Singing for marriage equality

The latest entry in the Yes campaign is a touching video created by The Ballarat Arts Academy, The BallaRat Pack Orchestra and The Word of Mouth Chorus.

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The Ballarat Arts Academy and The BallaRat Pack Orchestra, together with the Word of Mouth Chorus, have created a powerful message in support of the marriage equality campaign.

Filmed at Ballarat Mechanics Institute and featuring students from Federation University, the moving rendition of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’ is described by its creators as an ‘epic musical statement of love and support for Marriage Equality and the Yes campaign’ and a creative, collective response from the staff and students of Ballarat Arts Academy.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts