Wombat Radio

“sometimes i dream of having a car... and then i borrow my housemates car” LL Leah Landau is a dance artist who creates her own solo work, and choreographs with and on others, following a particular interest in improvisation, writing and sculpture. We met just before her Sydney premiere of Summer Bone and spoke about: -being unknowable, indistinguishable, inextinguishable -Tere O’Connor and his show baby -Deborah Hay and impossibility (books) -Ros Crisp and the access to play -Ros Warby -nursing the dance -accounting for (viewers) expectation -being shifted by a piece -the film Leah mentions - Gerry -Reality is Broken - Jane McGonigal -Whelping Box - Branch Nebula -being punished and sent to your room as similar to a solo studio practice -hitting ones stride -the privilege of having an interest More info: http://leahlandau.com.au/about/

“My work’s happening in the future” LT “I don’t know how to not think in language” LT “The exciting parts of the process for me is when the worlds start arriving in response to the movement, they’re the exciting words” LT Lizzie Thomson is an independent artist working across dance, visual arts and contemporary performance practices. We met in the morning sun at Rushcutters Bay (near Critical Path) and spoke about: -the process getting from an idea to a thing -thinking in language -having a “texta practice” -being excited by words -synesthesia as a super power -doing as a form of thinking -”its expected we begin with the word and then we realize the world” LT -words as help to know what you’re doing -the body exhibited as an object -dance is super powerful More info: http://realtimearts.net/article/105/10446

“I want to think about what it is to listen” GP Gail Priest is a sound artist, writer and curator, her practice positions sound as the key material of communication and investigation. We met in the afternoon sun in front of Carriageworks and spoke about: -hypertext and sci-fi -the sound of the future -the impact of electricity on experimental music -”we embrace a particular section of things that don’t fit into other things well” -Enya -the shift in who makes experimental music from visual artists to musically trained artists -the pressure of Sydney -delay-core -experimental music as outsourced-meditation -being responsive as a measure of performing -I refer to this song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I5TC74zQCg -covers of experimental musicians -the sound that comes from bodies and the sounds that bodies need -”eye-glaze” as an alternate name for experimental music More info: http://gailpriest.net/ http://www.audiblewomen.com/ https://twitter.com/gailpriestess

“the biggest design challenge in the whole world is redesigning how the economy works” - CG Chris Gaul’s work integrates philosophies and methods from art and design to explore the potential for creating moments of contemplation and curiosity in everyday life. He shares a passion for using design to protect human rights, cure disease, fight climate change, encourage young artists, and build local communities. In part 2 we speak about: -what is your hope for the world? -making changes in the world -Takeru Kobayashi - world hotdog champion -iterations -the economy as a design challenge -the responsibility of the designer -Tom Burrell -design hangovers/artifacts -clusterfuck -distribution systems More info: https://twitter.com/mrchrisgaul http://www.chrisgaul.net/utslibrary/introduction http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5048 http://www.urbanwalkabout.com/sydney/blog/post/1274/ http://art.uts.edu.au/index.php/exhibitions/incidental-data/

Chris Gaul’s work integrates philosophies and methods from art and design to explore the potential for creating moments of contemplation and curiosity in everyday life. He shares a passion for using design to protect human rights, cure disease, fight climate change, encourage young artists, and build local communities. We met on his couch and spoke about: -cricket teams and learnt behaviour -tweaking your world -interactive design for static objects -k e r n i n g -indigenous australian design -invisible technology -impotence and potential for evil -sail remix -christianity and buddhism -planting an oak tree next to a building built of oak so that the replacement oak is onsite when needed -brain bandwidth -evil vs invasive -lack of direct experience disintegrates empathy -not having a TV in your home -sharing publicly designed spaces with ads More info: https://twitter.com/mrchrisgaul http://www.chrisgaul.net/utslibrary/introduction http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5048 http://www.urbanwalkabout.com/sydney/blog/post/1274/ http://art.uts.edu.au/index.php/exhibitions/incidental-data/

“life action practice” - IW “something will happen” IW Ivey Wawn is a dancer based in Sydney. She has a practice deep with egalitarian structures and questions. We spoke about: -What is the dance when the body’s not in it? -the body meeting the dance after the dance exists -further training vs “un-training” -definition without exclusion -equalizing ownership of the event -wisdom of the crowd (by putting ego aside) -the practice of everyday life and being disinterested -virtual reality to supersede performers as the facilitator of vicarious experience -”gurfing” = Girl Surfing More info: https://vimeo.com/search?q=ivey+wawn https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ivey%20wawn https://www.facebook.com/ivey.wawn

“who pays for what? and why?” - TR Tim Roxburgh is interested in radio and interested in economy. He is currently producing for breakfast radio at the ABC. We met briefly after work to talk about: -how people can live together -the lay of the land regarding economic frameworks and political agenda -the test tube is just too big -listening to the experts & looking at the evidence and having informed economic opinion -the flow of capitol vs people between nations -theories that can not be resolved More info: https://twitter.com/timrox

“it kinda feels like you’re watching the past a little bit” RN Rhiannon Newton is a dance artist with an independent choreography and performance practice. We talk about: -the premise of a performance -experience in Avingnon -what dance can do (in the world) -social cues -the spread of hiphop moves across cultures and geographies -being bored in the audience More info: http://www.rhiannonnewton.com/ http://www.brittguy.com/rhiannon-newton http://www.dirtyfeet.com.au/rhiannonnewton https://www.youtube.com/user/rhiannonnewton http://www.thelockup.org.au/whats-on/rhiannon-newton

Patricia Wood works in dance and is almost finished a masters of research (dance and anthropology). We talk about: -considering the person in treatment of illness and disease -embodiment -personal responsibility and class mobility -understanding her relationship across culture -systemic racism -recreations of historic events -art as service -hobby as career -doing work that matters

“you can find that done better elsewhere” DJ Daniel Jenatsch is an artist, composer, musician and performer. We had a very brief chat while he was working on two shows at the 2015 underbelly arts festival in Sydney mainly about time, affect and the way sound is experienced. Hopefully another talk with Daniel will follow soon! more info: http://jenatsch.net/ http://underbellyarts.com.au/project/upon-contemplating-the-sunset/ http://underbellyarts.com.au/project/death-of-affect-restaged-with-a-return-to-the-japanese-nude-2017/

Atlanta Eke is a dancer and choreographer. She just presented work at the 2015 Underbelly Arts Festival in Sydney and gave us some of her lunch break to talk about collaborating, cars, logistic decisions vs creative decisions and more. This is a short discussion and hopefully we can catch up again with Atlanta soon! more info: https://atlantamaryeke.wordpress.com/ http://thisistomorrow.info/articles/fierce-festival-atlanta-eke-monster-body http://chunkymove.com.au/company/associated-artists/atlanta-eke/ http://dancehouse.com.au/performance/performancedetails.php?id=195 http://dancemassive.com.au/artist/atlanta-eke/

Sean Marcs is an Australian born dancer who is currently working in the UK. We had a chat about being a dancer, london vs sydney, distance and adventure, new ideas for his own work and much more. more info: https://vimeo.com/124860923 http://www.5soldiers.co.uk http://www.5soldiers.co.uk/company-creative-team/sean-marcs-dancer/

Meri Otoshi is a dancer, performer and maker currently living in Osaka, Japan. We speak about her family seal, mentality towards contemporary art in Japan, living abroad vs living at home and many other things. more info: http://mericious.wix.com/meriotoshi http://kiwameri.blogspot.com.au/ https://vimeo.com/user3592429

Kelly Beneforti is a dance artist based in Darwin, Australia. She is currently the Dance Animateur at TRACKS dance company. Kelly gave me an hour in her office to discuss: - the international food in Darwin - working towards something - what it means to work in dance - social values/people and place - the challenge of Darwin - perks of the job - raiding the costume store - considering difference and equality - the value of dance beyond western values - cultural identity more info: https://www.facebook.com/kelly.beneforti http://tracksdance.com.au/early-career-residency-kelly-and-caleb

Geoffrey Watson is based in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently one of the selected “Kickstart” artists. We met at the Arts Centre to speak about his project amongst other things including: - who is included in the world of aspiration - anxiety causing modes of engagement - entering a the safe space of “theatre” - giving celebrities too much credit - homo-normative as a social construct - rejection of the status-quo - donating your remains to art more info: http://exhibitions.slv.vic.gov.au/dome100/100-dome-stories/perspectives-dome/dancer-dome http://nextwave.org.au/artist/geoffrey-watson/ https://www.linkedin.com/pub/geoffrey-watson/97/808/434 https://vimeo.com/user19993003 https://www.facebook.com/geoffshka https://www.facebook.com/alroyandjam