Theatre Studies Lecturer Dr Stefan Aquilina was the recent recipient of the prestigious William Evans Fellowship, which allowed him to undertake teaching and research activities at the Department of Music, Theatre and Performing Arts of the University of Otago (New Zealand) in July-August 2018.

While at Otago, Dr Aquilina delivered Acting and Directing sessions, as well writing workshops to post-graduate students. He also furthered his research about Russian modernism, on which he delivered a series of public talks, including one for the Performance of the Real research theme.