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Aunty Rhoda Roberts was a staunch advocate for the establishment of an Indigenous TV channel long before NITV was established. She would go on to co-host the l NITV's launch event on the 12/12/2012. Ten years since that historic moment Aunty Rhoda remembers the journey travelled so far and the tremendous achievements.
Casey Donovan is one of Australia's most versatile Entertainers. After a meteoric rise to fame at the age of sixteen, Casey became the youngest ever winner of Australian Idol in 2004. Since then, she has made her mark not only as a musician, but also in the areas of stage, screen, presenting and writing. Casey is a multi-Award winner and nominee, including an ARIA No #1 Award for Listen with Your Heart and Deadly Awards for Best Album, Best Single and Most Promising New Talent.After taking a break from music, in 2009 under the direction of Rhoda Roberts, Casey made her theatrical debut in Miracle In Brisbane for Brisbane Festival. This was to be the first of many acclaimed theatrical performances thus far in Casey's career, including The Sapphires, As You Like It, Opera Yarrabah, The Flowerchildren, Rent, We Will Rock You as Killer Queen, and Chicago as Matron “Mama” Morton. Casey's stage credits have earned her respect from the industry, which has seen her receive a nomination for Best Newcomer and Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical in the Sydney Theatre Awards.In 2010 Casey also returned to music with the release of the single Big, Beautiful & Sexy, along with a sell-out tour and major festival performances plus opening for the legendary Cyndi Lauper on her 2011 Australian tour. Musically, Casey then released her highly anticipated EP Off The Grid & Somewhere in Between hitting the Top 30 chart and in 2019 was invited to participate in Eurovision – Australia Decides, performing and releasing the original song Proud in the national final, placing second.Over the span of her illustrious career, Casey has appeared on all major daily and weekly Network television programs and has presented her own indigenous music themed show Fusion on SBS/NITV during 2012 and 2013. In 2017 Casey was crowned Queen of the Jungle by public vote in the third season of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.Casey made her scripted television debut in 2018 on Network Ten's comedy series Streetsmart as Tia the probationary parking inspector and then was cast in the hit TV show How To Stay Married, alongside Peter Helliar and Lisa McCune. Following this was a hosting role alongside Noni Hazlehurst and Kurt Fearnley on SBS's TV's What Does Australian Really Think?Casey is currently playing the role of Judy Bernly in Dolly Parton's stage musical ‘9 to 5'. Her enthusiasm for what she does is palpable; evidenced here in a joyous conversation.‘9 to 5' plays the Capitol Theatre in Sydney before moving on to Brisbane in May at The Lyric Theatre, QPAC. Seasons in Melbourne and Adelaide will folow. The show features Marina Prior, Eddie Perfect, Caroline O'Connor, Erin Clare and the fabulous, Casey Donovan.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Whooshkaa, Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au
Colin Lane and Frank Woodley are having a whale of a time in their new show, Moby Dick. The pair join us to reflect on forming their famous duo, forging separate paths and then discovering that neither of them had quite as much fun without the other. Also, we meet comedians readjusting to life on the road in 2022, check in with theatre companies impacted by the recent floods and congratulate Bruce Gladwin, artistic director and co-CEO of Back to Back Theatre, on the company's International Ibsen Award.
Colin Lane and Frank Woodley are having a whale of a time in their new show, Moby Dick. The pair join us to reflect on forming their famous duo, forging separate paths and then discovering that neither of them had quite as much fun without the other.Also, we meet comedians readjusting to life on the road in 2022, check in with theatre companies impacted by the recent floods and congratulate Bruce Gladwin, artistic director and co-CEO of Back to Back Theatre, on the company's International Ibsen Award.
Colin Lane and Frank Woodley are having a whale of a time in their new show, Moby Dick. The pair join us to reflect on forming their famous duo, forging separate paths and then discovering that neither of them had quite as much fun without the other. Also, we meet comedians readjusting to life on the road in 2022, check in with theatre companies impacted by the recent floods and congratulate Bruce Gladwin, artistic director and co-CEO of Back to Back Theatre, on the company's International Ibsen Award.
A look at the 2022 Parrtijma Festival with curator Rhoda Roberts
This week, we meet Hetti Perkins, the senior Curator-at-large of Ceremony, the fourth National Indigenous Art Triennial, and Rhoda Roberts, curator of the Parrtjima Festival.
This week on No Filter, we're proud to introduce Narelda Jacobs as our guest host. Rhoda Roberts is one of the most influential Australians there is. She's a nurse, a journalist, broadcaster, actor, producer, writer, art advisor, and artistic director. And she's responsible for a lot of huge cultural moments in this country. From the Awakening ceremony during the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics to coining the phrase welcome to country. But she's also been through a lot. In 1972 she watched her father Frank Roberts Jnr be introduced by Gough Whitlam at the Tent Embassy on the grounds of Old Parliament House in Canberra, to talk about land rights. In 1979, while training to be a nurse in Lismore, the matron at the hospital told her to go home, because she was just going to get pregnant like the other girls. Of course, Aunty Rhoda persisted. In 1999, Aunty Rhoda and her family went through the most heinous of tragedies when her twin sister Lois was found murdered. A crime that is still to this day unsolved. On this episode of No Filter Rhoda sits down with guest host Narelda Jacobs to talk about her life… THE END BITS: With thanks to Rhoda Roberts Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here. CREDITS: Host: Narelda Jacobs, follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/narelda_jacobs/?hl=en. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff & Gia Moylan Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The arts industry has been slammed by Covid-19, with many thousands of events cancelled and artists out of work. Indigenous art has been particularly affected. Aboriginal directors Wesley Enoch and Rhoda Roberts believe creative expression is so powerful it can help break down racial prejudice. But now, they fear that a generation of indigenous creatives might be left behind.
The arts industry has been slammed by Covid-19, with many thousands of events cancelled and artists out of work. Indigenous art has been particularly affected. Aboriginal directors Wesley Enoch and Rhoda Roberts believe creative expression is so powerful it can help break down racial prejudice. But now, they fear that a generation of indigenous creatives might be left behind.
Arts leaders Wesley Enoch and Rhoda Roberts AO reflect on the legacy of writer Oodgeroo Noonuccal and activism in the arts. The first published Aboriginal poet in Australia, the writings of Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), captured both the strength of Aboriginal culture and the impacts of colonisation on her people. A charismatic, strong leader from Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), her distinctive voice pricked the national consciousness and brought another perspective to the literature of the time. Wesley Enoch, who grew up on Minjerribah, has strong memories of “Aunty Kath”, and is now returning to Country and carrying on her legacy. In this very personal session, arts leaders Wesley Enoch and Rhoda Roberts AO share their memories of Noonuccal and discuss how arts and activism are inseparable.
Rhyan Clapham, aka DOBBY, is a Filipino and Aboriginal rapper, drummer, composer and speaker with family from Brewarrina on Ngemba land. His works combine cultural stories and experiences with his impressive vocal, keyboard and drum skills to create rap that is contagious and unforgettable. Musically trained, DOBBY studied Aboriginal hip hop at UNSW. DOBBY has performed as a rapper and drummer for Dance Rites, BIGSOUND 2017/18, The Plot Festival, Yabun Festival, Koori Radio events, at NAIDOC celebrations across Australia and as been a panelist at VIVID Sydney’s VIVID Ideas Exchange. In this conversation, recorded in June 2020, he was interviewed by our former Head of First Nations, Rhoda Roberts. You can watch DOBBY's Digital Stage performance from the Joan Sutherland Theatre Stage on Stream. - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Eccentric Blue Mountains-based electro soul duo Bow and Arrow, aka husband and wife team Mindy Jane (Bow) and Mitchell Kwanten (Arrow) have been seen tearing up the stage at Homeground, and headlining the 2020 Badu Gili Live series. Gathering a following through appearances on NITV, at Blues Fest and a nation-wide tour with The Sapphires, their debut EP 'Return To Me' is a flurry of creative expression made in one week from composition to release. In this conversation, recorded in May 2020, they speak with our former Head of First Nations, Rhoda Roberts and are also joined by Gamilaroi man, Jack Hickey, the newest member of the band. Between them, they discuss how they met, their introduction to the music scene and what Reconciliation Week means to them. Watch their energetic, entertaining and fun Digital Stage performance from the Joan Sutherland Theatre Stage, on Stream. - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Taken under the wing of leading instrumentalists and griots after studying with some of Africa’s most highly respected masters, Julian Bel Bachir has worked with incredible bands and musicians from around the world. His works voyage through traditional melodies of Indigenous music from North-Western Africa with a modern influence. Accompanied by a collective of musicians of Saharan and sub-Saharan ethnic backgrounds the seasoned producer and musician fuses traditional folkloric African music together with contemporary influences and modern production. This conversation, recorded in July 2020 is hosted by our former Head of First Nations, Rhoda Roberts and they are joined by featured artist, Moussa Diakite (Malian). Their 'Sounds of Sahara' performance from the Joan Sutherland Theatre is available to watch on Stream. - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Photographer William Yang has been turning the camera on himself and his community with equal candour for four decades. Now he dusts off the film for the largest survey of his work yet. Plus, when you think of Australia’s best art and culture destinations, do you think ‘go bush’? With many of Australia’s most sought-after artists living remote, it might be time to re-think where our cultural capitals lie. Parrtjima Festival director Rhoda Roberts joins author Monica Tan (Stranger Country).
Photographer William Yang has been turning the camera on himself and his community with equal candour for four decades. Now he dusts off the film for the largest survey of his work yet. Plus, when you think of Australia's best art and culture destinations, do you think ‘go bush'? With many of Australia's most sought-after artists living remote, it might be time to re-think where our cultural capitals lie. Parrtjima Festival director Rhoda Roberts joins author Monica Tan (Stranger Country).
Photographer William Yang has been turning the camera on himself and his community with equal candour for four decades. Now he dusts off the film for the largest survey of his work yet. Plus, when you think of Australia's best art and culture destinations, do you think ‘go bush'? With many of Australia's most sought-after artists living remote, it might be time to re-think where our cultural capitals lie. Parrtjima Festival director Rhoda Roberts joins author Monica Tan (Stranger Country).
Photographer William Yang has been turning the camera on himself and his community with equal candour for four decades. Now he dusts off the film for the largest survey of his work yet.Plus, when you think of Australia's best art and culture destinations, do you think ‘go bush'? With many of Australia's most sought-after artists living remote, it might be time to re-think where our cultural capitals lie. Parrtjima Festival director Rhoda Roberts joins author Monica Tan (Stranger Country).
For the last decade, Widjabul woman Rhoda Roberts has been reshaping how First Nations stories are seen and heard at the Sydney Opera House. Now, as she steps down as head of First Nations programming, how far have we travelled and what remains to be done? Also, with comedy festival season upon us, musical comedian Jude Perl lifts our spirits at the piano, and we look at the new Spanish and English audio play Romeo y Julieta and learn how Shakespeare's plays take on new layers of meaning in Latin America.
For the last decade, Widjabul woman Rhoda Roberts has been reshaping how First Nations stories are seen and heard at the Sydney Opera House. Now, as she steps down as head of First Nations programming, how far have we travelled and what remains to be done?Also, with comedy festival season upon us, musical comedian Jude Perl lifts our spirits at the piano, and we look at the new Spanish and English audio play Romeo y Julieta and learn how Shakespeare's plays take on new layers of meaning in Latin America.
For the last decade, Widjabul woman Rhoda Roberts has been reshaping how First Nations stories are seen and heard at the Sydney Opera House. Now, as she steps down as head of First Nations programming, how far have we travelled and what remains to be done? Also, with comedy festival season upon us, musical comedian Jude Perl lifts our spirits at the piano, and we look at the new Spanish and English audio play Romeo y Julieta and learn how Shakespeare's plays take on new layers of meaning in Latin America.
For the last decade, Widjabul woman Rhoda Roberts has been reshaping how First Nations stories are seen and heard at the Sydney Opera House. Now, as she steps down as head of First Nations programming, how far have we travelled and what remains to be done? Also, with comedy festival season upon us, musical comedian Jude Perl lifts our spirits at the piano, and we look at the new Spanish and English audio play Romeo y Julieta and learn how Shakespeare's plays take on new layers of meaning in Latin America.
We profile the life and career of actor, artist and creative director, Rhoda Roberts.
International Women's Day gives a greater focus on the rights of women and their protections in the workplace.
We profile the life and career of actor, artist and creative director, Rhoda Roberts.
International Women’s Day gives a greater focus on the rights of women and their protections in the workplace.
We profile the life and career of actor, artist and creative director, Rhoda Roberts.
International Women’s Day gives a greater focus on the rights of women and their protections in the workplace.
First the first time, the annual Dance Rites festival will be held online this year, assisting First Nations communities to reclaim cultural heritage through dance and technology in the age of COVID-19.
First the first time, the annual Dance Rites festival will be held online this year, assisting First Nations communities to reclaim cultural heritage through dance and technology in the age of COVID-19.
Sandy Dann chats with AGB Events First Nations Adviser Rhoda Roberts about the Parrtijma Light Festival, receiving an Order of Australia Medal and the 20th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. “Parrtjima means shedding both light and understanding, but it’s much more. It’s the generosity and spirit of a peoples who have and always will care for country and for the many travellers who visit this timeless land.” AGB Events First Nations Adviser Rhoda Roberts A Widjubul woman from the Bundjalung territories, Rhoda Roberts AO is currently Head of First Nations Programming, Sydney Opera House, Festival Director, Boomerang Festival and First Nations Adviser Parrtjima Festival (NT). An experienced motivated and versatile arts executive, with a diverse range of international and national industry practice within commercial, community and non-profit organisations. Rhoda was the founder and Festival Director of the Dreaming Festivals (1995-2009). A practicing weaver, actor, independent producer and director, she continues to work as a consultant across diverse disciplines and is a sought after speaker and performer in theatre, film, television and radio.
For more than 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, grandmothers and aunties have been pillars of the community. Join this incredible lineup of women from across generations as they pay tribute to the strong women who raised them and the ongoing knowledge passed down the matrilineal line. Featuring Celeste Liddle, Bibi Barba, Amelia Kunoth-Monks & Kirli Saunders. Hosted by Rhoda Roberts.
What was there before The Opera House was there? In this episode we are joined by Rhoda Roberts, the Head of First Nations programming who will tell us all about The Gadigal people, who are the original custodians of the land on which the Opera House sits, Bennelong Point. She'll also teach us about some really cool aboriginal customs and practises and why Bennelong Point is such a special place.
Calls are increasing for settlers in Australia to acknowledge and confront the ongoing fallout from our country's history. There's an urgent need for a national truth-telling process about the violence and dispossession upon which colonial Australia founded. In this episode of Ideas of the House, we bring you an important session from ANTIDOTE called Australian Genocide, featuring Larissa Behrendt, Nayuka Gorrie & Julie Gough in conversation. Hosted by Rhoda Roberts.
Stephen Page, artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, and his talented son (and new dad), performer Hunter Page-Lochard join us for a candid conversation about passing a love of the arts down the generations.Also, Larissa Behrendt, Rhoda Roberts, Benjamin Law and Scott Rankin discuss moments reconciliation took centre stage, and we learn about the impact of Indigenous Australian plays in Japan.
Stephen Page, artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, and his talented son (and new dad), performer Hunter Page-Lochard join us for a candid conversation about passing a love of the arts down the generations. Also, Larissa Behrendt, Rhoda Roberts, Benjamin Law and Scott Rankin discuss moments reconciliation took centre stage, and we learn about the impact of Indigenous Australian plays in Japan.
Stephen Page, artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, and his talented son (and new dad), performer Hunter Page-Lochard join us for a candid conversation about passing a love of the arts down the generations. Also, Larissa Behrendt, Rhoda Roberts, Benjamin Law and Scott Rankin discuss moments reconciliation took centre stage, and we learn about the impact of Indigenous Australian plays in Japan.
"I see him as a navigator, not as a hero." In the first episode of our Letters to Cook miniseries, Rhoda Roberts introduces the Indigenous World Art Orchestra, a new First Nations gaze at Cook's journey told through fine music and first instruments. Participating artists Lisa Reihana and Nayuka Gorrie read their two searing Letters, and chat with Rhoda about language, land, white mythmaking, the scar of colonialism and their experiences as First Nations women.
Calls are increasing for settlers in Australia to acknowledge and confront the ongoing fallout from our country's history. There's an urgent need for a national truth-telling process about the violence and dispossession upon which colonial Australia founded. In this episode of Ideas of the House, we bring you an important session from ANTIDOTE called Australian Genocide, featuring Larissa Behrendt, Nayuka Gorrie & Julie Gough in conversation. Hosted by Rhoda Roberts.
As the OzAsia Festival kicks off in Adelaide, we meet the creators of a new work that interrogates the oft-overlooked Asian heritage of South Australia's first Surveyor-General William Light, the sweeping vineyards and pastures of the Yarra Valley in regional Victoria become the backdrop for the grand drama of opera at this year's Yarra Valley Opera Festival, and Natives Go Wild examines the darker side of the employment of First Peoples in circuses and sideshows at the turn of the last century.
As the OzAsia Festival kicks off in Adelaide, we meet the creators of a new work that interrogates the oft-overlooked Asian heritage of South Australia's first Surveyor-General William Light, the sweeping vineyards and pastures of the Yarra Valley in regional Victoria become the backdrop for the grand drama of opera at this year's Yarra Valley Opera Festival, and Natives Go Wild examines the darker side of the employment of First Peoples in circuses and sideshows at the turn of the last century.
Representation or exploitation? The new theatrical performance exploring the history of First Nations people in cabaret, circus and vaudeville.
Representation or exploitation? The new theatrical performance exploring the history of First Nations people in cabaret, circus and vaudeville.
Commodification of Culture, identifying the true value of Indigenous creative expression in the modern economy
Commodification of Culture, identifying the true value of Indigenous creative expression in the modern economy
Ainoa Tala Gaidan's artwork was selected to be projects onto the Sydney Opera House Sails as part of Badu Gili 2018. Rhoda Roberts sits down with Ainoa to chat about his style and history in the art scene.
As part of our Badu Gili series, Rhoda Roberts chats with Patricia Ansell Dodds and Mervyn Rubuntja about their selected artworks. Patricia has been painting for 14 years and has earned a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Associate Diploma in Business Management and Certificate One Tourism. She has lectured in Art, Aboriginal Cross Culture Courses at IAD as well as Aboriginal Cross Culture, History of Central Australia at Remote Health in Alice Springs for Flinders University. Her art has featured in logos for Nationals meetings in Alice Springs. Her art contributed to Alice Springs claiming the title of Territory Tidy town in 2007 as it decorated 30 bins for the local town council. Mervyn was born at the Telegraph Station in Alice Springs. Mervyn has followed in his father’s footsteps painting in the watercolour style that his father taught him. When Mervyn was 13 years old his family moved to Hermannsburg this is where he first saw watercolour paintings as he watched his uncles Maurice, Oscar and Keith Namatjira painting like their father Albert. Arnulf Ebatarinja another uncle kindled Mervyn’s painting talent when he gave him some watercolour paperboard and taught him to paint.
Fervent, fierce and profoundly personal, Gudirr Gudirr is a powerfully emotive solo work by one of Australia's most revered Indigenous dancer-choreographers, Dalisa Pigram. Rhoda Roberts sits down with Dalisa to chat about the stage show s inception and what it means today. Playing at the Sydney Opera House 27 - 30 June.
In this episode we talked to Sophie Kitson and Danielle Zorbas about Island Salon, a project involving over 100 female artists, and the upcoming Island Salon Publication Launch. We chatted to Rhoda Roberts about Badu Gili at Sydney Opera House, and we are joined by Clare Milledge, who discusses her practice and Crusted Heat at The Commercial. Tracks by Island Salon.
Rhoda Roberts is an incredible force at the forefront of bringing Indigenous arts and music into the spotlight. She is the director of Indigenous programming at Sydney Opera House and developed Boomerang festival. She is a broadcaster, actor and journalist and dropped by to talk to Serge about culture, Indigenous representation on TV and violence against women.
Rhoda Roberts is joined by Danielle Ireland-Piper who serves as Co-Convenor of the Transnational, International and Comparative Law and Policy (TICLP) Network. She teaches constitutional law and various aspects of public international law. Her research interests include human rights, transnational crime, comparative constitutional law and public international law. Her employment history includes time as a NSW Ministerial Policy Advisor in Community Services and Aboriginal Affairs, as a legal officer at the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission, and in private legal practice. Danielle was also an Associate to the Honourable Justice Kiefel. In 2014, she was awarded a 'National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning' and in 2013, she won the 'LexisNexis / Australasian Law Teachers Association Early Career Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of Law.
Rhoda Roberts is joined by AFL legend, Adam Goodes for a discussion about his tireless work as Australian of the Year, the racial discrimination he faced throughout his sporting career, his work as a White Ribbon ambassador, and his plans for life after the Sydney Swans.
Deadly Voices from the House is an informative, entertaining half hour of storytelling and discussion, it delivers lively and revealing conversations with prominent First Nations leaders from the music, arts and culture sector here in Australia and overseas. Hosted by Rhoda Roberts, Head of Indigenous Programming at Sydney Opera House, Deadly Voices from the House is supported by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and the National Indigenous Radio Service, and is produced by Sydney Opera House. Listen and Subscribe to DVFTH on iTunes.
Welcome to Deadly Voices from the House an informative, entertaining half hour of storytelling and discussion, it delivers lively and revealing conversations with prominent First Nations leaders from the music, arts and culture sector here in Australia and overseas. In the first episode, we turn the tables and Rhoda Roberts is interviewed by Ann Mossop, Head of the Talks and Ideas program at Sydney Opera House. Rhoda discusses her childhood, her parents, coming to terms with the loss of her sister, and recently being awarded the Order of Australia medal.
Acclaimed presenter, journalist, actor, producer and arts guru Rhoda Roberts returns to our airwaves to present Deadly Voices from the House, recorded live from Sydney Opera House. Featuring a diverse selection of guest appearances from prominent Indigenous leaders from the music, arts and culture sector, Deadly Voices from the House provides an important platform to discuss critical issues facing the Indigenous community and gives voice to a variety of upcoming indigenous music, arts and cultural projects. Deadly Voices from the House is supported by Sydney Opera House Presents, the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and the National Indigenous Radio Service. Subscribe to Deadly Voices from the House here: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/deadly-voices-from-the-house/id1133030715?mt=2