Welcome to the second Behind the Scenes Summer Special for 2023. This week we meet the outgoing Artistic Director of the Australian Art Orchestra, Peter Knight, and get to listen to some of his music both from his time with AAO and from his new solo album, Shadow Phase as well as music from his collaborations including Closed Beginnings and 1988...

Welcome to the second Behind the Scenes Summer Special for 2023. This week we meet the outgoing Artistic Director of the <a href="https://www.aao.com.au/">Australian Art Orchestra</a>, Peter Knight, and get to listen to some of his music both from his time with AAO and from his new solo album, <a href="https://room40.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-phase">Shadow Phase</a> as well as music from his collaborations including Closed Beginnings and 1988...

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 9th January 2023

It's our week to start in Darwin but Sophia Hall is on leave…  never fear, though… Brown’s Mart Associate Artist James Mangohig is deputising and will let us know what’s happening Live on Fridays…



Then I swing by the Abbotsford Convent which is about to celebrate its 20th birthday…  so, it makes sense to catch up with the founding CEO Maggie Maguire and the present day COO John Di Natale…



Meanwhile, in Northcote, we say hi to Rebecca Lister who’ll tell us about On The Couch with Beck Lister, her part-chat show, part-therapy session at Wesley Anne..



After that, Darebin Arts Speakeasy is about to present a new work by The People…  but Peacemongers is more than just a show… it’s also a sit down dinner and Co-Creator and Director Katrina Cornwall will tell us how that works…



And finally, it’ll be ANZAC Day later this week and ASU Productions is presenting their new play Gallipoli: A Story Untold written and directed by Mohammed Hashem… but to find out about it we need to catch up with Mohammed who’s in Egypt…



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

It's our week to start in Darwin but Sophia Hall is on leave…  never fear, though… <a href="https://brownsmart.com.au/">Brown’s Mart</a> Associate Artist James Mangohig is deputising and will let us know what’s happening <a href="https://brownsmart.com.au/lof/">Live on Fridays</a>…
 
Then I swing by the <a href="https://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/">Abbotsford Convent</a> which is about to celebrate its 20th birthday…  so, it makes sense to catch up with the founding CEO Maggie Maguire and the present day COO John Di Natale…
 
Meanwhile, in Northcote, we say hi to Rebecca Lister who’ll tell us about <a href="https://wesleyanne.com.au/events/2024/5/5/on-the-couch-with-beck-listerpart-chat-show-part-therapy">On The Couch with Beck Lister</a>, her part-chat show, part-therapy session at Wesley Anne..
 
After that, <a href="https://arts.darebin.vic.gov.au/Programs-and-opportunities/Programs/Speakeasy-presentations">Darebin Arts Speakeasy</a> is about to present a new work by The People…  but <a href="https://arts.darebin.vic.gov.au/whats-on/event-calendar/2024/04/peacemongers">Peacemongers</a> is more than just a show… it’s also a sit down dinner and Co-Creator and Director Katrina Cornwall will tell us how that works…
 
And finally, it’ll be ANZAC Day later this week and ASU Productions is presenting their new play <a href="https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1189792">Gallipoli: A Story Untold</a> written and directed by Mohammed Hashem… but to find out about it we need to catch up with Mohammed who’s in Egypt…
 
They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Behind the Scenes 22nd April 2024

Third show of the month means we’re saying welcome back to Helen Simondson from WA Museum Boola Bardip and after her Perth round up we’ll also say hi to Shakara Walley who’s written the new Yirra Yaakin show, Songbird.



Then, it’s still Melbourne International Comedy Festival time so let’s put our sleuthing caps on as we try and help Lliam Amor solve an improvised murder in Murder Village.



After that, it’s all music – first up it’s Craig Reardon who’s booking the artists who are bring music back to the Prince Alfred Hotel in Port Melbourne every Friday and Saturday night…



…and then it’s ‘friend of the show’ Adam Simmons who’s here to tell us about the latest issue of the national jazz journal Dingo, and what they’ve got lined up for International Jazz Day…



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

Third show of the month means we’re saying welcome back to Helen Simondson from <a href="https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip">WA Museum Boola Bardip </a>and after her Perth round up we’ll also say hi to Shakara Walley who’s written the new Yirra Yaakin show, <a href="https://yirrayaakin.com.au/production/songbird/">Songbird</a>.
 
Then, it’s still <a href="https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024">Melbourne International Comedy Festival</a> time so let’s put our sleuthing caps on as we try and help Lliam Amor solve an improvised murder in <a href="https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/murder-village-an-improvised-whodunnit">Murder Village</a>.
 
After that, it’s all music – first up it’s Craig Reardon who’s booking the artists who are bring music back to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/604651983978965/604653167312180/?active_tab=about">Prince Alfred Hotel</a> in Port Melbourne every Friday and Saturday night…
 
…and then it’s ‘friend of the show’ Adam Simmons who’s here to tell us about the latest issue of the national jazz journal <a href="https://www.dingojazz.com/">Dingo</a>, and what they’ve got lined up for <a href="https://www.dingojazz.com/jazz-in-the-north/">International Jazz Day</a>…
 
They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Behind the Scenes 15th April 2024

Elena Vereker is here because it’s our week to catch up on all things Adelaide including, of course, her guest local artist and this month it’s multi-award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer who seems to also now be a novelist…



Then we drop in on Odalala… a rather beautiful exhibition that has taken over Arts House in North Melbourne where a diverse collection of artists explore histories of caste, identity, migration and culture… and Odalala’s Curator Vishal Kumaraswamy walks and talks us through the spaces…



After that, we’re back with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival…  first up it’s the mad scientist from Perth Magnus Danger Magnus whose show Kaboom! mixes explosives with comedy in a room full of kids…  what could possibly go wrong?



And finally, look who’s back… it’s the Blind Bard Beneath the Pink Beret…  filmmaker and serial slam poet Jeremy Moses who’s here to tell us how many poems he’s slamming into his comedy festival show this year….



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





But wait, there’s more!!!

If you’d like to hear the complete Odalala walk & talk conversation with Vishal Kumaraswamy you can find it here…

Elena Vereker is here because it’s our week to catch up on all things Adelaide including, of course, her guest local artist and this month it’s multi-award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer who seems to also now be a novelist…
 
Then we drop in on Odalala… a rather beautiful exhibition that has taken over Arts House in North Melbourne where a diverse collection of artists explore histories of caste, identity, migration and culture… and Odalala’s Curator Vishal Kumaraswamy walks and talks us through the spaces…
 
After that, we’re back with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival…  first up it’s the mad scientist from Perth Magnus Danger Magnus whose show Kaboom! mixes explosives with comedy in a room full of kids…  what could possibly go wrong?
 
And finally, look who’s back… it’s the Blind Bard Beneath the Pink Beret…  filmmaker and serial slam poet Jeremy Moses who’s here to tell us how many poems he’s slamming into his comedy festival show this year….
 
They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.
 
 
But wait, there’s more!!!
If you’d like to hear the complete Odalala walk &amp; talk conversation with Vishal Kumaraswamy you can find it <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/behind-the-scenes-vision-australia-radio/curator-vishal-kumaraswarmy-odalala-exhibition?fbclid=IwAR3pN6ipVXhjJebGzlClAjgoE5BE0s4UiWDyqaT-R9ZhqlSgSIF0Bs4a7-w_aem_AeDXyLtlrjSsjYkyH4trB7B100uBTI59BkL73YCCXxarAn_GkA1vjwQFL_G-H-ZliJKL6j4Q9vI3s_J0_yJTpTpH">here</a>…

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