Urban Dreaming

11 Apr 2018

Laila Thaker, Wāni and Davey Thompson

Arts, Indigenous, Literature, Performing Arts, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

This week on Urban Dreaming, SirRummy and Gracie are joined by special co-host Laila Thaker and studio guest Wāni. Laila is a Meriam-Mer woman from Torres Straits, actor and the writer/director and producer of Black Shell, a script-reading group which advocates for women of colour. Wāni is a Congolese-born, NZ-raised and Melbourne based poet who won the 2018 Green Room award for Best New Talent.

We also chat with Urban Dreaming’s Davey Thompson about his 2018 Green Room Award for Contemporary Circus for Chasing Smoke. The Green Room Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in productions from Cabaret, Contemporary & Experimental Performance, Dance, Independent Theatre, Music Theatre, Opera and Theatre Companies.

Music in this podcast include: Human Nature (Sevdaliza); Australia Does Not Exist (DRMNGNOW ft Philly, Adrian Eagle and Culture Evolves); Black Girl Magik (Sampa The Great featuring Nicole Gumbe); and Be Kind To Yourself (Willow Beats).

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:03 — 38.5MB)

1 Dec 2018

Mojo Juju, Kian, Electric Fields and others

Indigenous, Music

This episode of Urban Dreaming features the deadliest of the deadliest of Australian Indigenous music including: Waiting (Kian), Strangers (Tia ...

17 Nov 2018

Elaine Crombie talks about Astroman

Indigenous

Elaine Crombie, singer/song-writer and actor discusses her career and her current role in Astroman, Described as "the ultimate love letter ...

18 Oct 2018

Steven Rhall talks about his exhibition, Defunctionalised Autonomous Objects

Arts, Indigenous

Steven Rhall joined Suri in the studio to talk about his exhibition at The Substation in Newport - Defunctionalised Autonomous ...