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21 Dec 2023

Spoken Word: Episode 39: Sass Pinci: On Queerness: Queer Representation in Mainstream media, Queer Parenting.

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Spoken Word: Episode 39: Sass Pinci: On Queerness: Queer Representation in Mainstream media, Queer Parenting.

What is positive queer representation? How are queer people, especially bisexual people portrayed in mainstream media?

This week on Spoken Word we were joined by a personal friend and mentor of mine, Sass Pinci as we discussed Queer representation in media, Queer parenting, Arts funding and so much more.

Sass is a Melbourne based Actor, Singer, Voice Over Artist, Musician and Vocal Coach.
With ranging credits in theater, film, voice over and live performance, she is a trained and versatile performer and composer.

After studying classical voice with Brian Hansford at The University of Melbourne, Sass spent many years teaching vocal technique and is a passionate advocate for vocal health.

After completing the Full Time program at Howard Fine Acting Studio, LA’s David Coury took Sass under his mentorship to teach his world class vocal program at Howard Fine Australia.

Sass Pinci is a Melbourne based Actor, Singer, Voice Over Artist, Musician and Vocal Coach and a graduate of the Howard Fine Acting Studio Australia full time program.

With wide-ranging credits in theatre, film, voice over and live performance, including singing the opening theme for The Disney Channel’s Squeak & Boo, as well as regular voice over work and working in Melbourne radio for the Austero Network, she is a trained and versatile performer and composer.

After studying classical voice with Brian Hansford at The University of Melbourne, Sass spent many years teaching vocal technique and is a passionate advocate for vocal health.

After her work with him as part of her training at HFAS, LA’s leading voice coach, David Coury, took Sass under his mentorship to teach his world class vocal program at Howard Fine Acting Studio Australia, where she is currently on faculty.

Sass is best known for her numerous roles in Incognita projects, both in front of and behind the scenes – playing “Abbey” in the moved reading of Chasing Pegasus (a play in ten chords) in 2019 and “Mark Antony” in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) in 2020, as well as being the Sound Designer for the Walking Shadows series. Sass also played “Elizabeth Grey” in Dark Arcadia, as well as taking on the roles of Producer and Sound Editor, and is also composing and performing the main song for the series.