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Negin Chahoud is a Visual Artist who explores her emotional journey as a refugee from Iran in her practice. She gives voice to her story through multi-layered, mixed media artworks on paper and paintings and creates intricate, semi-abstract artworks with a strong narrative. Each piece not only showcases part of her history but also reflects on her journey to healing and the inspiration she draws from her natural surroundings. You can access a transcript for this episode here. What’s on: Wellbeing Through Art https://aarts.net.au/news/wellbeing-through-art/ Sarah Blasko and Eliza Hull on tour in Victoria https://www.sarahblasko.com/shows Music Sample: Eliza Hull – Lilac Dreams https://elizahull.bandcamp.com/track/lilac-dreams Any feedback or requests for 2024 please contact Anthea at antheawilliamsnet@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the Sydney Festival opening, Anthea chats to the brilliant Ali Murphy-Oates, a Ngiyampaa Wailwan person who is both Senior Manager, First Nations Strategy & Engagement at Create NSW, and at Sydney Festival as Producer - First Nations. You can access a transcript of this episode here. Sydney Festival: Vigil-Gunyan: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/vigil-gunyah What’s on: TarraWarra Museum of Art, Intimate Imaginaries exhibition from Arts Project Australia https://www.twma.com.au/exhibitions/intimate-imaginaries/ Arts Project Australia https://www.artsproject.org.au/ Back to Back Theatre: Multiple Bad Things https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/multiple-bad-things Music Sample: Magnets: Speak https://musicbymagnets.bandcamp.com/music MAGNETS, the solo project of Naarm-based disabled artist and advocate Siobhan McGinnitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiruna Stamell is an Australian actor and dancer. Sydney born she’s trained in both the UK and Australia and has appeared in films like Moulin Rouge, on TV in shows like Serpent Queen and on stage. She’s even been on Play School. Currently she’s playing Kirsty Millar on British Soap, Doctors. This month Kiruna and Anthea discuss actor training and development, Kiruna’s international career and advice she has for emerging actors. What’s on: Sheltered by Kathryn Hall https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/sheltered/ DEAF ENOUGH by Nathan Borg https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/deaf-enough/ Kinetic Light - Decent https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kineticlight Music Sample: The Psychotic Reactions https://thepsychoticreactions.bandcamp.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month Anthea talks all things access with Jo Simpson, the access coordinator at the Sydney Fringe. https://sydneyfringe.com/ What’s on: Limitless: https://sydneyfringe.com/limitless/ The Hen House https://pyt.com.au/the-hen-house/ Anti Festival – With This Body I Remember, With This Body I Re-wild https://antifestival.com/en/programme/with-this-body-i-remember-with-this-body-i-re-wild-2/ Music Sample: I Don’t Care by Sweat https://sweatbandgals.bandcamp.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month Anthea talks with Ella Glendining about her remarkable documentary Is Anybody Out There? which was part of this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Born with a disability so rare that no reliable statistics about it exist, Ella Glendining goes on a global search for answers and others who share her experience. https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/is-there-anybody-out-there Read a full transcript of this episode here. What’s On: Under My Tongue: https://tix.nextwave.org.au/Events/Under-My-Tongue-Belinda-Locke/Sun-Jul-23-2023-15-00 Making it in Moreland, Insights into Practice: Embedding Accessibility: https://nextwave.org.au/whats-on/embedding-accessibility Radical Access at the Melbourne Fringe: https://melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-sector-leadership/radical-access/ I Dance II: https://unchartedterritory.com.au/etn/i-dance-ii/ Pony at The Canberra Theatre Centre: https://canberratheatrecentre.com.au/show/pony-2023/ Music Sample: Sab, Synths in a Dark Room: https://linktr.ee/sabsagastumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month Anthea talks with Artistic Director Jessica Olivieri about the Season of Care at UTP. View a transcript of this episode here. https://utp.org.au/event/seasonofcare Links Care Work: https://brownstargirl.org/care-work-dreaming-disability-justice/ A Manifesto for Radical Care or How to be a Human in the Arts https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/a-manifesto-for-radical-care-or-how-to-be-a-human-in-the-arts/ What’s on Ruth O’Brien’s Songs for Abby, EP Launch: https://www.thestreet.org.au/shows/ruth-o%E2%80%99brien-songs-abby-ep-launch Burnt Out in Biscuit Land by Touretteshero: https://www.theoldcourts.com/discover/burnt-out-in-biscuit-land/ Pony at Griffin Theatre: https://griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on/pony/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(Trigger warning: in this episode we use strong sexual language and discuss kink) This month Anthea talks dancer Dan Daw about his remarkable piece, The Dan Daw Show, his production company The Dan Daw Collective, consent, development and joy. https://dandawcreative.com Download a transcript of this episode here. What’s on: Bernhard/Hamlet: https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/bernhardt-hamlet/ Actually Autistic: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/all-about-women/2023/actually-autistic.html Music Sample Between Mirrors - Boy in a Blue Dress https://betweenmirrors-music.bandcamp.com/track/boy-in-a-blue-dress-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month Anthea talks with Yokohama based Researcher Giulia Barbareschi and Sydney based Interdisciplinary Artist Eugenie Lee all about adaptive technology and art making. Hanna outlines what’s accessible at the Sydney Festival and we listen to a tiny bit of Eliza Hull’s back catalogue. Download a transcript of this episode here. Show notes: Eugenie Lee is a Sydney-based, Korean-Australian interdisciplinary artist with a conceptual focus on the lived experiences with persistent pain. https://eugenielee.com.au Giulia Barbareschi is a researcher with a passion for disability, technology, innovation and global development based at the Keio School of Media Design in Yokohama https://giulia-barbareschi.com Giulia Barbareschi’s new accessible adaptive technology site will go live in February www.accessibleadaptivetechnology.com What’s on: Chloe Loftus and Rodney Bell: The Air Between Us https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/the-air-between-us Debra Keenahan: Othering https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/othering Music Sample Eliza Hull: Going Soon https://www.elizahull.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.