way of the dinosaur

Millions of years ago Dinosaurs ruled the world. Things changed, they couldn’t adapt and were wiped out. For centuries humans have been chasing ever newer sources of energy, recently becoming totally reliant on fossil fuels. Made for a United Nations conference on renewable sources of energy in 1983, delegates were asked to consider whether we…

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Cat Hope | Speechless

Cat Hope | Speechless Speechless (2019) is a contemporary Australian opera for four vocal soloists, bass orchestra and community choirs composed by Cat Hope. The work challenges contemporary notions of the operatic, creating an alternative libretto where words do not feature and no intended narrative is provided. Instead, Speechless communicates its intent to address a…

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Giving Voice: Lior, Lou Bennett & Nigel Westlake

Giving Voice: Lior, Lou Bennett & Nigel Westlake Ngapa William Cooper came out of a rich collaboration between composer Nigel Westlake, singer-songwriter Lior, and performer and academic Dr Lou Bennett, exploring the story of Yorta Yorta activist William Cooper. In 1938 William Cooper led the Australian Aborigines’ League through the streets of Melbourne in the only…