info head to our website: https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/diploma-of-music

🎉 Last Friday night at WAAPA was an incredible celebration of talent and achievement! We proudly recognized the outstand...
23/10/2024

🎉 Last Friday night at WAAPA was an incredible celebration of talent and achievement! We proudly recognized the outstanding accomplishments of our top music students with a series of prestigious awards and scholarships. Special thanks to Edith Cowan University, The Royal Over-Seas League, and our generous donors for supporting these stars of tomorrow! 🌟
Congratulations to all the winners:
🏆 Dame Mary Gilmore Award: Bonnie Staude
🎶 Haselhurst Scholarships: Emily Whitten, Cerys Lolley, Chelsea Cheah, Jake Smith, Cassandra Loy
🎻 Warana Concerto: Zoe Hawksworth, Camellia S Shwe
🎷 Ellington Jazz Club: Isabelle Cranley-Dixon, Brook Craig
🎤 UWA Choral Society: Michaela Knight
🥁 Norman Archibald & Luigi Paulino Scholarships: Jonathan Parker
🌟 Greg Benjamin Scholarships: Xanthe Bacon, Flavio Colonetti, Shem Syofyan
🎼 Brookfield Place Awards: Nadya Fan, Joel De Silva
🎵 Richard Gill Award: Bonnie Staude, Jonathan Parker
🎻 ROSL Awards: Domenic Lamattina, Scout Simmonds, Liam Clement, The Styles Saxophone Quartet, Anna Dabbs, Cassandra Loy, Lachlan Ross, Tegan Finlay, Jake Smith
🎤 Barbara MacLeod Scholarship: Bonnie Staude
🎷 Mario D'Orazio Music Artist Prizes: Skye Healy, Owen Loaring, Joseph Rourke
🎻 WAAPA Viola Scholarship: Noah Furtado

It's not too late to apply for Music at WAAPA in 2025. Head to our website for more information:
https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses/music

Photos by Stephen Heath

It's a fab time of the year for lovers of live performance and Jazz with the Perth International Jazz Festival outdoing ...
22/10/2024

It's a fab time of the year for lovers of live performance and Jazz with the Perth International Jazz Festival outdoing itself this year with an incredible program of events featuring so many WAAPA Jazz grads, staff and students.

Perth International Jazz Festival breaks out top-line tourists, first-time visitors, WA regulars, a bumper opening party, album launches and more.

This Sunday, 20th October, Edith Cowan University (ECU) will have an activation located in Yagan Square, near the City C...
18/10/2024

This Sunday, 20th October, Edith Cowan University (ECU) will have an activation located in Yagan Square, near the City Campus construction site as part of the telethon7 Family Fun Festival featuring performances from WAAPA students (Charis Postmus, Noah Humich, Nicholas Williams, Charlie Youngson and FIA & Ethan) from 10am - 3.20pm as well as the following activities from fellow ECU alumni.
11am – 2pm – Storytime with Libby Hammer
10am – 4pm – ECU Chill out zone ( featuring Creative thinker’s beanbags, deckchairs etc)
10am – 4pm – Giant colouring in sheet, 360-degree video photo booth and ECU giveways.
Plus Edith the Emu will make an appearance.
www you there 🎉

WAAPA dancers will be accompanied by live music from jazz, modern and classical students, as well as the Defying Gravity...
18/10/2024

WAAPA dancers will be accompanied by live music from jazz, modern and classical students, as well as the Defying Gravity Percussion Ensemble, who use a mind-boggling array of instruments from around the globe.

“The resonance of any live instrument on stage with moving bodies is dynamic and I have tried to really harness this opportunity of having live musicians and dancers on stage experiencing the work together to share with the audience,” Allen says.

Four performances of Verge will be held at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Northbridge from October 31 to November 2. For more info and tix see artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au or phone 6212 9292.

A VIBRANT modern performance that tramples the corn around gender will kick off a three day celebration of dance at the State Theatre Centre later this month. In the Closet was created by local cho…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ All three leads deliver award-worthy performances and WAAPA Acting graduate, Sam Corlett’s is a tour de force...
17/10/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ All three leads deliver award-worthy performances and WAAPA Acting graduate, Sam Corlett’s is a tour de force, combining demonic behaviour (that echoes Jack Nicholson in The Shining) with raw pain and a vulnerable beauty which shines through in the moments we see him drug free, including an incredibly beautiful, tender scene between the two siblings which had this reviewer in tears.

He Aint Heavy is the must-see Australian movie for 2024. Combining killer performances with unflinching storytelling and a big heart, it’s a remarkable, powerful debut with tremendous impact; worthy of awards and international attention.

He Ain’t Heavy is released nationally on 17 October.

Leila George, Greta Scacchi and Sam Corlett give breathtaking performances in the debut feature, He Ain't Heavy, by David Vincent Smith.

WAAPA Acting alum Robert Taylor won the hearts of western fans starring in Longmire — now he’s back in Netflix’s Territo...
16/10/2024

WAAPA Acting alum Robert Taylor won the hearts of western fans starring in Longmire — now he’s back in Netflix’s Territory as an elite cattle rancher. The six-part series, which airs from 24 October, also stars fellow grads Sam Corlett and Sam Delich.

Robert Taylor more than proved his western acting mettle as the lead in Longmire — now he’s back in Netflix’s "Territory" as an elite cattle rancher.

🎭 Ready to kickstart your creative career? 🚀 If you're thinking about your future study options and, if you are practica...
12/10/2024

🎭 Ready to kickstart your creative career? 🚀

If you're thinking about your future study options and, if you are practically minded, creative and a team-player, but didn’t do ATAR, you still have an incredible opportunity to train at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2025!

Join the vibrant Production and Design Department at WAAPA with the CUA50420 - Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services! Choose from one of two streams; Production Arts 🎨 or Technical & Live Performance 🔈

If you already have qualifications or practical experience in specialist areas like stage management, lighting, sound, props, scenic painting, wardrobe, carpentry, or event management, consider applying for the CUA60220 - Advanced Diploma of Live Production and Management Services.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of a creative community that celebrates your passion for the creative arts!

Join our Backstage Production Tour & ℹ️ session on Wed 30 October, 6-7.30pm at Edith Cowan University (ECU) to find out more. 🎟️ Register now:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1167027

The application portal for the Bachelor of Arts (Acting) and Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) degrees closes at midnight...
11/10/2024

The application portal for the Bachelor of Arts (Acting) and Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) degrees closes at midnight so make sure you get your application in now! You will then have until the 25 October to submit your video audition.

For more info head to our website: https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses

To view the Acting Audition Guide go to:https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/614900/Acting_Audition_and_Interview_Guide.pdf

To view the Music Theatre Audition Guide go to:https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1076939/Music_Theatre_Audition_and_Interview_Guide.pdf

To view the performance monologues go to:https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1036371/Performance_Monologues_2025_Commencement.pdf.pdf

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