Listen to SmartArts - 16 April 201501:23:2816 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 - True North Arts Festival Producer and VCA Graduate Anna Kennedy

http://truenorthfestival.com.au/

Perverts Bernadette Byrne and Victor Victoria Melbourne International Comedy Festival

http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/perverts-eastend-cabaret

Ulumbarra Theatre Bendigo Development Manager David Stretch

http://www.ulumbarratheatre.com.au

Medieval Moderns NGV Curator Laurie Benson

https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

Lady Sings It Better Maeve Marsdon and Libby Wood Melbourne International Comedy Festival

http://www.ladysingsitbetter.com/meet-ladies/

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

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