Wombat Radio

"you have to know yourself really well (because everything else is changing faster than it ever has)"Jeff Hsieh (謝杰樺) Jeff Hsieh (謝杰樺) is the current artistic director of Anarchy Dance Theatre. His works feature a strong element of interactive dance performance and leverage technology to expand the field of choreography. We cover; how technology has changed our lives the bodymachine interventions new physical experiencethe eternal straight linesurgery at a distancedigital worldsAI in artnew...

"No matter which mediums I use, if I can keep finding something I feel curious about then I will keep going for choreography."Lee Ming-Chieh Ming-chieh Lee is an independent choreographer born in 1989 in Taiwan often focusing on the dynamic of body, object and other things as the main mediums for her research related to memory and time, and further discussed the flowing performativity shaped between body and specific space. We cover; Dancing in public spacesInaccuracies becoming a new style...

M@ and Wu Dar-kuen in the sound recording studio at C-LAB 2022 "Artists are like magicians"Wu Dar-kuen Wu Dar-kuen is an artist and Independent curator, now the Director of Contemporary Art and Science Tech Platform of Taiwan Contemporary Cultural Lab（C-LAB）. He was the director of Taipei Artist Village and Treasure Hill Artist Village ,and the founding chairman of Taiwan Art Space Alliance,TASA, curator of Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, and the director of VT Artsalon. He is also a creative...

"How can I do?"Hsiao Tzu Tien - 田孝慈 Hsiao Tzu Tien - 田孝慈 - is a choreographer, dancer and performer Born in 1984 in Tainan, Taiwan, focusing her choreography research on human emotions shaped by time, history, culture and environment. We discuss; Growing up in TainanHow to choreographCollaborating with technologyMaking the invisible, visibleDancing as a verb - something to do.What is the first dance step?Impulse/inspiration/intuition/desire“How do we tune the intuition?” And make it...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRpWENrgZFk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I couldn't express myself in English (i'm actually a very funny person!)... so I used my dancing"Yuiko Masukawa Yuiko Masukawa is a Japanese choreographer and dancer based in Melbourne, Australia, working with the classical form in contemporary contexts, we cover; After Party - https://www.yuikomasukawa.me/after-partystudy in Japan and Canada and Australiaworking at Kinosaki International Arts Center Indian and Ballet...

"I'd find myself unable to not respond"Alisdair Macindoe Alisdair Macindoe is an independent multidisciplinary choreographer living on Woi Wurrung country (Melbourne, Australia). With an interest in extending the boundaries of choreographic practice, Alisdair’s work spans dance, sound, electronics, coding and text. Recent works have seen him explore automated dance and Artificial Intelligence; new technology for music expression; trans-humanism; waste and climate change and identity in the...

A discussion with Ira Ferris and Elia Bosshard about their project Space Body Habit. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXcUVUphlvS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I purge myself of them (thoughts) by giving them to you and now I'm free to think other things."Ira Ferris Space Body Habit bookpublic spacelineageworking at front yardmaking a record of discussions in the form of a book vs making a bookarchiveSpace Body Habit bookTikTok performanceskin as a boundary links: Artemis ProjectsSympoiesis Radio...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBnE0VWAHWD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I have a problem with ...we need everything so instantly, that we're willing to compromise things that are so sacred."Emily Flannery Emily Flannery is a proud Wiradjuri woman from Forbes in the Central West of NSW. As an emerging Indigenous dancer and choreographer Emily hopes to share her culture and her spirit through movement. We also cover; her upcoming Sydney Opera House show - Bulnuruwanha which explores the...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CP7gR8kDAGz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "This is a massive interrogation of concept."Elle Evangelista Elle Evangelista loves dancing. She is Filipino & Burmese, was raised on Whadjuk/Perth and currently lives on Gadigal/Sydney. Elle has a Bachelor of Arts in English from UWA and a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from WAAPA. In response to the Black Lives Matter movement she enrolled in a post graduate Law course to obtain a Juris Doctor. Thirty30 -...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-TpTlsm_M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I don't know if I want a 'main' focus."Feras Shaheen Feras Shaheen is a Sydney based dancer/performer and choreographer. we discuss; making a show with your mum - https://ferasshaheen.com.au/19772986Dabkestreet dancingworking freelancetransparency when it comes to institutional agenda Klapping - https://ferasshaheen.com.au/Klappinghumourinitiationchurchgetting into installationfoundationsPalestinian heritageNick Powerhow...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWFmkkAVqF/ "to find a shared language that doesn't rest on a shared technique or visual reference but is produced together with someone, with people, with yourself, and your environment."Alice Weber Alice Weber is a dance artist working with choreography, performance and discursive outputs. Using and misusing her various training backgrounds across ballet, somatic practice and critical dance studies, Alice’s work considers contemporary embodiments and...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZP49eBEah/ "to reconcile the disjointedness we feel as people that are within asia but are not asian"Reina Takeuchi Reina Takeuchi is an Australian-Japanese artist-researcher interested in interdisciplinary collaboration and facilitating embodied experiences of contemporary art, we cover: legacyart in institutionsnot being a "curator" or "choreographer"embarking on a phDbeing in a triadpresenting at MCA - Holding Lightness - Music by:...

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHM8trvA7Jg/ "choosing what can help"Tra Mi Dinh Trà Mi is a Green Room Award nominated dance artist based between Melbourne and Sydney. In June 2019 Trà Mi began working on a solo project ‘Holding’, initially supported by Tasdance’s TRIP program, we cover: dancingimprovisationlegacy and cultural inheritancepointsbecoming 'a boss'incensebeing vietnameseconnection to cultureirish dancingupcoming development - Holdingthe aesthetics of overwhelmdecision making on...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CD-B2tDBj2i "it's hard to be a beginner when you already have skills in another dance style"Jess Goodfellow Jess Goodfellow started her training at Newtown High School of the Performing arts, she trained in RAD ballet and performed as a soloist in the 2014 NSW Schools Spectacular. In the same year she was awarded first in the state of NSW for HSC Dance. In 2015, Jess joined Sydney Dance Company’s Pre Professional year, in which she understudied for the company and...

"to ask those big questions... And to be a little bit more empathetic, forgiving and curious!"Jess Ong Jess Ong is a story producer at SPUN Stories, a local storytelling night in Darwin, and the host of their podcast. She also works as a Communications Manager in the private sector and moonlights in the world of freelance. We speak about: Not being an "artist"Living in DarwinStories and peopleMaking work The importance of contextSpun - https://www.spunstories.net/Imposter syndrome mentioned:...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Katy Moir (@_katymoir_) on Jun 23, 2020 at 12:48am PDT "I keep suggesting that we should stop building things"Katy Moir Katy Moir is a Darwin based Artitect (architecture + art). We discuss her upcoming exhibition "A Hypothetical Darwin" amongst other things. We spoke at Untitled Gallery where the exhibition will take place. upcoming show - A Hypothetical Darwin https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/a-hypothetical-darwin/Problems and...

Charmene Yap is a multi-award winning dancer, rehearsal director and choreographer. Cass Mortimer Eipper is an award winning director/choreographer/dancer. Together they are creating a work called "Grey Rhino". Grey Rhino is an obvious danger that are often ignored anyway. we also cover: process self funding seed developments instinct collaboration intuition and critique abstraction, metaphor, hyper-objects

Nithya Nagarajan is an interdisciplinary performance maker, creative producer and cultural researcher. Having a background in Indian neo-classical dance and allied movement traditions, her live art works embody a decolonised feminism and are characterised by a strong physical vocabulary.

"the physical, the somatic, the perceptual practise of moving switches something else on in the imagination."Nikki Heywood Nikki Heywood is a Sydney-based interdisciplinary artist working across dance, performance, writing and live art. Nikki’s practice includes devising, direction and choreography as a solo performer, in collective creation and collaboratively generated projects, running skills based workshops for students and emerging practitioners, assisting the creative process of others...

female body global mass culture sound drawing dancing working hope and more. Mercedes Dassy is a dancer and choreographer, active in the fields of dance, theater, performance and video.