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Master of Design for Performance
Sophie Davis
Sophie is a set and costume designer recently completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Sophie is determined, as an emerging artist, to find new ways of creating environmentally sustainable and ethical work - exploring the relationship and potential between creativity, science, diversity and its translation into physical space.
Her practice is multi-faceted with interest and experience also in scenic art, set/prop making and spatial and installation design. Sophie has held various notable roles across productions at the VCA including Costume Designer on Earthquakes in London (2021), Set Designer on pool (no water) (2020), Associate Set Designer on Snore (2019), Head Scenic Artist on Swim Between the Flags (2019) and Assistant Costume Maker on Body (2018).
Sophie was the recipient of the Cassidy Bequest Scholarship for Production in 2019 and is currently commencing Honours in Social Practice and Community Engagement.
Madeline Nibali
Madeline has always sewn, knitted, crocheted, painted, or learnt whatever skills were required to realise her creative visions. Whilst studying fine arts at the Victoria College of the Arts (VCA), she became intrigued with creating elements of visual storytelling as evidence for the audience to discover. Credits include co-design of the Prague Quadrennial 2019 Australian Student Exhibition, costumes on La Mama’s 2018 Hotel Bonegilla, costumes on the 2021 short film Encounter (directed by Arctic Qu), and set and costume design and construction for Salty Theatre’s upcoming 2021 productions of Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody and the debut of an original Australian musical, Paper Stars. Eager to continue designing and creating set and costumes professionally, Madeline is completing her Master of Design for Performance at the Victorian College of the Arts to become a true master of disguise.
Sam Diamond
After completing a bachelor degree in architectural design at the University of Western Australia, Sam relocated to Melbourne in 2019 to commence studies in a Master of Design for Performance at the Victorian College of the Arts with a focus on set and lighting design.
Projects include Set Design for Earthquakes in London (VCA Acting Company 2020). Set, Costume, Lighting and Vision Design for Abyss (Independent Directors Project, VCA 2020). Co-design for SWAG (2019 Prague Quadrennial - Australian Students Exhibit). Associate Lighting Design for On The Town (VCA Music Theatre Company, 2019).
Sam was the recipient of the 2019 University of Melbourne Orloff Family Charitable Trust Scholarship for excellence in production.
Master of Production Design for Screen
Arielle Vlahiotis
Arielle is a zestful designer who completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2020. She is determined to make visually engaging designs that entice audiences. In 2020, Arielle designed the set and costumes for dance pieces Nuti and Return To Normal and was the Set Designer for the musical Our House. At the VCA, Arielle has worked in the set, prop and costume workshops with her credits including Four Directions: First and Second Year Works (2019), On the Town (2019), DFLTLX (2019), F+++ing A (2019) and Peter Pan (2018).
In 2020, she was thrilled to intern with designer Christina Smith. Arielle hopes that you enjoy the work she has been part of creating and looks forward to seeing where the future takes her.
Dominic Brown-Downes
Dominic is a set and costume designer and maker completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). He is interested in the creation of worlds that challenge the perceptions of audiences and prompt performers to rethink their ideas of a production.
During his time at the VCA, Dominic has held varying roles across productions including Set and Props Designer on The Cripple of Inishmaan (2020), Costume and Set Designer/Maker on Sight Unseen (2020), Associate Costume Designer on DFLTLX (2019) and Workshop Leading Hand on Snore (2019) and Swim Between the Flags (2019).
Dominic has previously completed a Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services (Costume for Performance) from Melbourne Polytechnic and has had the opportunity to work with companies including The Australian Ballet, National Institute of Circus Arts and MOOMBA.
Samantha Hastings
Samantha is a Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) 2020 Graduate. Sam found her passion for Design and Production through her experience of theatre, visual arts and design throughout high school. During her time at the VCA, Sam has furthered her love for costume design tailoring her learning to focus on this area of theatrical design. Sam's specialities include costume design, costume management and basic construction. She is described by her peers and lecturers as well organised, detail orientated and an exceptional collaborative worker.
Whilst studying at the VCA, Sam’s credits include Set and Costume Design Assistant and Costume Manager for Flora the Red Menace (2019), Costume Designer for Anouk van Dijk’s contemporary dance piece Surge (2020) and Costume Designer for the musical Our House directed by Tyran Parke.
Karine Larché
Trained as a costumier, Karine has made costumes for the Melbourne Theatre Company and The Australian Ballet. An avid reader, she believes in the power of costumes and scenography to give life and renewed perspectives to storytelling. Her latest project was costume design for Project F with Prue Lang. Within the Victorian College of the Arts, Karine is currently developing the set and costume design for Nothing, and the costume design for Pool (no water). Karine is the recipient of the Portland House Theatre Outreach Program, and the Trina Parker and Jim Marks Postgraduate scholarships.
Alfonso Coronel
Alfonso is an emerging production designer based in Australia. He has a Master's Degree in Production Design for Screen from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Screen) Degree from Flinders University. Alfonso blended his passion for story telling with his love for visual art. His shift into design enabled him to refine his creative process, initiating a more in depth approach to story telling. He loves character driven films and films that put a lens on interpersonal relationships and the human condition. During his time at VCA; He was a set design intern for the upcoming Netflix show Click Bait, and an art department intern on the upcoming ABC Series, The Newsreader. Alfonso also works in Fashion; he was previously a Creative Producer for Manila based fashion brand, 'Carl Jan Cruz'‚ for two collections in Paris during Paris Fashion Week in 2017 and 2018.
Merissa Tang
Merissa is a technical theatre practitioner from Singapore, with a myriad of skills ranging from Stage/Production Management to Lighting/Projection systems and design. Her works include: Citizen X (Singapore) by The Finger Players (2021), #THEATRE (Singapore) by IN:DEX (2021), SURGE (Melbourne) by Anouk Van Dijk (2020), NAK DARA (Singapore) by P7:1SMA (2020), Shared Fictions (Melbourne) by Jo Lloyd (2019), AMOK>>>>HALT (Vietnam) by VCA/USM (2019), and Guilty Landscapes (Germany) by Singapore International Festival of Arts (2017).
Recipient of the National Arts Council (NAC) Scholarship (Singapore) in 2018, Merissa recently graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne. She continuously expands her theatrical knowledge in hopes of becoming a well-rounded production/technical manager.
Lorena Araya Gonzalez
Before studying at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Lorena completed a Master of Architecture in Melbourne and Switzerland, working locally and internationally as a designer. Her interest in screen design stems from a desire to explore interconnections between architecture and film. Inspired by stories that question space, identity and memory, she aspires to enhance the visual experience through design. As an emerging production designer, Lorena has worked on several student film productions at the VCA. With a keen interest in set dressing and set design, she looks forward to becoming an integral member of art departments in the future.
Angus Donald
Angus is a Melbourne-based creative designer who is inspired by history, queer movements, popular culture and couture. Aesthetically, they challenge the idea of masculine and feminine, and provide a perspective on all shades of the spectrum. Whilst studying at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Angus’s credits include Assistant Stage Manager for The Crucible (2018), Wig Design and Costume Construction for Into the Woods (2018), Costume Manager for Snore (2019) and Mirror Mirror (2019), Costume Crew for Body (2019), Costume Design and Wig Design for The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2020) and The World That Was (2020).
PJ Reed
PJ is a sound graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), who spent his time developing sound systems and putting them onto the VCA stages.
PJ began as an actor in high school, performing in multiple volunteer shows. PJ really enjoyed bringing smiles to people's faces when he did pantomimes like Peter Pan and Aladdin. However, one day he stood in the spotlight and decided, "I want to help these actors be heard and understood." PJ's father has also been into sound mixing for his local church for quite a long time. This gave him the prior knowledge to study at the VCA.
So PJ decided to start venturing into the world of sound, working on the same shows in different ways like composing and helping to construct the sound system. From then on he attended the VCA to find out what makes Tech behind the scenes work.
Through the VCA, PJ learnt the vastness that shows can reach in terms of complexity. Thus leading his passion into musical theatre and large scale shows. PJ is looking forward to his future work and intends on working his hardest to provide a system that will suit your event.
Danillo Alves Arantes
Danillo Arantes is a production designer and creative director with work and study experiences in Brazil, Canada and Australia. Danillo started his career in 2014 and has since worked in creative agencies, production companies and within the art department on feature films and television series. He found in production design the perfect combination between his passions: spatial design, storytelling and visual communication. Danillo also holds a Bachelor degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Brasília, with one year in the Bachelor of Environmental Design of the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production)
Aedan Gale
Aedan Gale is an emerging lighting designer currently based in Melbourne, Australia. He recently completed his final year of study in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production), at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).
Aedan’s design work at the VCA includes Acting Company 2020's production of pool (no water) (directed by Leticia Cáceres) and Earthquakes in London (directed by Sarah Goodes), as well as several short contemporary dance works by renowned choreographers such as Anouk van Dijk, Stephanie Lake, and Larissa McGowan.
Elizabeth Negline
Elizabeth has a specific interest in costume design and construction. She has developed her artistic style by travelling to Indonesia to participate in a mask making master class in 2020, and attended the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in 2019. During her time at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Elizabeth has worked in a variety of roles including Leading Workshop Hand on Disclosure for the Graduate Dance Season (2019), Four Directions (2019), and Mirror Mirror (2019), Costume Manager on Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (2019), and Assistant Costume Maker on F+++ing A (2019) and Children of Saturn (2018).
Grady Xanthos
Grady is a lighting design graduate at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). At the VCA, his Head Electrician credits include Flora the Red Menace, Four Directions: First and Second Year Works and Disclosure Graduate Dance Season. His lighting design credits include the play Snore, and musical theatre productions The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Our House. Outside of the VCA, Grady has worked as Head Electrician at Marriner Group’s Forum Melbourne on a casual basis.
Kit Cunneen
Kit is an eager lighting technician and designer based in Melbourne. Her production practice is geared towards theatre as a form of emotional catharsis and as a way of commentating on our current social climate. Credits at VCA include Head Electrician for Swim Between the Flags (2019) and Deputy Head Electrician for dance productions Nuti, Origami, Pile of Bones, Return to Normal, Sight Unseen, Surge and WOW (2020). While Kit focuses on working in a technical capacity, she took the role of lighting designer for Unsuckle, directed by Isabella Vadiveloo, as part of La Mama's main stage season (2020). Other recent credits include lighting programmer and crew for Salvador Dinosaur and MILKE's The Anniversary and programmer for The Cane at Redstitch.
Madeline Hillam
Mads is a maker finalising a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) in Set and Props at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).
Originally from Townsville, Mads trained as a Workshop Assistant with TheatreiNQ where she learnt fabrication techniques in response to environmentally sustainable designs, influencing her particular interest in Ecoscenography.
At the VCA, Mads has remained rooted in her technical practice. Her credits as Workshop Manager include: Our House (2020), the devised theatre works Baccarat and The World That Was (2020), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2020), Swim Between the Flags (2019), Mad Forest (2019), On the Town (2019), Mirror Mirror (2019) and Snore (2019).
Sculpture and puppetry have become the focal points of Mads' creative practice. Her latest sculptural work, Rainbow Sammy, was created as part of her graduating technical project and funded by the Cassidy Bequest Scholarship (2020).
Olivia McKenna
Olivia McKenna is an audio designer and artist, originally from Sydney and now based in Melbourne. She is interested in working across all aspects of performance, installation and visual arts at any developmental stage. Olivia is interested in the adaptation of traditional theatre techniques and pieces to meet the expectations of modern audiences and the psychological impact of sound in performance by manipulating the everyday. She has recently worked as an audio designer for the Victorian College of the Arts productions of pool (no water) (directed by Leticia Cáceres) and Earthquakes in London (directed by Sarah Goodes). Her other professional credits include audio designer for Hedda GablerGablerGabler (directed by Mary Angley) and The Campaign (directed by Peter Blackburn).
Sam Diamond
Set Design Abyss - Design Proposal
Sam Diamond
Set Design Earthquakes in London - Design Proposal
Eshwar Rajeev Potnis
Eshwar is a designer from India, currently studying Production Design at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). He aims to incorporate empathy, aesthetics and functionality in his designs while bringing a sense of authenticity to his work. He designed a short film called No Man's Land which will be released by mid-2021. Throughout his studies at the VCA, he has worked on several short films, including The Carrot Man (2019), The Idyll(2019) and Mira (2019), assisting in making props, set dressings and standby props. His goal in the future is to be able to tell good stories that help in bringing a positive change in society.
Ginny Salmon
Ginny is an all-around creative and aspiring production designer. After first completing a double Bachelor degree in visual art and film and screen studies, she has graduated with a Master of Production Design for Screen at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2019. Her credits to date include Solace (2019) and ...And Behold! (2019) as a props master and set buyer/dresser respectively.
Tom Herbert
Tom is an emerging designer with a deep passion for building imaginative worlds on screen and a commitment to sustainable design. He holds a Bachelor of Film and Screen Media Production from Griffith University, and will be graduating with a Master of Production Design for Screen from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). During his time at the VCA, Tom has garnered many useful and practical skills, including prop and model making, set dressing/buying and scenic art. He has worked on major feature films (The Whistleblower - 2019, Black Site - 2021) and has extensive experience working on short films.
Wei Guo
Wei is a production designer based in Melbourne, Australia. He is a graduate of Victorian College of the Arts with a Master of Production Design for Screen, and a previous graduate of Bachelor of Interior Architecture (Honours) from University of New South Wales.
Wei considers great production design creates mood and evokes strong emotions for the audience in support of the storytelling. Whilst at the Victorian College of the Arts Wei's credits include production designer for All We Have Is Time and The Underpass, set dresser for Something Has Died In the Forest, and prop master for Rebirth.
Arielle Vlahiotis
Set Design Our House - Model Box
Sophie Davis
Set Design pool (no water) - Model Box
Sophie Davis
Set Design pool (no water)
Sam Diamond
Set Design Abyss - Concept Development
Sam Diamond
Set Design Abyss - Short preview
Sam Diamond
Set Design Arcadia - Concept and Final Model
Sam Diamond
Set Design Earthquakes in London - Concept Development
Sam Diamond
Set Design Earthquakes in London - Production photographs
Karine Larché
Set & Costume Design Nothing - Costume Design Renders
Karine Larché
Set & Costume Design Nothing - Set Model
Dominic Brown-Downes
Set & Props Design The Cripple of Inishmaan - Production photograph
Samantha Hastings
Set & Costume Design Surge - Production footage
Karine Larché
Set & Costume Design Nothing - Rehearsal photo
Madeline Nibali
Costume Design Encounter - Set Still
Madeline Nibali
Costume Design Encounter - Set Still
Eshwar Rajeev Potnis
Production Design No Man's Land - Camp Site Set Still
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design Earthquakes in London
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design Calving Face
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design Gravitate
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design I felt I could move the world without lifting a finger... there was a deafening power in that tender silence
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design Pile of Bones
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design pool (no water)
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design Surge
Aedan Gale
Lighting Design The Wave Beneath Us
Angus Donald
Costume Design The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Angus Donald
Costume Design The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Angus Donald
Costume Design The World That Was
Angus Donald
Costume Design The World That Was
Angus Donald
Costume Design The World That Was - Trailer
BFA (Design and Production)
Dominic Brown-Downes
Props Design The Cripple of Inishmaan - Cans of peas
Dominic Brown-Downes
Costume Design Sight Unseen - Costume renders
Dominic Brown-Downes
Costume Design & Construction Sight Unseen - Production photograph
Dominic Brown-Downes
Costume Design Sight Unseen - Production footage
Elizabeth Negline
Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia: How the problem of Longevity was solved - Design process
Grady Xanthos
Lighting Design Our House
Grady Xanthos
Lighting Design Our House
Grady Xanthos
Lighting Design The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Kit Cunneen
Lighting Design Fefu and Her Friends
Kit Cunneen
Lighting Design The Cripple of Inishmaan
Kit Cunneen
Lighting Design The Cripple of Inishmaan
Merissa Tang
Lighting and Vision Design The Object is The Sound
Merissa Tang
Lighting Design Shared Fictions
Merissa Tang
Vision/Projection Design Origami
Merissa Tang
Vision/Projection Design Surge
Merissa Tang
Vision System Design F++ing A
Oliver Pool
Lighting Design MTAFU
Oliver Pool
Lighting Design Wunderschön Stark
PJ Reed
Associate Sound Design & Programmer On the Town - Signal flow diagram
PJ Reed
Associate Sound Design & Programmer On the Town - Sound Mixing
PJ Reed
Sound System Design The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Behind the scenes
PJ Reed
Associate Sound Design & Programmer On the Town - Production photography
PJ Reed
Associate Sound Design & Programmer On the Town - Sound Desk
PJ Reed
Sound System Design Our House - Stage Layout and Signal Flow Diagram
PJ Reed
Sound Design Swim Between the Flags - Sound Plan
Samantha Hastings
The Black Rider 'Anne and Bertram' - Costume design rendering
Samantha Hastings
Costume Design Our House
Samantha Hastings
Costume Design Our House - Uniforms
Samantha Hastings
Costume Design Our House - 'Wedding Dress'
Samantha Hastings
Orlando - Costume design rendering
Samantha Hastings
Costume Design Our House - Rendering and Photograph
Samantha Hastings
Costume Design Surge
Samantha Hastings
Queen Elizabeth in Orlando - Costume design rendering
Sophie Davis
A Room of Our Own - Installation Design Concept
Sophie Davis
A Room of Our Own 'Corridor' - Installation Design Concept
Sophie Davis
Costume Design Earthquakes in London
Sophie Davis
Prop for Design & World Concept: Esferas Neckpiece
Karine Larché
Costume Design Pool (no water) - Costume Renders
Karine Larché
Costume Design Pool (No Water) - Production photo
Madeline Nibali
Costume Design Cripple of Inishmaan - Costume Renders
Madeline Nibali
Costume Design Cripple of Inishmaan - Production Photograph
Madeline Nibali
Costume Design Cripple of Inishmaan - Production Photograph
Madeline Nibali
Costume Design Encounter - Film Still
Madeline Nibali
Costume Design Encounter - Film Still
Alfonso Coronel
Production Design Fisch - Bathroom
Alfonso Coronel
Production Design Fisch - Kitchen
Alfonso Coronel
Production Design Fisch - Kitchen & lounge
Alfonso Coronel
Production Design Fisch - Lounge to bathroom
Alfonso Coronel
Production Design Fisch - Scientific equipment & probe
Danillo Alves Arantes
Black Glitter - design proposal
Danillo Alves Arantes
Dark City 'The Goodwin Apartment' - set model.
Danillo Alves Arantes
Fisch - Set Construction and Planning (2020)
Danillo Alves Arantes
Pre vis Face to Face - design proposal
Danillo Alves Arantes
Set build Fisch
Eshwar Rajeev Potnis
Production Design No Man's Land - Field Book Prop
Ginny Salmon
Art Direction Fisch - Set Installation
Lorena Araya Gonzalez
Production Design Encounter - Film Miniatures
Lorena Araya Gonzalez
Production Design Encounter - Film Miniatures
Wei Guo
Production Designer All We Have is Time - Spaceship Set
Wei Guo
Production Designer All We Have is Time - Set Drawing