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 is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts