2020 Artemis Podcasts

Podcast with Artistic Director of the Living Room Theatre and Deputy Director of the Sydney Environment Institute, Michelle St Anne. 

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on  8 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: Sydney Environment Institute (The University of Sydney)
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (http://lenakramaric.com/)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Michelle St Anne see this page: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-michelle-st-anne

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Michelle St Anne

Podcast with pilates, yoga, and ballet for kids teacher Amiee Hershan.

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 10 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: Barre Body studio (Sydney, Australia)
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (www.lenakramaric.com)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Amiee Hershan see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-amiee-hershan

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Amiee Hershan

Podcast with composer, multi-instrumentalist, improviser, and sound artist, Trevor Brown.

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 30 January 2019 at the Woodford Folk Festival. Edited and produced on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: bustling green room of the 2019 Woodford Folk Festival
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (www.lenakramaric.com)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Trevor Brown see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-trevor-brown

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Trevor Brown

Podcast with  Czech documentary and dance filmmaker Kristýna Bartošová.

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 9 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: online, via Skype
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (lenakramaric.com/)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Kristýna Bartošová see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-kristyna-bartosova

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Kristýna Bartošová

Podcast with Croatian dancer, author, performer, and producer of Improspekcije festival for improvisation and live art, Sonja Pregrad. 

Recorded as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 15 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: online, via Skype
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (www.lenakramaric.com)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Sonja Pregrad see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-sonja-pregrad

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Sonja Pregrad

A conversation with Slovenian puppeteer, musician, PhD of puppetry Matija Solce during his tour in Australia in December 2019/January 2020. Featuring a surprise appearance of panda Fergus Walker Junior, who would like to make a point that even though he is not a person he has a personality. 

Recorded in Sydney on 20th January 2020 at the Alpha House Gallery.

Music used is by Matija Solce's Skandi-Balkan, folk-punk band @triokatastrofa

Conversation with Matija Solce: Slovenian puppeteer & musician (January 2020, Sydney)

Podcast with dancer and filmmaker Diane Busuttil who is also Artistic Director of Creative Caring, organisation that facilitates healthy ageing using dance as a creative tool. 

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 21 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: Alpha House Artist Cooperative (Sydney, Australia)
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (www.lenakramaric.com)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Diane Busuttil see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-diane-busuttil

To listen to other podcasts in this series click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

Dance Matters

DANCE MATTERS: Diane Busuttil

Podcast with university lecturer in Management Accounting and passionate dancer in life, Nicole Sutton.

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 25 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: Alpha House Artist Cooperative (Sydney, Australia)
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (www.lenakramaric.com)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Nicole Sutton see: www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-nicole-sutton

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Nicole Sutton

Podcast with a multi disciplinary performer, choreographer, movement researcher and educator, Kate Sherman.

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 26 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: Alpha House Artist Cooperative (Sydney, Australia)
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (www.lenakramaric.com)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Kate Sherman see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-kate-sherman

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Kate Sherman

Podcast with the Artistic Director, choreographer and founding member of "Dusha Balkana", the Australian Academy of Balkan Dance & Culture, Yorgo Kaporis.

Created as part of the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project, commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival.

Recorded on 30 January 2020 on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and dance. We pay our respect to their elders, past present and emerging.

MUSIC by @trevorbrownmusic
PRODUCED by Artemis Projects
Recording location: Alpha House Artist Cooperative (Sydney, Australia)
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (www.lenakramaric.com)

For the full transcript of this podcast and additional information about Yorgo Kaporis see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/dance-matters-yorgo-kaporis

To listen to other podcasts on this theme click here: www.artemisprojects.com.au/why-dance-matters-now

DANCE MATTERS: Yorgo Kaporis

This sound collage features voices by (in order of appearance):

OLGA UZIKAEVA (Russian dancer and choreographer with Serbian address)

IRA FERRIS (interviewer)

ANA MARIJA MARINOV (Croatian filmmaker)

LAURA CAPPELLESSO (Italian filmmaker)

LUX ETERNA (Australian artist and filmmaker)

GEMMA RIGGS (UK artist and filmmaker)

The voices are extracted from the longer interviews with each of the artists, a full length of which you can find here: https://soundcloud.com/artemis-projects/sets/dance-cinema

This sound collage was inspired by the WHY DANCE MATTERS NOW project commissioned by Delving into Dance and Critical Path for the Interchange Festival: https://criticalpath.org.au/program/interchange-festival-2019-why-dance-matters-now/

Music by @trevorbrownmusic
Artwork by Lena Kramaric (http://lenakramaric.com/)

DANCE MATTERS (sound collage)

Conversation with Berlin-based visual and performance artist Darko Dragicevic whom i’ve called over Skype to talk about his projects ‘failure in practice’, in which he not only explores our individual and collective relationship to failure within artistic practices, but also the broader cultural and historical definitions of value and success. 

This podcast was recorded during Covid19 period of social isolation and physical distancing, a unique historic moment for the art community, and i was interested to speak with Darko about what ‘failure’ might mean to us in this particular context. 

Weaved around this topic of failure is mine and Darko’s conversation about difficulty of slowing down and doing nothing; importance of empathy and thinking bigger than our personal needs; a need for art that is inclusive and collaborative and a value of which is not measured by income and finances; and why are we as the society excluding elderly people, their voices and wisdom from our everyday and art practices. 

Recorded via Skype call Sydney to Berlin 27 March 2020. For the transcript of this podcast see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-darko-dragicevic

Follow Darko's practice via:
website: http://darkodragicevic.com/
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darko_dragicevic/

Music used is by @trevorbrownmusic

Conversation with artist Darko Dragicevic (March 2020, Sydney/Berlin via Skype)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Croatian multi-media artist Petra Mrša with whom I spoke over Skype, between Sydney and Rijeka, on 30th April 2020 during the Covid19 lock downs.

I was drawn to Petra’s work after coming across her multi-disciplinary propositional works ‘Rehearsing Family’ and ‘What about the body?’ both of which were particularly relevant now that our homes became our universe and the technology took over our bodies in unprecedented ways.

I was interested to talk to Petra, who holds degree in sociology, psychology and photography, about the body in the time of social distancing and online streaming; what direction might art take after the Covid; and how might our relation to nature be affected by it all.

Around 56'00'', we also spoke about a 'voice rally' project Petra initiated during the Covid19 lockdowns. This project is now completed and available here: https://soundcloud.com/user-219510566/sets/message

For the full transcript of the podcast with Petra see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-with-petra-mrsa

Sounds used in the podcast:
- excerpt from Kompost 3 feat. Mira Lu Kovacs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57snfRG-XgA&feature=emb_title)
- excerpt from Petra Mrsa's audio installation 'Chapters of Attachment' (http://petramrsa.com/portfolio/chapters-of-attachment/)

You can follow Petra Mrsa's practice here:
Website: petramrsa.com
Instagram: @petramrsa

Conversation with artist Petra Mrša(April 2020, Sydney/Rijeka via Skype)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Belgrade-based filmmaker, performer, and video-artist Anja Dimitrijević recorded via Skype on 17th May 2020 during the Covid19 lock downs.

We speak about the online education, performances, connections, and new art languages that are emerging as a consequence of physical distancing. 

We enquired about the state of our bodies in increasingly digitised world and what are some of the ways to keep our bodies and our senses alive and active while engaged with the screen.

We also spoke about Anja’s recent dance video ‘Blokovi’, made during the social isolation and featuring the building and the neighbourhood in which she grew up and where she currently lives. The film is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4hD9xbq6A&list=UUaeBBG2VBDbhD6gQhFHV8ow&index=1

Towards the very end of the podcast, I ask Anja to describe the Covid19 experience in three words. I was also curious to know what are her hopes for the future and where would she like to see the humanity go.

For the full transcript of the podcast see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-anja-dimitrijevic

Sounds used in the podcast:
- Буерак - Страсть к Курению (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxLYYf5bz0M&list=LLaeBBG2VBDbhD6gQhFHV8ow&index=12&t=0s)
- Soundscape from Anja Dimitrijevic's video 'Blokovi', created by Anja Dimitrijevic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4hD9xbq6A&list=UUaeBBG2VBDbhD6gQhFHV8ow&index=1)
- Dorian Gray, 'Tonemo u Mrak', 1985 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EwyMjRYkXA)

You can follow Anja's practice here:
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user54244873
Instagram: @elesmera

Conversation with artist Anja Dimitrijevic (May 2020, Sydney/Belgrade)

A conversation with Croatian performance artist Josipa Bubaš and poet/fiction writer Neva Lukić, recorded via Skype in April 2020, at the very start of the Covid19 lockdowns.

The interview took place while I was taking part in Neva and Josipa’s workshop ‘Goosbumps’ which was originally meant to happen offline in Croatia but due to Covid restrictions had to find an alternative way of operating and that alternative was, of course, the zoom.

As we speak of this workshop, we reflect on the transition from the real to the digital and wonder if we are witnessing the birth of a new era. What would be gained and what lost if art and our lives would indeed transition to the digital space, and is there even a way to stop this from happening?

We entertain the idea of lockdowns without Facebook, Instagram, zoom, etc. and question what would Corona look like without technology?

Recorded 19 April 2020 via Skype, hence the slight technical glitches.

For the full transcript of this conversation see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-josipa-bubas-neva-lukic

Music by @trevorbrownmusic created in a Zagreb apartment during the Artemis Projects residency. More details: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/trevor-brown-resident-2019

Conversation with Neva Lukic and Josipa Bubas (April 2020, Sydney/Zagreb)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Melbourne-based theatre and performance maker Mish Grigor whom I Skyped on 20th August 2020 during the second wave of Covid19 lockdowns and shortly after her first ever digital performance titled 'Wasting Wasting Wasting Time' performed as part of Taipei's ADAM.

In this podcast Mish and I talk about her experience of performing via zoom - what were surprises, what challenges, and how does she feel about the liveness and the intimacy of the ‘in real life’ or ‘in person’ theatre being replaced by the digital interface. Can the same or a similar level of intimacy be achieved online? 

The question we keep asking is: are we rushing to go online and therefore missing on an opportunity to slow down, rest, and cultivate deeper thoughts? Is speeding up in order to adjust and catch up with changes, blurring the clarity of our vision? Could ‘wasting time’ and doing nothing be the most responsible thing to do right now? And what do we even have in mind when we suggest that time could be wasted? 

For the full transcript of the podcast see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-mish-grigor

This podcast was produced on the stolen lands of the people of Eora and Kulin nations, traditional custodians of the country and we pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging.

Conversation with performance maker Mish Grigor (August 2020, Sydney/Melbourne)

In 2019, I was commissioned to write a text on ‘Why Dance Matters Now?’ for Delving into Dance and Critical Path’s Interchange Festival. As I was writing, the fires were blazing across Australia and I thought a lot about the interrelation between our human bodies and nature that surrounds us (and that we are). As part of the process, I recorded a number of podcast-conversations with dancers, musicians, installation artists, somatic practitioners, wanting to know (amongst other things) what the concept ‘spatial awareness’ signifies to them. Are dancers more spatially aware than other people? Is this why dance matters?

Featured in this sound collage are voices / thoughts of (in order of appearance):

Ira Ferris 
Kate Sherman 
Diane Busuttil 
Nicole Sutton 
Yorgo Kaporis
Elia Bosshard 
Trevor Brown 
Kristýna Bartošová 



Image used is by artist Lena Kramaric (https://lenakramaric.com/)
Music by @trevorbrownmusic

Spatial Awareness (sound collage)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Australian artist Elia Bosshard, whose conceptual art practice is informed by her interest in the relationship between the body and space and the impact of spatial configurations and constructed environments on our perception and our intercorporeal behaviour. 

Big words! But basically, we will be speaking about the impact that spaces have on our emotional, physical, and mental states. 

What is the difference between spaces of safety and spaces of control is, for example, one of Elia’s field of enquiry which is particularly relevant to our current Covid19 context. 

In this podcast, we will also consider the importance of open spaces, such as vast horizons, on our creativity and our ability to imagine, to think beyond existing frameworks.

For the full transcript of the podcast see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-elia-bosshard

This podcast was produced on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land. We pay our respect to their elders past, present, and future. It is our hope to learn from their wisdom on cultivating and caring for the land.

For more about Elia's practice see: https://www.eliabosshard.com/

Music credit: Filter Flute from Nexus Destiny by Utility

Conversation with artist Elia Bosshard (September 2020, Sydney)

A conversation with Sydney-based artist Victoria Hempstead whose work is a dialogue between the intention of the artist and the agency of the material; a reminder of the limit of our human control and certainty. 

We speak about:

- her fascination with metal and ephemerality
- intuition and importance of slowing down
- connection between confidence and the value-systems
- role of beauty in dealing with trauma
- fine line between resting and falling into lethargy
- value of collaboration and creative conversations
- embracing mistakes and the importance of playfulness
- notepads, voice memos, and dream diaries

For the full transcript of the podcast see: www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-victoria-hempstead

This podcast was produced on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land. We pay our respect to their elders past, present, and future. It is our hope to learn from their wisdom on cultivating and caring for the land.

For more about Victoria's practice see: https://www.victoriahempstead.com/

Music credits: 
- an excerpt from 'Tihilele' by Les filles de Illighadad
- an excerpt from 'Galop' by Lena Platonos

Conversation with visual artist Victoria Hempstead (October 2020, Sydney)

PODCAST-CONVERSATIONS with artists and art theorists, from visual to performing arts, discussing conceptual frameworks and philosophical outlooks. Also some SOUND-COLLAGES, assembled together on variety of themes, such as: sleep, silence, intuition, collaboration, failure, and more. 

Available via iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artemis-projects/id1462300886

PRODUCER & HOST: Ira Ferris (https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/projects-ira-ferris)