Amy Macpherson is based in Melbourne, Australia. We caught up just before she headed to Finland on tour.

We chatted about:

– her current performer role in Forklift by Kage physical theatre

– 2014 JUMP mentorship with Narelle Benjamin

– the resulting solo Soma

– company Phantom Limbs

– formula for corporate contortion performance

– suddenly being the oldest cast member (at 27)

– seeing the world and other goals

more info:

https://vimeo.com/user17990824

http://amymacphersonmakesdance.blogspot.com.au/

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/soma/

http://phantomlimbsdance.blogspot.com.au/

http://www.starnow.com.au/amymacpherson3

Amy Macpherson is based in Melbourne, Australia. We caught up just before she headed to Finland on tour.

We chatted about:

- her current performer role in Forklift by Kage physical theatre

- 2014 JUMP mentorship with Narelle Benjamin

- the resulting solo Soma

- company Phantom Limbs

- formula for corporate contortion performance

- suddenly being the oldest cast member (at 27)

- seeing the world and other goals

more info:

https://vimeo.com/user17990824

http://amymacphersonmakesdance.blogspot.com.au/

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/soma/

http://phantomlimbsdance.blogspot.com.au/

http://www.starnow.com.au/amymacpherson3

James Dalton is involved with theatre and non-traditional live performance constructs (amongst many other things) and based in Sydney. We got together to speak about banking culture and the affect of that on a city and its artistic communities. Instead we ended up discussing:

– graphic novels

– torrents

– live performance

– performer vitality

– specialisation

– travelling to engage performance

– trade and its choreographic nature

– permission to view

more info:

http://unhappen.org/james-dalton/

James Dalton is involved with theatre and non-traditional live performance constructs (amongst many other things) and based in Sydney. We got together to speak about banking culture and the affect of that on a city and its artistic communities. Instead we ended up discussing:

– graphic novels

– the trap of literacy

– the power of suggestion

– romantic production

– opera being the rave party of its time

– gratification delay

– experiencing a moment and retelling it later vs video recording a gig and re-screening it to your friends – “lived reportage”

– drinking the urine of a sharman

– crafting an experience to transport the viewer without the lasting wounds that living through the trauma would might leave behind

more info:

http://unhappen.org/james-dalton/

Sarah Aiken and Rebecca Jensen managed to squeeze in some time to chat about their Dance Massive show Overworld.

We discuss:

– being busy

– dinner and a show (social integration)

– fake and real ceremony

– cynicism and faith

– doing things again, for the first time

– ritual

– what next?

more info:

http://dancemassive.com.au/program/overworld/

sarah:

http://nextwave.org.au/artist/sarah-aiken/

rebecca:

http://chunkymove.com.au/public-dance-programs/public-dance-classes/our-teachers/rebecca-jensen/

Sarah Aiken and Rebecca Jensen managed to squeeze in some time to chat about their Dance Massive show Overworld.

We discuss:

- being busy

- dinner and a show (social integration)

- fake and real ceremony

- cynicism and faith

- doing things again, for the first time

- ritual

- what next?

more info:

http://dancemassive.com.au/program/overworld/

sarah:

http://nextwave.org.au/artist/sarah-aiken/

rebecca:

http://chunkymove.com.au/public-dance-programs/public-dance-classes/our-teachers/rebecca-jensen/

James Dalton is involved with theatre and non-traditional live performance constructs (amongst many other things) and based in Sydney. We got together to speak about banking culture and the affect of that on a city and its artistic communities. Instead we ended up discussing:

- graphic novels

- the trap of literacy

- the power of suggestion

- romantic production

- opera being the rave party of its time

- gratification delay

- experiencing a moment and retelling it later vs video recording a gig and re-screening it to your friends - “lived reportage”

- drinking the urine of a sharman

- crafting an experience to transport the viewer without the lasting wounds that living through the trauma would might leave behind

more info:

http://unhappen.org/james-dalton/

James Dalton is involved with theatre and non-traditional live performance constructs (amongst many other things) and based in Sydney. We got together to speak about banking culture and the affect of that on a city and its artistic communities. Instead we ended up discussing:

- graphic novels

- torrents

- live performance

- performer vitality

- specialisation

- travelling to engage performance

- trade and its choreographic nature

- permission to view

more info:

http://unhappen.org/james-dalton/

Tim Darbyshire gave an hour to Wombat Radio on the closing night of his Dance Massive season of “Stampede the Stampede”.

It was early morning and this is a slow discussion with lots of silent pauses but perhaps a nice alternative to catch phrase interviews that have become the norm on commercial radio.

We discuss:

– some ideas don’t need to be a dance show

– 4 year timelines

– recognisable value

– sensation based or visual aesthetic

– being audience

– the gap between the stage and the seat

more info:

http://www.timdarbyshirestudio.com/

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s4204308.htm

the collaborators Tim mentions:

http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/Dance

Tim Darbyshire gave an hour to Wombat Radio on the closing night of his Dance Massive season of “Stampede the Stampede”.

It was early morning and this is a slow discussion with lots of silent pauses but perhaps a nice alternative to catch phrase interviews that have become the norm on commercial radio.

We discuss:

- some ideas don’t need to be a dance show

- 4 year timelines

- recognisable value

- sensation based or visual aesthetic

- being audience

- the gap between the stage and the seat

more info:

http://www.timdarbyshirestudio.com/

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s4204308.htm

the collaborators Tim mentions:

http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/Dance