Art Smitten
678 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago -Art Smitten is SYN's weekly guide to arts, culture and entertainment in Australia and around the world. With a focus on youth and emerging arts, we're here to showcase culture ahead of the curve. From our base in Naarm/Melbourne, contributors interview, review, and cover the very best of what the world’s second-most liveable city has to offer. Whether it's film, fashion, photography or Fauvism you're into, Art Smitten is the place!
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Interview: Karen Therese
July 18, 2017 15:59 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBSmithers chats to Karen Therese, director of the Victorian Premiere season of TRIBUNAL, running from July 20-23 at Arts House, 521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne. CONTENT WARNING: Suicide - Lifeline 13 11 14 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Sorcha Breen
July 17, 2017 12:13 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBMaria and Smithers chat to actor Sorcha Breen about I Am Katherine, a theatrical adaptation and response to William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, playing at Hares and Hyenas (63 Johnston St, Fitzroy) from July 19-29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Lee McClenaghan and Kelley Kerr Young
July 17, 2017 11:09 - 12 minutes - 11 MBSmithers and Maria chat to actor/director Lee McClenaghan and lead actor Kelley Kerr Young about The Association, an immersive theatre experience presented by Girls Act Good that's playing at Number 64 (64 Pentland Parade, Yarraville) from July 18-30. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NGV Friday Nights: Gareth Liddiard
July 13, 2017 12:56 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MBWhen Gareth Liddiard of the Drones took to the stage as the headline act of NGV’s Friday Night series, he took a moment to remind the audience of an unpopular Vincent Van Gogh fact. “He stinks” he said, with a wry grin. He was referring not to Van Gogh’s paintings, but to Vincent himself. Reminding everyone that one of the greatest artists of the 20th century and the star of the most successful NGV international exhibition to ever go on display, actually stank. “In fact if he walked in here ...
Interview: Yumi Umiumare
July 13, 2017 11:19 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBChristian chats to Japanese Butoh dancer Yumi Umiumare about her upcoming performances at The Mechanics Institute and the Foreshore in Apollo Bay on Saturday 15th July, 6pm and 8pm, as part of the WinterWild Festival, running until August 3. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Ivan Hexter
July 12, 2017 14:45 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBSilvi and Christina chat to film director Ivan Hexter about his work on Tunnel Vision, a new documentary about the protests against the East West Link, Tunnel screening with Secret Matters at Cinema Nova (380 Lygon St, Carlton), 5pm on Sunday July 16, as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Johanna B Kelly
July 10, 2017 16:17 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBChristian chats to Johanna B Kelly, director of The Gateway Bug, a film about the benefits of an insect diet, screening as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Sunday July 16, 3pm at Cinema Nova (380 Lygon St, Carlton). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Fiona Cochrane
July 10, 2017 16:12 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBChristian chats to director/producer Fiona Cochrane about her new film 25 Tracks, about 2 musicians who set out to release 1 song every fortnight for a year, screening in the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Saturday July 15, 6.15pm at Long Play (318 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Emma Telfer
July 10, 2017 11:48 - 9 minutes - 8.69 MBChristina and Thierry chat to Open House Executive Director Emma Telfer about working with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image on the 'What Would Jane Do?’ running for the rest of July. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Russ Vickery and Matthew Parsons
July 09, 2017 14:56 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBChristian chats to Russ Vickery and Matthew Parsons about their Melbourne premier season of My Other Closet, The Cabaret, a show based on Russ' experiences with domestic violence in a queer relationship, on from July 15-28 at Bella Union, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Elysia Zeccola
July 09, 2017 14:51 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBChristians chats to Elysia Zeccola, director of the 2017 Scandinavian Film Festival, travelling around the nation from July 11 to August 6. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review: Yada Yada Yada
July 07, 2017 06:31 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBPlaying on their egos of Fran and Yetta, Lauren Edwards and Jude Perl created a dynamic cabaret show that celebrated a decade of television history, the 90s. Yada Yada Yada took its name from the Seinfeld episode in which George gets suspicious of his new girlfriend’s use of the term. There are a few of these Easter eggs scattered throughout the show. The premise follows a knock off Fran and Yetta filming a 90s Television Special. The two performers did an array of sitcom medleys and ori...
Interview: Janice Muller
July 04, 2017 14:17 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBSilvi and Christina chat to Janice Muller, director of the Malthouse Theatre's Australian premier production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. running until July 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Narda Shanley
July 04, 2017 13:28 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBChristina and Thierry chat to Narda Shanley, CEO of St Martin's Youth Arts Centre, about Banjo's, Boots & Beyonce (a different kind of bush dance), on from 6 – 8 July at The Substation, 1 Market Street Newport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review: (de)construct
July 04, 2017 12:19 - 1 minute - 1.83 MBAt La Mama Theatre in Carlton on Wednesday night I got to experience a moving and powerful physical theatre piece called (De)construct. Directed by Cera Maree Brown, (de)construct explores themes of identity, social anxiety, language, gender, sexuality and living from home. Based on recorded conversations between the performers, the honesty and depth to the opinions voiced struck a chord of familiarity in the audience as the different situations were played out. (de)construct begins with a...
Interview: Madeleine Featherby
July 04, 2017 08:09 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBChristina and Thierry chat to Madeleine Featherby about playing Helen (of Troy) in PARIS - A Rock Odyssey, running from July 13-15 at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Tyran Parke
July 03, 2017 13:33 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBChristina and Thierry chat to Tyran Parke about directing Lyric Opera’s production of The Coronation of Poppea, on from July 15-22 at Chapel off Chapel (12 Little Chapel St, Prahran). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review and interviews: Wallace & Gromit and Friends
July 03, 2017 11:18 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBWallace & Gromit and Friends and their talented creators have just arrived at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Aardman Animations. Running until October 29 this latest of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is a virtually exhaustive exhibition of the company's entire body of work, including their next feature film, Early Man, coming out early next year. Visiting Aardman founders and co-curators, Peter Lord and David Sproxton, working very c...
Review: Circus Oz - Model Citizen
July 03, 2017 11:05 - 1 minute - 970 KBSmithers reviews the new circus show that runs from June 20-July 16 at the Big Top in Birrarung Marr (between Federation Square and Batman Avenue). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Tash York
July 03, 2017 10:57 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBSilvi chats to cabaret performer Tash York about her new show, Adulting, playing at the Butterfly Club (5 Carson Pl, off Lt Collins) from July 11-16 as part of the Cabaret Fringe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Liam McGorry
July 03, 2017 10:36 - 7 minutes - 6.92 MBJack interviews Liam McGorry, founding member of Dorsal Fins, about the nine-piece band’s upcoming gig at the first Melbourne Museum – Nocturnal event, happening Friday July 7, 6-11pm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Britni Leslie
July 03, 2017 09:46 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBChristina and Silvi chat to cabaret performer Britni Leslie about her new show at the Butterfly Club, Bourbon St to Broadway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review: My Fair Lady
July 02, 2017 08:32 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MBAndrew reviews Julie Andrews’ 60th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady, now playing at the Regent Theatre until July 29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review: Roulston & Young: Songs for Lovers (And Other Idiots)
June 27, 2017 08:41 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBLondon Comedy Duo Roulston and Young come straight from the Adelaide Cabaret Festival to Melbourne’s Butterfly Club, to deliver an hour of upbeat laughs and jabs at relationships on a frosty Melbourne night. The first song lets you know what you’re in for, an upbeat formula with plenty of witty banter between hosts and invitations to the audience to join in the wink-winking and nudge-nudging. The audience that this reviewer was a part of were only too happy to oblige, a lively oneindeed. ...
Interview: Nelson Gardner
June 27, 2017 08:21 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBChristian chats to musical theatre performer Nelson Gardner about playing the part of Charley in Watch This’ production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, running from June 29 – July 15 at Southbank Theatre, 140 Southbank Boulevard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Matt Wilson
June 26, 2017 08:00 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBJack and Christian chat to Circus Oz veteran performer Matt Wilson about their new show, Model Citizens, running until July 16 at the Big Top in Birrarung Marr (between Federation Square and Batman Avenue). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review - Whitney: Can I Be Me
June 26, 2017 03:34 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBThis documentary wasn’t just your normal superstar backstory, this was a story about a woman's journey through self-doubt, a controlling family, addiction and racism. Nick Broomfield’s documentary of Whitney Houston is truly riveting and captivating, unlike any documentary I’ve ever seen. There were a number of never before seen home videos of Whitney starting out singing with her mum, Cissy Houston, in church, Whitney’s early interviews and of her backstage. There were also a number of in...
Interview: Piri Goodman and Maya Tregonning
June 23, 2017 05:49 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MBMaria and Ben chat with Piri Goodman and Maya Tregonning, students at the National Institute of Circus, about their June showcase performance at the National Circus Centre, Circosis: Left Brain, Right Brain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Rachel Maza
June 21, 2017 13:42 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBEllie and Christian chat with Rachael Maza, Artistic Director of the Ilbijerri Theatre Company, currently touring Coranderrk all around Australia until July 18. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Tina Dixson, Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng - Part 2
June 20, 2017 14:45 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBJack and Christian are joined by artist and producer Tina Dixson, human rights advocate Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng, from Road to Refuge, to discuss Stories About Hope, an exhibiton celebrating the strength, identity and human dignity of people from refugee backgrounds, on at the No Vacancy Project Space in Federation Square until Sunday June 25. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Tina Dixson, Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng - Part 1
June 20, 2017 14:32 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBJack and Christian are joined by artist and producer Tina Dixson, human rights advocate Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng, from Road to Refuge, to discuss Stories About Hope, an exhibiton celebrating the strength, identity and human dignity of people from refugee backgrounds, on at the No Vacancy Project Space in Federation Square until Sunday June 25. Click here for part 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Jodi Newcombe
June 20, 2017 03:46 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBMaria and Ben chat to Jodi Newcombe, Creative Producer of Empire of Dirt, an environmental work by James Geurts up on Rodda Lane off La Trobe St at RMIT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Sam Yong
June 19, 2017 08:34 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MBCaroline's interview with Sam Yong, Apparition Media 30-year-old artist and designer of the Spider-Man: Homecoming mural at Melbourne Central. CAROLINE: Congratulations on your big commission! SAM: Thank you. CAROLINE: Can you tell us how you got the gig? SAM: I work part time at Apparition Media, and I’m an artist and a designer there as well. Tyson (Hunter), one of the founders, he pitched me as an artist to do a custom design for the Spider-Man mural. Sony likes my work so th...
Interview: Olivia Satchell and Christian Taylor
June 07, 2017 14:43 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBBen, Silvi and Christina chat to producer Olivia Satchell and director Christian Taylor about Tipping Points, their 24-hour play project centring on climate change that will be performed on June 22, 7-9pm at 1000 £ Bend (361 Little Lonsdale Street) as part of the Emerging Writers' Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Maria's review: Friday Nights at NGV - Two Steps on the Water
June 06, 2017 13:59 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBThis weeks Friday Nights included a headline act by Two Steps on the Water, a extravagant chandelier and a reviewer entranced in the art of Van Gogh and Love: Art of Emotion 1400 - 1800. I find that the two components that make or break the Friday Nights experience is the music and the art. This weeks Friday Nights had exhibitions that emphasize emotion and mood. It only made it more suitable that the headliner for this week had so much gumption and feeling in their songs. The three piec...
Finley's review: Friday Nights at NGV - Two Steps on the Water
June 06, 2017 13:54 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBThere's something very romantic about going to an art gallery at night time, especially one as grand as the NGV. The high ceilings and wide open spaces are really beautiful. It would be really cute to take someone there on a date and afterwards get a hot chocolate and sit by the river, just a suggestion. Van Gogh and the Seasons was curated by Sjraar van Heugten The exhibition begins with a short 9 min video detailing important points and shifts in Van Gogh's life. I really enjoyed this pa...
Interview: Izzy Roberts-Orr
June 06, 2017 13:34 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBSilvi, Ben and Christina chat to Izzy Roberts-Orr, Artistic Director of the 2017 Emerging Writers' Festival (June 14-23). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Dion Mills
June 05, 2017 14:09 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBSilvi, Ben and Christina chat to actor Dion Mills about Red Stitch and Little Ones Theatre's production of The Moors, playing at Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East until July 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview (and live performance): John Fleming
June 04, 2017 09:59 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBChristian chats with and hears a live performance from Jason Fleming's solo tribute show, James Taylor: Bittersweet and Low, playing at the Caravan Club (95-97 Drummond Street, Oakleigh) on Saturday June 10, 8pm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Gemma Paintin
May 31, 2017 13:07 - 9 minutes - 8.83 MBMaria chats with Gemma Paintin, one half of the Bristol-based live art duo Action Hero, currently in residency at Arts House in North Melbourne performing a handful of pop-culture-focused works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Unfinished Romance – Rossini & Schubert
May 30, 2017 12:13 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBJack reviews the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s May concert, Unfinished Romance – Rossini & Schubert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review: 20th Century Women
May 29, 2017 05:04 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MB20th Century Women is the latest film from Mike Mills, whose previous film Beginners came out a full six years ago – but the wait has certainly been worthwhile. He’s managed to follow up what was a rather lovely and tender film with an even lovelier and even more tender one, a film that encompasses a sprawling range of themes and sentiments. It’s set in Southern California in 1979, and centres on Jamie, a fifteen-year-old living with his single middle-aged mother, Dorothea (Annette Bening)...
Review: Wild Bore
May 29, 2017 04:32 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBWild Bore is a new theatre production by three comedians, Zoe Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott. It is a meta theatrical production where the three performers analyse and deconstruct theatre criticisms, drawing material from real reviews they have received and other brutal reviews of other theatre productions. A lot of the themes of the show revolve around their experience of being ‘female comedians/theatre artists’ and the sexism and misunderstandings and backlash they re...
Interview: Robbie Carmellotti and Jordon Mahar
May 29, 2017 04:29 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBChristian chats with director Robbie Carmellotti and cast member Jordon Mahar from Chapel off Chapel's production of Spring Awakening: The Musical, running until June 10. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review: Hoke's Bluff
May 29, 2017 04:28 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBAction Hero arrives in Melbourne bringing a light Americana teeny boppy show "Whatever it takes" the banner read on the gym decorated theatre. Lines like these that seemingly belonged in a Degrassi High after school special were particularly prevalent in the UK groups show. It relied on the underdog team standing up against great grief and overcoming it all. The plot relied on spectacle and capturing this culture of teen movies. This was hard at first for many of the more elite theatre...
Review: The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls
May 24, 2017 14:19 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBChristian reviews Boutique Theatre's production of The Fairytale Russian Girls (running at St Martin's Youth Theatre until May 27) for Host Adalya and Assistant Producer Thierry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Tegan Jones
May 24, 2017 09:22 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBOn Art Smitten's special Mother's Day episode, Host Maria, Executive Producer Christian Producer and Christian's mum, Helen, chat with Tegan Jones, Producer, Co-Founder and Company Manager of Boutique Theatre, about The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, on at St Martin's Youth Theatre until May 27. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Miranda Hill
May 20, 2017 14:10 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBSmithers interviews double bass player from the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, performing in Unfinished Romance – Rossini & Schubert on Monday 22 May, 7.30pm at the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Faran Martin
May 08, 2017 14:11 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBChristian, Jack and Ellie chat with actor Faran Martin from North of Eight's production of Gardner McKay's Toyer, running at The Courthouse Hotel (86-90 Errol St, North Melbourne) until May 13. Click here for Christian's review See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interview: Ali MC + Rushdi
May 04, 2017 15:43 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBChristian, Jack and Ellie chat to artists Ali MC and Rushdi about their exhibitions from the 2017 Human Rights Festival - Rohingya: Refugee Crisis in Colour (on display until May 25 at the Fitzroy Library) and Reframe “Home” with Patterns of Displacement (on display from May 9-14 at the No Vancancy Gallery in QV). Click here to listen to our interview with festival director Lauren Valmadre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.