UNSW School of the Arts & Media

14/02/2024

Student from Theatre and Performance Studies present a play that grapples with the looming climate disaster, how we attempt to respond to it, and the grief we move through in its wake.
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SCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERA
Written by David Finnigan | Directed by Anthea Williams
20 - 23 FEB
Io Myers Studio (D8)
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BOOK: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/scenes-from-the-climate-era-tickets-826133436347

08/11/2023

Enjoy the warm weather and everything the CPL has to offer across our summer lineup. See some of UNSW's best musicians and theatre makers on stage over six unmissable nights.

🎟 Link in bio

16/09/2023

Our second offering of practical honours. This time we're letting the rhythm take over!

Join us across two nights to revel in the musical spectrum as we present a classical recital and a rock opera.

PRACTICAL HONOURS: ON PLANT TIME
21 & 22 SEP | 6:30PM | Io Myers Studio
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15/09/2023

Practical honours season is upon us, and our first offering encompasses the disciplines of film and theatre.

Join us for a night of three works that explore time, relationally, our interface with the natural world and the Korean concept of 'Han'.

PRACTICAL HONOURS: ON PLANT TIME
TUE 19 SEP | 10am-6pm Open Lab | 7pm Screenings & Showing | Io Myers Studio
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18/08/2023

Want more films that showcase the talents, perspectives and stories of female, non-binary and/or genderqueer filmmakers?

We've got just the ticket, over a perfectly curated two night student short film festival.

CHEAP QUEENS
23-24 August | Io Myers Studio
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17/08/2023

Magnetic Topographies are creating a teaching pack, to be shared with educators across areas of creative and collective place-based practice.
A compilation of provocations from artists, writers, researchers, dancers, poets and designers.

MAGNETIC TOPOGRAPHIES
23 August | Studio One
Book now | link in bio

07/08/2023

The live is right now, and its also right around the corner!

Don't forget to register for this Thursdays night of new contemporary performance works. Featuring short solo works created by UNSW’s best emerging performance makers.

SOLO 23
Thursday 10 Aug | 7PM

Tickets are free, head to the link in our bio!

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27/07/2023

The live is right here and it feels SO GOOD!

Experience a night of sparkling experiment with 20 short solo works created by UNSW’s best emerging performance makers.

SOLO 23
Thursday 10 Aug | 7PM

Tickets are free, head to the link in our bio!

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19/07/2023

Intermediate and Advanced Jazz Ensembles feature exciting new arrangements that showcase the talents of the collectives and the individual.

WINTER JAZZ
Thursday 3 August, 7PM
Io Myers Studio

Book now!

https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/winter-jazz

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25/01/2023

JUST ANNOUNCED: For too long, reading poetry has been considered a luxury, but in these trying times, the act of slowing down to enjoy a good poem should be considered a necessity. Join Simon Armitage, named Britain’s Poet Laureate in 2019, for a live reading and an evening of conversation with UNSW’s Associate Professor in English Sean Pryor as both explore what poems can reveal about our world and our places in it, and how he’ll continue to use poetry to seek truth and justice.
🗓 8 March | 6.30pm, Free | 🎟: unsw.to/SimonArmitage

From UNSW Centre for Ideas & UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture

23/01/2023

JUST ANNOUNCED: Good theatre holds a mirror up to society, forcing audiences to shine a light on its darkest corners. In these tumultuous times, it’s easy to wonder where is our world headed and how might we navigate it? Join playwright Sir David Hare live in-conversation with theatre producer Jo Dyer as both explore how writing has shaped his vision to what the future holds and his long remarkable career in theatre.
🗓 1 March | 6.30pm, Free | 🎟: unsw.to/DavidHare

From UNSW Centre for Ideas & UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture

22/11/2022

In residence at UNSW, Spectra Jazz Orchestra invites you to their end of year concert and celebration on campus. Spectra is a 15 piece ensemble of young women and gender diverse musicians boasting a diverse range of music, with an emphasis on new Australian music. They're led by Ellen Kirkwood (director) and Kate Richards (co-ordinator).

Tuesday 29 November, 7.30-9.pm
Studio 334, Webster Building
Free entry, with donation box if you feel generous.
RSVP to [email protected]

20/11/2022

This is just a hint of what you'll see at Vital Systems, a music event from our final-year students. 'Finding Love 101' by Scott Watterson is a tender and intense invstigation into self-esteem. There's also biological saxophone, protest song, voice and technology fusing in surprising ways, and a water-organ installation.

Find out more and book tickets: https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/vital-systems

09/11/2022

The Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab is overflowing with music. We have homegrown jazz, sung storytelling, Latin dance, and epoch-defining cutting-edge new music. Plus, in a first for UNSW, we're hosting a festival of experimental sound.

Check out the full program and book now!

The Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab is overflowing with music. We have homegrown jazz, sung storytelling, Latin dance, and epoch-defining cutting-edge new music. Plus, in a first for UNSW, we're hosting a festival of experimental sound.