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Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Established	1980; 44 years ago
Parent institution	Edith Cowan University
Director	David Shirley
Location	Perth, Western Australia, Australia; 31°55′15″S 115°52′04″E / 31.920882°S 115.867735°E
Website	Official website

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The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopper") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in Mount Lawley, a suburb in Perth, Western Australia.

Professor David Shirley is the Executive Dean of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), at Edith Cowan University.

Courses

WAAPA provides courses in many fields of performing arts including acting, music theatre, directing, dance, jazz and contemporary music, classical music, performance making, arts management, production, and design. Broadcasting is now taught in the School of Communications and Arts of ECU. Originally an initiative of the state government, the Academy receives funding from both the State and Commonwealth governments.^[1]

Performance season

A further primary purpose of the academy is to stage concerts and performances, laying the path for students' transition to professional life.^[2]

Every year WAAPA stages hundreds of concerts and performances across the genres of jazz, contemporary and classical music, composition and music technology, dance, acting, and musical theatre.^[3]

Venues and facilities

The WAAPA buildings and facilities form part of the Edith Cowan University campus in Mount Lawley, a suburb in Perth, Western Australia.^[4]

The academy currently has eight public performance spaces. These include the Geoff Gibbs Theatre (a 270-seat proscenium arch theatre), the Roundhouse Theatre (a 130-seat court style theatre), the 165-seat Music Auditorium, an outdoor amphitheater, Enright Studio, Dance Studios, and Jazz Studio.^[5]

Four more purpose built dance/rehearsal studio spaces were created: A recording studio, electronics studio, and four production workshops for design and costume making were also added to the existing workshops and behind the scenes production facilities.^[6]

Twelve large rehearsal and dance studios, numerous music and ensemble studios, a specialised visual and performing arts library collection, and numerous exhibition spaces.^[6]

Fully equipped broadcasting facilities and studios for television and radio. An environment has been created where broadcasting students can gain first hand experience of working within a media environment.^[7]

Academic appointments

Academic teaching appointments are made on the basis of qualifications, recent professional experience, industry profile, and reputation. WAAPA invites international professionals to Perth as artists in residence to work with students on productions and performances and to provide performance and professional advice through workshops.

Notable past teaching appointments include the Australian conductor Richard Gill as dean of the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music^{[clarification needed]} from 1985 to 1990. When Gill moved to take up an appointment as Director of Chorus at Opera Australia, Edward Applebaum filled the appointment.

Notable alumni

References

^ "Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts". WAAPA.
^ "Bachelor of Arts". Directions Magazine. 2012.
^ "WAAPA our partners". Hawaiian Alive. 2012.
^ "WAPPA – Campus Life".
^ "Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts". WAAPA.
^ ^a ^b "Other WAAPA Studios". Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ "WAAPA student winner at WA Media Awards". Campus Daily. 17 November 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Famous Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts Alumni". ranker.com. 13 October 2018.
^ Steve Dow (14 May 2011). "A Handel on history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "Aussie newcomer Sam Corlett stoked to star in his first feature film The Dry opposite Eric Bana". nickiedavis.com. 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts". scoop.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ Koziol, Michael (28 August 2015). "Meg Mac: on her new album and the power of song". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "2022 Course Guide" (PDF). WAAPA. p. 19/20. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Daina Reid directs The Handmaid's Tale" (PDF). Inside WAAPA. No. 53. September 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

External links

Official website
Media related to Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts". WAAPA.

[2] "Bachelor of Arts". Directions Magazine. 2012.

[3] "WAAPA our partners". Hawaiian Alive. 2012.

[4] "WAPPA – Campus Life".

[5] "Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts". WAAPA.

[Other_WAAPA_Studios-6] "Other WAAPA Studios". Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[7] "WAAPA student winner at WA Media Awards". Campus Daily. 17 November 2010.

[ranker-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Famous Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts Alumni". ranker.com. 13 October 2018.

[9] Steve Dow (14 May 2011). "A Handel on history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[dry-10] "Aussie newcomer Sam Corlett stoked to star in his first feature film The Dry opposite Eric Bana". nickiedavis.com. 2020.

[scoop-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts". scoop.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[12] Koziol, Michael (28 August 2015). "Meg Mac: on her new album and the power of song". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[13] "2022 Course Guide" (PDF). WAAPA. p. 19/20. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[14] "Daina Reid directs The Handmaid's Tale" (PDF). Inside WAAPA. No. 53. September 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

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-The '''Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts''' ('''WAAPA''') at [[Edith Cowan University]] (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in [[Mount Lawley]], a suburb in [[Perth]], Western Australia.
+The '''Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts''' ('''WAAPA''') at [[Edith Cowan University]] (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopper") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in [[Mount Lawley]], a suburb in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]].
-Professor David Shirley is the Executive Dean of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), at Edith Cowan University. Previously, holding posts as the Director of the Manchester School of Theatre and the Head of the School of Theatre at Rose Bruford College in Kent.
+Professor David Shirley is the Executive Dean of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), at Edith Cowan University.
 ==Courses==
-WAAPA provides courses in many fields of performing arts including acting, music theatre, directing, dance, jazz and contemporary music, classical music, performance making, arts management, production, and design. Broadcasting is now taught in the School of Communications and Arts of ECU. Originally an initiative of the state government the Academy receives funding from both the State and Commonwealth governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses|title=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts|work=WAAPA}}</ref>
+WAAPA provides courses in many fields of performing arts including [[acting]], [[music theatre]], [[Theatre director|directing]], [[dance]], [[jazz]] and [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary music]], [[classical music]], performance making, arts management, production, and [[design]]. Broadcasting is now taught in the School of Communications and Arts of ECU. Originally an initiative of the state government, the Academy receives funding from both the State and Commonwealth governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses|title=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts|work=WAAPA}}</ref>
 ==Performance season==
-A further primary purpose of the academy is to stage concerts and performances, laying the path for atransition from student to professional.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.directionsmagazine.com.au/Course/BachelorOfArtsArtsManagement |title=Bachelor of Arts |year= 2012 |publisher=Directions Magazine}}</ref>
+A further primary purpose of the academy is to stage concerts and performances, laying the path for students' transition to professional life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.directionsmagazine.com.au/Course/BachelorOfArtsArtsManagement |title=Bachelor of Arts |year= 2012 |publisher=Directions Magazine}}</ref>
-Every year WAAPA stages hundreds of concerts and performances across the genres of [[jazz]], contemporary and classical music, composition and music technology, [[dance]], [[acting]] and musical theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiianalive.com.au/our-partners/waapa |title=WAAPA our partners|year= 2012 |publisher=Hawaiian Alive}}</ref>
+Every year WAAPA stages hundreds of concerts and performances across the genres of jazz, contemporary and classical music, composition and music technology, dance, acting, and musical theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiianalive.com.au/our-partners/waapa |title=WAAPA our partners|year= 2012 |publisher=Hawaiian Alive}}</ref>
 ==Venues and facilities==
-The WAAPA buildings and facilities form a part of the [[Edith Cowan University]] campus in [[Mount Lawley]], a suburb in [[Perth]], Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=WAPPA - Campus Life|url=http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/campus-life}}</ref>
+The WAAPA buildings and facilities form part of the [[Edith Cowan University]] campus in [[Mount Lawley]], a suburb in Perth, Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=WAPPA – Campus Life|url=http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/campus-life}}</ref>
-The academy currently has eight public performance spaces constantly in use for performances and concerts. These include the [[Geoff Gibbs]] Theatre – a 270-seat proscenium arch theatre, the Roundhouse Theatre – a 130-seat court style theatre, the 165-seat Music Auditorium, an outdoor amphitheatre, Enright Studio, Dance Studios and Jazz Studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios|title=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts|work=WAAPA}}</ref>
+The academy currently has eight public performance spaces. These include the [[Geoff Gibbs]] Theatre (a 270-seat proscenium arch theatre), the [[Roundhouse Theatre]] (a 130-seat court style theatre), the 165-seat [[Music Auditorium]], an outdoor amphitheater, Enright Studio, Dance Studios, and Jazz Studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios|title=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts|work=WAAPA}}</ref>
-Four more purpose built dance/rehearsal studio spaces were created: A recording studio, electronics studio, and four production workshops for design and costume making were also added to the existing workshops and behind the scenes production facilities.<ref name="Other WAAPA Studios">{{cite web |url=http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/other-waapa-studios |title=Other WAAPA Studios {{! }} Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |access-date=2015-11-07 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311071029/http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/other-waapa-studios |archive-date=11 March 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+Four more purpose built dance/rehearsal studio spaces were created: A recording studio, electronics studio, and four production workshops for design and costume making were also added to the existing workshops and behind the scenes production facilities.<ref name="Other WAAPA Studios">{{cite web |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/other-waapa-studios|title=Other WAAPA Studios|publisher=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts|access-date=2023-10-08|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311071029/http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/other-waapa-studios |archive-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
 Twelve large rehearsal and dance studios, numerous music and ensemble studios, a specialised visual and performing arts library collection, and numerous exhibition spaces.<ref name="Other WAAPA Studios" />
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 ==Academic appointments==
-Academic teaching appointments are made on the basis of qualifications, recent professional experience, industry profile and reputation. WAAPA invites international professionals to Perth as artists in residence to work with students on productions and performances and to provide performance and professional advice through workshops. These have included New York saxophonist Jon Gordon and composer/arranger/guitarist [[Anthony Wilson (musician)|Anthony Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/111682566/WAAPA-GRAD-TAKEs-ThE-LEAD-In-WEsT-EnD-WAAPA-ALUMnI-|title=WAAPA GRAD TAKEs ThE LEAD In WEsT EnD WAAPA ALUMnI|work=Docstoc.com}}</ref>
+Academic teaching appointments are made on the basis of qualifications, recent professional experience, industry profile, and reputation. WAAPA invites international professionals to Perth as artists in residence to work with students on productions and performances and to provide performance and professional advice through workshops.<!-- [Only if properly sourced] These have included New York saxophonist [[Jon Gordon (musician)|Jon Gordon]] and composer/arranger/guitarist [[Anthony Wilson (musician)|Anthony Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/111682566/WAAPA-GRAD-TAKEs-ThE-LEAD-In-WEsT-EnD-WAAPA-ALUMnI-|title=WAAPA Grad Takes the Lead in West End WAAPA Alumni|work=Docstoc.com}}{{dead link|date=November 2023}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} -->
-Notable past teaching appointments include the Australian conductor of [[choral]], [[orchestral]] and [[operatic]] works, [[Richard Gill (conductor)|Richard Gill]] as dean of the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music from 1985 to 1990. When Gill moved to take up an appointment as Director of Chorus at the [[Opera Australia]], [[Edward Applebaum]] filled the appointment.
+Notable past teaching appointments include the Australian conductor [[Richard Gill (conductor)|Richard Gill]] as dean of the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music{{clarify|date=November 2023|reason=Which conservatorium? [[UWA Conservatorium of Music]]? (Do they have a 'dean'? Or WAAPA?}} from 1985 to 1990. When Gill moved to take up an appointment as Director of Chorus at [[Opera Australia]], [[Edward Applebaum]] filled the appointment.
 ==Notable alumni==
+{{further|Category:Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni}}
 {{div col|colwidth=22em}}
 * [[Hollie Andrew]]<ref name="ranker"/>
 * [[Luke Arnold]]
 * [[Viva Bianca]]<ref name="ranker">{{cite web| url= https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-western-australian-academy-of-performing-arts-alumni-and-students/reference|title= Famous Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts Alumni |publisher= ranker.com |date=13 October 2018}}</ref>
-* [[Andrew Bibby]]
+* [[Andrew Bibby (actor)|Andrew Bibby]]
 * [[Shalom Brune-Franklin]]
 * [[Jeremy Callaghan]]
+* [[Fiona Campbell (mezzo-soprano)|Fiona Campbell]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-handel-on-history-20110513-1elw6.html|access-date=6 October 2023|title=A Handel on history|author=Steve Dow|date=14 May 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>
 * [[Jarrod Carland]]
 * [[Vivien Carter]]
 * [[Karina Carvalho]]
+* [[Bryn Chapman Parish]]
 * [[Dustin Clare]]<ref name="ranker"/>
 * [[Sam Corlett]]<ref name="dry">{{cite web| url= https://nickiedavis.com/celebrity/aussie-newcomer-sam-corlett-stoked-to-star-in-his-first-feature-film-the-dry-opposite-eric-bana/ |title= Aussie newcomer Sam Corlett stoked to star in his first feature film The Dry opposite Eric Bana|publisher= nickiedavis.com |date=2020}}</ref>
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 * [[Marcus Graham]]<ref name="scoop">{{cite web| url= https://scoop.com.au/western-australian-academy-of-performing-arts/?type=events&region=western-australia&mapType=roadmap&view=grid&mode=discover|title= Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher= scoop.com |access-date=13 October 2018}}</ref>
 * [[Kerrie Anne Greenland]]
+* [[Haruhisa Handa]]
 * [[Georgina Haig]]
 * [[Geraldine Hakewill]]
 * [[Karla Hart]]
 * [[Hugh Jackman]]<ref name="ranker"/>
-* [[Jim Jefferies (comedian)|Jim Jefferies]]
+* [[Jim Jefferies]]
 * [[Kate Jenkinson]]
 * [[Hélène Joy]]
+* [[Kučka]]
 * [[Gerald Lepkowski]]
 * [[Ewen Leslie]]
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 * [[Tammy MacIntosh]]
 * [[Suzie Mathers]]
+* [[Tim McGarry (Australian playwright)|Tim McGarry]]
 * [[Ainsley Melham]]
 * [[Jonathan Messer]]
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 * [[Frances O'Connor]]<ref name="ranker"/><ref name="scoop"/>
 * [[Ben O'Toole]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Course Guide |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/873412/ECU-WAAPA.pdf |publisher=WAAPA |access-date=31 March 2022 |page=19/20}}</ref>
-* [[Taryn Onafaro]]
+* [[Linda May Han Oh]]
+* [[Taryn Onofaro]]
 * [[Paul Paddick]]
 * [[Karin Page]]
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 * [[Gemma Pranita]]<ref name="ranker"/>
 * [[Dominic Purcell]]<ref name="ranker"/>
+*[[Daina Reid]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/789046/InsideWAAPA-Issue_53.pdf|title=Daina Reid directs The Handmaid’s Tale|work=Inside WAAPA|issue=53|date=September 2018|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref>
 * [[Matthew Lee Robinson]]
-* [[Dana Rosendorff]]
 * [[Gretel Scarlett]]
 * [[Kris Stewart (director and producer)|Kris Stewart]]
+* [[Roza Terenzi]]
 * [[Pria Viswalingam]]<ref name="ranker"/>
 * [[Ericaamerica|Erica Wardle]]
 * [[Nic Westaway]]
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+{{div col end}}
 ==References==
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 *{{official website}}
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 {{Performing arts schools in Australia}}
 {{authority control}}
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 [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1980]]
 [[Category:Mount Lawley, Western Australia]]
+[[Category:1980 establishments in Australia]]

v t e Performing arts schools in Australia
Acting	Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts Adelaide College of the Arts Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts (formerly Australian Academy of Dramatic Art) Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne National Institute of Dramatic Art New York Film Academy Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Screenwise Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Dance	Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts Australian Ballet School Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Music	Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts Australian Institute of Music Australian National Academy of Music Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Sydney Conservatorium of Music Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music UWA Conservatorium of Music Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Musical theatre	Australian Institute of Music Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Secondary	Australian Performing Arts Grammar School Newtown High School of the Performing Arts Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School John Curtin College of the Arts

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
Geographic	MusicBrainz place