Wombat Radio

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 th...

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 feeli...

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...

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 tea...

"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 ob...

"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...

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: instagr...

"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...

"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