Marina Poša is a classically trained, creative mezzo-soprano whose artistry moves fluidly between the classical stage and contemporary performance. Though she has sung all her life, her creative journey truly began in 2017 with the premiere of her first original show, El Vito! a bold, one-woman exploration of identity through art song and theatre. The show premiered to sold-out audiences, toured across Queensland, featured in the Short + Sweet Festival and Queensland Cabaret Festival (2021), and was presented at Melbourne’s iconic Butterfly Club.

In 2022, Marina premiered her second major work, I am Maria!, at Queensland Cabfest ’22 a multimodal performance that celebrates women, especially those from multicultural backgrounds, and the intergenerational stories and emotions that shape them. With this work, Marina took on the roles of producer, director, poet, actor, and advocate for cultural diversity within classical music. She is honoured to be the first artist in the Southern Hemisphere to perform and première the art songs of the late Brazilian composer Carmen Sylvia Vieira Vasconcellos.

Her creative voice continued to grow that year through international and national recognition: she was selected by Mundo Arts (Spain) to perform in their global concert for the International Day of Latin American and Iberian Song, and was named one of seven SSI delegates for the Australian Women in Music Awards 2022, representing multiculturalism and diversity in the arts. Following this, BEMAC (Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre) honoured her as Artist of the Month.

In 2022, Marina also became one of three Artists in Residence at Hayward Street Theatre, Brisbane, for a year-long exploration of immersive performance and new theatrical forms. That same year, I Am Maria! relaunched as part of the Brisbane Fringe Festival and later joined the RPAC Passage Program for the development of new works supported by Redland City Council.

Her latest venture, Conversations with Maria! a playful, cabaret-style exploration of voice, humour, and identity premiered to sold-out audiences at the Anywhere and Melt Festivals 2024, 2025 marking her return this year with an expanded version that continues to evolve.

Alongside her creative work, Marina is undertaking a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) at the Queensland Conservatorium – Griffith University, where I am Maria! forms the core of her practice-based research. Her project explores Reclaiming Women’s Voices in Classical Music through Autoethnographic Performance, investigating how a classically trained singer transforms from interpreter to creative artist.

Marina’s passion for culturally diverse art song continues to shape her artistic path. Through each story she imagines, every show she creates, and every note she sings, she invites audiences into a shared act of remembering and a return to voice and identity.