Performance Curation: The Buxton Project (PERF30002)

In partnership with Buxton Contemporary, students from across the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Victorian College of the Arts will be immersed in the process of creative curation as they develop a public performance inspired by the exhibition and collection.  

Students will work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to consider, curate and perform an innovative live performance experience. They will engage with various artistic and technical production domains such as music performance and composition, visual art, dance and movement, dramaturgy, set and costume design, lighting design and realisation, sound design and realisation, digital media and projection and stage management.

The intended learning outcomes include a broadening of students’ creative practice, an expanding of their networks and collaboration with peers, and an enhanced capacity to think, work and associate across disciplines.

This hands-on learning experience will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the artistic, audience and administrative components of a performance event. They will examine how the social, environmental and cultural aspects of a performance can influence and shape subjective experience and learn how to hone their creative vision to curate these elements effectively.

Delivery

This subject runs from late June through to Week 9 of Semester 2.