What's On at UWA

After graduating from The Royal Ballet School in London, Benazir Surtees (nee Hussain) went on to dance with The Royal Ballet Company, The Australian Ballet, and since 1999 as the Principal artist with West Australian Ballet. Her breath-taking performances have been enjoyed by the likes of Lady (...)

Come and enjoy some classic Big Band jazz in your lunch hour, with favourites from the likes of Duke Ellington and Hoagy Carmichael.

Malcolm Long will talk on SCREEN PRODUCTION: NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL MARKETPLACE.

He will explore the industry-changing impact of digital technology and media convergence on the production and delivery of screen content.

The talk will identify and analyse some of the key (...)

Named as one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time Magazine in 2005, Peter Singer is currently Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, president of Animal Rights International, a vice-president of the RSPCA in the UK, and a member of (...)

BRAVO BELLINI! VIRTUOSITY AND VERISMO IN ITALIAN OPERA OF THE 19TH CENTURY

The direction of Italian opera changed abruptly around the mid-19th century for policital and musical reasons: the rise of nationalism and the reaction against - or answer to - Wagnerian music drama. A brilliant (...)

Presented in conjunction with Australia Business Arts Foundation.

Professor David Throsby is internationally known for his work in the economics of the arts and culture. Author of The Economics of the Performing Arts and most recently, Economics and Culture, Professor Throsby’s (...)

Have you ever wondered why music has such a significant role in everyday life? Ever thought about why you sing in the shower? Can Mozart's music really increase your IQ? Is music really 'medicine'? Why is Robbie Williams loved by some and detested by others? An introduction to the psychology of (...)

Abstract: We all know someone who has been on a diet. However, many of us are not aware of the damage that dieting can do to both physical and psychological health. Most people who go on weight loss diets regain all the weight they have lost (plus more) within a couple of years, and recurrent (...)

Join popular olive specialist Stan Kailis to learn all about olive oil in an inviting Carabooda olive grove this Winter. Enjoy a close look at an olive mill during production, discover the latest in olive research, taste a range of oils and meet with local producers. Plus you will take home some (...)

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Dr. Valerie Sutter has decades of experience and expertise in comparative/international education. She has been an administrator and instructor at the University of Virginia, as Director and Associate Professor of its Graduate Program in Social Foundations of (...)

Venerable Dr. Yifa has been a nun at Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Taiwan since 1979. She received a law degree from National Taiwan University, a MA in comparative philosophy from University of Hawaii and her Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University in 1996. She was granted the awards "t (...)

OPERATUNITIES Ever imagined yourself performing on the opera stage? Come and work with a professional opera director and singer, the newly appointed Chair to UWA's School of Music, Professor Jane Davidson. With more than 30 professional productions in her repertoire, Jane has worked extensively (...)

Alexandria had the unique cultural experience in the ancient world of embracing two gigantic institutions: the great library and the Academy for Scientific Research known as the Mousein. This created the environment for intellectual and scientific creativity with scientists able to find new paths (...)

Ever imagined yourself performing on the opera stage? Come and work with a professional opera director and singer, the newly appointed Chair to UWA's School of Music, Professor Jane Davidson. With more than 30 professional productions in her repertoire, Jane has worked extensively throughout (...)

Biographical note: David Elliott is the founding Director of the Mori Art Museum that opened in Tokyo in 2003; he was previously the Director of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden (1996-2001) and Director of the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford, England (1976-96). From 1998 until 2004 he was (...)

GUITARSTROPHE is a guitar ensemble of about thirty excellent young guitarists with a world reputation. Its founder, John Casey, who received an honorary doctorate from UWA in March, has been the Director of the Ensemble since he formed it in 1974. GUITARSTROPHE regularly performs at important (...)

International pianist Barry Douglas (UK) will be playing the Romantic repertoire he is most famous for (inc. Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Schumann) at the Octagon Theatre, UWA on Sunday 18th June at 5pm. This is a rare opportunity to see a world class pianist in such an intimate setting. Tickets are (...)

‘Writing Out’: the academy in dialogue with a broader culture

a program of seminar and masterclasses for research post-graduates and early career academics co-presented by the Humanities Writing Project, an Australian Research Council funded Linkage-Learned Academies Special Project (...)

In her public lecture, Professor Anna Haebich reflects on the relationships, experiences and love of history and writing that drive her determination to write histories of value and meaning that challenge and engage a wide range of readers.

Biographical note: A scholar of international (...)

In this floor talk of 'Configured: Aspects of contemporary WA art', artist and curator Kevin Robertson will discuss current preoccupations of Western Australian figurative artists. Kevin will consider representational painting within an international context and cover factors, including (...)