Podcasts about rising festival

Nevena is in the hosting seat this week, she is joined by RISING Festival's Head of Music, Hayley Percy. Hayley Percy is a Wiradjuri woman living and working in Melbourne.... LEARN MORE The post Saturday 17th, August, 2024: Weekly Wrap Up with Nevena and Hayley Percy. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

S. Shakthidharan's award-winning epic, Counting and Cracking, won seven Helpmann Awards and drew a huge audience to a story that many of them knew little about. Five years after its world premiere, Counting and Cracking is on in Melbourne as part of the RISING festival, after which it transfers to Sydney's Carriageworks and then New York.In 1972, a lecturer at the University of Adelaide was attacked at a gay beat and drowned. 50 years on, an oratorio shone a light into this appalling story and how his death changed Australia. Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan is now being restaged by Opera Australia.

Former prime minister Paul Keating was one of the great parliamentary performers. His ruthless wit and self-confidence takes centre stage in Jonathan Biggins' hugely popular tribute to Keating, The Gospel According to Paul. The upcoming season at the Sydney Opera House may be Jonathan's final outing as the boy from Bankstown.Also, with her new show Gurr Era Op coming to RISING, Torres Strait Islander dancer, actor and theatre maker Ghenoa Gela shares the artworks that take pride of place on her Top Shelf, and we meet Melissa Toogood, a former member of Merce Cunningham's company, now teaching his methods to dance students at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Send us a Text Message.It's the first of June. The longest day is just three weeks away. And on Midsummer's Day, The Portobello Sea Rising Festival will take place. In this episode, Hazel Darwin-Clements from Porty Community Energy has been out on the Prom and Beach, occasionally getting her feet wet not to mention a little chilly in the breeze, to tell us about what we can expect at this event , which includes music, a puppet show and much, much more. The organisers are still crowd funding the event, and you can help by buying one of their t-shirts by following this link. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sea-rising-festival-2024

Oliver Coleman takes the SmartArts seat this week, and he's keeping it toasty for the next few weeks while Richard is on break. Tai Snaith comes in for Art Attack to talk all things Melbourne Design Week and Melbourne's thriving design scene. Oliver and Tai recommend finding an art opening and going along!Mark Poston, event creator and friend of Shannon Michael Cane, gives us a look into the life of times of his dear friend, and tells us about the upcoming RISING event in his honour. Shannon Michael Cane, Someone Great - A Celebration is an exhibition, a remembering, and a party. Limited tickets still available. Artist Michelle Hamer's latest work, I'm A Believer, is an exploration into chronic health issues and gendered language in the health system, as well as a lack of access and erasure for people experiencing difficulty getting a diagnosis or even help. The exhibition is showing at the Linden New Art Gallery - with the opening night event happening on Saturday, June 1st and showing until August 25th. The Victorian Government Inquiry into Women's Pain submissions can be made here.Plus, artist Melanie Lane and composer Chris Lane (AKA Clark) discuss their collaboration RISING Festival 2024. Arkadia is a mythic dance opera that imagines life and afterlife in a garden of paradise - how divine! Find tickets here.

Kimberley Moulten, an adjunct curator at  Britain's Tate gallery, specialising in First Nations art and Kate ten Buuren, a Taungurung curator, walk us through the public installation Blak Infinite for Melbourne's winter arts festival, RISING.The artist Destiny Deacon, who passed away last week, first coined 'Blak' to reclaim a word often weaponised against Aboriginal people in Australia. Rosa speaks with the Art Show's own Daniel Browning, who knew Destiny, about the artist's influential work and daring humour. Work mentioned include Whitey's Watching  and Eva Johnson -- Portrait .In the 1930s Grace Crowley taught at a private painting school and met Ralph Balson, a house painter. The two struck up a lifelong painting practice that moved into 'pure abstraction', together playing an important role in the art movement in Australia. We look at their work and still-undefined relationship with curator Beckett Rozentals, for a new exhibition placing them side by side.

Book lover Fi Wright sums up Cal Newport's book Slow productivity: the lost art of accomplishment without burnout; for Food Interlude, Michael Harden celebrates an Italian classic in honour of International Tiramisu Day; joint Artistic Directors of RISING Festival, Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek talk about the newly announced 2024 program; film reviewer Megan McKeough talks about the new Ethan Coen-film Drive-Away Dolls; and Nat fills us in on the latest internet fashion trend. With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters

Co-artistic director Lara Thoms on artist-run, experimental performance arts group, Aphids and their RISING Festival performance ‘Oh Deer!', delving into the grief of losing a parent; Director Emma Valente on dramedy performance ‘Shhhh', exploring consent and sisterhood; Curator Sebastian Henry-Jones celebrates the 30 year history of West Space gallery through exhibition ‘Unison'

CEO Lucy Manne on 350 Australia's campaign to help the arts community rule out coal and oil industry partnerships; Janet McLeod reminisces about her comedy room, ‘Local Laughs' in the wake of its 20th anniversary; co-artistic director Eugene Ughetti and composer Erkki Velthei on their audio art event, ‘Sonic Eclipse' as part of RISING Festival, featuring a 12-person percussion ensemble.

Nat is experiencing a hat-dilemma; Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek from RISING talk about this year's festival program; Einstein A Go-Go's Chris KP explores the role of ChatGPT/AI in science and research; Irish comedian Joanne McNally chats about her show The Prosecco Express; Justin ‘Digga' Calverley lists the benefits of keeping a garden diary; Economist Emma Grey breaks down the Silicon Valley Bank collapse; and the team discuss the TV highlights of the week. With presenters Simon Winkler, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters

Her new album, The Nightline was inspired by an interactive audio project of Rising Festival in Melbourne. The event invited people to leave voicemail messages from midnight to 6am. - NASAから宇宙の音をもらったり、メルボルンのライジング・フェスティバルに頼まれた深夜企画がきっかけとなって新しいアルバムが生まれるなど、ユニークな発想のアーティストです。

We believe good things - great things - can happen when people come together through seemingly spontaneous experiences. The emotional response we get when we're surprised or delighted is hugely powerful. It can help us feel more connected to others, and our cities. It can inspire and move us toward great change - and great change is something our cities, communities and planet urgently needs. But how do we design for spontaneity? Is this not inherently contradictory? We asked Principal and previous Hassell Talks host Jon Hazelwood to return to the microphone for a conversation with FreeState's Su Lim around the role of spontaneity in our cities and how we can curate spaces for the unplanned. Su and Jon discuss how to design for experiences that we don't always know we need but that can connect and reconnect us in novel and essential ways that will create memories and reset cities. We discuss the role of landscape and nature in creating surprise and delight in cities and, with Hassell Principal Chong Wang, explore how one of the world's great cities, Shanghai, has woven spontaneity into its DNA. We also hear from Hannah Fox, the creator of Melbourne's renowned Rising Festival, about how spontaneous interactions feed creativity. References: Journalist, author, theorist, and activist Jane Jacobs Psychologist James Gibson   Parts of this episode were recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Adey is a new friend of ours and an extremely talented designer, musician and creative person in general. We talk to him about a bunch of shit, including his role as Head of Design at Rising Festival and he and Todd share some stories of growing up in the Adelaide music scene. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunkShout outs @houseofvnholySign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for just $5 a month:https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunkJoin us all in the TNSW Discord community chathttps://tnsw.co/discordWatch our Comedy Central mockumentary series and TNSW Tonight! on YouTube:https://youtube.com/thesenewsouthwhalesFollow us on Twitch:https://twitch.tv/thesenewsouthwhalesTNSW on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/0srVTNI2U8J7vytCTprEk4?si=e9ibyNpiT2SDegTnJV_6Qg&dl_branch=1TNSW: @thesenewsouthwhalessJamie: @mossylovesyouTodd: @mrtoddandrewshttps://patreon.com/whatagreatpunkhttps://thesenewsouthwhales.comShout-outs to the Honorary Punks of the Pod:Oli MossMagnusZac NickClaireElliott FlassmanJimi KendallEdmund SmithAngus LillieBen JaminDan Dingus

Emil and Bart are lamenting the finish or Rising Festival, tasting tasty quail eggs, and learning more from the book of Mundy.

The Make It Up Club is a regular event that invites avant-garde musicians to come and improvise at Bar Open on Tuesday nights.  Karina Utomo and Rama Parwata are two involved musicians.  As part of the RISING 2022 arts festival The Make It Up Club RISING 2022 will happen at Max Watts in the heart of Melbourne.  What can you expect to experience? - The Make It Up Club merupakan acara rutin yang mengundang musisi avant-garde untuk datang dan berimprovisasi di Bar Open pada Selasa malam. Karina Utomo dan Rama Parwata adalah dua di antara musisi yang terlibat. Sebagai bagian dari festival seni RISING 2022, The Make It Up Club RISING 2022 akan tampil di Max Watts di jantung kota Melbourne. Pengalaman apa Anda dapat harapkan dari konser tersebut?

On this episode of The Grapevine, Dylan gets on the line with the CEO of the Grattan Institute, Danielle Wood, to discuss the gender balance in parliament as the newly elected Labor Government installs record numbers of women to the Cabinet. Then, as Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong jet all over the Pacific in the first days of governance, Director of the ANU Pacific Institute Dr George Carter helps analyse what the impact of the new federal government might be for Australia's relationship with the Pacific.And Political editor at Crikey, Bernard Keane, breaks down Labor's position on press freedom and whether the new government will halt the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, resist Julian Assange's extradition to the US and legislate for stronger whistleblower protections.And to play us out, Baxter Dury had a chat with Dylan on his way to perform at RISING Festival.

Baxter Dury's cockney drawl will finally grace Australian stages, 20 years after he kicked off his music career. He performs at Rising Festival in Melbourne and Dark Mofo in Hobart this week.

Justin "Digga" Calverley explains which winter weeds to forage and eat; Bobby scores a rockstar parking spot in the rain; Artist Leeroy New talks us through the art installationThe Wilds, which is on at RISING Festival; Dr. Jen teaches us how microplastics are prevalent in everything we eat and drink; the team debate the pros and cons of pop-in guests; Film critic Flick Ford reviews the new Top Gun Maverick; Performer and director James Welsby chats about queer-pop cabaret spectacular Yummy Iconic; The team discuss the dilemma of choosing a time slot for dining; Bug-man Simon Hinkley sheds some light on pesky lice; and comedian Nat Harris is all about amateur theatre and mulled wine. With presenters Mon Sebire, Daniel Burt and Bobby Macumber. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfastersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakfasters/?hl=en

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan get on the line with journalist and author George Megalogenis to break down the outcome of this historic election which saw independents topple traditionally safe Liberal seats. Then, Researcher and Policy Analyst with Migration Council Australia and an expert on Turkish democracy, Dr Tezcan Gümüş, gets on the mic to talk about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opposing a bid by Finland and Sweden to join NATO. Dr Gümüş analyses the moves of these countries through the lens of the unfolding situation in Ukraine which prompted the traditionally neutral Nordic countries into geo-political action. And Dylan chats with Scottish duo Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton of Arab Strap fame. After a 16 year hiatus, they return with their album 'As Days Get Dark', which they will be performing at the RISING Festival on June 3.

On the first night of winter, artists, fruit bats and other creatures of the night pulse through a city reawakened. A festival three years in the making, built by and... LEARN MORE The post Rising Festival appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Foxes were the only attendees of a Rising Festival event during COVID-19 lockdown, so is it time we accept them as locals or should we eradicate them?

Foxes were the only attendees of a Rising Festival event during COVID-19 lockdown, so is it time we accept them as locals or should we eradicate them?

DJ PGZ ( Paul Gorrie ) who I like to call LIL P GEEZZZZZY, jumps in on MobTalk to yarn with your girl T. Paul is a Gunai/Kurnai and Yorta man based on the Wurundjeri Country of the Kulin Nations. PGZ is known for his love in the music scene having done mixes with Bizarro, Triple J - Mix Up, Butter Sessions and has just released his Apple Music session, which is truly a good time if you love the techno scene. He is also part of a BLK DUO Bad Kind of Good throwing a new party here in Naarm called BLK ICE which centres Black DJs and experimental performers and artists, while also programming at Rising Festival in the Music Program team.   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lil_p_geezy/ Apple Music Session - https://music.apple.com/au/album/nlv-presents-untitled-underground-to-the-front-dj-mix/1567695146  

In the world of high-end independent watchmaking, Max Büsser is a king. Well, maybe not a king; he's more of an alchemist, somehow turning his dreams into incredible creations of steel, gold and sapphire. While this romantic vision is pretty accurate, it's only part of the picture. Max tells us about the anger and frustration that caused MB&F to be born, the importance of friends, the madness of developing 22 calibres in 20 years and why Max is determined to run his business differently. We also talk about the entirely selfish way Max designs watches and how that's reflected in the evolving style of the brand, which has shifted from blocky to biomorphic. Finally, we find out about the delicate art of product naming and get a sneak peek at the MB&F ‘Andy'. This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte. Listen in as Felix and Andy talk through the 2021 releases in this episode, or discover them all here. Shownotes - https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes/s2e32 Rising Festival with Patricia Piccinini and Hublot Jennifer Aniston (and her watches) on Instagram Smashville on Apple Podcasts Smashville on Instagram MB&F Max Büsser on Instagram The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph FOLLOW US: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://www.instagram.com/andygreenlive/ https://www.instagram.com/fkscholz/ Submit an application to our quasi-professional watch matchmaking service, by email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe. If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Since his Tony Award-winning performance as The Emcee in the musical Cabaret, Scottish performer Alan Cumming has been increasingly enamoured of the form, opening his own cabaret bar in New York and now taking charge of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.Also, we learn about the unifying power of roller derby in the play Ugly Virgins at the Blue Room Theatre in Perth and meet the gig economy workers involved in the new APHIDS theatre work about the hidden cost of convenience, Easy Riders.

Since his Tony Award-winning performance as The Emcee in the musical Cabaret, Scottish performer Alan Cumming has been increasingly enamoured of the form, opening his own cabaret bar in New York and now taking charge of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Also, we learn about the unifying power of roller derby in the play Ugly Virgins at the Blue Room Theatre in Perth and meet the gig economy workers involved in the new APHIDS theatre work about the hidden cost of convenience, Easy Riders.

Since his Tony Award-winning performance as The Emcee in the musical Cabaret, Scottish performer Alan Cumming has been increasingly enamoured of the form, opening his own cabaret bar in New York and now taking charge of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Also, we learn about the unifying power of roller derby in the play Ugly Virgins at the Blue Room Theatre in Perth and meet the gig economy workers involved in the new APHIDS theatre work about the hidden cost of convenience, Easy Riders.

Well what a week it's been. An all night party at Taika Waititi's Sydney pad has tongues wagging, meanwhile the Bachelorette is Bi, and men and women will battle it out for her affections. Reconciliation Week has kicked off, and we reflect on the fight for Indigenous recognition and non-Indigenous Australia's responsibilities in moving forward. Sinéad O'Connor has penned a memoir, and spoken with the New York Times about how she saw everything unfold in the early part of her career. And some short reads on revenge bedtime procrastination and adult apartments have us screaming in agreeance and shame all at once. Meanwhile Myf is banging on about the Tina Turner doco, and Zan is bathing in public art.   Show notes: Taika's Thruple: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/taika-waititi-spotted-kissing-both-rita-ora-and-tessa-thompson-at-the-same-time/news-story/8d5b2196e6f80575e8b77350366443fc Tessa Thompson: https://www.eonline.com/au/news/1273470/tessa-thompson-spotted-kissing-model-zac-stenmark-after-rita-ora-and-taiki-waititi-outing The Linda Linda's: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/999757630/fresh-off-a-viral-library-gig-the-linda-lindas-get-a-record-deal Author Eric Carle dies: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/may/27/eric-carle-author-and-illustrator-of-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-dies-at-91 The Uluru Statement from the Heart: https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement National Reconciliation Week: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/national-reconciliation-week/ Sinéad O'Connor: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/arts/music/sinead-oconnor-rememberings.html Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/revenge-bedtime-procrastination-what-it-is-and-why-we-fall-for-it-20210521-p57u20.html Sinead Stubbins' on Adult Apartments: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/25/a-handheld-grater-will-make-guests-want-to-have-sex-with-you-the-anatomy-of-a-grown-up-apartment Tina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9IkVtLvflU&ab_channel=HBO RISING: Melbourne: https://rising.melbourne/ Vivid Sydney: https://www.vividsydney.com/ Illuminate Adelaide: https://www.illuminateadelaide.com/events Darwin Festival: https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/ Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au Bang On is produced by Double J and recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Well what a week it’s been. An all night party at Taika Waititi’s Sydney pad has tongues wagging, meanwhile the Bachelorette is Bi, and men and women will battle it out for her affections. Reconciliation Week has kicked off, and we reflect on the fight for Indigenous recognition and non-Indigenous Australia’s responsibilities in moving forward. Sinéad O’Connor has penned a memoir, and spoken with the New York Times about how she saw everything unfold in the early part of her career. And some short reads on revenge bedtime procrastination and adult apartments have us screaming in agreeance and shame all at once. Meanwhile Myf is banging on about the Tina Turner doco, and Zan is bathing in public art.   Show notes: Taika’s Thruple: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/taika-waititi-spotted-kissing-both-rita-ora-and-tessa-thompson-at-the-same-time/news-story/8d5b2196e6f80575e8b77350366443fc Tessa Thompson: https://www.eonline.com/au/news/1273470/tessa-thompson-spotted-kissing-model-zac-stenmark-after-rita-ora-and-taiki-waititi-outing The Linda Linda’s: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/999757630/fresh-off-a-viral-library-gig-the-linda-lindas-get-a-record-deal Author Eric Carle dies: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/may/27/eric-carle-author-and-illustrator-of-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-dies-at-91 The Uluru Statement from the Heart: https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement National Reconciliation Week: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/national-reconciliation-week/ Sinéad O’Connor: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/arts/music/sinead-oconnor-rememberings.html Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/revenge-bedtime-procrastination-what-it-is-and-why-we-fall-for-it-20210521-p57u20.html Sinead Stubbins’ on Adult Apartments: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/25/a-handheld-grater-will-make-guests-want-to-have-sex-with-you-the-anatomy-of-a-grown-up-apartment Tina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9IkVtLvflU&ab_channel=HBO RISING: Melbourne: https://rising.melbourne/ Vivid Sydney: https://www.vividsydney.com/ Illuminate Adelaide: https://www.illuminateadelaide.com/events Darwin Festival: https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/ Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au Bang On is produced by Double J and recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

A growing COVID-19 cluster in Melbourne's northern suburbs won't stop a major new arts festival from making its debut tonight. Organisers hope the Rising Festival will come to be seen alongside the Boxing Day Test and Melbourne Cup as one of the city's landmark cultural events.

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country 7.05am Update on new Covid-19 safety restrictions in Victoria, acknowledgement of National Sorry Day. 7.12am Reconciliation Week discussion and events roundup. 7.22am Claudia speaks with Professor Roianne West, CEO of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives about the barriers to achieving equity in health outcomes for First Nations people, birthing on Country, and the importance of education around cultural safety. 7.50am Eiddwen talks to Andrew Morrison from the Philippines Australian Solidarity Association (PASA) about the alleged human rights and environmental abuses of Australian-Canadian mining company Oceana Gold at the Dipido Gold and copper mine in the Philippines northern Luzon province. (Part 1 Interview) 8.03am Gideon Obarzanek, co-director of the Rising Festival, joins the show to tell us about the events and art installations taking over the city May 26-June 6. 8.14am Eiddwen continues her discussion with  Andrew Morrison from the Philippines Australian Solidarity Association (PASA) about the alleged human rights and environmental abuses of Australian-Canadian mining company Oceana Gold at the Dipido Gold and copper mine in the Philippines northern Luzon province. (Part 2 Interview) Music Took the Children Away - Archie RoachBetter in Blak - Thelma Plum Better Things - Kee'ahnMiss Shiney - Kaiit         

The Wadawurrung story of Parrwang, a magpie that lifted the sky to bring light to the land, is now an opera. Parrwang Lifts the Sky is by the Yorta Yorta composer and singer Deborah Cheetham and presented by Victorian Opera.Also, we visit a rehearsal of The Dispute, a work performed and co-created by children with experience of family separation, hear performance from the new Australian production of Chess and check in on London's West End theatres as they reopen their doors.

The Wadawurrung story of Parrwang, a magpie that lifted the sky to bring light to the land, is now an opera. Parrwang Lifts the Sky is by the Yorta Yorta composer and singer Deborah Cheetham and presented by Victorian Opera. Also, we visit a rehearsal of The Dispute, a work performed and co-created by children with experience of family separation, hear performance from the new Australian production of Chess and check in on London's West End theatres as they reopen their doors.

The Wadawurrung story of Parrwang, a magpie that lifted the sky to bring light to the land, is now an opera. Parrwang Lifts the Sky is by the Yorta Yorta composer and singer Deborah Cheetham and presented by Victorian Opera. Also, we visit a rehearsal of The Dispute, a work performed and co-created by children with experience of family separation, hear performance from the new Australian production of Chess and check in on London's West End theatres as they reopen their doors.

Theatre told through headphones in the middle of the city; a collaboration with an improvisational jazz band; and a Hindu god taking on the Third Reich: Back To Back Theatre are one of the country's most creative and experimental theatrical teams. Simon Laherty and Bruce Gladwin look back over two decades of creation, as the group prepares to present three classic shows at the Rising Festival.

Theatre told through headphones in the middle of the city; a collaboration with an improvisational jazz band; and a Hindu god taking on the Third Reich: Back To Back Theatre are one of the country's most creative and experimental theatrical teams. Simon Laherty and Bruce Gladwin look back over two decades of creation, as the group prepares to present three classic shows at the Rising Festival.

David Ireland writes very funny plays that often descend into bloody chaos and despair. Most, including his controversial play Ulster American, reflect the legacy of sectarian violence in his homeland of Northern Ireland and the fractured cultural politics of today. Also, with Opera Australia back on the road, we hear Natalie Aroyan perform an aria from Verdi's Ernani ahead of its Melbourne season, and we meet Roslyn Oades: an artist who uses interviews and other recordings to create unique works of documentary theatre.

David Ireland writes very funny plays that often descend into bloody chaos and despair. Most, including his controversial play Ulster American, reflect the legacy of sectarian violence in his homeland of Northern Ireland and the fractured cultural politics of today.Also, with Opera Australia back on the road, we hear Natalie Aroyan perform an aria from Verdi's Ernani ahead of its Melbourne season, and we meet Roslyn Oades: an artist who uses interviews and other recordings to create unique works of documentary theatre.

David Ireland writes very funny plays that often descend into bloody chaos and despair. Most, including his controversial play Ulster American, reflect the legacy of sectarian violence in his homeland of Northern Ireland and the fractured cultural politics of today. Also, with Opera Australia back on the road, we hear Natalie Aroyan perform an aria from Verdi's Ernani ahead of its Melbourne season, and we meet Roslyn Oades: an artist who uses interviews and other recordings to create unique works of documentary theatre.

In 2021, RISING Festival will take art and performance from behind closed doors to unexpected public places. The RISING podcast asks artists to unravel their ideas on an audio platform. The six-episode series will feature artists Patricia Piccinini, Deborah Cheetham AO, Back To Back Theatre Company, Mohamed El Khatib, The Necks and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.