Sunday Arts Magazine

Director of “The Love Booth”, Donna Jackson, is today’s special guest on a brilliant episode of Sunday Arts Magazine.

Donna started out as a Refuge worker in Williamstown, then became involved with the Community Theatre Company, based in Moonee Ponds. She emphasized social change through theatre and performance. She continued doing community work, based at the Footscray Community Arts Centre. In 1991 she started Womens’ Circus through Footscray Arts Centre support, and has worked in the Western suburbs ever since.

“The Love Booth”, a play directed by Donna, is a musical story portraying queer adventures and love. “The invisible history of our LGBTQIA+ locals comes out from behind the curtain to dance in the spotlight” -Donna Jackson.

“The Love Booth” is currently staging as a Cabaret at the Williamstown Hall, finishing 9th March.

Bookings can be made Hobsons Bay by visiting https://www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au

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A truly inspiring program where Sunday Arts Magazine welcomes special guest, Jill Orr, to the studio.

Jill Orr is a contemporary, visual artist based in Melbourne, whose work has been exhibited nationally and around the world.

In 1975 Jill attended the Melbourne College of Advanced Education where she completed a Higher Diploma of Secondary Art and Craft Teaching. She furthered her studies in 1994 when she received a Master of Arts in Fine Art at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 2006 she went to Monash University to study for a PhD in Art and Design.

Jill chats to David and Neil about her current exhibition “The Promised Land Refigured”. This exhibition is a reworking of her original project “The Promised Land” created in 2012. “The Promised Land” scans a world where crisis is real and life is fragile. “The Promised Land Refigured” builds on the original project with added insights and issues which have evolved since 2012. This project engages with climate change and the destruction it is causing.

“The Promised Land Refigured” is currently on display at the Linden New Art Gallery in St Kilda, Melbourne, as part of PHOTO 2024. The exhibition runs until 19th May.

Visit https://www.lindenarts.org/exhibitions//linden-new-art/jill-orr/

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Not to be missed, a truly absorbing Sunday Arts Magazine welcomes special guest, multi-award winning Patrick Burns.

Sydney-born Patrick chats with the team about the upcoming performance “Unspoken Words”. The performance is being staged at the Fortyfive Downstairs Theatre, Melbourne, as part of the Chamber Music Festival. “Unspoken Words” is playing for one night only on 20th March.

Bookings can be made through Fortyfive Downstairs for this breathtaking performance.

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Today Sunday Arts Magazine welcomes special guest, Tim Rutty, Co-creator of Gravity Dolls.

David and Neil explore with Tim his background, qualifications, and his upcoming performance “Future Proof”. “Future Proof” portrays a message about the different perspectives and issues with what is happening in the world today -political distress and capitalism and the stressful affects it is having on humans and the environment.

“Future Proof” runs from 14th until 16th March at the Darebin Arts Centre in Preston, Melbourne.

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An exhilarating not to be missed Sunday Arts Magazine with special guest, Debra Batton, Circus Oz, ‘Smash It”.

In this episode David and Neil chat to Debra about her background and her journey to Circus Oz and to the staging of “Smash It”. Starting out as a gymnast from a young age, Debra progressed to University where she studied Physical Education. On realizing the course was not for her she migrated to the Dance Department at Rusden. She took up contemporary dancing but moved into Physical Theatre and Circus where she could use her strong physical abilities.

She joined Circus Oz and travelled the world with the circus during the nineties. On returning to Australia she joined a Sydney Company, Legs on the Wall, where she became the Artistic Director. Debra returned to Circus Oz in 2014 as Touring Show Director. She has also done her own performing.

She is performing in “Smash It” which will be running from 28th March until 21st April at the Fairfax, Arts Centre in Melbourne, as a part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

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A truly captivating Sunday Arts Magazine where the team speak with return guest, Dean Murphy. Dean is a person with a broad skillset. He started FOX FM radio when he...

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A truly absorbing Sunday Arts Magazine where the team speak with return guest, award-winning Anton Berezin. Russian born Anton Berezin came to Australia at the age of three. He is...

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In this inspiring episode of Sunday Arts Magazine, the team speak with return guest, Shanul Sharma. Indian-born Shanul launched his career as a lead vocalist in a heavy metal band,...

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Sunday Arts Magazine welcomes to the studio return guest, Angela Buckingham, and Carolyn Bock. Angela is a Melbourne writer who has worked in the film and television industry for almost...

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