Our first Darwin round-up for the year is also a chance to meet our new Darwin Correspondents. Yes, that’s right – not one but two correspondents who’ll be sharing the role (which makes sense considering they’re sharing the CEO role at Brown’s Mart!)…  so, say hello to Yvette Walker, new CEO and Artistic Director… and Liz Rogers, new CEO and General Manager…

 

Then we’re off to the Pacific Islands to talk about two works coming soon to AsiaTOPA… our first stop is New Zealand/Aotearoa where we’ll meet FAFSWAG’sTanu Gago, Producer of Sauniga… and then we’re off to Java to meet Melati Suryodarmo, creator of Lapse…

Meanwhile, in regional Victoria and regional South Australia, three leading youth theatre companies – Arena Theatre, D’Faces of Youth and Riverland Youth Theatre - have joined forces for a unique production of HG Wells War of the Worlds, and Arena’s Artistic Director Christian Leavesley is here to tell us how that partnership works…

And finally, Morning Melodies at Arts Centre Melbourne is turning 40 and we’ll chat with one of the performers in this year’s programme, singer and storyteller Darren Coggan…

They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Our first Darwin round-up for the year is also a chance to meet our new Darwin Correspondents. Yes, that&rsquo;s right &ndash; not one but two correspondents who&rsquo;ll be sharing the role (which makes sense considering they&rsquo;re sharing the CEO role at <a href="https://brownsmart.com.au/">Brown&rsquo;s Mart</a>!)&hellip;&nbsp; so, say hello to Yvette Walker, new CEO and Artistic Director&hellip; and Liz Rogers, new CEO and General Manager&hellip;
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Then we&rsquo;re off to the Pacific Islands to talk about two works coming soon to <a href="https://www.asiatopa.com.au/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA5eC9BhAuEiwA3CKwQu-1PMGLIHJNzImYnElp0elVu0EepFsRaSOeBth77bnMkfVoXg1CaRoCEBMQAvD_BwE">AsiaTOPA</a>&hellip; our first stop is New Zealand/Aotearoa where we&rsquo;ll meet <a href="https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/fafswag">FAFSWAG&rsquo;s</a> Tanu Gago, Producer of <a href="https://www.asiatopa.com.au/event/sauniga">Sauniga</a>&hellip; and then we&rsquo;re off to Java to meet Melati Suryodarmo, creator of <a href="https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2025/festivals-and-series/asia-topa/lapse">Lapse</a>&hellip;
Meanwhile, in regional Victoria and regional South Australia, three leading youth theatre companies &ndash; <a href="https://www.arenatheatre.com.au/">Arena Theatre</a>, <a href="https://www.dfaces.org/">D&rsquo;Faces of Youth</a> and <a href="https://ryt.org.au/">Riverland Youth Theatre</a> - have joined forces for a unique production of HG Wells <a href="https://www.arenatheatre.com.au/war-of-the-worlds">War of the Worlds</a>, and Arena&rsquo;s Artistic Director Christian Leavesley is here to tell us how that partnership works&hellip;
And finally, <a href="https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/festival-and-series/morning-melodies/2025-program">Morning Melodies</a> at Arts Centre Melbourne is turning 40 and we&rsquo;ll chat with one of the performers in this year&rsquo;s programme, singer and storyteller <a href="https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2025/festivals-and-series/morning-melodies/darren-coggan">Darren Coggan</a>&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

The Australian Arts community is as diverse as its population. Each week Behind The Scenes looks at how people carry out these arts projects. Many stories, both fascinating and amusing are waiting to be told. 

The Australian Arts community is as diverse as its population. Each week Behind The Scenes looks at how people carry out these arts projects. Many stories, both fascinating and amusing are waiting to be told.&nbsp;