This month our Darwin correspondent is Liz Rogers from Brown’s Mart and she’ll be introducing us to Nicky Fearn and Gail Evans, creators of Fair Punishment…

Then it’s time for the Yirramboi Festival again and we’ll sit down with Co-Leads Sherene Stewart and J’Maine Beezley to find out all the good stuff…

And then a bit of music to finish off the show…  new instrumental dance group Intermood have released their debut album – Casuarina – so, we’ll listen to a couple of tracks and chat with drummer Miles Murray…

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

This month our Darwin correspondent is Liz Rogers from <a href="https://brownsmart.com.au/">Brown&rsquo;s Mart</a> and she&rsquo;ll be introducing us to Nicky Fearn and Gail Evans, creators of <a href="https://brownsmart.com.au/fair-punishment/">Fair Punishment</a>&hellip;
Then it&rsquo;s time for the<a href="https://yirramboi.com.au/"> Yirramboi</a> Festival again and we&rsquo;ll sit down with Co-Leads Sherene Stewart and J&rsquo;Maine Beezley to find out all the good stuff&hellip;
And then a bit of music to finish off the show&hellip;&nbsp; new instrumental dance group <a href="https://intermood.bandcamp.com/">Intermood</a> have released their debut album &ndash; Casuarina &ndash; so, we&rsquo;ll listen to a couple of tracks and chat with drummer Miles Murray&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;

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Behind the Scenes 28th April 2025

If it’s the second Monday of the month, then it must be time to drop in on Elena Vereker from InSite Arts for our regular Adelaide catch up AND to meet her local guest artist, prolific actor about to appear in Kimberly Akimbo, Nathan O’Keefe…

Then, even though the Comedy Festival is well over, there’s still funny stuff happening, and to prove it, we’ll meet comedian Chris Ryan and find out why she’s an Extreme Tennant…

Meanwhile, Polyglot’s Artistic Director Cat Sewell is playing in the Cubbyhood and if you’re wondering what that means, then you’re sure to find out from Cat…

And finally, it’s our annual visit to Confined, the exhibition of remarkable work by First Nations’ artists who’ve experienced incarceration…  usually, we’d be talking to curator Kent Morris but this year we’re mixing it up a bit by talking to three of the artists in the exhibition – Jacob, Alisha and Timothy…

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

If it&rsquo;s the second Monday of the month, then it must be time to drop in on Elena Vereker from <a href="https://www.insitearts.com.au/">InSite Arts</a> for our regular Adelaide catch up AND to meet her local guest artist, prolific actor about to appear in <a href="https://statetheatrecompany.com.au/shows/kimberly-akimbo/">Kimberly Akimbo</a>, Nathan O&rsquo;Keefe&hellip;
Then, even though the Comedy Festival is well over, there&rsquo;s still funny stuff happening, and to prove it, we&rsquo;ll meet comedian Chris Ryan and find out why she&rsquo;s an <a href="https://www.century.com.au/chris-ryan-extreme-tenant/">Extreme Tennant</a>&hellip;
Meanwhile, <a href="https://polyglot.org.au/">Polyglot</a>&rsquo;s Artistic Director Cat Sewell is playing in the <a href="https://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/event/cubbyhood-by-polyglot-theatre/">Cubbyhood</a> and if you&rsquo;re wondering what that means, then you&rsquo;re sure to find out from Cat&hellip;
And finally, it&rsquo;s our annual visit to <a href="https://thetorch.org.au/exhibitions/confined-16/?srsltid=AfmBOoo0pec9u1aQoFSyu9oMVwTsEc3GqLFs5OlsqvEFFbwMZC4zahnF">Confined</a>, the exhibition of remarkable work by First Nations&rsquo; artists who&rsquo;ve experienced incarceration&hellip;&nbsp; usually, we&rsquo;d be talking to curator Kent Morris but this year we&rsquo;re mixing it up a bit by talking to three of the artists in the exhibition &ndash; Jacob, Alisha and Timothy&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Behind the Scenes 9th June 2025

Yuhui Ng Rodriguez is here to do our Theatre Network Australia spot this moth AND to introduce the TNA Member of the Month for June – Joel Bray whose new show Monolith is about to open at Arts House in North Melbourne…

And speaking of shows opening, Belle Hansen’s production of Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information has just opened at Theatre Works and for a change of pace, we’ll chat with that show’s composer and sound designer Jack Burmeister…

Then, LOTS to talk about on Screens&Streams…  first up we’ll meet Finnish/Australian filmmaker Saara Lamberg who’s having their own film festival – Winter Warmers – at Henkel Street Cinema… then Richard Sowada is back to talk about this year’s St Kilda Film Festival…  AND we’ll look at one of the festival’s films screens as part of the festival’s Pride Without Prejudice event – a new short film – Found – written and directed by our very own Luka Gracie… and if that’s not enough screen culture for you, Marc Gracie is here as usual to chat about a couple of new movies we’ve seen…

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

Yuhui Ng Rodriguez is here to do our Theatre Network Australia spot this moth AND to introduce the TNA Member of the Month for June &ndash; Joel Bray whose new show Monolith is about to open at Arts House in North Melbourne&hellip;
And speaking of shows opening, Belle Hansen&rsquo;s production of Caryl Churchill&rsquo;s Love and Information has just opened at Theatre Works and for a change of pace, we&rsquo;ll chat with that show&rsquo;s composer and sound designer Jack Burmeister&hellip;
Then, LOTS to talk about on Screens&amp;Streams&hellip;&nbsp; first up we&rsquo;ll meet Finnish/Australian filmmaker Saara Lamberg who&rsquo;s having their own film festival &ndash; Winter Warmers &ndash; at Henkel Street Cinema&hellip; then Richard Sowada is back to talk about this year&rsquo;s St Kilda Film Festival&hellip;&nbsp; AND we&rsquo;ll look at one of the festival&rsquo;s films screens as part of the festival&rsquo;s Pride Without Prejudice event &ndash; a new short film &ndash; Found &ndash; written and directed by our very own Luka Gracie&hellip; and if that&rsquo;s not enough screen culture for you, Marc Gracie is here as usual to chat about a couple of new movies we&rsquo;ve seen&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Behind the Scenes 2nd June 2025

We’ll be chatting with Liz Rogers from Brown’s Mart in Darwin first up tonight, and she’ll be introducing us to her local guest artist – choreographer, dance and Brown’s Mart Associate Producer Balla Neeba…

Then we’re off to Monash Performing Arts Centres to find out about Blakout – six weeks of First Nation’s music, dance and storytelling running from Reconciliation Week (May 27 to June 3) to NAIDOC Week (July 6 to 13) and who better to tell us about it than MPAC’s Senior Producer First Nations, Tom Molyneux…

And while we’re at Monash University, let’s drop in on ProfessorKim Marriott at MATS (the Monash Assistive Technology and Society Centre) to find out how his work and the work of his team is changing the lives of the blind and low vision community…

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

 

If you’d like to hear my previous conversation with Kim Marriott about his book The Golden Age of Data Visualization, it was on the December 9 show last year and you’ll find it on our podcast page- just put Vision Australia Radio Behind the Scenes into your favourite podcast search engine and you’ll find this and all our other episodes and bonus chats… 

We&rsquo;ll be chatting with Liz Rogers from <a href="https://brownsmart.com.au/">Brown&rsquo;s Mart</a> in Darwin first up tonight, and she&rsquo;ll be introducing us to her local guest artist &ndash; choreographer, dance and Brown&rsquo;s Mart Associate Producer Balla Neeba&hellip;
Then we&rsquo;re off to Monash Performing Arts Centres to find out about <a href="https://www.monash.edu/performing-arts-centres/whats-on/?tab=blakout">Blakout</a> &ndash; six weeks of First Nation&rsquo;s music, dance and storytelling running from Reconciliation Week (May 27 to June 3) to NAIDOC Week (July 6 to 13) and who better to tell us about it than MPAC&rsquo;s Senior Producer First Nations, Tom Molyneux&hellip;
And while we&rsquo;re at Monash University, let&rsquo;s drop in on Professor Kim Marriott at MATS (the <a href="https://www.monash.edu/mats">Monash Assistive Technology and Society Centre</a>) to find out how his work and the work of his team is changing the lives of the blind and low vision community&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.
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If you&rsquo;d like to hear my previous conversation with Kim Marriott about his book The Golden Age of Data Visualization, it was on the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/behind-the-scenes-vision-australia-radio/behind-the-scenes-9th-december-2024">December 9</a> show last year and you&rsquo;ll find it on our podcast page- just put Vision Australia Radio Behind the Scenes into your favourite podcast search engine and you&rsquo;ll find this and all our other episodes and bonus chats&hellip;

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