Catherine Meyburgh works in film as director and editor, and in theatre and opera as projection designer. She has collaborated with William Kentridge since the mid 1990’s as editor on his animation films (Stereoscope and Other Faces), theatre works (Ubu and the Truth Commission) and operas; Lulu and Wozzeck (Alban Berg), The Nose (Shostakovich), and … Continued
Being one of the most appreciated sopranos in the contemporary operatic scene, Claudia Pavone has already beaten the boards of some among the leading Italian theaters and she has sung under the baton, among others, of Riccardo Muti. In fact in 2015 Pavone attended the “Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy” under the guidance of Maestro … Continued
Born in Broome, growing up in and amongst the Bran New Dae and Kuckles family, Manny was influenced to develop a relationship with music from a young age. He began playing guitar in his teenage years and became involved in the Broome music scene. Manny spent time in Melbourne from 2009 to … Continued
Western Australian Mark Howett is a director for theatre, dance, opera and film, having started his career initially as a lighting designer. He studied Theatre Design, specialising in Lighting Design at the School of Drama 1981, Yale University. Since 1979, Mark Howett has worked with many international theatre, film, dance, and opera companies. He directed … Continued
After graduating from Brent Street in 2013, Matthew made his professional musical theatre debut in the original Australian cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical (Global Creatures). His other theatre credits include Singin’ in the Rain (Dainty Group); Hello, Dolly! (The Production Company); Disney’s Aladdin (Disney Theatrical Australia); West Side Story (Opera Australia/GWB Entertainment); … Continued
Italian costume designer Carla Teti studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome and has worked with directors such as Daniele Abbado, Damiano Michieletto, Andrei Konchalovskii, and Andrea Breth, amongst others. She has designed costumes for some of the most prestige opera houses, and productions such as; Don Carlo for Vienna State Opera, Boris Godunov in Turin, Ermione for the Rossini Festival … Continued
Mark Henderson is the recipient of the 1992, 1995, 2000, 2002,2010 and 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards for Lighting Design, the 2013 and 2014 Whatsonstage lighting design award, he was awarded a Tony in 2006 and has also received a Welsh BAFTA. He has lit extensively for all the major theatre, opera and dance companies in … Continued
Born in Broome to an Australian Greek father and Filipino Yawuru mother, Michael is a self-taught guitarist. He studied music at CASM in Adelaide 1981-1992. Michael performed with Kuckles Band in Köln March 1982 for ‘Australia Night’ produced by ABC TV. He produced a music video for Kuckles “What time low tide” in 1986 at … Continued
Born and raised in the rich cultural melting pot of Broome, Taj Jamieson is a proud first nations Australian of Yawuru, Wadjarri, Pitjantjatjara, Noongar, Filipino, Scottish and English descent. At the tender age of nine Taj quickly embraced his artistic heritage playing guitar and moving on to the big stage in the … Continued
Born in a family of musicians, Franco-Armenian mezzosoprano Varduhi Abrahamyan completed her studies at the Conservatory of Yerevan. Season 2018-19 started with the return to Canadian Opera in Eugene Onegin, followed by concert performances of La donna del lago at Opéra de Marseille and the house debuts at Gran Teatre del Liceu in L’Italiana in … Continued