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SmartArts - 14 July 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's show features directorNatasha Broadstock and lead actor of Demens, Don Bridges. Also Richard speaks to artistic director of Playwriting Australia, Tim Roseman andactor…
SmartArts - 7 July 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's show features Artistic Director of Brisbane Festival David Berthold. Richard speaks with Annie and Maude Davey about their new show 'Retro Futurismus: New World'…
SmartArts - 30 June 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. On today's show Richard speaks with shadow Arts Minister Mark Dreyfus, and Artistic Director of Darwin Festival Andrew Ross. Also LIVE from the Triple R…
SmartArts - 23 June 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. On today's show Richard chats to artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theatre, Paul Lightfoot. The leader of The Arts Party, PJ Collins joins Richard on…
SmartArts - 23 June 2016
This week Richard talks with the artistic director of Nederlands Dance Theatre, Paul Lightfoot
Then the leader of the The Arts Party, PJ Collins phones in to discuss policy and the election
Finally…
SmartArts - 16 June 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's show features director David Wynen and actor Liam Dodds discussing their production The Addams Family Musicalshowing at TheatreWorks. Also Greens MP Adam Bandt,discusses…
SmartArts - 9 June 2016
This week Richard talks to Artistic Director, Mike McLeish about the Melbourne Cabaret Festival
Then Director, Emily O'Brien-Brown and actor, Anna Burgess stop by to talk about the new Artefact Theatre Company and…
SmartArts - 2 June 2016
Interviews, news and reviews from across the arts. This week Richard talks to the director of the new stage show Double Indemnity, Sam Strong
Then Tony Smith stops by to talk about the…
SmartArts - 19 May 2016
Super exciting show this week, as Richard chats to Australian theatre icon Pamela Rabe about bringing her Helpmann Award-winning turn as Amanda Wingfield to The Malthouse. Chunky Move choreographer Anouk van Dijk &…
SmartArts - 12 May 2016
Interviews and news, reviews ranging across the arts. Today's show features curator Francis E Parker and artists Amy Spiers and Catherine Ryan discussing their exhibition Borders, Barriers and Walls at Monash Museum of…
SmartArts - 5 May 2016
interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's show features Playwright Hannie Rayson talking about performing stories from her acclaimed bookHello Beautiful! on stage at the Malthouse. Nic Clark CEO of…
SmartArts - 28 April 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Thisweek's program features fortyfivedownstairs Director Susie Dee& Playwright Patricia Cornelius talking 'Shit', new Circus OzCEO, Rob Tannion and lead actors, Mark Leonard Winter and ZahraNewman…
SmartArts - 21 April 2016
Interviews, news and reviews from across the arts. Today's program features Artistic Director and CEO of La Mama, Liz Jones, discussing the book launch of Margaret Cameron's ' I Shudder To Think:Performance As…
SmartArts - 14 April 2016
Interviews, news, and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's program features lead actor of Chapel Off Chapel's 'tick, tickBoom!' Luigi Lucente, Spanish Film Festival director, Genevieve Kelly, and Bell Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'…
SmartArts - 7 April 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts.
Today's show features, Queer film festival 'He Hated Pigeons' director Ingrid veninger & musician Frankie Topaz.
Also featuring playwrights, Elise Heart and Andrea James discussing…
SmartArts - 31 March 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's program features curator Margaret Kernich, and artists Hayley Scilini and Ignacio Roja, discussing 'ART-Town 2016' at Chapel St Precinct. Poppy Stockwell, Director of SCRUM…
SmartArts - 24 March 2016
On this podcast of Smart Arts we have The Melbourne Queer Film Festival program manager Spiro Economopoulos followed by Ingrid Wood and two students, Tom Habal and Mahalia Kluwer from the NGV's annual…
SmartArts - 17 March 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging from across the arts. Today's program features performance artist Penny Arcade discussing her new show 'Longing lasts Longer', the artistic director of New Wave Festival, Georgie Meagher, and…
SmartArts - 10 March 2016
Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's program features the artistic director of Melbourne Festival, Jonathan Holloway. UK performerClaire Cunningham chatsabout her Festival of Live Art show 'Give Me a Reason…SmartArts - 3 September 2015
SmartArts with Richard Watts 3rd September 2015
Malthouse Theatre's upcoming 2016 program - Matt Lutton, the new Artistic Director
http://malthousetheatre.com.au/
Art Attacksegment
TBC Theatre'sTender Napalm -Director Alice Darling & performer…
SmartArts - 27 August 2015
SmartArts with 27th August 2015
Drawn Outsegment with Bernard Caleo
'Holding The Man' -Screenwriter Tommy Murphy & Director Neil Armfield
http://miff.com.au/program/film/centrepiece-gala-holding-the-man
Jo Lloyd - 'Confusion For Three'
http://www.jolloyd.com/
Ben Wrigley…
SmartArts - 13 August 2015
SmartArts with 13th August'TRANSCEND' - Jessi Lewis
'MONO - A Spectacle Of Meditations' - Director & Designer Matthew Adey
Israeli Film Festival - Festival Director Richard Moore http://www.aiceisraelifilmfestival.com/
Fleur Kilpatrick - Shoot the…
SmartArts - 6 August 2015
SmartArts with 6th August
Director Brodie Higgs - MIFF 'Elixirhttp://miff.com.au/program/film/elixir
Director Darren Vizer & cast member Kristina Benton -La Mama'Stars Of Track And Field'
http://lamama.com.au/2015-winter-program/stars-of-track-and-field-29-july-9-aug
Melbourne Festival director Josephine Ridge https://www.festival.melbourne/
'Conversations With…
SmartArts - 30 July 2015
In order of appearance:
Claymation Filmmaker Adam Elliot Ernie Biscuit MIFF
http://miff.com.au/program/film/ernie-biscuit
Organiser Chantelle Winter West Projections 2015
http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/art/events/15188/west-projections-2015
Documentary Photographer Steve Winter National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/steve-winter/
Short Films Programmer Thomas Caldwell Melbourne International…
SmartArts - 23 July 2015
In order of appearance:
Tim Carney The Last Five Queers The Butterfly Club - Mid Winter Festival
http://www.weekendnotes.com/the-last-five-queers-midwinta-festival/
Artistic Director Matt Lutton and Actor Bert LaBonte I am a miracle Malthouse Theatre
http://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/i-am-a-miracle
…
SmartArts - 16 July 2015
In order of appearance:
Director Julian Merrick and Playwright Tom Holloway Dead Centre Sea Wall - Red Stich Actors Theatre
http://redstitch.net/gallery/dead-centre-sea-wall/
Off The Curb Gallery
http://www.offthekerb.com.au/
Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer and Andrew Strano The Songs…
SmartArts - 9 July 2015
In order of appearance:
Comedians Linda Haggar and Fahey Younger Miss Itchys Larvae Lounge The Butterfly Club
https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/miss-itchy-s-larvae-lounge
Artistic Director Ken McKenzie-Forbes West Side Story - The Production Company
http://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/west-side-story/
Playwright Jane Miller…
SmartArts - 2 July 2015
In order of appearance:
Artistic Director and Festival Director David Burton - Brisbane Festival
http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/
Performer Lachlan Macleod Polyglot Theatre Boats
http://www.polyglot.org.au/polyglot-in-indonesia/
Norman Houghton - Feral Arts Free the Arts Campaign
https://visualarts.net.au/artist-files/2015/artists-heart/
Myles…
SmartArts - 25 June 2015
In order of appearance:
Comedian and Performer Lynn Ruth Miller Not Dead Yet - Cabaret Festival
http://www.melbournecabaret.com/the-shows/2015/6/24/get-a-grip
Artistic Director Andrew Ross - Darwin Festival 2015
http://www.darwinfestival.org.au/
Assistant Curator Eugenia Flynn Both Sides of…
SmartArts - 11 June 2015
In oder of appearance:
Composer Tom Henry 'Kakadu Man'
www.auschoir.org
Caroline Burns and Matt Hetherington 'North by North West'
www.mtc.com.au
Curator Cecilia Heffer and Artist Ilka White 'Group Exchange: The 2nd Tamworth Textile…
SmartArts - 4 June 2015
Dirty Pretty Theatre Director Garry Abrahams and Actor Simon Caulfield - The Lonely Wolf - MTC Neon Festival of Independent Theatre
http://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/neon-2015/
In order of appearance:
Dancer Luke Marchant The Australian Ballet The…
SmartArts - 28 May 2015
In order of appearance:
Melbourne International Jazz Festival Artistic Director Michael Tortoni
http://melbournejazz.com/
La Mama Theatre Home Invasion Writer/Director Christopher Bryant
http://lamama.com.au/Home-Invasion-program-online.pdf
ACCA Read Only Artist Ryan Gander
https://www.accaonline.org.au/exhibition/ryan-gander-read-only
Shepparton Art Museum The…
SmartArts - 21 May 2015
In order of appearance:
Febie Tromarama 'Open House: Tromarama for Kids'
www.ngv.vic.gov.au
Artistic Director and CEO of Dancehouse Angela Conquet 'Dancehouse 2015 Program'
www.dancehouse.com.au
Sol III Company Artistic Director Andrei Schiller-Chan 'The Exonderated'
…
SmartArts - 14 May 2015
In order of appearance:
Bek Berger and Dan Koop 'Convergence' - indie artists' one-day summit
www.independentconverge.ce.wordpress.com
Martin Foley, Minister for Creative Industries and Louise Adler, Chair of the Creative Victoria Taskforce
www.creative.vic.gov.au
JD…
SmartArts - 30 April 2015
In order of appearance:
Tasdance - Artistic Director Annie Greig Luminous Flux
http://www.tasdance.com.au/artistic-director/
Phunktional Dance Theatre Company and ACMI - Artist Director - Gerard Veltre Calling The Shots
https://www.acmi.net.au/film/australian-perspectives/calling-the-shots/
Poppy Seed Festival -…
SmartArts - 7 May 2015
In order of appearance:
Rafael Bonachela - Artistic Director - Sydney Dance Company
http://www.sydneydancecompany.com/
MKA Theatre of New Writing Neon Festival
http://www.mka.org.au/
Aaaron Walker and Meredith Kitchen PESCADO' - NICA
http://www.nica.com.au/
David Blumenstein…
SmartArts - 23 April 2015
On todays show, in order of appearance:
Felix Preval Producer of Festival and Artist Services- Melbourne Fringe Festival
http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/
Kieran Boland Artist Conflicted: Adversaries in Art
www.townhallgallery.com.au
Hallie Shellam Creator and Performer Is…
SmartArts - 16 April 2015
In order of appearance:
Festival Program Dark Mofo Creative Director Leigh Carmichael
http://www.darkmofo.net.au/
Meme Girls Malthouse Theatre - Director and Co- Creator Stephen Nicolazzo and Co-Creator and Performer Ash Flanders
http://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/meme-girls
Frisk -…
SmartArts - 2 April 2015
On todays show Richard had a chat to;
Dr Brown Befrdfgth (USA) Melbourne International Comedy Festival
https://www.facebook.com/drbrowncomedy
Dr Professor Neal Portenzas Catchy Show Title Melbourne International Comedy Festival
http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/catchy-show-title-dr-professor-neal-portenza-s
I am not a…
SmartArts - 26 March 2015
Featuring on todays show;
Earth and Sky TarraWarra Museum of Art Curator Hetti Perkins
http://www.twma.com.au/exhibition/john-mawurndjul-and-gulumbu-yunupingu-earth-and-sky/
The Real Good Film Fest School House Studios
http://schoolhousestudios.com.au
Dance Massive Wrap Up Jo and Gerard
http://dancemassive.com.au/
Calypso…