Talking Out Your Arts

On this episode, Hayden and Sam delve into some important but challenging areas. They touch on some very dangerous and controversial topics that listeners may find offensive and triggering, however the content is vital in order to move the conversation forward. Please listen with an open mind and let us know your thoughts.

A Gamilaraay man - the First Nation peoples of North Western NSW and Western Qld and of Irish heritage Glenn studied ContemporaryAustralian Indigenous Arts, Fine Arts and Digital Media with Honours at the Queensland College of Art. His research paper wastitled Return to Sender: How can an urban First Nation Australian reveal their lived experiences within Contemporary Art Practices? He is starting his PhD research (as part of the National ARC funded grant) “The health determinants of First Nation Music” at the Qld Conservatorium Griffith University. He has been a respected community member of the Murri Court for 7 years (Qld. Magistrates Court) and also Deputy Chair of Griffith University’s Council of Elders. In 2018, he started with the Swell Festival as a Board Director. He was part of Festival 2018 Gold Coast with the Indigenous Wearable Arts Festival at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Glenn's art works are in many private and public collections across Australia, Japan, Indonesia, South Africa, South Pacific, USA, Canada and Europe.Competent in providing leadership and administration services, Barry has over 15 years’ experience in the secondary and tertiary sector (TAFE and University). He has had numerous self-led, community and university outputs including the Indigenous Liaison and Student Support Officer at TAFE Qld Gold Coast since 2017, where he has delivered Promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Cultural Diversity. These programs are embedded in the Health courses (Nursing, Early Childcare, Education Support, Community Services etc.), as well as nearly 20 years’ experience as an artist (and 15 years as a Chef).He has had appointments and delivered cultural workshops across many regions of QLD, Torres Strait Islands, Bamaga and Moree NSW, as well as Japan, USA, remote Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands. He is proud to be recognised as someone who contributes to local, national and international communities.Glenn structures his own identity through reclaiming his ancestral voice with music and art and acknowledges his rich heritage and offers expanded notions of urban Aboriginal experiences. Regarding leadership, concepts of my Gamilaraay tribes (as Fresh Water people) include the people who say no (Gamil = no and Array = people). This translates to everything we need is inside of us – saying no to outside influence and checking with self first.Growing up on the Gold Coast, his focus has been the specialised educational arena of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and services. He is aware of the wide-ranging circumstances that affect, challenge and also benefit society with First Nation tried and tested concepts. Glenn's goal is clear communication through bridging values of both traditional and contemporary worlds: a “trademptorary” world in this 21st century. His passions include cultural learning through tactile connections. Various forms of health-giving formats have come naturally including Art Therapy, Shiatsu bodywork, Branch Master in Shorinji Kempo, (Martial Arts), Intuitive and Sound Healing with the Yidaki/didgeridoo and facilitator of Indigenous Culture at Peace for Hearts and is the Yidaki/didgeridoo player of the groups Sacred Sound Journey and Soundscapes.Glenn is well known and respected across many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services and is passionate about the development and delivery of Cultural Mindfulness programs that a new way of being to allow the integration of new customs, taking into account the barriers, as a way of moving forward. His methodology incorporates process, perspective and narratives as research that enquires into notions of self-description and self-determination.

Talking Out Your Arts hosts, Hayden and Sam interview their creative muses Hayden and Sam and share their reflections of the current state of the arts industry. Also, for the first time Hayden and Sam share some listener feedback, delve into the history of the Limelickers and finish with a summoning of the Almighty Gig Pig, in a moving ode to Truffles.

DARREN GILSHENAN.After graduating from NIDA in 1988, Darren began his career in musical theatre before spending 10 years with The Bell Shakespeare Company. Sketch comedy followed with three years on Full Frontal, followed by roles in high-profile Australian TV series. Darren has just finished on How To Stay Married for Network Ten 1 & 2 and is thrilled to be returning for Season 3. Recent selected television credits include: Stateless, Harrow 1, 2 & 3 for ABC TV; Here Come the Habibs 1 & 2; Jungle Entertainment’s No Activity 1& 2; Matchbox Pictures’ Maximum Choppage; The Killing Field for SevenNetwork; The Moodys 1 & 2; Devil’s Playground directed by Tony Krawitz and Rachel Ward; Rake 3 and Janet King for ABC TV; Top of the Lake, which was co-directed Jane Champion, Garth Davis and Ariel Kleiman; A Moody Christmas and The Outlaw Michael Howe, a television film directed by Brendan Cowell. Darren has also appeared in films such as Arclight Films’ A Few Less Men, directed byMark Lamprell; the AACTA nominated Women He’s Undressed, directed by Gillian Armstrong; and Another Man’s Box feature Save Your Legs, directed by Boyd Hicklin. June Again, Directed by JJ Winlove and Never To Late, Director Mark Lamprell. Select theatre credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Ensemble Theatre); Strictly Ballroom directed by Baz Luhrmann; Mother and Sonnational tour (Mother and Son Live P/L); Tartuffe (Black Swan Theatre Company);Elling, Don Parties On (MTC); Machu Picchu, Fool’s Island, Loot and Our Town (STC). Darren received an ACCTA Award in 2020 for Best supporting Actor for STATLESS. He has received nominations at the 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Actor in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and at the 7th AACTA Awards for Best Actor in No Activity 2. He has won a Best Actor Helpmann Award for The Servant of Two Masters, received Equity Ensemble Awards for The Moodys and A Moody Christmas, been nominated for a Golden Nymph Award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival for Best Actor for Here Come The Habibs, and also received multiple Green Room, Sydney Critic and Glug Award nominations.DAVE EASTGATEDave Eastgate is an actor, stand-up comedian, writer and musician. He starred in the ABC/BBC/Comedy Central smash hit, Ronnie Chieng: International Student and received a Logie Award nomination for his portrayal of cancer patient, Joey, in Channel 9's critically acclaimed drama series, Doctor Doctor. Dave also starred alongside his comedy idols, Glenn Robbins, Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley & Jane Turner in the Comedy Channel's flag ship, sketch comedy series, Open Slather in 2015. Other acting credits include the multi-award-winning ABC comedy series, A Moody Xmas & its sequel, The Moody's, as well as Maximum Choppage, Soul Mates, and Channel 9's hugely successful comedy, Here Come The Habibs. Dave recently completed over 300 shows with the inaugural 2019 Australian Tour of Muriel's Wedding the Musical and is featured on the Original Cast Album, in the principal role of Swimming Coach, Ken Blundell. Dave's unique brand of stand-up comedy and rock n' roll cabaret that has brought him the most national and international acclaim, with sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, tours in the UK and US and television appearances in New Zealand and Japan (in fluent Japanese). Dave has been a regular headliner in comedy clubs and festivals all over Australia since 2007 and has appeared on ABC's Tonightly, Comedy Channel's Stand-Up Australia and Just For Laughs at the Sydney Opera House. None of that beats sharing the stage with Robin Williams at a small comedy club in Kings Cross in 2010, but that's another story. Dave's Comedy-Heavy-Metal Album, Bad Specimen, is currently available on iTunes, Spotify and YouTube

In this episode Sam and Hayden chat with Ineke Dane, an award-winning curator currently based in Brisbane, Australia. She has a background in contemporary art theory, environmental and Indigenous law, policy and journalism; these disciplines inform her current practice. Prior to joining UAP in 2018, Ineke worked with Kaldor Public Art Projects.Ineke grew up in Tasmania and has since lived in Kenya, Tanzania, England, Canada, Italy and Germany. In Berlin she worked with The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, and as arts editor for ExBerliner Magazine. Dane studied her Bachelor of Laws LLB at Monash University, at the Melbourne and Prato, Italy campuses.We discuss her role at UAP and the major art projects the company and Ineke are involved in around the world, what inspires her, what her process is and what the role of a curator is on both large scale and small scale projects. Below are some links to artists and other things mentioned in the chat;Inspirational works mentioned;- Christo Jeanne Claude's wrapped bay : https://christojeanneclaude.net/artworks/wrapped-coast/ - Alexander Calder : https://www.guggenheim.org/blogs/findings/hanging-ghost-from-the-rotunda-dome- Anri Sala kinectic sculture- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeFNzhQ_n7IInspirational permanent public artwork- Teshima museum island : https://benesse-artsite.jp/en/art/teshima-artmuseum.html- Tadao Ando : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadao_Ando- David Adjaye : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Adjaye- Scofidio renfro: https://dsrny.com/- Chichu art museum : https://benesse-artsite.jp/en/art/chichu.htmlDark Mofo programing blunder : Santiago Sierra : https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/dark-mofo-first-nations-backlash/Conversations on shadow architecture, Curated by Ineke Dane : https://metroarts.com.au/conversations/Works underway at UAP- Janet Laurence, Sydney Artist working on commission by UAP: https://www.mca.com.au/artists-works/artists/janet-laurence/- Edi Rama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edi_RamaTo find out more about UAP go to www.UAPcompany.com

In this special edition of Talking Out Your Arts we talk to the creative team behind Shock Therapy’s latest show, Locked In.  Sam and Hayden chat with director Veronica Neave and performer Hsin-Ju Ely about the inspiration behind the work, their own professional backgrounds and the process of task based devising and fusing theatre and contemporary dance.   Locked In is a multidisciplinary, physical performance exploring human connection, communication and our sensory and extrasensory experience of the physical world.Locked In follows the experience of a man who is a prisoner inside a useless body and his wife who cares for him at his bedside. The scene shifts between the harsh and painful reality of the hospital bed and the vibrant, heightened reality of his internal World. It takes its inspiration from two true stories “Ghost Boy” by Martin Pistorius and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” by Jean-Dominique Bauby who both shared their experiences of living with Locked-In Syndrome in memoir.This season of Locked In was supported by Queensland Theatre and is showing in the Diane Cilento Studio at Queensland Theatre between the 1st-11th Dec, 2021.  For more info about the show check out the show page here; https://www.shocktherapyproductions.com.au/locked-inOr to book tickets via the QT website go here;https://queenslandtheatre.com.au/plays/locked-in

In this episode we chat with Martial Arts Legend Richard Norton about his incredible journey, from the early days of Martial Arts in Australia, through to sparring with the likes of Chuck Norris and being a body guard for Abba and choreographing fight scenes for Mad Max Fury Road. Richard speaks about his continual journey of learning and discovery in Martial Arts practice, and his development as an actor, Fight Director, and teacher.It was an honour to have this legend and gentleman on the podcast and to hear about his extraordinary life and career.Enjoy!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Norton_(actor)https://www.richardnortonbjj.com/https://www.instagram.com/rjnorton70/

In this episode Sam and Hayden talk with Creative Arts Therapy practitioner Marja-Liisa Rintala, touching on a number a number of interesting topics, including how creativity is within all of us and how it's a important tool for understanding and processing our thoughts and emotions.About Marja-LiisaMarja-Liisa is a Creative Arts Therapist on the Gold Coast. With an undergrad in Psychology, she went on to train in Art Therapy and Drama Therapy before completing her Masters in Mental Health. Marja-Liisa works with young people and adults, utilising the creative therapies to support people who have experienced trauma, anxiety, depression, and disconnection from themselves, to encourage a safe reconnection to the body and it's innate wisdom. She also works in businesses, bringing creative wellness programs into the workplace. Having just re-branded and launched her new company - Arts Therapy Co - Marja-Liisa is keen to continue bringing creative arts therapy into the world and championing mental health. I: artstherapycoFB: Arts Therapy Cowww.artstherapyco.com - Coming Soon