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Best podcasts about yirramboi

Latest podcast episodes about yirramboi

RRR FM
Saffron, Global Flourishing and a Life-Changing Honeymoon

RRR FM

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 73:28


Dr Jen summarises the findings from the recent Global Flourishing Study; artist Iluka Sax-Williams reflects on his new exhibition Dabana for YIRRAMBOI; Michael Harden weighs in on the world's most expensive spice; writer Hannah Kent transports her readers to Iceland with her new book Always Home, Always Homesick; Victoria Law Foundation's executive director Lynne Haultain unpacks the program for Victorian Law Week and newlywed comedian Prue Blake is this week's Friday Funnybugger.With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/X:  https://x.com/breakfasters

In Ya Face
Caleb Thaiday, Elijah Money, Three Blak Ravers, The Motherless Collective, YIRRAMBOI Festival

In Ya Face

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025


Caleb Thaiday & Elijah Money from The Motherless Collective join us in the studio to chat about their YIRRAMBOI Festival production Three Blak Ravers, May 1 to 3, 7.30 pm at The Uncle Jack Charles, The Beckett, Malthouse, 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne.  A queer horror production set at a rave.  Three Blak Ravers | YIRRAMBOI

SBS NITV Radio
Dr Paola Balla is taking over for Blak Women's Healing at Yirramboi

SBS NITV Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 10:14


“Bush-dyeing is a laborious and involved learning process which I find soothing. Deep listening and being present is critical to this work. It is repetitive, meditative and holds all of the attributes of mindfulness practice,” says Balla.

In Ya Face
Tina - A Tropical Love Story at YIRRAMBOI Festival, Performer and Director Ben Graetz

In Ya Face

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025


Ben Graetz is Tina Turner in YIRRAMBOI Festival's Tina - A Tropical Love Story at the Melbourne Recital Centre, 7 May.  Includes a stellar line-up of guest performers. TINA - A Tropical Love Story Program 2025 | YIRRAMBOI 

The Stage Show
In 'Lazarus', a playwright resurrects a living legend

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 54:06


John Harding, a founder of Ilbijerri Theatre Company and veteran playwright, recorded 20 hours of Taungurung elder Uncle Larry Walsh recounting his life story. The result is Lazarus, a sold-out theatre show telling a life of tragic beginnings as a stolen child, survival in institutions and fearless activism. We also hear Billy McPherson, playing Larry. Lazarus is on as part of Melbourne /Naarm's Yirramboi festival.Jason Arrow is known to many as the titular character in Hamilton where he had an extraordinary run both in Australia and internationally. Now he has put his breeches and coat tails away and has donned a 1950s dapper suit for the character of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Opera Australia's Guys and Dolls on Sydney Harbour. He sings for us the showstopper Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat!The Player Kings is a show which takes the audience on an 8-hour journey through plays by Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe that chart the rise and fall of five kings. Liam Gamble is making his professional theatre debut, alongside Emma Palmer who plays the evil Queen Margaret. Liam has cerebral palsy, and talks about playing the villainous Richard III, a character who is disabled and endures cruel treatment.

ABC KIDS News Time
Lizard lips and magical mushrooms

ABC KIDS News Time

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 11:33


On today's program, we're going to discover a dinosaur that may not have been quite as scary looking as we think. Then hear about an Australian choir singing for the new king. Next, we'll go to a modern art show. Just before we head outdoors to celebrate International plant health day. And then we'll discover some magical glowing mushrooms. QUESTIONS: What is the full name of the T-rex dinosaur? What had the Vocal Fusion Youth Choir been chosen to sing for? What does Yirramboi mean? Why are plants so important to humans? What does bioluminescence mean? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION: What family does the T-rex dinosaur comes from? ANSWERS: Tyrannosaurus Rex. The Kings Coronation virtual Commonwealth Choir. Tomorrow. Plants give humans with more than 80 per cent of the food we eat, shelter, building materials, and even some medicines that make us better when we're sick. Bioluminescence is when living things can create their own light, kind of like glowing! BONUS TRICKY ANSWERS: The Theropod family.

RRR FM
Olives, Drag Queens and Rock Icons

RRR FM

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 82:59


Emma Grey from Impact Economics breaks down the 2023 Federal Budget; the team rank their favorite movie car chasing scene; Justin ‘Digga' Calverley is all about olives; Drag royalties Cerulean and E-Layin chat about the upcoming Mabu Mabu Bottomless Drag Brunch at Yirramboi; Nat is experiencing some laundry woes; Daniel provides the most recent laundromat news; Author and principal Steven Cook talks community spirit in light of his new book From the Ground Up; and finally, this week's live segment includes a performance and a chat with rock icon Stephen Cummings. With presenters Simon Winkler, Daniel Burt, Nat Harris and fill-in presenter Pauly P. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters

Yarning Up with Caroline Kell
Sky Thomas & Rosie Kalina - Yirramboi Festival a First Nations Feast for the Soul

Yarning Up with Caroline Kell

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 52:32


In this episode, Caroline is joined by proud Gunnai, Kurnai, Yorta Yorta & Wiradjuri woman Sky Thomas, and Rosie Kalina, a proud Wemba Wemba & Gunditjmara woman. Both are two iconic and community minded First Nations creatives, providing Blak joy through music, art and expression!Rosie is a highly regarded creative working in multiple artistic fields. She works in visual arts and curating, she specialises in makeup artistry, community arts work and producing.  She is this years Creative Associate for YIRRAMBOI. And Sky has a history in the creative industries, community engagement and events production – and she's implementing all that she's digested over the years into her new role of Music Producer at YIRRAMBOI. Returning for its 4th Iteration, YIRRAMBOI will run from the 4 – 14 May 2023. It will again invite audiences to immerse themselves in Blak stories- our truth, our way. YIRRAMBOI means ‘tomorrow' in both the Boonwurrung and Woiwurrung peoples language. It will celebrate the interconnectedness and diversity of First Nations creatives, both locally and globally, through a 10-day celebration of various artistic expressions that showcase the resilience and evolutionary practices of First Nations people. During this episode, Sky and Rosie offer insights into what people can expect at this year's event, which includes a vast array of immersive experience with a ‘post apocalyptic theme' - such as music, dance, drag, visual arts, fashion and so much more! We yarn about Rosie's and Sky family which have inspired their artistic joy and abilities,  yarn some of their favourite and upcoming creatives, and of course, why Blak spaces that ooze Blak love and joy are needed. Naarm/Melbourne, are you ready to feel the hum of Country beneath. Will you hear it? To find out more information about YIRRAMBOI, check out the website here.To keep up to date with Rosie, be sure to follow on Instagram here.To keep up to date with Sky, be sure to follow on Instagram here.To find out more information about Yirramboi, check out the website here.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and don't forget to follow the show! Follow Caroline on Instagram @blak_wattle_coaching and learn more about working with Caroline here! We would like to acknowledge Aboriginal people as Australia's First Peoples' who have never ceded their sovereignty. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation where the podcast was taped. We pay our deepest respects to Traditional Owners across Australia and Elders past, present and emerging.This podcast was brought to you by On Track Studio.www.ontrackstudio.com.au@on.track.studioFor advertising opportunities please email hello@ontrackstudio.com.au

Tuesday Breakfast
Exploitation of migrant workers, Anti-racism, NTEU Victoria University and Inside Out for YIRRAMBOI Festival

Tuesday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023


Headlines// 7.15 & 7.30: Sanmati Verma, a Managing Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre and a Law Institute of Victoria accredited specialist in immigration law, on the exploitation of migrant workers, upcoming changes to working restrictions for international students and what this means for workers' rights. This episode first aired on Women on the Line on Monday 1 May 2023// 7.45: Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg, a queer, multi-racial Jewish and Chinese woman of colour and co-founder of the anti-racism organisation, Hue, on her work and activism challenging workplace racism and abuse, particularly in the community sector. This interview first aired on Think Again on 28 April 2023// 8.00: Dr Brandy Cochrane, Criminology lecturer at VU and Branch President of NTEU's Victoria University branch, on working conditions for staff at VU, the fight for a better Enterprise Bargaining Agreement and the dangers of corporatising the higher education sector// 8.15: Gamilaraay, Muruwari woman, actor and writer Maurial Spearim on her play Inside Out, a new work battling racism head on, which is on at the Malthouse this weekend as part of YIRRAMBOI Festival// SongsLoved You Before - Peach PRCLydia Wears A Cross - Julia JacklinThey Wouldn't Let Me In - Alex LaheyPower - Joy Crooks

Tuesday Breakfast
NTEU Deakin University Industrial Action, No Bullets in Benalla, YIRRAMBOI 2023, Tibi Access Grooves Tunes

Tuesday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


Headlines// 7.15: Dr Piper Rodd, branch president for the NTEU's Deakin branch, on their non-union ballot and the next steps for Deakin staff fighting for better working conditions.  7.30: Annie McLoughlin from Solidarity Breakfast speaks with Zelda Grimshaw from Wage Peace about the successful blockading of NIOA bullet factory and Thales mortar and shells operation at a plant outside Benalla. 7.40: Sherene Stewart, Taungurung/Filipino woman, curator, artist, and Creative Lead for YIRRAMBOI, on the 10-day festival that platforms the interconnectedness and diversity of First Nations creatives, locally, nationally and internationally happening 4-14 May. 8.00: Judith Peppard, 3CR producer and presenter, provides an update from the 2023 Harm Reduction International Conference. 8.15: Dina Bassile, founder of Tibi Access, on accessibility consultancy specifically for live music and events and the second iteration of Groove Tunes happening at the Corner Hotel on Saturday 3 June.  Songs// OMG New Jeans Bootleg remix - HongyeWhite Noise - DancingwaterGood Company - KYEDan Sebanarnya - YUNA

APATA Podcast
Sharing Knowledge with Natano Fa'anana

APATA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 53:12


About This Episode: We were absolutely delighted to have acclaimed contemporary circus director, producer, and performer Natano Fa'anana join us for the APATA Award presentations for performing arts student of the year so we relished the chance to share Natano's journey as an artist and maker with you! Drawing inspiration from his Samoan roots Natano has carved a unique path that has achieved national and international recognition through his work as a multi-faceted artist for a string of renowned companies. He earned his stripes as an ensemble member with award winning Meanjin company Polytoxic (2007 – 2012) , co- founded Briefs Factory International in 2008 with brother and fellow performer/director Fez Fa'anana and brother-in-law Mark Winmil. Going on to co-found, direct, produce and perform with internationally acclaimed contemporary company, Casus Creations. It was here Natano solidified his place on the international stage through works such Knee Deep, Driftwood, You & I, Chasing Smoke and Aunties Fiafia. Natano was Director and co-producer, for Chasing Smoke, Australia's first all indigenous contemporary circus show which was nominated for a Matilda award and took home the Green Room Award 2017 for Best Circus and Physical Theatre. Currently Natano is producer at Moogahlin Performing Arts company which solely and specifically produces and supports First Nations work. Independently Natano has a string of awards both as a performer and director. Significantly winning two Matilda Awards for We Live Here in the categories for Best Circus and Physical Theatre Show and Best Director, in conjunction with co-director Bridget Boyle. Based on the stories of parents, siblings, and guests of Hummingbird House, Queensland's only youth hospice, We Live Here explores themes of resilience, chaos, and the beauty of a moment shared. Created by a team of highly skilled young circus performers. Adding to his folio Natano was awarded the prestigious Sidney Myer Fellowship 2019 acknowledging his contribution to Humanities through the Arts. In 2020 Natano became a recipient for The Churchill Fellowship to further research diversification of the theatre industry through cultural protocol and practise. In 2021 Natano was a Senior Producer at YIRRAMBOI Festival. Occurring biannually YIRRAMBOI is a First Nations lead and focused arts festival based in Melbourne. Today Natano juggles all of the above as a director in the ever-shifting landscape of contemporary arts and advocates for change by creating pathways for the next generation of cultural arts practitioners. Taking the time, where possible, to connect with remote communities across Australia and beyond and communities like ours here at APATA. Access Pdf Transcript HERE Visit Natano's Podcast Page HERE www.apata.com.au Reach out to Natano Fa'anana Casus Creations website: casuscreations.com natano@casus.com.au

SBS Cantonese - SBS广东话节目
Yirramboi文化節讓你更深了解澳洲原住民文化

SBS Cantonese - SBS广东话节目

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 24:09


想對澳洲原住民文化又更深了解?Kaiyi在節目內將會介紹墨爾本正舉行原住民文化節Yirramboi。胡仔亦會大家報道娛樂八卦消息,以及介紹新上畫荷李活電影《末世戰疫:鳴鳥檔案》(Songbird)。

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SmartArts
Drawn Out, She-oak and Sunlight, Considerable Sexual Licence and Voyage

SmartArts

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 57:57


Richard Watts is joined by comic book lover Bernard Caleo for this month’s Drawn Out segment, discussing Declan Shelvey’s Bog Bodies and Savage Town, two Irish graphic novels transforming the crime fiction genre, and Scribe Publications’ Two-Week Wait, a sensitive portrayal of the IVF process.Curator Dr Angela Hesson talks about NGV Australia’s latest exhibition, ‘She-oak and Sunlight’, featuring the nation’s largest collection of Australian impressionist pieces with a particular focus on the work of women in the movement.Finally, Wiradjuri man and choreographer Joel Bray introduces ‘Considerable Sexual Licence’, a participatory dance piece exploring sensuality down-under for Yirramboi 2021 and writer Helen Begley and performer Penny Larkins chat about ‘Voyage’, a new Australian musical blending folk music with the stories of Australia’s first female settlers. 

The Stage Show
'Bill, that's a pirouette' — William Forsythe's unconventional rise to the top

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 54:07


Choreographer William Forsythe didn't take a ballet class until he was 17 years old, but he quickly built a reputation for breathing new vitality into the historic art form. His Artifact Suite features in The Australian Ballet's Counterpointe, on now at the Sydney Opera House.Also, two actors bring a whole town to life in Emily Steel's complex and heartfelt ode to regional South Australia, Euphoria, and A Fight for Survival at the Yirramboi Festival revisits a community's efforts to save a largely Indigenous school in Melbourne from closure.

The Stage Show
'Bill, that's a pirouette' — William Forsythe's unconventional rise to the top

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 54:07


Choreographer William Forsythe didn't take a ballet class until he was 17 years old, but he quickly built a reputation for breathing new vitality into the historic art form. His Artifact Suite features in The Australian Ballet's Counterpointe, on now at the Sydney Opera House. Also, two actors bring a whole town to life in Emily Steel's complex and heartfelt ode to regional South Australia, Euphoria, and A Fight for Survival at the Yirramboi Festival revisits a community's efforts to save a largely Indigenous school in Melbourne from closure.

RN Arts - ABC RN
'Bill, that's a pirouette' — William Forsythe's unconventional rise to the top

RN Arts - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 54:07


Choreographer William Forsythe didn't take a ballet class until he was 17 years old, but he quickly built a reputation for breathing new vitality into the historic art form. His Artifact Suite features in The Australian Ballet's Counterpointe, on now at the Sydney Opera House. Also, two actors bring a whole town to life in Emily Steel's complex and heartfelt ode to regional South Australia, Euphoria, and A Fight for Survival at the Yirramboi Festival revisits a community's efforts to save a largely Indigenous school in Melbourne from closure.

SmartArts
Yirramboi, Terra Data and RISING

SmartArts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 47:42


Boonwurrung and Wemba Wemba woman and Creative Director of Yirramboi Festival Caroline Martin discusses the festival's 2021 program; Ukrainian-Australian Artist Stanislava Pinchuk talks about 'Terra Data', a museum survey of over 5 years of work mapping the Ukrainian civil war; and co-artistic director of RISING Hannah Fox chats about the launch of the brand new Melbourne arts festival, beginning on the evening of the total lunar eclipse in May. With presenter Richard Watts.

AWAYE! - ABC RN
30 Years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and the return of Yirramboi Festival

AWAYE! - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 54:06


Thirty years ago the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody delivered its findings. ABC Indigenous looks at just one of the more than 440 deaths that have occurred since 1991.

AWAYE! - Separate stories podcast
What to look out for at Yirramboi 2021

AWAYE! - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 13:54


Creative Director Caroline Martin talks us through the third biennial Yirramboi Festival.

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AWAYE! - ABC RN
30 Years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and the return of Yirramboi Festival

AWAYE! - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 54:06


Thirty years ago the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody delivered its findings. ABC Indigenous looks at just one of the more than 440 deaths that have occurred since 1991.

The Stage Show
Harry Potter's Wizarding World on stage and Hair, 50 years on

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 54:07


John Tiffany and cast members discuss Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Marcia Hines and John Waters recall when Hair brought the promise of revolution to Australia, and we remember the defiance of those in drag at the Stonewall riots and meet three First Nations performers who continue to use drag as a tool for political expression.

The Stage Show
Harry Potter's Wizarding World on stage and Hair, 50 years on

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 54:07


John Tiffany and cast members discuss Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Marcia Hines and John Waters recall when Hair brought the promise of revolution to Australia, and we remember the defiance of those in drag at the Stonewall riots and meet three First Nations performers who continue to use drag as a tool for political expression.

Across the Aisle
Ep 48 - FINALE - Daddy, Blood Quantum

Across the Aisle

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 41:22


Welcome to the LAST EPISODE of Across the Aisle. That's right, after 4 years and 48 episodes we are ending. This episode is our Yirramboi special, covering Joel Bray's Daddy and Ngioka Bunda-Heath and Tracey Bunda's Blood Quantum. Join us for a greatest hits look at our back catalogue during intermission - where we both award our top 3 of the past 4 years and a wooden spoon!

The Stage Show
Bonus — After Stonewall, the enduring power of drag

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 23:37


When police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City on the evening of 27 June, 1969, drag queens were targeted for arrest. The defiance of those in drag and other LGBT people that night sparked days of riots that are remembered today as a turning point for queer liberation. On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, we meet three First Nations drag performers who continue to use drag as a tool for political expression.

The Stage Show
Bonus — After Stonewall, the enduring power of drag

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 23:37


When police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City on the evening of 27 June, 1969, drag queens were targeted for arrest. The defiance of those in drag and other LGBT people that night sparked days of riots that are remembered today as a turning point for queer liberation. On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, we meet three First Nations drag performers who continue to use drag as a tool for political expression.

The Stage Show
Cloudstreet returns to the stage after 20 years, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof review, fairy floss and auctioning off Indigeneity at Yirramboi, Patricia Cornelius's Best Advice

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 53:59


20 years since it last appeared on their stage, Tim Winton's Cloudstreet returns to the Malthouse Theatre under the direction of Matthew Lutton, theatre critic Tim Byrne reviews Sydney Theatre Company's new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Aboriginal Australian performers Vicki Van Hout and Joel Bray use humour (and powdered sugar) to wrestle with their Indigenous heritage at Yirramboi, and playwright Patricia Cornelius shares her Best Advice.

The Stage Show
Cloudstreet returns to the stage after 20 years, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof review, fairy floss and auctioning off Indigeneity at Yirramboi, Patricia Cornelius's Best Advice

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 53:59


20 years since it last appeared on their stage, Tim Winton's Cloudstreet returns to the Malthouse Theatre under the direction of Matthew Lutton, theatre critic Tim Byrne reviews Sydney Theatre Company's new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Aboriginal Australian performers Vicki Van Hout and Joel Bray use humour (and powdered sugar) to wrestle with their Indigenous heritage at Yirramboi, and playwright Patricia Cornelius shares her Best Advice.

The Stage Show
Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote leaps into cinemas, Intersect unites diverse creatives fighting for representation, Shakespeare at the Comedy Festival

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 54:08


Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote for The Royal Ballet will soon screen in Australian cinemas as part of The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season, we meet members of the first cohort of Intersect, a peer mentorship and knowledge exchange program for creatives in the UK and Australia from culturally diverse backgrounds, and we look at two vastly different approaches to presenting the work of William Shakespeare at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The Stage Show
Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote leaps into cinemas, Intersect unites diverse creatives fighting for representation, Shakespeare at the Comedy Festival

The Stage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 54:08


Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote for The Royal Ballet will soon screen in Australian cinemas as part of The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season, we meet members of the first cohort of Intersect, a peer mentorship and knowledge exchange program for creatives in the UK and Australia from culturally diverse backgrounds, and we look at two vastly different approaches to presenting the work of William Shakespeare at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Who's Your Mob
Jacob Boheme

Who's Your Mob

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 68:01


Jacob is the artistic director of Yirramboi and the writer/performer of Blood on the Dancefloor as well as having been the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Tanderrum. We have a frank yarn about balancing the traditional with contemporary and get an insight in to how he goes about it working with various communities across the country. https://www.jacobboehme.com.au https://yirramboi.net.au http://ilbijerri.com.au/event/blood-dance-floor

Run the Show Podcast
EP 13 - Erin Milne (Independent Producer)

Run the Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 65:46


Erin Milne is an independent producer whose practice, Bureau of Works, specialises in the development of new work. Erin has extensive experience as a producer of live and interdisciplinary performance, and has recently been working on projects involving radio, new media, visual art, music, and literature. Erin also works with organisations on strategic planning, business development, policy and research projects. Erin is lead producer for artists one step at a time like this; Triage live art collective; Slown, Smallened & Son; and Jodee Mundy Collaborations. Cureent projects include: Sex & Death (Samara Hersch), The Ghost Project (Anna Tregloan), Animal (InFlux Theatre), Contest (Emilie Collyer), Imaginary Architecture (Lara Tumak), Punctum and Bunk Puppets. In 2015-16 she worked with City of Melbourne to establish Yirramboi, a new First Nations Arts Festival, as well as a range of participatory arts projects for the city. Past projects and artist collaborations include: Arts About Us (Artistic Merit / Vic Health), Aphids, Born in a Taxi, Inside There Falls (Mira Calix, UK), Lemony S Puppet Theatre, Nat Cursio, Real TV, Ridiculusmus (UK), The Bluebird Mechanicals (Too Close to the Sun), The People’s Weather Report (Arts House / ABC RN), The Substation, Deakin University, Performing Lines, Chamber Made Opera, Lucy Guerin Inc, Dance Massive and Festival of Live Art. Erin is currently a Board Member of Chamber Made Opera; and member of the current cohort of the Australia Council’s Arts Leaders Program. In this episode: We chat about working as an independent producer, having your own producing business, admin and time management, the development and a strong understanding of the context of the work we are producing and we discuss the lack of producers in our industry and why that might be?

Delving into Dance
Thomas Fonua

Delving into Dance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 41:15


Thomas Fonua is a proud man of Samoan/Tongan descent. Born in New Zealand, Thomas started to dance at the age of seven. His mum saw that he loved to move but showed no interest in sport, so she enrolled him in dance instead. “My work is influenced by my heritage” At the young age of 16, Thomas was offered a two-year apprenticeship with Black Grace, based in Auckland. There are few professional dance opportunities in New Zealand, so gaining full-time employment was a true honour and was the start of a solid, successful career for the young dancer. Thomas was the youngest dancer in the company, with a 10-year age gap between him and the next youngest dancers. This was a significant period of growth and cemented his passion for dance. During this time Thomas toured numerous works through Europe, Asia, North America and Canada as one of the company’s leading dancers. In 2010, Thomas was invited to participate in The Banff Centre’s Indigenous Dance Residency. Thomas participated in the program for many years before being invited to take up a position as a faculty member. As a faculty member, he helps by working with and mentoring Indigenous dancers from all over the world. Thomas has since worked for Red Sky Performance in Canada, where he is an associate artist. He has worked on productions including Migration (2011) and inSIGNia (2013). Thomas has also worked with artists including Sandra Laronde, Neil Ieremia, Rafael Bonachela, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jock Soto, Douglas Wright, Raewyn Hill, Ross McCormack and Garry Stewart. Thomas joined Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) in 2015. Subsequently, he has performed in works including Proximity, Be Your Self, Doppelganger and Habitus. He has also had his work MALAGA programmed as part of ADT’s Ignition program, which seeks to foster the next generation of choreographers. His work MALAGA explored the dark past of human zoos or ‘Volkershau’, in which individuals were brought in from colonial frontiers, for European audiences. This work drew upon ideas of exhibition, captivity and exoticism. I spoke to Thomas, in the lead up for a performance of Be Your Self, soon to open in Melbourne, the first time it will be performed in the Victorian capital. Be Your Self is a significant work for Thomas, being the first work he danced in for ADT as a guest artist during the work’s 2014 tour of Indonesia. Be Your Self is also one of his favourite pieces to perform: “Because it is so much fun” Be Your Self was created by Garry Stewart, and examines how the body is central to our identity and that our notion of the ‘self’ is indeed located in our bodies. Thomas is a fascinating and passionate dancer who will continue to bring more to the world of contemporary dance. This interview is a wide ranging discussion, which includes everything from RuPaul – “the unsung hero” – to studying business, performing in drag and what it means to be an Indigenous dancer, to preparing for performances and how Thomas aims for the future. You can find out more about Thomas Fonua on the ADT website. Check out the fabulous archive of dance makers and leaders including: Meryl Tankard, Daniel Jaber & Gideon Obarzanek And stay tuned for future episodes in this season, focussing on the experience of those currently who are dancing. This season will capture a true diversity of experiences, including Samantha Hines (ex ADT dancer, subsequently working with Dancenorth and Stephanie Lake), Melanie Lane (choreographer and performer based between Berlin and Melbourne) and Gareth Chambers (Cardiff-based Visual Dance artist recently in Australia for YIRRAMBOI festival) If you have enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a donation. Contributions keep this little project going strong, and are the only source of funding for this project. A big thank you to Stephanie Lake whose donation helped fund this episode! You can listen to the wonderful Stephanie Lake’s interview from Season One.

Earth Matters
Meet bryan Andy Social Media Bossman YIRRAMBOI First Nations Arts Festival

Earth Matters

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2017


This week on Earth Matters you'll meet bryan Andy -Yorta Yorta man, broadcaster, writer and a social media whiz for the YIRRAMBOI First Nations Arts Festival (5-14 May 2017) Melbourne. bryan shares his views on local Aboriginal community arts, culture and identity in Victoria and you'll hear about his most recent work in the role of Social Media Bossman for YIRRAMBOI socials on Facebook and Instagram. And you'll also hear about bryan's passion for his writing as a Blak Critic and we yarn on one very unique and very special arts initiative bryan created for the festival which brought blak drag Queens reading children's Dream time stories in the City of Melbourne plus we spend some time unpacking some of the performances featured at the new Melbourne Arts festival that is the YIRRAMBOI Festival 2017.

SmartArts
SmartArts - 30 March 2017

SmartArts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017 36:49


Anya Anastasia is an award-winning cabaret artist whose latest showRogue Romantic: Serenades from at Delinquent Divahas just kicked off at the new Melba Spiegeltent. Anya joins Richard to discussher show, its inspirations and just exactly whatis cabaret?Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival has just released its program, and Creative DirectorJacob Boehme is in to talk about this exciting, Indigenous-led arts initiative. Yirramboi (a Kulin word meaning 'Tomorrow') is firmly rooted in Kulin Nation tradition and embraces First Nations from around the world, while inviting all of the inhabitants of this country to experience the world's oldest continuing culture.Finally, Triple R favourite Laura Dunemannhas a comedy festival show all about comfort.Flannelettefeatures Laura's musings on growing older and embracing the small joys of physical comfort.

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