AIM Stories

Danielle is a performance-maker and educator working across theatre, opera and musical theatre, with a passion for devising and collaborative creation.

It was a pleasure to chat with Danielle about theatre both in Australia and internationally, and how up-and-coming professionals can make it by doing what they love.

After many months of work AIM is proud to finally unveil its newly refurbished and outfitted Sydney campus to our students and the public. 

Officially launched on Open Day in July 2019, these renovations have been the single biggest update to the Sydney campus in AIM's 50-year history and with their completion, our students, staff, and alumni are all reaping the benefits of such a modern and exciting space. 

Starting his career as a session guitarist, Ken Francis has jammed with a large array of top tier artists and worked as a music producer in advertising, television and film. 

Ken is currently an Academic Lecturer at AIM and the founder of Passionfruit Collective, a recording studio based in Sydney that produces music for advertising and documentaries.

We were able to catch up with Ken and chat about composition, live music and teaching. 

Peta Downes is a theatre director, producer and tertiary arts educator of over twenty-five years’ experience. We recently sat down with Peta to discuss all things dramatic arts, what skills up and coming actors need to succeed plus what she thinks about the current industry landscape.

Over the last few days AIM Sydney have had the pleasure of hosting The Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival (ASBOF) Sydney Music Education Conference.