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Richard is joined by Simon Maidment from the NGVA about their new workGareth Sansom: Transformer,Perth centred Fringe performers Mark Storen and Georgia King in the workThe One;and finally Flying Fruit Fly Circus artistic director Jodie Farrugia chats aboutJunk showing at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.

Richard chats to Christian Leavesley and Lee Casey about Arena Theatre Company's resurgence from the ashes, Fringe festival gets a once over with writer/director Patrick Mcarthy and performer Emily Tomlins chatting about The Sky is Well; the delightful Jonathan Homsey (Ausdance Victoria) pops in for Dancing on the radio, to chat about the National Dance Forum & Awards season.

Richard is joined once again by comic book aficionadoBernard Caleoto chat all things relating to the graphic novella, Curator of All that is solid...and director of Tarrawarra museum of artVictoria Lynnpops inand Joel Brayannounces his exciting debut work;a dance/performance hybrid titledBiladurang.

This week on Smart Arts, Richard sits down with Director Gary Abrahams and cast member Grant Cartwright to chat about their adaptation of this two part productionAngels in America: a gay fantasia on national themes,CEO of Melbourne Fringe festival Simon Abrahamsand writer/director Francis Lee to chat about film God's own Country,now showing at selected cinemas.

This week, Richard Watts sprukes the Australian Ballet's "Symphony in C" playing at ACM's State Theatrewith dancers and choreographers Alice Topp and Richard House, Rollercoaster Theatre company's Artistic director Sarah Sutherland and David Baker chat about their debut musical'Fish' on at Melba Spiegeltent and Curator Juliette Hanson about"Borderlines",a gallery celebrating the Indigenous Australian artwork focusing on Central Australia, now showing at Domain house in South Yarra.

This week on Smart Arts withRichard Watts,Jacqueline Doughtycame in to chat aboutThe Score at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. ChoreographerStephanie Lake came in to talk about contemporary dance piecePile of Bones at Arts House, and DirectorNic Holas andElbow Room co-Artistic Director, Creator and Performer Emily Tomlins chatted aboutNiche coming up at Northcote Town Hall.

Richard is joined by comic book lover Bernard Caleo to talk all things comics, Melbourne University's Susan Millard to chat about the upcoming 'Art on the page' at the Noel Shaw gallery, capping things off with Executive director Julia Overton about the Melbourne International Film Festival documentary 'Namatjira Project'.

Richard Watts is joined byGarry Stewart from Adelaides Australian Dance Theatre for 'Be Your Self', followed by Visual artist Fiona Sweet to discuss Ballarat's Internationale Foto Biennale.

Regular guest Jonathan Holloway pops by to chat about the Melbourne festival, finishing with praise for 'Merciless Gods' joined in studio by Stephen Nicolazzo and Dan Giovannoni.

Richard sits down with Rehgan De Mather to chat about the recent 45 downstairs work titled 'Art, Life, Love, Death, Immortality and a Respectable Haircut', Perri Cummings to dissect 'The Association: A Secret Meeting For Women, By Women' and finally director Karen Therese and performer (Afghan artist and asylum seeker) Mahdi Mohammadi re. 'Tribunal' at Arts House.

Richard is joined today by Brisbane Festival's own David Berthold, Black Hole Theatre's Director Nancy Black and writer/performer Alison Richards to chat about 'The Book of Revelations', finishing with the effervescent Roslyn Oades, Director of 'Hello, Goodbye and Happy Birthday'.