Behind the Scenes 18th November 2024
Helen Simondson from WA Museum Boola Bardip is here for our final Perth round up of the year… plus, of course, her final local guest artist for the year – Ricky Arnold, Executive Director of Art on the Move… Then, I’m down on the banks of the Birrarung/Yarra River with author Dr Judith Buckrich to…
Behind the Scenes 11th November 2024
Elena Vereker from InsiteArts is here for our final Adelaide round up of the year… plus, of course, her final local guest artist for the year – prolific and eclectic playwright Verity Laughton… Then, Australia’s first and only environmental festival – the Mountain Festival - is about to kick off n…
Behind the Scenes 4th November 2024
Yuhui Ng Rodriguez is here for our November Theatre Network Australia segment. She’ll catch us up on the This Is How We Do It report into the working trends of the independent performing arts sector – before introducing us to the TNA member of the Month – dancer, choreographer and founder of Bonnie…
Behind the Scenes 28th October 2024
We’re back at the Koorie Heritage Trust for the start of this week’s show, walking and talking once again with Curatorial Manager Gail Harradine, this time through the Spirit of the Animals exhibition… After that, we’ll meet Communications Manager and Performer Madeleine Magee-Carr from WIT Theatr…
Behind the Scenes 21st October 2024
Helen Simondson from WA Museum Boola Bardip gets us going tonight with her wrap up of what’s been happening in Perth before she introduces her local guest artist… writer, director, designer, producer and actor Sreekanth Gopalakrishnan from the Great Indian Theatre Company who are soon to open his n…
Behind the Scenes 14th October 2024
Elena Vereker from InSite Arts is back this week with her round up of what’s been happening in Adelaide… and, of course, a local guest artist for us to meet – this month it’s record producer, musician, installation artist and DJ, Moutaiz Al-Obaidi better known to his fans as Motez… Then, another …
Christian Serrao on Ability Fest 2024.
In this episode of Behind the Scenes, host Chris Thompson chats with Christian Serrao, one of Untitled Group's managing partners, to explore the magic behind Ability Fest—Australia's fully accessible music festival. Proudly supported by Vision Australia Radio, Ability Fest is designed to ensure ev…
Behind the Scenes 7th October 2024
It’s still festival time in Naarm/Melbourne, so let’s start tonight with Melbourne Fringe and week two of Fast Fringe where we’ll meet: Luke Hockley who’ll invite us to the Big Sing Your Heart Out… Sarah Kriegler from Lemony S Puppets whose been working with Deniz Aslan to create Ada Asmin and th…
The Other Film Festival: Interview with Artistic Director Fiona Tuomy
For twenty years, The Other Film Festival has been a global leader in disability screen advocacy – championing Deaf and Disabled-led and authored work, uncovering untold stories and ways of being in the world, and developing a screen culture where Deaf and Disabled people are at the centre of story…
Behind the Scenes 30th September 2024
We’re wall to wall festivals this week… starting off with an early visit from Theatre Network Australia’s Yuhui Ng-Rodriguez who’s giving up her usual spot so that we can have TWO TNA Members of the Month… on from AlterState and the other from Melbourne Fringe… First up is Joshua Pether, relative…