Photographs from the Womadelaide 2011 Festival, featuring Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Martha Wainwright and The Necks.

Belvoir. No longer with the “St Theatre” tail, tagging behind. Like Madonna or Oprah. This company needs no explanation… it’s built it’s reputation – and now the new artistic directorate (complete with a shiny brand new literary manager Anthea Williams) – is busy defining it’s new direction. There’s a fresh coat of paint in the [...]

Akram Khan Company are coming to Melbourne for the first time this October when they bring Vertical Road to the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Ahead of the tour, we spoke to Paul Zivkovich, an Australian dancer in the show, who will be familiar to fans of ADT’s Held and Nigel Jamieson’s Honour Bound. Here’s what he had to say about his role in Vertical Road…

Interview with Paul Zivkovich (17min, mp4, 4.4MB)

In the ‘70s and ‘80s, films often had female names: Frances, Isadora, Claudine, Gloria. Perhaps because women’s names are more easily mythologised, each of these titles was presented as a puzzle, a paradigm: the exploration of a single, distinctive note. In each case, the subject’s identity was seen as a mystery: a mournful mystery, as a difficult, too-sensitive woman finds herself crushed by society. Most often, the implied attitude seemed to be: How do you solve a problem like ____?

The Necks are playing at next month’s WOMAD festival in Adelaide. Ahead of their appearance, we spoke to Chris Abrahams and Lloyd Swanton about the founding of the group, their methodology and their recent collaboration with Back to Back theatre company…

Interview with The Necks (18min, mp4, 4.4MB)