Something Else

Ira and Julia talk to Emma Pike from the Kaldor Public Art Projects about Tino Seghal's work 'This is so contemporary' showing at the Art Gallery of NSW from February 6th to 23rd, 2014.

Daniel talks to Kusum Normoyle and Emily Morandini, artists who exhibited in the 2014 NOW now Group Show at SNO Contemporary Art Projects in Marrickville.

Julian chats with performers Alice Furze and Brendan Hay about their upcoming shows as part of Short & Sweet Theatre and Short & Sweet Cabaret. Brendan Hay also performs a song from his show.

For the last show of 2013, the Something Else team put together highlights from some of the best shows of the year.

Emma Ramsay, co-director of Tele Visions live broadcast & performance event to coincide with shutting down analog television on Dec 3rd. Part of Performance Space 'You're History' 30th Birthday celebrations at Carriageworks. - Maren Smith

Charlotte reviews the works of Ala Paredes, Peter Griffen and Yvettte Hamilton at Gaffa Gallery, ArtSite Gallery, and A-M Gallery

Maren interviews director Harrison Woodhead about filming documentary Immersion, which follows a volunteer trip to Indonesia, and short supernatural flick Pandorian.

Daniel talks to artist, writer and curator JD Reforma about his and Sandra Di Palma's project "Talk Show (After the break)", the second in a two-part exhibition exploring Oprah Winfrey's 2011 trip to Australia, amongst other things.

Daniel talks Newcastle-based arts-worker and curator Simone Sheridan about her project Street Art Walking. Other topics discussed include the 2013 This Is Not Art festival, how volunteering leads to volunteering, and brokering deals so that artists can get paid.

Julian talks with Kai Raisbeck, director of Lucky Film Festival, a Sydney-based short film festival with an open brief.

On this week's episode Joel chatted with Olivia Clement and Josie Stomann, the respective writer/director and lead actor of A Thank You Left Unsaid, the opening night show of this year's Sydney Fringe Festival

Daniel Muggleton and Samuel Kettler interview street artists Resan and TerHor about the street art scene in Sydney and the legal ramifications of their artistic endeavours

Maren interviews Sanaz Fotouhi, Co-Director of the 2nd Annual Persian International Film Festival 2013 about international Persian arts and culture, Farhadi, Makmalbaf, Kiarostami and special guest Niki Karimi.

Daniel Green speaks to artist and musician Samuel Bruce (Black Math, Knife Crimes) about his work with the laptop ensemble Electronic Resonance Korps, who performed at Underbelly Arts 2013. Features music by Electronic Resonance Korps and Knife Crimes.

Daniel Green speaks to Marcus Whale (Collarbones, Scissor Lock, Black Vanilla) about his prolific output across his many monikers. Also discussed was #spillard, Daniel’s preference for physical media over downloads, and a mutual appreciation of both generations of Degrassi.

Dominica Nicholls and Kirsty McGuire talk about their upcoming ladylike Shakespeare adaptation, Lady Hamlet, playing at the Fig Tree Theatre this month. Podcast inc. song by composer Simon Unwin.

Maren chats with comedian Zoe Pelbart about karma, stand-up comedy, Pelbartisms, her javelin career and her book and series in progress.

Maren interviews Emma Pike about Kaldor Public Art Projects 13 Rooms, the momentous performance art exhibition at Walsh Bay, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Klaus Biesenbach.

Photographer Amy Thornett's praxis revolves around the female adolescent and politics of the gaze. 'Will I Need to be photographed naked?' is her debut solo exhibition at Firstdraft Gallery.