Listen to SmartArts - 25 June 201501:21:151 July 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 The Street - Counihan Gallery

https://www.facebook.com/counihangalleryinbrunswick

Performer Natasha York These Things Wine Cabaret Festival

http://www.melbournecabaret.com/the-shows/2015/4/30/these-things-take-wine

Program Manager for Creative Spaces Program Eleni Arbis and Artist Nick Athanasou - The Dirty Dozen

Performer Vanessa ONeil In Search of Owen Roe La Mama Theatre

http://lamama.com.au/2015-autumn-program/in-search-of-owen-roe

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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