Art Smitten: Interviews - 2016

MITCHEL EDWARDS, emerging playwright, and actor AARON TREVASKIS join Lauren in the studio to talk about a new Australian and post-apocalyptic play,  Yellow Skies. Yellow Skies is produced by Baker's Dozen Theatre and is being performed at Metanoia Theatre at Brunswick Mechanics Institute, 18th -29th May.  

Lauren is joined in the studio with DEFRON, a local Melbourne hip-hop artist and the leader behind the Walk This Way project. Defron talks about his trip to New York and the hip hop scene in Melbourne.

Earlier this week, Beth interviewed Next Wave festival artist RANI PRAMESTI and her show Sedih // Sunno.  Sedih // Sunno is being performed as part of the NEXT WAVE festival and is on until May 15th at the North Melbourne Town Hall.

Earlier this month, Andrew had the opportunity to speak with Michael Williams, head of The Wheeler Centre, about the event: Paul Kelly does Shakespeare.

Hosts Lauren and Andrew chatted to GUY ABRAHAMS, CLIMARTE CEO and co-founder & THORNTON WALKER, one of the 10 commissioned artists from CLIMARTE Poster Project 2016.   The CLIMARTE Poster Project Forum is on Tuesday 17th 6pm at Carlton Connect Initiative LAB-14, 700 Swanston St Carlton, and the Exhibition is on at the same location until May 28th.

Hosts Lauren and Andrew were joined in the studios by two very special guests - their mothers!  Lee and Janet discuss their experiences of motherhood and how the media portrays motherhood. 

Hosts Lauren and Andrew were joined in the studio with EMMA FISHWICK, creator and choreographer & KYNAN TAN, composer and projection visual artist from Next Wave festival show microlandscapes.  Emma and Kynan talked about their process of developing microlandscapes, and where they would like to take the show in the future. 

JOSH LYNZAAT (access officer) and TIM SNEDDON (co-writer/sound designer) from the DIG collective chat to hosts Ben and Jonathan about their upcoming production DoubleSpeak.  DoubleSpeak is on Friday 20th - Saturday 21st May at 7:30pm at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland St, VIC.   

DANIEL TOBIAS, Green Room Award winner for Best Writing earlier this year, join hosts Ben and Jonathan to discuss his nationally acclaimed production The Orchid and The Crow.   The Orchid and The Crow is being performed at Theatre Works, St Kilda 3rd – 15th May. 

Hosts Ben and Jonathan are joined in the studio with BENG OH, director of the encore season of The Yellow Wave, and co-founder of 15 Minutes from Anywhere artist collaboration with writer Jane Miller.  The Yellow Wave is being performed at The Butterfly Club, Tuesday – Sunday 26th April – 8th May, 2016