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list of programs from the 2006 series
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Program #1, 2006
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The launch of the cultural program accompanying the Commonwealth Games starting this week.
(5 minutes 7 seconds)
(The Contemporary Commonwealth Exhibition will be open until 25 June at the National Gallery and ACMI at Federation Square in Melbourne. More info about the exhibition: www.art2006.com.au.)
(For a list of performances, events and exhibitions that are part of Festival Melbourne2006 visit www.melbourne2006.com.au.)
Guest: Alexander Knox, winner of The 2006 Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award.
(8 minutes 59 seconds + 9 minutes 49 seconds)
(Finalists in the 2006 Lempriere Award, including Alexander Knox's 'Death of a White Good', will be exhibited in the gardens of Werribee Park from 1 March - 7 May. More info : lempriere.perpetual.com.au.)
 
We speak with Phip Murray, the Associate Producer of Visual Arts with the Next Wave Festival.
Listen to the interview (Windows Media, 8 minutes 54 seconds)
(The 2006 Next Wave Festival runs 15 March - 2 April. More info: www.nextwave.org.au.)
(News: 2 minutes 48 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik & Jess Myles.
Program #2, 2006
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Guest: David Williams, writer and director of the play 'Version 1.0 - From a distance' which explores what is means to be un-Australian.
(10 minutes 46 seconds + 7 minutes)
('Version 1.0 - From a distance' is now playing until 26 March at Arts House @Meat Market, 5 Blackwood St, North Melbourne. More info: http://www.versiononepointzero.com.)
Book Review: Carry Me Down by M.J Hyland.
(3 minutes 33 seconds)
('Carry Me Down' is available on paperback from Terxt Publishing for rrp $29.95A. More info: www.textpublishing.com.au.)
The Wakakirri Story Festival - the national story festival for schools gets underway for 2006.
(5 minutes 19 seconds)
(Registrations for the 2006 Wakakirri National Story Festival close on April 28. More info: www.wakakirri.com.)
(For a list of performances, events and exhibitions that are part of Festival Melbourne2006 visit www.melbourne2006.com.au.)
The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Western Australia celebrates their 25th anniversary.
(5 minutes 54 seconds)
(To find out what's coming up in 2006 from the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, visit their official website: www.sppt.asn.au.)
We speak with Chantal Girondinthe, Artistic Director of the French Film Festival, which is currently screening in Sydney and Canberra.
(8 minutes 58 seconds)
(The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2006 runs 8 - 22 March in Sydney, 16 - 22 March in Canberra, 23 - 29 March in Brisbane, 29 March - 12 April in Melbourne, 30 March - 5 April in Adelaide and 6 - 12 April in Perth. More info: www.frenchfilmfestival.org.)
(News: 3 minutes 14 seconds)
Extra web content: On Tuesday 14 March, the winners of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize were announced by Prince Edward, in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games. The prize for Best First Book went to Mark McWatt of Guyana in the Carabean for 'Suspended Sentences: Fictions of Atonement'; And the Best Book was won by Australia's Kate Grenville for 'The Secret River'. Kate was a guest on the program last September so we hope you will enjoy that interview again.
(10 minutes 32 seconds + 7 minutes 44 seconds)
('The Secret River' is now available on hardcover from Text Publishing at your local bookstore for rrp $45AU. More info about the book: www.textpublishing.com.au.)
(For a list of the 2006 Commonwealth Writers' Prize winners, visit: www.commonwealthwriters.com.)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Tristan Pierce, Stephanie March & Jess Myles.
Program #3, 2006
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Guest: Aaron Te Whanatangi Kereopa, Maori carver who uses surf board blanks as his material of choice. He works outside the traditions of Maori wood carving drawing inspiration from both Maori and Polynesian cultures. And he is in Australia as a part of the Festival Melbourne 2006 which accompanied the Commonwealth Games.
(8 minutes 40 seconds + 7 minutes 26 seconds)
(Aaron Te Whanatangi Kereopa's works were shown as part of the 'CARVE: Indigenous carving practices' exhibition held at the Melbourne Museum. More info: http://melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au.)
(Image source: http://melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au.)
The Speculative Fiction Festival celebrates science fiction.
(5 minutes 42 seconds)
(The Speculative Fiction Festival is on 25 March 2006. For more info phone (02) 9555 9757 or visit: www.nswwriterscentre.org.au.)
 
Gettin' Up and About : a new tour of Melbourne sets out to demystify the world of graffiti.
(5 minutes 1 second)
(The 'Gettin' Up and About' graffiti walking tour will happen on the 30th, 31st of
March and the 1st of April at 6.00pm. The booking number is (03) 9525 0109. Audiences will be advised of the starting point
when booking. More info: www.portphillip.vic.gov.au.)
National Treasures: for the first time an exhibition is travelling with items from every major library in Australia.
(7 minutes 34 seconds)
(The 'National Treasures from Australia's Great Libraries' exhibition is on at the State Library of Victoria 10 March - 7 May 2006, before toruing other major cities. For tour dates and more info about the exhibition: http://nationaltreasures.nla.gov.au.)
(Image source: www.slv.vic.gov.au.)
Film Review: Inside Man.
(3 minutes 12 seconds)
(News: 3 minutes 8 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March, Brodie Flint & Jess Myles.
Program #4, 2006
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Guest: Adam Simmons, a young celebrated Australian jazz musician who's quartet has just released a long awaited album called 'Metamorphosis'.
(8 minutes 26 seconds + 7 minutes 5 seconds)
(The new Adam Simmons Quartet CD, "Metamorphosis", will be released on 1 Apr 2006 through Sound Vault Records. Visit Adam Simmons' homepage: www.adamsimmons.com.)
We check out Mag Nation - a new magazine mega store in Melbourne that puts browsing and comfort before profits.
(6 minutes 38 seconds)
(Mag Nation are located on the corner of Elizabeth and Collins Street in Melbourne. For more information call (03) 9663 6091. The official Mag Nation website: www.magnation.com.au.)
From the Netherlands to Australia : it's 400 years since the Dutch first landed in Australia and to celebrate there is a new online database to help you find your Dutch relatives.
(5 minutes 43 seconds)
('From the Netherlands to Australia' the website is located at: www.nationaalarchief.nl/emigranten/en/. More info about the website and also the celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the Australia-Netherlands connection: www.en.nationaalarchief.nl & www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/aom.html.)
The Australian Youth Dance Festival is coming up.
(9 minutes 12 seconds)
(The 2006 Australian Youth Dance Festival is held 16-22 April in Horsham, Victoria, with the Art Is festival as part of the special features. More info: www.ausdance.org.au.)
Film Review: March of the Penguins.
(3 minutes 51 seconds)
(News: 4 minutes 29 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March, Brodie Flint & Jess Myles.
Program #5, 2006
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A walk-through of the Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes 2006 finalists and winners with volunteer guide Annie Herron.
(9 minutes 31 seconds + 12 minutes 11 seconds)
(The Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes 2006 exhibition is presently on at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until 28 May. More info: www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. The Archibald Prize website:
www.thearchibaldprize.com.au.)
(Pictured right: Marcus Wills, "The Paul Juraszek monolith (after Marcus Gheeraerts)" - the 2006 Archibald Prize winner. Image source: www.thearchibaldprize.com.au.)
We speak to the new Education Minister Julie Bishop.
(2 minutes 12 seconds)
(The Hon Julie Bishop MP's official website: www.julie-bishop.com. The Council for the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) homepage: www.chass.org.au.)
Harmony and Understanding: a new series of books that tells true multicultural stories to primary school students.
(5 minutes 37 seconds)
(The Harmony and Understanding series is published by Blake Education. For a list of titles and more info about the series: www.blake.com.au. The Australian Multicultural Foundation website: www.amf.net.au.)
Comedian Cal Wilson talks about her upcoming show with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
(4 minutes 15 seconds)
(Cal Wilson's stand-up show, 'Up there', is on at the Victoria Hotel, 215 Lt Collins St, Melbourne, in the evening between 13th Apr - 6th May. More info: www.comedyfestival.com.au. Visit the official Cal Wilson fan site: www.cal-wilson.co.nz. Check out www.comedyfestival.com.au to find out where the other acts Cal mentioned are playing around the city.)
(Image source: www.comedyfestival.com.au.)
The Multicultural Arts Marketing Ambassadors Strategy (MAMAS): a new initiative by the Australia Council for Western Australia.
(7 minutes 58 seconds)
(More info: www.ozco.gov.au.)
(News: 3 minutes 30 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March & Jess Myles.
Program #6, 2006
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A walkthrough of an exhibition of influential 19th-century British landscape artist John Constable's work, with co-curator (with John Gage of the South Australian Art Gallery), Dr Anna Gray.
(9 minutes 15 seconds + 7 minutes 3 seconds)
(The 'Constable: impressions of land, sea and sky' exhibition is now on at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra until 12 June. More info: www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/CONSTABLE/.)
(Pictured right: John Constable, 'Great Britain 1776 - 1837'. Image source: www.nga.gov.au.)
Indigenous protestors maintain the occupation of the Kings Domain.
(1 minutes 5 seconds)
(More info on the Black GST official website: www.kooriweb.org/gst/.)
An exhibition of memorabilia from the opening ceremony of the recent Commonwealth Games.
(5 minutes 36 seconds)
(The 'Spirit of the Games: the Opening Ceremony revealed' exhibition is on at the Melbourne Museum until 23 July. More info: http://melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au.)
The Art of Difference 2006 is coming up soon.
(4 minutes 27 seconds)
(The Art of Difference international conference and arts program 2006 runs 18-20 May, and will also feature international guests as well as local musicians, writers and visual artists. More info: www.gasworks.org.au.)
We speak to Rosemary Parsons from Woy Woy, about her improvised theatre production 'This is not an Exit'. The show is also providing the research data for her masters thesis.
(8 minutes 42 seconds)
('This is not an Exit' is on at the Peninsula Theatre, corner of Ocean Beach Road and McMasters Road, Woy Woy, NSW, for three nights only from April 21st.)
Theatre Review: Dusty - The Musical.
(6 minutes 18 seconds)
('Dusty - The Musical' is currently playing in Sydney until the 27th of May. It then moves to Perth in June, and then Adelaide and Brisbane. More info: www.dustythemusical.com.)
(News: 3 minutes 24 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March, Natalie Crupi, Brodie Flint & Jess Myles.
Program #7, 2006
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Guest: Andrew Pike, proprietor of the independent Australian film distributor Ronin Films, and co author of 'Australian Films 1900-1977', a core text on the Australian film industry.
(9 minutes 15 seconds + 7 minutes 50 seconds)
(The official website of Ronin Films: www.roninfilms.com.au.)
The Romance Writers Festival is coming up.
(4 minutes 49 seconds)
(The 2006 Romance Writers Festival is held on 20 May. For more info and to purchase tickets visit: www.nswwriterscentre.org.au.)
The Ngapartji Ngapartji team is inviting audiences to enrol in an online language course in Pitjantjatjara, so they can watch a play performed in both English and Pitjantjatjara at the Melbourne International Arts Festival this October.
(4 minutes 49 seconds)
(For more information on the Ngapartji Ngapartji show, and to enrol the online course visit: www.ngapartji.org .)
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Eight Hour Day, we were at the launch of an exhibition of trade union banners, and we speak to Geoff Hogg and Wendy Black about modern trade union banners.
(1 minutes 1 second + 8 minutes 58 seconds + 4 minutes 6 seconds)
(The 150th anniversary of the Eight Hour Day is celebrated on 21 April. More info: www.8hourday.org.au. The 'Victorian Trade Union Banners: A Proud Tradition' exhibition is now on at the Melbourne Museum until 12 November. More info: http://melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au.)
Film Review: Kokoda.
(3 minutes 27 seconds)
(News: 3 minutes 15 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March, Brodie Flint & Jess Myles.
Program #8, 2006
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Senior curator of Asian art at the National Gallery of Australia, Robyn Maxwell, will show us around the exhibition 'Cresent Moon: Islamic Art & Civilisations in Southeast Asia'.
(9 minutes 29 seconds + 15 minutes 14 seconds)
('Cresent Moon: Islamic Art & Civilisations in Southeast Asia' is now on at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra until 28 May. More info: www.nga.gov.au/CrescentMoon/.)
(Image source: www.nga.gov.au.)
Seditious Intent - a new collection of short films appear on line in response to sedition laws.
(5 minutes 32 seconds)
(The Seditious Intent - short film collection can be downloaded online at: www.spinach7.com/si/.)
Tasmanian sculptor Marcus Tatton sells his work on eBay.
(5 minutes 1 second)
(To find out Marcus Tatton's sculptures for sale, check out eBay: www.ebay.com.au. Marcus Tatton's homepage: www.marcustatton.com .)
The Adelaide Cabaret Festival announces its program for 2006.
(7 minutes 9 seconds)
(The Adelaide
Cabaret Festival will present 200 performances over 16 nights between 3-24 June. More info: www.adelaidecabaretfestival.com.)
(News: 3 minutes 52 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March, Brodie Flint, Richard Watts & Jess Myles.
Program #9, 2006
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Guest: Brett Dean, the recently-appointed Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music. He comes to the Academy after 15 years in Germany as a violist, and a couple of years on the tranquil Sunshine Coast.
(9 minutes 16 seconds + 9 minutes 33 seconds)
(The official Australian National Academy of Music website: www.anam.unimelb.edu.au.)
(Image source: www.anam.unimelb.edu.au.)
OzOpera's school-size version of Mozart's The Magic Flute.
(5 minutes 55 seconds + 2 minutes 58 seconds)
(OzOpera's 'The Magic Flute' is currently touring in primary schools across Victoria. More info: www.opera-australia.org.au.)
The alternative to the AFI's - The Filmink Awards - were announced in Sydney last week.
(5 minutes 41 seconds)
(Results of the poll and the winners of the 2006 Movie Extra Filmink Awards will be published in the June 2006 issue of Filmink Magazine. The official website of the 2006 Movie Extra Filmink Awards: www.filminkawards.com.au.)
We speak with Erin Branagan, the curator of the ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival which is currently touring the country.
(9 minutes 33 seconds)
(The ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival, which just finished its program in Sydney, is about to open in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and other parts of the country. To get program details for your capital city or region go to: www.oneextra.org.au.)
Film Review: Dave Chappelle's Block Party.
(3 minutes 27 seconds)
(News: 3 minutes 56 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March, Brodie Flint & Jess Myles.
Program #10, 2006
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Guest: painter Ian Parry has been many things: He studied print making in the mid 1960s but his life has always been centered on the sea and working boats, fishing in Bass Strait and Tasmanian waters. He now lives near Cygnet on the estuary of the Huon River in southern Tasmania where he transforms his experience of the sea into oil paintings of haunting beauty.
(9 minutes 5 seconds + 6 minutes 40 seconds)
(Ian Parry's exhibtion '43 Degrees South.
Recent paintings and Works on paper' is on at the Port Jackson Press Gallery,
716 High St, Armadale, Victoria. To view the exhibition online, go to: www.portjacksonpress.com.au.)
Sound bite from Chunky Move's new dance work 'Singularity'.
(38 seconds)
('Singularity' opened on May 12 at the Art House, the North Melbourne Town Hall for a three week season. More info: www.chunkymove.com/SINGULARITY.html.)
(Image source: www.chunkymove.com.)
A film festival on NSW's Scotland Island celebrates life in remote and isolated communities across Australia.
(5 minutes 14 seconds)
(As part of the 2006 Scotland Island Festival, the inaugural H2O 360º short film festival, to be held on Scotland Island on November 4, welcomes entries from both professional and amateur filmmakers from remote communities throughout Australia. And the Shorts from the Shed film festival which runs 14 October - 4 November. More info: www.scotlandislandfestival.org.)
The Georges Mora Foundation is launched.
(4 minutes 57 seconds)
(For more information contact the Georges Mora Foundation on (03) 9580 6239 or email georgesmf@bigpond.com. The official website of the Tolarno Galleries, which was founded by Georges Mora in 1967 and now owned and managed by Jan Minchin: www.tolarnogalleries.com.)
Filmmakers Danya Goldfine and Dan Geller talks about the history of the groundbreaking and glamorous touring company that comes vibrantly to life in their documentary Ballets Russe.
(10 minutes 8 seconds)
('Ballets Russe' is released theatrically in Australia this week. The film's official website: www.balletsrussesmovie.com.)
Film Review: Neil Young: Heart of Gold.
(3 minutes 35 seconds)
(News: 4 minutes 13 seconds)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Stephanie March, Brodie Flint & Jess Myles.
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