Every week in October, STUDIO will be capturing all the hype, jaw-dropping performances and innovative artworks of Melbourne Festival 2012. Don’t miss the next installment on Tuesday evening. You can catch up on the excitement and view previous episodes here.

The 2012 Melbourne Festival kicks off this week, bringing the city to life with exceptional performances, exhibitions and events. For 17 days in October, theatres, galleries, and streets will be filled with ‘a kaleidoscope of exhilarating events, both home-grown and from around the world, hand-picked by Artistic Director Brett Sheehy to satisfy all tastes’. This…

Force Majeure and Sydney Theatre Company unite for a stunning dance theatre work – Never Did Me Any Harm. Inspired by Christos Tsiolkas’ best-selling novel The Slap, this performance melds dance theatre, incredible lighting and dialogue taken from real-life interviews, into a beautiful and captivating story. Choreographer Kate Champion offers a fascinating look at the…

Striking a chord with audiences throughout Sydney Festival 2012, this bold production from Force Majeure and Sydney Theatre Company uses real stories in an exposé of contemporary family life in Australia. Award-winning director and choreographer Kate Champion uses dance, lighting and text to illuminate what goes on behind closed doors, drawing inspiration from Christos Tsiolkas’…

Last night, the Melbourne International Arts Festival 2012 program was officially launched. This year’s festival is looking better than ever, as Artistic Director Brett Sheehy unveils the line-up for his last year as festival director. Acts from around Australia and the world will be heading to Melbourne in October for 17 days to surprise and…

As Brett Sheehy’s term as Artistic Director of Melbourne Festival comes to an end with this year’s event, the question of who will replace him has been hot on everyone’s lips. This week the Festival announced that Josephine Ridge, current Executive Director of Sydney Festival, would be taking on the role. During her time at…

notes from the hard road and beyond brought together a star-studded cast to perform protest songs from throughout the ages. See full track list below.   Which Side Are You On – Lou Bennett with Shane Howard & Paul Dempsey I Was Only Nineteen – John Schumann with Shane Howard I Am Woman -  Joss…

Born into the life of a child soldier in Sudan, Emmanuel Jal survived unbelievable struggles to emerge as a world-acclaimed hip-hop artist, spreading a message of peace and understanding. In this clip, filmed at notes from the hard road and beyond, he performs War Child, his exploration of the life of a child soldier. See…