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"not as a white, going to film ceremony, but try to speak with the people, respect them and involve damien into the ceremony with the master which is more an exchange of ideas." - Gilles Delmas http://wombatradio.com.au/gilles-delmas/ Gilles Delmas is an artist, photographer, director of experimental films and documentaries. We met to chat about his film The Ferryman made in collaboration with Damien Jalet (and voiced by Marina Abramovic) We also cover embodied ways to relate with the world and time, animism and the borders of worlds.

Patricia Wood, Pepa Ubera, Carla Zimbler meet to speak about their respective projects as part of March Dance Festival 2019.

"stars and planets dripping from our fingers" - Eliza Cooper "I wanna get it out in solo work so then I can put it on other people/performers" - Emma Harrison

"whether you be in a third world country or a first world country the struggles are real man, our convictions towards the struggle are real and relatable and somewhere there we connect in the language of empathy and the language of detesting apathy" - JK Anicoche

"you can't glorify it too much or else then you're exoticising it" - Vicki van Hout

"connecting this human midlife crisis to the ecological crisis" - Renae Shadler "I'm trying to figure out what i'm doing, through this work." - Omer Backley-Astrachan

"to encourage all bodies to move and to move together and to not be afraid of not being the same or feeling the same or looking the same, to experience movement in its true form" - Melinda Tyquin

“not to be a critic but to be a participant” - Heta Keskinarkaus “art can help us to think” - Heta Keskinarkaus

"I'm not into what they call this sex positive culture, I think it sounds wonderful but i'm not sure if I'm liberated enough to really celebrate *laughs* " - Janne Saarakkala

"I feel like there's definitely things I'm interested in, in art that's bigger than dance, that influences how I feel about it" - SB

"I've danced in roles where I've immersed myself so much that I've carried that trauma home with me... and it's affected my relationships" - Jasmin Lee Sheppard

“I hate that there are things (politically that) we can’t touch” - Kelly Copper "I couldn’t call myself a good guy, I know myself too well” - Pavol Liska

"I think my work is about intimacy and connection" - Eugene Choi

"I was maximising platforms that require an outcome" Emma Fishwick

“art generally is for everyone but not all art is for all people” - roslyn helper also "algorithms are not apolitical” Roslyn Helper also “art is an act of empathy” Roslyn Helper

Umwelt Collective is Merinda Davies and Lowana-Skye Davies. we talk about: their show: Re:membering collaborating dance and other things around it where the name umwelt came from working process costumes relationships installation what is useful feedback trying to find the flow creative writing/poetry suppression and consideration being sisters and much more! links: facebook website instagram press press

“Are we dancing the way we want to dance?” Lucky Larty

"i want them to have all the feels" - Sammie Williams

"The Dancing body does wonders" Serena Chalker is an award-winning independent artist and co-director of Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre. We speak specifically about process and drive behind their latest work, including. Producing the feelings instead of acting Contribution of sound Navigating the understanding of dementia "Dust on the Shortbread" tickets here - https://www.stickytickets.com.au/aivdt https://vimeo.com/260620555 Links https://serenachalker.com/https://moveme.org.au/2018/08/15/insight-into-dust-on-the-shortbread/https://australianculturalfund.org.au/artists/serena-chalker/http://www.aivdt.com/https://www.facebook.com/serenachalkerhttps://www.instagram.com/fromtheoutside_in/

Taree Sansbury spoke to wombat radio a year ago about her upcoming work MI:WI (can listen back to that here - http://wombatradio.com.au/taree-sansbury/) Now that Mi:Wi has premiered at NextWave Festival, Taree takes some time reflecting on how the process unfolded and her feelings around it. Info about the work from program: mi:wi is a new dance theatre work that will show a world where past and future are intertwined using contemporary indigenous dance technique and the cultural practice of weaving from the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia. As Mother Nature’s fate hangs by a thread, we find ourselves scrambling for a lifeline. Though sometimes tangled, the connection back to our ancestry might just hold the answer. ‘Mi:wi’ refers to the invisible ties we have to our past and future, people and country. In this arresting dance-based work, choreographer and dancer Taree Sansbury thoughtfully re-connects three Indigenous women through the practice of traditional Ngarrindjeri weaving. Looking back and moving forward with a growing sense of urgency, mi:wi speaks to the impact of climate change on ways of life while emphasising the importance of the passing on of culture to future generations. With one eye on the future and the other on the past, Sansbury weaves strands of timeless indigenous wisdom through the fragmented madness of our times. Venue: Main Hall, Northcote Town Hall Tickets: FULL $28, CONCESSION $23 Choreographer/ Performer: Taree Sansbury Performers: Caleena Sansbury, Katina Olsen Ngarrindjeri Elder/ Cultural consultant: Phyllis Williams Lighting Designer/Stage Manager: Cheryn Frost Costume Designer: Peta Strachan Mentor: Vicki Van Hout Image: Jamie James you can read a review of Mi:Wi here - http://artsreview.com.au/miwi/ more info: facebook event page UNSW residency Performance Space (Sydney) Residency DirtyFeet bio

"it feels magic" - Ash Mclellen

(i'm excited by) "what can't we see that shapes everything" - Kassidy Waters

"I do all of the dance things" - Sami Jane Smith.

"Remind myself to be gentle, always"Jazz Luna Jasmin Luna is an Australian based, freelance, movement artist. Born and raised in Sydney, Jasmin has performed in The Royal Opera House of Muscat’s Lakme, Opera Australia's Aida at the Sydney Opera House. We Cover. Readymade residency, writing and conceptual processes What are you thinking about when you’re making Single use friends and single use plastics Showing this issue of plastic through artWhat led you to danceThe process of creating dance Finding representation in movement How to approach, “unwanted movement”Recycling plasticWhat are you trying to achieve in the residency What’s your biggest hope for the work links: http://www.jazzluna.com.au/yoga.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/jazz.luna2https://www.instagram.com/jazzluna1/

"to have the platform that my mother, grandmother, great grandmother, didn't have" - Katina Olsen

The team of @_Why includes Surge Dance Collective: Brianna Law, Nadia Milford, Laura McNally as choreographers with all three artists also performing and being joined onstage by Reina Takeuchi. We spoke about multiple waves of feminism and a driving force for this show being where the team find themselves in today's social norms. links: Surge Dance Collective https://supercelldancefestival.com/why youtube interview with Nadia Milford

Anna Kallstrom is a professional dance artist, currently training with Lion Heart Dance Company as well as embarking on her own explorations and understanding of dance. we talk about: books free studio space using a video camera in rehearsals labelling yourself and much more! images of anna

"Thinking Sonically" - Carlos Johns-Dávila

"it is possible to be honest and kind" - Del Lumanta

Laura Boynes makes and dances in theatres and other environments. we spoke about: PRAXIS wonder woman having mentors and peers "i'm making a dance because" process feminism links: strut perth arts live ECU - choreography and cinematography co:3 interview performing lines - dark matter seesaw youtube people mentioned: Adelina Larsson Julianne Long Nicola Gunn

Laurie Young is a Canadian choreographer and dancer living in Berlin, Germany. we speak about life in canada, berlin, gold coast being a woman of colour working in museums beyond dance choreography upsetting the oppression of public spaces links: vimeo thefarm ottowacitizen

"to understand that you yourself is enough, to enter whatever space you want to enter" Paschal Daantos Berry

Kyle Page is currently in position of Artistic Director at DanceNorth. We spoke very briefly about being a dad and legacy and growing relationships between communities and insitutitions that will last beyond his time at the helm. links: SYN interview dance informer realtime youtube the clothes line omniFM danceaustralia

Michael Smith is working on a dance piece entitled Cowboy which will present at Flowstate, SouthBank Brisbane 30th April until 11th May. We cover this, the relationship between choreography and improvisation and other hopes and thoughts about process. other links: Institute of Modern Art the angry mime metro arts

[mis] conceive is a show by Thomas E.S. Kelly working with Taree Sansbury, Caleena Sansbury and Natalie Pelarek. we cover making of the work, cultural vs contemporary dancing, flags, protocols for sharing dancing and the new company Karul links: vimeo of Thomas E.S. Kelly workshop by Caleena and Taree company Karul brisbane powerhouse NORPA NITV Thomas Kelly yirramboi

"all our best intentions for where we want to arrive in ten years, really don't amount to anything unless we get out of bed tomorrow and do." - Antony Hamilton

"i'm embarrassed by it" - Jenni Large

"power to the poetry" - Jon R. Skulberg

Ben Ely makes music and art and loves jamming with people across forms. other links: BandCamp Regurgitator Double J Big Day Out Legs On The Wall Brisbane PowerHouse Scenester Brisbane PowerHouse 2SER DJing Scenester solo album how land echos solo record interview

“I hate that there are things (politically that) we can’t touch” - Kelly Copper "I couldn’t call myself a good guy, I know myself too well” - Pavol Liska

"I'll never stop telling stories"Gary Lang Gary Lang is a Larrakia man; he trained at the National Aboriginal and Islander Dance School (NAISDA) and has toured nationally & internationally with some of Australia's premier dance companies, the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre, Bangarra, Dance North and Tracks Inc. We Cover Finding where you fit in the world of Australia as a dancerMaking “Aboriginal Ballet” How to know what to do in the studio WA BalletFinding and learning essence within gestures How do learnings filter into being a director Directing a festival and calling yourself a, “festival director”Teaching children how to be, “right”, in this countryHaving strong women within his life How to know if you’re perpetuating the cycleThe, “divorce dance,” and shifting through musicMaking valid work to exist for certain peopleChoosing to work with adults not children How often to star somethingShifting to, “knowing how to dance,” NASIDA and Paul Saliba How to know what to do to create good workTeaching dance to children Biggest hopes for running a company and being festival, “director,” Working in the dance scene in Darwin Always have manners When will you know you’re done with making dancing Feeling safe with people links: https://www.ntdance.org/gary-lang-artistic-directorhttp://larrakia.com/talent-view/gary-lang/https://naisda.com.au/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-22/ballet-nt-dance-gary-lang-wa-milky-way-aboriginal-arnhem-land/11235036https://waballet.com.au/nt-dance-company-collaboration/https://www.instagram.com/garylang5/https://www.facebook.com/gary.lang.7921

"I question the ethics of making something that's deliberately very jarring." Megan Clune

"i never learn from my mistakes, you can put that on my grave" Ian Sinclair

"Art rebalances the bullshit. I'm just one of thousands of artists trying to rebalance the bullshit." - Victoria Chiu

"the first step is to realise it's ok, that you're not dancing right now" - Viola Iida

"it feels like a buzzing of the cells" - Rockie Stone

"with dance... i hope i can go further into places i don't epect" - Ellen Davies

“I’m trying to get my body to speak first” Bhenji Ra “i’m offering a different narrative, that’s all” Bhenji Ra

“sometimes the voices in your head are not yours, they’re just trauma” - Bhenji Ra

"it's more like, who are you? (rather) than what do you do?" James Mangohig