That’s a wrap, folks!
A big thank you to everybody that attended the first ever in-person conference for Music Theatre in Australia.
The response to the conference has been overwhelmingly positive and we are looking forward to seeing how the industry, pedagogy and research evolves in the future.

Watch Carmel Dean’s
Keynote Presentation

Music Theatre Futures’ keynote speaker, Carmel Dean, is an award-winning Australian-born Music Director, Arranger, Supervisor, and composer, and a powerhouse figure on Broadway. With a deep passion for the art form and a strong belief in the power of music to connect audiences to story, Carmel inspires, informs and energises.

In this keynote presentation, Carmel delves into the intricate and complex process of creating new musicals, demystifying and unpacking the various roles and stages of development. VCA Music Theatre students bring Carmel’s stories and anecdotes to life, by performing songs she has worked on.

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See more images from both days of Music Theatre Futures 2024.

Thank you to our photographer Liv Morison for capturing the passion and emotion of all our speakers, presenters and attendees over the two days of the conference. See more of her work @livmorison.

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Music Theatre Futures 2024 was the first in-person conference for music theatre in Australia.

The conference took place at the University of Melbourne’s Southbank campus (VCA) on Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 July, 2024.
Music Theatre has a special ability to connect to audiences through the combination of text, bodies, voice, movement, sound, music, design and more. Its multiple points of connection give it a special place in the cultural landscape.

Our aim is to increase the points of connection between the music theatre research, pedagogy and industry sectors, so we can work through some of our greatest challenges together.

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