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Mr Joe Louis Robinson
Mr Joe Louis Robinson
Lecturer
| Telephone: | +61 8 6304 2188 |
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| Email: | josephlouis.robinson@ecu.edu.au |
| Campus: | Mount Lawley |
| ORCID iD: | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8289-106X |
Joe is the Course Coordinator for the Diploma of Musical Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Background
Joe Louis Robinson is a creative, composer and cabaret performer from London. He joined WAAPA in 2021 as Course Coordinator of the Diploma of Musical Theatre. He was previously Lecturer in Musical Theatre at The Institute of the Arts Barcelona, and has taught at many of the UK's leading drama schools. His teaching areas include singing, industry skills, devising and cabaret performance.
Selected theatre credits include, as music supervisor: Step One: A New Musical (Beijing Oriental Theatre), Iconic: A Brief History of Drag (Australia Tour), Soho Cinders (Charing Cross Theatre). As music director: Promises, Promises! (Southwark Playhouse), O Come All Ye Divas (Sydney Opera House), Nina Simone: Soul Sessions (UK Tour), Christmas in New York (Palace Theatre, West End), Been On Broadway (Duchess Theatre, West End), The Boy From Oz (Crown Theatre, Perth), We Will Rock You (Crown Theatre, Perth), Spring Awakening (Institute of the Arts Barcelona), An Evening with Christina Bianco (Royal Albert Hall), the world’s first virtual-reality production of Tosca (Relative Motion), Out There (Original London Production), Diva Moments (Triad Theater, New York City), Unwrapped! (Leicester Square Theatre), Party of One (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), The Pajama Game (Institute of the Arts Barcelona). Original composition credits include: Freeplay award-nominated original soundtrack for Link (video game), Home! (Grand Theatre Changsha), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Aquila Theater, New York City), Romeo & Juliet (Aquila Theater, New York City). Discography as music director: Julie Atherton: Rush Of Life (Album, 2014), Velma Celli: Self-titled (Album, 2017), Christina Bianco: Life Of The Party (Album, 2018).
Professional associations
- Australian Voice Association (Member)
Awards and recognition
- Performing Arts WA Award 2023: Outstanding Musical Direction (Chicago, A Musical Vaudeville)
- Performing Arts WA Award 2022: Outstanding Musical Direction (The Summer Of Our Lives)
- Blue Room Theatre Award 2021: Outstanding Musical Direction (The Summer Of Our Lives)
- 2020 - Freeplay Award (Nomination): Best Soundtrack (Link)
Qualifications
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, National Registered Provider, 2021.
- Bachelor of Arts, United Kingdom, 2014.