Complexions / Reflections: Cosmetics, Adornment, Disfiguration
Conference
Looking in a mirror is never a neutral act. This conference offers an opportunity to reflect on changing ideals of beauty through an examination of a range of visual, material, and medical representations of the manipulated human body. It will seek to debunk the myth that beauty is ‘natural’ by…
Research Seminar: Andrea Keller
Seminar
The Creative Process of a System-loving Improviser In this research seminar contemporary pianist/improviser/composer Andrea Keller discusses her creative practice and systems for generating new work. On a continuing search for meaning, deeper purpose and a refinement of personal voice, Keller’s…
Chios: Island and polis in the Archaic and Classical periods
Seminar
Epichoric histories aim to interpret localised phenomena and ask questions about specific places or people rather than establish generalised trends. Epichoric histories include studies of regions such as Phokis (McInerney 1999) or Laconia (Cartledge 2002), individual poleis such as Corinth (Salmon…
Andrea Keller Trio in concert and conversation
Performance
On a final visit to ANU School of Music, Canberra, as part of the HC Coombs Fellowship, Andrea performs works composed during the fellowship year in trio with Miroslav Bukovsky and John Mackey, followed by an interview/conversation between John and Andrea. Audience members can choose how much they…
Student Lunchtime Concert #3
Performance
Join ANU School of Music Performance students for a relaxed lunchtime concert Hear cellists Enola Jefferis and Gabriel Fromyhr, pianist Michael Anthrak, violinist Anika Chan, clarinet and piano duo Milan Kolundzija and Vivienne Tran, and a piano trio featuring flautist Bailey Stemple and pianist…
Research Seminar: Katrina Waters
Seminar
With a focus on text - narrative, prose and recorded verbatim snippets, Songs for Loud Women. explores how women's voices need to resonate in order to be heard. PhD candidate Katrina Waters will be joined by eminent female composers, Dr Katy Abbott, Dr Anne Cawrse, Dr Melody Eötvos and PhD…
Karo Moret-Miranda - Tracing the black feminine body through art
Seminar
Join us for a presentation by Karo Moret-Miranda, Jean Monnet Scholar/Associate Lecturer at the Australian National University School of History Tracing the black feminine body through art: The Afro-Atlantic stories that helped build the Modern World Dr Karo Moret-Miranda is an Afro-Cuban…