Sunday Arts Magazine

4 Oct 2015

Josephine Ridge re The Melb Festival & the prolific Tony Ayres

Arts, Comedy, Music, Performing Arts, TV & Film, Visual Arts

LISTEN TO PODCAST NOW

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:43 — 40.0MB)

Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Podchaser | Email | RSS

PLEASE NOTE: From Sunday 11th October Sunday Arts Magazine will be 2 hours and will commence at 3pm!!

Both Daniel and David saw the Tony Ayres’ film Cut Snake (set in 1970s Melbourne)and enjoyed it. Later they discuss it and other works with Tony, as he is one of the guests. 3.5 stars each

Special Guests today are:

Josephine Ridge— who is the Artistic Director of The Melbourne Festival 8th to 25th October. It’s her third and final year in the role and she feels excited and a sense of completion. She and David initially talk about the MPavilion which officially opens tomorrow night 5th October and will be holding free events. Josephine sees the festival as a celebration of Melbourne for Melbournians. It presents all the different art-forms from all over the world and, most importantly, from local independent artists and big organisations. There are ticketed events and free ones and the goal is to make art accessible. Josephine and our hosts discuss some highlights including Haydn For Everyone, Concerts set in 3 modernist houses, a reading of the novel 1984 by many famous people, 3 musical events called The Rabbits, Monkey and Masquerade which are for both kids and adults. There’s also John McLaughlin and a tribute by Courtney Barnett and others, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Patti Smith’s album Horses.

Tony Ayres—is a TV/Film writer, director, producer and creator who over recent years has been juggling multiple projects. He talks about his background, saying he came into film late (late 20s) after studying arts and literature. He is happy that it was late because he’d had life experience, developed beliefs and a point of view of the world. He had something to say, which he regards as the most important thing an artist can contribute. Tony and our hosts discuss his very first film, his long-term work relationships, his many projects, filmmaking in Australia and prospects for young filmmakers. His work includes Bogan Pride, The Family Law, The Home song Stories, The Slap, Glitch, Nowhere Boys, Walking on Water and of course Cut Snake. He regards himself as creatively ‘polyamorous’ but with 2 recurring motifs i.e. being gay and racial identity. He sees Cut Snake as a ‘queerish’ movie which is a love triangle and thriller with unusual twists. It’s showing at The Nova and Lido cinemas.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:43 — 40.0MB)

Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Podchaser | Email | RSS

PREVIOUS
Music as Storytelling, Australian Surrealism, Strange Fruit

NEXT
Films, Rocky Horror 40th, Hidden Faces & Linden Postcard Show

RECENT PODCAST

7 May 2024