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Xani Kolac is a contemporary violinist, composer, bandleader, musical director and industry game-changer. Her unique approach to violin playing blends classical training, jazz improvisation, extended timbral techniques, electronics, looping, percussive grooves. Her playing can be heard across the Melbourne music scene, spanning genres as diverse as contemporary classical, jazz, R&B, rock, folk and musical theatre. She is a Masters graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts/University of Melbourne in improvisation where she studied with Andrea Keller, Peter Knight and Fiona Burnett. She has performed with Paul Grabowsky, Clare Bowditch, Jens Lekman, Tim Rogers and many other artists as well as regularly with her own drums/violin project, The Twoks. Xani has appeared in Malthouse and MTC productions and made her Music Director debut at Black Swan State Theatre Company for Xenides. Passionate about creating more opportunities for female instrumentalists, Xani founded SPIRE who have performed as part of Stand By Your Woman at Hamer Hall in 2017 and 2018. She is currently performing in the award-winning international musical Come From Away at the Comedy Theatre.