Congratulations to Music Psychology PhD student Sabrina McKenzie for recently winning #UniMelb’s Visualise Your Thesis competition 🎉 Sabrina’s research explores the role of music in cultivating self-compassion. Read more → unimelb.me/4dxaArr

With Melbourne Film Fest kicking off tomorrow, we’re proud to share that the documentary Left Write Hook, co-produced by lecturers Dr Donna Lyon and Dr Shannon Owen, will premiere there on 14 August. Read more → unimelb.me/46zPS7W

🎷 Limited tickets are still available for The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's performance of Scheherazade! Based on The Arabian Nights, this story begins with Scheherazade’s marriage to Sultan Schakhriar. Tickets are free so book now → unimelb.me/4de8rRB

Fresh off its 27th season in the USA, the Mimir Chamber Music Festival returns to Melbourne for a week of public performances, master classes and coaching sessions. If you’re a high school student or current Conservatorium student, register now → unimelb.me/4dfa0Pe

Congratulations to our hard-working students who became the newest #UniMelbAlumni at their graduation yesterday! 🎉 We’re excited to see what the next chapter holds for all of you 🧑‍🎓

What happens when art and technology collide in theatre? Marcus Lobbes, Director of the Akademie für Theater und Digitalität, recently visited us to deliver a public lecture in conversation with Dr Robert Walton 💻🎭 Read his interview with Melbourne Centre for Data Science here → unimelb.me/3WYc0Wy

Congratulations to Jessica Clark for winning the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis 🎉 Her thesis, Who's Afraid of Aboriginal Art?, explores how intercultural curatorial models redefine narratives and understandings of Aboriginal art → unimelb.me/4couHau

By now we’ve all seen Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s breaking performance at the Paris Olympics. The mixed reaction of people around the world reveals a lot about our attitudes towards dance, writes VCA Honorary Fellow Jeanette Mollenhauer in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand → unimelb.me/4dIYr2C

If you’re only now learning about the world of breaking, you probably have Rachael Gunn AKA Raygun to thank. We interviewed Raygun last year as part of our Generative Dancing podcast series with Dancehouse. Listen to the full episode now → unimelb.me/3X2CeY2

Hear from a panel of filmmakers considering the value of documenting the lives of individuals and communities, and the slippery nature of conveying truth on screen 🎬 Register now for this roundtable discussion, hosted with Melbourne Film Fest → unimelb.me/3yOLfdK

That’s a wrap on Open Day! From tours to expos and demonstrations, we loved getting to share a glimpse into student life at our Southbank campus 💙 Missed out? Don’t worry, we have over 200 videos you can watch in your own time through UniMelb On-Demand→ unimelb.me/3T7CKA0

We hosted the first in-person conference for music theatre in Australia! 🗣️ It was two days of performances and discussions with leading academics and industry professionals - all about the craft and where it’s heading.

Our alumni are doing fantastic things at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival! VCA Dance graduate Tamara Bouman and her company, Na Djinang Circus, were mentioned in the Guardian UK’s glowing review of the festival. theguardian.com/stage/article/…

We’re not crying, you are 🥲 Thanks to Music Composition student Georgina for sharing your delightful journey with us - we’re proud to be a part of it 💙 Credit: Instagram/georginacmpalmer

Want to see what it’s like to study interactive composition? Join our first-ever mega day for the discipline and learn from some of the industry’s best in workshops and demos. Register now → unimelb.me/4dEKUcy

Our students’ production of Spring Awakening last semester was a massive team effort 🤝 Ally and Freya gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how it all came together. Read more about the show→ unimelb.me/45AXiaM

That’s a wrap on the semester 1 program of MPavilion Parkville! The lineup of 13 artists included five VCA alum: Morwenna Schenck, Jenny Zhe Chang, Samantha Thompson, George Goodnow and Majed Fayad. Check out the semester 2 program here → unimelb.me/3SYadyc

Even wondered how costumes for our shows get made? Wonder no more as Miriam takes us into the world of stitching, sewing, patterns and fabrics 🧵

It’s an essential part of any production, but have you ever considered what goes into lighting a stage? 🔦 Production design students Oliver and Finnegan take us through their creative process and what it’s like studying at VCA.

Sometimes a little bit strange but always a whole lot of fun, MUSE is our annual student-run arts festival 🎨🎭 This year saw performances, artworks and installations throughout the building over the three nights of programming.