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10 Days On the Island
Tasmania's first international cultural festival, '10 Days' celebrated the artistic experience of island communities from around the world.
1 March 2001
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Argument Is Necessary
Australia has always been ambivalent about contemporary dance. It is almost the least funded dance form and yet it is the thing governments are happy to promote at international trade fairs and diplomatic missions, the art form that tourism organisations use to sell a vibrant, dynamic image of Australia all over the world. Dance critic, Lee Christofis ponders where we go from here.
1 September 2001
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Barry Humphries Unveiled
In his memoir "My Life As Me" Barry Humphries discusses his privileged youth in suburban Melbourne and his hectic and romantic career in Australia, England and America.
5 December 2002
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BEYOND 40: The Story of the Australian Ballet
Beyond 40' - is the Australian Ballet's spectacular show to celebrate their 40th birthday. The program is currently being toured nationally.
28 March 2002
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Digital Liaison: Lynda Gibson
Comedian, Lynda Gibson, has been in everything funny. Her vast credits include 'Let the Blood Run Free','The Big Gig', 'The Big Steal', 'The Castle'... the list goes on and on.
21 September 2001
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Digital Liaisons: Paul Cordeiro
Paul Cordeiro, Assistant Choreographer of the Sydney 2002 Olympics Opening Ceremony speaks to The Space.
21 September 2001
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DV8 Physical Theatre: The High Cost of Living with Lloyd Newson
Hidden away in an inner-city back lane is a set of rehearsal rooms scheduled for demolition. Another set of apartments is to replace this artistic space, an example of Sydney's Olympic real estate boom. This is also the setting for 'Can We Afford This?", DV8's production in development for the 2000 Olympic Arts Festival.
21 September 2001
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Eidos: Telos and William Forsythe
Radio National's 'Arts Talk' presenter, Julie Copeland, interviews choreographer William Forsythe, about ‘Eidos: Telos’. They explore the nature of the creative process and the artist's relation with the larger world. Part II of a two-part series
13 December 2001
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Fa'afafine
Fa'afafine are boys and men who are raised as girls and who take on the traditional roles of women in Samoan society -such as the care of the young and elderly and assisting with household chores. According to most Western anthropological accounts, Fa'afafine are accepted and respected members of society in Samoa. In reality that's not quite the case according to Brian Fuata, a Samoan-born actor who's written and plays all the characters in a performance simply titled Fa'afafine.
20 December 2001
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Fools' Paradise
An audio visual journey through 12 years of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
1 May 1999
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Genesi: Theatre Review
Genesi is showing at the Melbourne Festival 2002.
"It's a difficult night out, but it is also one that's a privilege to witness. The images seem to be drawn from the realm of nightmare rather than sleep. They are painterly, evocative and beautiful. They are also designed to resonate with the audience for a long time after they leave the theatre."
17 October 2002
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Going Global in Bellingen
Simon Nicholas got down and dirty with the Gyuto Monks, MC Trey and Pacific trio Manuhiri (amongst others) at the recent Bellingen Global Carnival.
13 November 2001
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I Want To Run Away to The Women's Circus
Launched in 1991 as a project of the Footscray Community Arts Centre, the Women’s Circus has since built a national and international reputation for physical theatre, circus performances and workshops for eclectic audiences and participants.
21 September 2001
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Interview with Stephen Page
Brisbane-born Stephen Page is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of the Bangarra Dance Theatre. Bangarra’s unique productions, such as their recent work ‘Walkabout’, merge the styles of traditional Aboriginal dance with Modern dance movements. Page’s status as an internationally celebrated choreographer has also enabled him to take on the role of spokesperson for Indigenous art.
9 August 2002
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Meryl Tankard
Meryl Tankard, Artistic Director of the Adelaide-based Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre spoke to Express' Stephen Crittenden about her contract negotiations to stay with the company.
21 September 2001
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Perth International Arts Festival
For half a century now many rich and varied cultural experiences have been soaked up over the scorching hot Perth summers. As the Festival turns 50, we look back on ambitious beginnings, and gaze into the future with new Director Lindy Hume.
26 February 2003
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Rachel Griffiths' Shenanigans
Actor Rachel Griffiths burst onto the international scene in the Australian film 'Muriel's Wedding'. She speaks with Madeleine Swain about her career, the state of Australian theatre, and her shenanigans at the opening of Melbourne's Crown Casino in 1997.
21 September 2001
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Radio Play online
In "Scenes from Sheep Country", writer Michael Cove gives us an intimate picture of the lives of the residents of Helliwell, a town of some 300 people. Their efforts, their victories and their failures and the resulting highly dramatic events make this a compelling five-part series.
2 June 2002
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Stringraphy
Meet Kazue Mizushima, the creator and composer of the unique Stringraphy instrument, featured in Melbourne International Festival 2001.
8 November 2001
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Stringraphy
Triple J's Fenella Kernebone interviewed Kazue Mizushima, the creator of 'Stringraphy' which was a surprise hit with audiences at the Melbourne International Festival, 2001.
8 November 2001
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Swing's The Thing
A boy and a girl twirl frenetically yet effortlessly around a dance floor to the brassy rhythms of a swing band. They are decked out in matching cream and tan coloured outfits: she in a swirling feminine short-sleeved, knee-length dress, her red curly tresses bouncing and he in a pair of high waisted loose fitting trousers held up with braces, baggy cap sitting backwards on his head...
1 December 2000
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Tampaphobia: Mardi Gras 2002
A number of separate groups who were interested in constructing a refugee-inspired float for the 2002 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras decided to pool resources by working together to construct the Tampaphobia Boat of Love.
1 March 2002
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The Dance of Football
Football was introduced to the Tiwi Islands in the early 1930s and Grand final day is now a fixture in the Tiwi calendar. The 'Buffalo Dance' draws on the actions associated with football - a bounce, a handpass, a kick, a mark - and is performed by the winning team.
22 May 2003
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The Famous Spiegeltent
Triple J's Fenella Kernebone interviews David Bates about the Melbourne International Festival's unique venue, the Spiegeltent.
26 October 2001
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Theatre Du Soleil: The Flood Drummers
'The Flood Drummers' is the latest epic production by Theatre du Soleil's founding director Ariane Mnouchkine, recently performed at the 2002 Sydney festival. In this production the actors, elaborately dressed as Bunraku style puppets, are lifted and manipulated by other actors dressed and masked in black - with the cast also serving delicious food and wine during interval.
21 February 2002
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Total Masala Slammer
A story of unrequited love told through text, dance and film. It’s Goethe colliding with Bollywood soap opera, performed by Germany’s Hebbel Theatre Berlin and directed by Michael Laub/ Remote Control Productions – and part of the Melbourne Festival 2002 program.
Reviewed by Lucinda Strahan
4 November 2002
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Tracks Theatre Company
Tracks is a performance company that embraces polyculturalism, bringing together Indigenous, non-Indigenous, migrant, elderly and young for multimedia productions which explore Northern Territory life and mythology.
9 May 2003
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Wardandi Dreaming Dancers: Reviving The Songlines
The Wardandi Dreaming Dancers are bringing back traditional dance culture and inviting other Aboriginal dance groups to join them. "It's about the connection with the land, remembering that history. The dancing embeds it in the mind ..."
23 June 2003
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What's life without risk?
The Smarter than Smoking Cre8tive Challenge 2003 takes place in 15 communities across Western Australia. It involves over 450 children, a dozen Australian artists and a famous British guy.
22 May 2003
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William Forsythe In the Middle
The first of a two-part series looking at the evolution of internationally-renowned choreographer William Forsythe’s thinking and practice about dance and dancers. William Forsythe spoke with Radio National Arts Talk presenter Julie Copeland.
3 December 2001
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Zingaro
Arts Talk presenter Julie Copeland interviews 'the poet working with horses' in an attempt to find out why Bartabas' Equestrian Theatre 'Zingaro' is such a hit at Arts Festivals.
21 September 2001
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