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"spend some time to figure out what my body needs, and then the journey of searching the need of my body is leading me to make a performance."

"i'll tell you that for free" - Naomi Rukavina "i'm an actor, i act things for money" - Naomi Rukavina

"The universe is in those cracks" - Gavin Webber

The most difficult thing is committing to choice. - GW

"everyone wants to get back here (Darwin)"

"things will happen" - HG

"i just don't think that movement is the way to depict the ideas that they're facing" - Nasim Patel

"is what we are doing in our 'improvised' practice really emitting and translating vibrations?"

"you have a body, it's there, it's smart, love it, you are being understood through it. And don't be afraid of it." - Eilit Marom

"i will not be managed by the fear" EM

"I didn't know what I was doing so I called a lot of people who did" - Neridah Ross

"i've spent hours with a yoga mat and a drumstick" - Cobie Orger

Callum Mooney is dancing and making around Sydney and beyond. We talk about his current projects: creating from a visual aesthetic being an asset to each other we are sound naturally recorded sounds structured improvisation from senses objects vs humans growth super powers more links: DUTI starnow youtube instagram talent cast mentioned: sony PCM M10 zoom H4N neil whittaker DDR

"i'm asking people to think beyond their lifetime" - Taree Sansbury

doing and seeing and being is inspiring - EH

"our bodies and muscles remember things and perform things that we don't request"

"Artists Nasim Khosravi, Kinly Grey, Susan Hawkins and Martyn Coutts each question something of vital importance to them as an artist, an individual, a member of our community, articulate their personal view and invite you to question and converse."

Finn O'Branagáin is a playwright, storyteller and dramaturg. She is interested in how ancient and universal myths and legends can be modern, personal and urgent. we cover: her show selkie what the world needs systemic social issues training perth, sydney, darwin getting a dog writing a play vs making it real links: we love perth twitter carbonmade centre stage linkedin arts on the au

"how the body talks" - AM

"I always start dance with spreadsheets" - michelle aitken

"i always have a lot of ideas" - JL

Jamie Lewis makes and performs works that are centered around stories, conversation, and food. We cover: being careful with word choice synthesis of experience as a way of being understood thinking in textures cohesion in communities practising uncomfortability virtuosity the superpower of listening more info: sydney morning herald the weekend edition australian cultural fund

Jamie Lewis makes and performs works that are centered around stories, conversation, and food. We cover: working through ideas eating roadkill stimulation, busyness and dreaming being a city kid professional artist = tradesmanship hosting as performance connecting the dots how to listen autonomy at young age picking your battles false dichotomies mentioned: metroArts: yumchat water futures conference Time Place Space: NOMAD Lee Wilson Latai Taumoepeau Kate Usher Angharad Wynne-Jones ArtsHouse Victoria mustang rebuild more info: sydney morning herald the weekend edition australian cultural fund

Jonathan Burrows' main focus now is an ongoing series of duets with the composer Matteo Fargion, which have gained an international reputation and continue to tour widely including to Sydney, Australia where we sat down at Critical Path to talk about: making dances being a ballet dancer photo shoots in the mustang gentrification late capitalism creating iconic pieces cultural dances commercialisations of dance being different from art as practise interconnected communities dance being a material artform writing, translating and reading scores (but those not being the subject of the work) dancing as a parallel practise hiphop dance culture hiphop as a political form people mentioned: mette edvardsen Bojana Kunst - podcast dan daw Joe Moran Jonzi D honda solar car racing team katie duck Iñaki Azpillaga - youtube

The Big Bounce - artist panel discussion around dancing with Vanessa Marian, Angela Goh, Sarah Scott and Adam Warburton.

Adam Warburton is a dancer, choreographer and performance maker that uses his background in street dance and his interests in somatics, his Burmese heritage, vocalisation and lighting to create interesting performance works that engage with audiences in different ways. He enjoys working with ideas about identity, connection and blurring the boundary that exists in dance between the audience and the performer. We speak about his upcoming piece "Our House" (with Paulina Bocian and Sean Cheng) commissioned for The Big Bounce happening this saturday night 29th of April 2017 at 6pm at PACT. we also touch on: house dance club culture street dance somatic practise male dancing burmese heritage inspiration and friction living in sydney eagles - hotel california mundubbera new york steve jobs aussie ≠ anglo industrialisation leaving no room for dancing rituals france being compelled to dance ritual how to be of service to others and oneself links: facebook critical path pact

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd5pTHwlTzv/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Courtney Scheu is committed to developing her practice and creating work in Brisbane, contributing to conversations of dance and the overall cultural landscape of the city. We caught up in Canberra and spoke about: lo / this change of heart - her work at supercell working in a team papaya an overarching logic the feeling of dancing in israel more info: QL2 youtube twitter supercell festival music industry far flung

Jana Perković focuses on the intersection between urban policy and arts, immersive design and performance practice, and geographical theories. Jana also runs a podcast called AudioStage, so we are podcasting about podcasting around art, dance, choreography and questions. we also cover: disrupting expected conversation, staying with the landmines discomfort capitalism social blindness working out the better question perpetuation due to convenience teaching as method of thinking sunscreen neomania the skill of a conversation more info: the conversation realtime crikey plotki guerrilla semiotics the guardian the lifted brow facebook twitter cultural policy reform no plain jane itunes: audiostage podcast website: audiostage podcast

Jana Perković focuses on the intersection between urban policy and arts, immersive design and performance practice, and geographical theories. Jana also runs a podcast called AudioStage, so we are podcasting about podcasting around art, dance, choreography and questions. we also cover: shame guilt violence social blindness making the moment strange southpark to show duty of care and also to teach more info: the conversation realtime crikey plotki guerrilla semiotics the guardian the lifted brow facebook twitter cultural policy reform no plain jane itunes: audiostage podcast website: audiostage podcast

"finding for everyone a place, but that place is not fixed" - Simone Truong

"constant questioning can lead to suspension" - Simone Truong

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnloei-Fq2e/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet "practise doesn't mean you need two hours preparation before you do a jump" - MATE MESZAROS Máté Mészáros is a Hungarian born dancer and choreographer. We caught up after a class he led for Bare Bones dance festival at The Farm on The Gold Coast during SuperCell Festival. we cover: making patterns in life personifying objects negotiating impact dancing with others personality speed and reaction and adrenalin and necessity movements that are provoking a result in your body lucky or stubborn adaptability being a double edged sword the self the show is good if the audience takes it with them when they leave "creating something that will live without me" - Máté Mészáros more info: supercell article19 interview HINOKI - trailer impulstanz vimeo sin culture center zero visibility

"to make things better for people and for artists, because i fucking believe in them" - Samantha Chester

"a life not lived in service is no life at all" - Samantha Chester (quoting someone else) "we have much more capacity than we imagine" - Samantha Chester

Eve Newton-Johnson is (awesome and is also) a dancer and choreographer. We squeezed in this discussion just before bump-in of her show "The Art of Intimacy" at Perth Fringe 2017. more info: facebook youtube vimeo flickr dancehouse in situ fringeworld

Caitlin is an independent dance artist who has a strong history in choreography, teaching and leadership across a diverse range of communities. Across all her work, Caitlin aims to create authentic opportunities to communicate and connect. we spoke loosely around what is important and how to do that thing. other links vimeo stompin canberra times QL2 makeshift barrebody informa mag fully grown

Tyrone Earl Lraé Robinson is an artist based in Perth. Making dance and performance and performing in the work of others, we talk about: black or gay prejudice proximity learning japanese appropriating culture inspiration and fame living across cultures future endeavours the book of ideas social in the world through instagram and facebook messenger the luck of having choice more info: instagram facebook performing lines interview ausstage reform uncollected ausdanceWA (this podcast was recorded on the raft artist space which we swum out to. )

Tyrone Earl Lraé Robinson is an artist based in Perth. Making dance and performance and performing in the work of others, we talk about: black or gay prejudice proximity learning japanese appropriating culture inspiration and fame living across cultures future endeavours the book of ideas social in the world through instagram and facebook messenger the luck of having choice more info: instagram facebook performing lines interview ausstage reform uncollected ausdanceWA (this podcast was recorded on the raft artist space which we swum out to. )

"you have to get balls deep" Paul Blackman

Gabriel Comerford is an internationally experienced dancer and maker. We cover: self care as a dancer in process identity the power of live performance manliness and associated mental health realities learning and knowledge of the embodied more info: vimeo facebook youtube instagram makeshift BDAH michelle potter ausdanceQLD sounds like wish prying eye

Martyn Coutts is an award winning Australian interdisciplinary artist concerned with ideas of the live, the interactive and the mediated body. we cover: https://vimeo.com/206175016 technology his show field theory being a generalist dropping truth bombs the role of a dramaturg being heavy or light handed in creation the use of artists to synthesize work from their experience vs sending a potential audience member to just have a direct experience. more info: i think i can / i think i can ian pidd CV flickr aphids kunst net field theory terrapin Aus office Taiwan youtube presentation dance tech media arts hub twitter

"to set myself up as an employment opportunity for other indigenous artists" - Thomas E S Kelly

"rebelling anything I could rebel" JP

Chafia Brooks is a Dance and Movement Specialist based in Melbourne Australia. we cover: pop icon dance class being a woman and being a person of colour within western/white culture's relationship with dance making the decision the power of movement more info: vimeo femine space facebook film victoria eve studios

"right at the end there is an invitation to look at it all differently" SA "I'm here because of a society that is built around encouraging me to be here and not someone else" SA

"I use my projects to think about things differently" - SA

"dance can only do dance" - Ivey Wawn

"if you wanna chance in life, bend your knees" Gavin Clarke

"that feeling of, yeah, fuck, this is dancing!" Elle Evangelista

"you know what is expected of you and what to expect" Elle Evangelista