Event: VCA Master of Directing for Performance 2017 Graduating Season

Find out more about the Victorian College of the Arts Master of Directing for Performance 2017 Graduating Season.

The Victorian College of the Arts Master of Directing for Performance graduating class of 2017 are bringing a collection of brand new productions to the Melbourne stage this October. The season of shows spans everything from new Australian musical theatre and explorations into devising new works, to fresh visions of classic texts from Europe, China and sub-Saharan Africa. The shows are as follows:

• Weekend Quartet: The Australian premiere of a play by French-Chinese Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian.
• The Graceful Giraffe Cannot Become a Monkey: A raw production of one of the most famous texts from sub-Saharan Africa.
• The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus: A high-octane 90-minute production of Shakespeare bloody spectacle.
• Vagabonds: A creative development showing of a new Australian Gothic work.
• Crossroads: a new Australian work exploring the politics of hope.
• Sweeney Todd: A Federation University production of a Sondheim favourite.

This season represents the culmination of two years of intensive training in which the students have been encouraged to delve deeply into their practice as theatre-makers and critical thinkers. As Kellie Tori, one of the VCA cohort, explains;

“Throughout my two years of Master of Directing for Performance, I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with peers who I will continue to work with and alongside throughout the rest of my creative life. It has shifted my understanding of theatre, art and myself.”

The VCA Master of Directing for Performance 2017 Graduating Season runs from 12–29 October, with performances at La Mama Theatre, Open Stage, University of Melbourne, Parkville, and Federation University, Ballarat. Visit the VCA & MCM events calendar for more information.

• Sign up for the Faculty of VCA & MCM’s free monthly enews.
• Find out more about the Master of Directing for Performance at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Banner image: Anton Surkov