Visiting industry mentor Tony Kishawi has been working at CQU Rockhampton with 3rd-year Bachelor of Performing Arts students in their final drama course, Experimental Theatre, this week and last week.

Mr Kishawi is co-founder of Transient Theatre, a company which creates and tours movement-based performance.

He has many years of experience in community theatre, object theatre and mask and mime, via performance, teaching and directing throughout Australia. He has also worked solo in Europe and Japan.

In recent years, Mr Kishawi has become well known as a practitioner of the Italian mask form, commedia dell 'arte.

He recently worked with students at CQU involved in street theatre performances at Beef Australia 2006 (pictured).

Photo above: Third-year experimental drama students (from above) Laura Price, Andrea Shine and Maia Keerie prepare their room for a Big Brother style theatre experience.

Photo below: Tony Kishawi is interviewed by WIN TV.