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SmartArts

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

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44:02

Melbourne on Film at MIFF, Faint Echoes and Medea

SmartArts ·

2022/07/28

Kate Jinx, programmer for Melbourne International Film Festival, talks about this year’s Melbourne On Film program stream; Artist and photographer Pia Johnson on her exhibition ‘Faint Echoes’ at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, exploring the histories of representation of the Eurasian female body in domestic settings; Dianne Toulson and Belle Hansen from Theatre Works take us through their contemporary reimagining of Euripides’ ‘Medea: Out of the Mouths of Babes’. With presenter Richard

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46:10

Rebel, Homophonic! and Light Works

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2022/07/21

Playwright Fleur Kilpatrick chats about her new play ‘Rebel’ about senior activists, for the Ian Potter Centre; Miranda Hill, artistic director of ‘Homophonic!’, on telling the stories of LGBTQI+ elders through music for RESPECT at Leaps & Bounds; ACMI’s Laura Castagnini talks ‘Light: Works from Tate’s Collection’, an exhibition exploring the central role of light in art. With presenter Richard Watts.

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53:14

Drawn Out, Still Life and Australianness on Screen

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2022/07/07

Bernard Caelo dives deep into comic books and graphic novels for our monthly segment ‘Drawn Out’; Curator Jacqueline Doughty takes us through ‘Still Life’, Buxton Gallery’s latest art exhibition on the organic world; Journalist Sandy George on her latest Platform Paper ‘Nobody talks about Australianness on our Screens’. With presenter Richard Watts.

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01:03:50

Dorian Gray, Conjurer At The Card Table and Rawcus

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2022/06/30

Actor Eryn Jean Norvill and alternative performer Nikki Shiels talk starring in the much-hyped production of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’; One of the performers at this year’s Melbourne Magic Festival, Josh Staley, captivates in 'The Conjurer At The Card Table'; Artistic Director Kate Sulan on her final project with Rawcus after 22 years: ‘Here We Are Amongst You’. With presenter Richard Watts.

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43:48

Replay Festival, Common Thread and Illuminate Adelaide

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2022/06/23

Comedian and co-owner of Comedy Republic, Rhys Nicholson, talks encore shows at Replay Festival 2022; One of four artists showing at Boroondara’s Town Hall Gallery’s ‘Common Thread’, Sarah Hallett, explores transforming everyday materials into textile art; Lee Cumberlidge, co-artistic director of Illuminate Adelaide, chats about Australia’s newest major winter event.

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58:14

Picasso, Passing Strange and The Keir Choreographic...

SmartArts ·

2022/06/16

The National Gallery of Victoria’s Senior Curator Dr Miranda Wallace talks about this year’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition ‘The Picasso Century’; Director of ‘Passing Strange’, Dean Drieberg, along with the show’s Musical Director, Conductor and Keyboardist, Marissa Saroca, discuss the hybrid “rock concert with storytelling” coming to the Meat Market Stables; Dancehouse CEO Josh Wright chats about Australia’s largest contemporary dance award, the Keir Choreographic Award. With

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45:57

Mother Courage, Under The Surface and Set Piece

SmartArts ·

2022/06/09

Playwright Damien Millar on directing Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ for a 2022 audience at La Mama Theatre; Belinda Collins, Creative Director of The Social Crew, is back to discuss ‘Under The Surface’, a visual art trail in Gippsland; Co-Writer, Co-Director and Performer Nat Randall draws on elements of film and theatre to explore lesbian dynamics in ‘Set Piece’ for RISING. With presenter Richard Watts.

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50:41

Mette Ingvartsen, Rewards for The Tribe and Triceratops

SmartArts ·

2022/06/02

Danish dancer and choreographer, Mette Ingvartsen, talks exploring pornography’s pervasive creep in her performance ’21 Pornographies’ at RISING; Restless Dance Theatre director Michelle Ryan on another RISING favourite ‘Rewards for The Tribe’; Dr James Rule, curatorial research assistant of Palaeontology at Museums Victoria, delves into dinosaurs for their Triceratops exhibition. With presenter Richard Watts.

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46:17

Myanmar, To Schapelle and Back and Hercules

SmartArts ·

2022/05/26

Author Michele Aung Thin joins us to discuss PEN Melbourne’s Fundraiser for Myanmar and its freedom of expression at La Mama Courthouse; Winner of the 2022 Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Alex Hines, chats about her show ‘To Schapelle and Back’ returning to The Butterfly Club; Playwright Daniel Schlusser talks exploring the dark side of the male hero in ‘Hercules’, on at Arts House. With presenter Richard Watts.

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42:52

The Return, Light & Shade and The View From Up Here

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2022/05/19

Jason Tamiru talks co-directing ‘The Return’, which recounts the macabre history of the stolen bodily remains of First Peoples, for Malthouse Theatre and RISING; Art Gallery of Ballarat Director Louise Tegart on the lesser known Australian art movement of Max Meldrum and the tonalists for their new exhibition ‘Light & Shade’; Performers John Marc Desengano and Emily Tomlins discuss ‘The View From Up Here’ a play set in the aftermath of a bushfire from Hot Mess Productions and

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39:26

Floating Gallery, Meatus and ANAM Set Festival

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2022/05/12

Curator Janenne Willis chats about a fascinating ‘Floating Gallery’ presented by O_C_E_A_N, where people can swim, row or paddle out to view local artworks on laser yachts at Point Leo; Artist Frances Barrett explores her new sensory-focussed collaborative project ‘Meatus’ at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art; Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music, Paavali Jumppanen, talks commissioning 67 works from Australian composers for ANAM Set Festival. With presenter

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01:09:36

RISING, Venice Biennale for New Zealand, Photo 2022...

SmartArts ·

2022/05/05

RISING co-artistic directors Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek discuss the long-awaited program coming this winter; Natalie King talks about curating the work of Yuki Kihara, the representative for New Zealand Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale; Elias Redstone, artistic director of Photo 2022, celebrates Melbourne’s photographic culture; and producer of the inaugural Southside Festival, Freyja Macfarlane, on bringing thought-provoking arts and cultural events to Frankston. With presenter

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41:24

On Golden Days, Hamlet and The Heartbreak Choir

SmartArts ·

2022/04/28

Photographer and filmmaker James J. Robinson introduces his first solo exhibition, the nostalgia-challenging ‘On Golden Days’ at Hillvale Gallery; Harriet Gordon-Anderson talks playing the title role in Bell Shakespeare’s production of ‘Hamlet’, transposed to the glamorous court of Denmark in the 1960s; and Peter Houghton discusses directing ‘Heartbreak Choir’, the last work from his friend, the late playwright Aidan Fennessy, for the Melbourne Theatre Company. With presenter Richard

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49:43

Platform Papers, Can’t Complain and Double Feature

SmartArts ·

2022/04/14

Dr Josephine Caust from the University of Melbourne discusses her important paper connecting ‘Arts, Culture & Country’ for Platform Papers; Nominated for Best Newcomer at last year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Chris Ryan is back with her show 'Can't Complain’; Another comedy festival favourite Damian Callinan talks about discovering his mother’s 1946 diary for his show ‘Double Feature’. With presenter Richard Watts.

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46:47

Art Attack, Bunny and Bigger and Blacker

SmartArts ·

2022/04/07

Tai Snaith is back for another Art Attack; Barnie Duncan gets personal about grief in his new show 'Bunny' at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Writer and actor Steven Oliver talks about his festival debut with the comedy cabaret 'Bigger and Blacker'; With presenter Richard Watts.

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47:58

Theatre Reviews, Comedy fest with Amanda Jane...

SmartArts ·

2022/03/31

Anne Marie Peard joins the show for a fortnightly critique and celebration of theatre in Melbourne; Amanda Jane Pritchard discusses her show 'Google Amanda Jane Dildo' coming to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Circa's Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz on their new work 'ON' at the Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts. With presenter Richard Watts.

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50:59

The Rabble, Distant Things Appear Suddenly Near and...

SmartArts ·

2022/03/24

Co-founders of THE RABBLE, Emma Valenta and Kate Davis discuss their latest work of feminist theatre ‘YES’; Irish artist Sean Lynch on his temporary public artwork in Carlton’s University Square ‘Distant Things Appear Suddenly Near’; Cinema Viscera's Perri Cummings and Paul Anthony Nelson talk ‘Apparitions’, their new indie horror feature. With presenter Richard Watts.

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54:08

Theatre Reviews, Happy End and Hamilton

SmartArts ·

2022/03/17

Anne Marie Peard reviews recent theatre works; Actor and soprano Ali McGregor chats about Victorian Opera’s staging of the 20th century anti-capitalist musical comedy 'Happy End'; Jason Arrow, who plays the titular character in 'Hamilton', discusses the critic-proof phenomenon. With presenter Richard Watts.

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47:50

Reigen, Flux Job and Queer Stories at The NGV

SmartArts ·

2022/03/10

Viv Nguyen and Georgia Symon, two of the nine writers behind Periscope Productions’ ’REIGEN’, talk adapting Arthur Schnitzler’s play; Choreographer Lucy Guerin explores proximity and distance through dance in ‘Flux Job’ at Arts House; Senior Curator Tedd Gott introduces the bold new exhibition 'Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection'. With presenter Richard Watts.

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40:50

Rider Spoke, Chronic Cabaret and Creative Start-Up

SmartArts ·

2022/03/03

Nick Tandavanitj discusses Blast Theory and ACMI's ‘Rider Spoke’, an immersive experience where participants cycle through the city to find a hiding place for a secret; Producer Rosie Roulette chats about 'The Chronic Cabaret' coming to Fringe Rebound; Monica Davidson, Director of Creative Plus Business, talks about a free online course teaching business essentials to creative practitioners. With presenter Richard Watts.

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