Art Smitten is SYN's weekly guide to arts, culture and entertainment in Australia and around the world. With a focus on youth and emerging arts, we're here to showcase culture ahead of the curve. From our base in Naarm/Melbourne, contributors interview, review, and cover the very best of what the world’s second-most liveable city has to offer. Whether it's film, fashion, photography or Fauvism you're into, Art Smitten is the place!
Christian, Silvi, Hamish and Smithers discuss sexism in Christmas movies and review More Pudding Anyone? , the new Christmas comedy playing at 8.30pm at The Butterfly Club (5 Carson Pl, off Little Collins St) until Sunday December 17. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Creative Learning Producer Joshua Cowie tells Anthony, Maria and Smithers about the Arts Centre Melbourne's Associated Program accompanying the Melbourne Theatre Company's season of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time . Applications are now open! The production by the National Theatre of Great Britain is based on Mark Haddon's novel about a 15-year-old boy who is "exceptional at maths" but "has a bit of trouble interpreting everyday life" and the Arts Centre and MTC a relaxed perfo...
Anthony, Maria and Smithers chat to Ella Caldwell, the Artistic Director at Red Stitch Actor's Theatre, who's also performing in their upcoming annual fundraiser, PLAYlist , at the Contemporary Arts Precincts (35 Johnston St, Collingwood) on Saturday 16 December from 7-11pm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anthony, Maria and Smithers chat to Ross Harding, the co-founder of Off The Grid, Australia’s only solar-powered symposium, taking place at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (111 Sturt Street, Southbank) on Friday December 22. Photo by Kate Ballis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew reviews the new Charles Dickens biopic starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce and Miriam Margoyles See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew and Smithers chat to Zenzi Clark, Assistant Curator of the 2017 Koorie Art Show, on display at the Koorie Heritage Trust (Level 3 of the Yarra Building in Federation Square) until 25 February 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christian interviews Darius Devas about his latest documentary, Clinton’s Walk for Justice . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Silvi chats to Justine (stage name "Loli Box") from Bottoms Up! school of Pole & Burlesque about their 2017 production, Museum After Dark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew and Smithers chat to Writer/Director/Producer Kieran Gould-Dowen and actors Candice Lillian and Alexander Gavioli about More Pudding Anyone? , a Christmas comedy playing at The Butterfly Club (5 Carson Pl, off Little Collins St) from December 12-17. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christian and Amorette chat to one of the members of the French band Juniore, coming to Australia in January to perform in next year’s So Frenchy So Chic festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christian and Amorette chat to the Nigerian-born French rapper about his new album, Mauve , and performing in So French So Chic in January next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew reviews the 2017 Archibald Prize exhibition, showing at the Geelong Gallery until Sunday December 10. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christian chats to the singer-writer about the launch tour of his new EP, Change It All , running until Saturday December 16. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Silvi and Christian chat to the duo about the their preview season of Circus Oz: The Strange and Spektakulär Lives of Otto & Astrid , playing at the Meat Market (5 Blackwood, North Melbourne) until Saturday December 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Julia chats to singer/songwriter Stu Larsen about his new album, Resolute , andhis Australian tour running until December 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christian chats to the Programme Manager of the 2018 Midsumma Festival, running from January 14 - February 4. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christian chats to one of the performers in Please Hold , playing at the NICA National Circus Centre in Prahran from November 29 - December 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Maria chats to actor/author Greg Sestero, who played Mark in The Room , about The Disaster Artist , which releases at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Luna Cinemas and Cinema Nova on November 30 and nationwide on the December 7. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Maria and Smithers chat to Bridget Balodis, the director of desert , 6:29pm which is playing at Red Stitch Actors Theatre (Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East) from November 22 to December 14. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Julia and Tarnay chat to Jane Devery, one of the contemporary art curators at NGV Australia, Federation Square, about their upcoming free exhibitions by Louise Paramour, Mel O’Callaghan, Del Kathryn Barton and Helen Maudsley, running until March 12, 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There’s a strange phenomena that occurs when you go to review something as intriguing and over-hyped as Loving Vincent. First, you are excited, so you mark your expectations up. Then, aware of your excitement, you mark them down again. Then, not wanting to seem like a hapless sheep bleating about how magnificent something is based on a glitzy first impression, you start scrutinising the piece religiously, not wanting to fall into the trap of being seen to like it. And then, finally, you grow con...
On September 17th, 2017, Harry Dean Stanton passed away at the age of 91 years old. He lived the life of an actor, but known more specifically as a character actor. Character actors are known as people who play bizarre, memorable characters in films, who usually appear as a side role. It’s no surprise then that Stanton was a favourite in David Lynch’s films, appearing countless times throughout his long line of surreal creations. Stanton has had few lead acting roles, including that of Repo Man,...
Christian chats to the writer and co-producer of Alexithymia , playing at the Meat Market in North Melbourne until Sunday November 19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ellie and Jayden chat to Blended Generations (Ola Milena and Roger Price) about their first studio EP, 'Hope Sweet'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lay Down Sally is Australia’s answer to Book of Mormon. Laugh out loud, side splittingly, leave your face sore funny. Playing at Chapel off Chapel, the show opened last Tuesday Night to a sold out theatre. The audience and was not to be disappointed. Written by Spencer Hadlow, Andrew White and Taylen Furness, The show starts directly after Sally Robbins (played by Nicola Guzzardi) 2004 Olympic lay down incident. It follows on to explore Sally’s determined comeback into Australia’s heart as she b...
Christian chats to Adena Jacobs, the director and co-creator of Book of Exodus Part II , featuring a cast of sixteen 8-12-year-old actors and playing at Theatre Works (14 Acland Street, St Kilda) until Sunday October 29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
During Art Smitten’s Father’s Day special, Hamish, Maria and Christian chat to Michel Bula, Julien Cayeux and Richard Ryan from the cast and crew of Melbourne French Theatre’s production of Georges Feydeau's Every Trick in The Book ( Le Systeme Ribadier ). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Silvi and Smithers chat to and hear some live singing by Elandrah Eramiha-Feo and James Elmer from the cast of Memphis the Musical , playing at Chapel off Chapel (12 Little Chapel St, Prahran) from October 7-29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Samara Barr reviews Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets, a co-production between Victorian Opera and Malthouse Theatre written by Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs that's playing until October 8. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christian interviews the playwright of American Song , playing at Red Stitch Actors Theatre in St Kilda East until November 5. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
