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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Brigadoon gives audiences somethin' to jig about 

Published on 22 April, 2013 

Creating a music theatre production at CQUniversity's Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) may look like chaos but, according to Head of the Theatre program Dr Judith Brown, it is really a well-oiled machine...

"Each student in the Bachelor of Theatre degree has a role to play in getting the show onto the stage," she said.

PhotoID:14478, The cast of Brigadoon during a rehearsal performance.
The cast of Brigadoon during a rehearsal performance. And it's no different for CQCM's first major production for 2013 - Brigadoon - which takes to the stage this Friday.  

Since the start of April, the cast, crew and staff have been working full-time every day to create the sets, costumes and props as well as learn the choreography and staging for every scene.

Brigadoon is a broadway classic, set in the highlands of Scotland. While this musical is well known to music theatre fans in Mackay, it is new to the students at CQUniversity, and they will bring a fresh and exciting approach to this heart-warming story of love and sacrifice.

The linchpin of music theatre productions at CQUniversity is the professional director who is brought in to work with the students.

"It is just not possible in a regional area for our large cohort of students to get work experience in a professional theatre company," Dr Judith Brown said.

"But we can bring the professionals here to Mackay to work with the students."

This year, Australian actor and director Jason Langley has been working with students full-time, every day.

"This is the shortest amount of time I've had to direct a show but it's been great so far," Jason said.

"The students' work ethic has been fantastic and they are all working hard to produce a terrific show."

Jason has been mentoring students in every aspect of the theatre world and ensures they work to professional standards in a professional setting.

The performances are all held at the Conservatorium of Music Theatre on the Mackay campus of CQUniversity, Boundary Road, Planlands.

Performances are on Friday 26th April 11am and 7.30pm, Saturday 27th April 2pm and 7.30pm and Sunday 28th April 2pm. Phone 4940 7800 for bookings and information.