On this weeks show Richard had a chat to Pierre Terdjman and Benjamin Girette, founders of #Dysturb, he also spoke to Chris Howlett, Vice Chair of 3MBS about the up-and-coming Brahms Marathon, Penelope Bartlau and Darius Kedros about Barking Spider Visual Theatre's Psychopomp & Seething, Arie Rain Glorie about the artist run festival Love/City and Lisa Daniel, Festival Director of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF).
In order of appearance:
#Dysturb - www.photobookmelbourne.org
Brahms Marathon www.hawthornartscentre.com.au
Barking Spider Visual Theatre's Psychopomp & Seething www.lamama.com.au
Love/City www.lovecityfestival.com
MQFF www.mqff.com..au
About this program
Visual art, theatre, film and literature. Segments include:
- 'Art Attack' - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith.
- 'Shoot the Messenger' - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick.
- 'Drawn Out' - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo.
Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers' Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers' Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing Arts Editor at www.artshub.com.au. In his spare time he watches old Doctor Who episodes.
The podcast intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
