Ann Thomson & Contemporaries-NAS

Renowned artist, Ann Thomson in conversation with Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts. Ann’s exhibition at the National Art School: celebrates the heady times at East Sydney Tech in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a period which produced a significant group of Australian artists including Godfrey Miller, John Passmore, John Olsen, Vivienne Binns, Elisabeth Cummings and […]

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Beat Generation Artists & Having Better Conversations-Arts Monday

Renowned artist, Ann Thomson and teacher, Anna McPherson are my guests today. Ann Thomson’s exhibition at the National Art School: ‘Ann Thomson & Contemporaries’ celebrates the heady times at East Sydney Tech in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a period which produced a significant group of Australian artists including Godfrey Miller, John Passmore, John Olsen, […]

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Yasmin & Fanous

Yasmin & Fanous joined Arts’ Dr Margaux Dombkins for a live performance. These talented performers are participating in the New Beginnings: Refugee Arts & Culture Festival , which celebrates the talents, skills and cultural diversity of people from refugee backgrounds.  Yasmin Ibrahim Mohamed, a singer-songwriter who was born in Sudan, performs African music, blending traditional songs […]

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MYTHRA ENSEMBLE

Musicians Mythra Ensemble joined Arts’ Dr Margaux Dombkins for a live performance. These talented performers are participating in the New Beginnings: Refugee Arts & Culture Festival, which celebrates the talents, skills and cultural diversity of people from refugee backgrounds. Mythra Ensemble’s unique sound is a blend of traditional music of Iran, Armenia, Turkey and Kurdish origin […]

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Arts & Culture Festival – Arts Monday

Musicians Mythra Ensemble and Yasmin & Fanous perform live on Arts Monday 6th June 2016. These talented performers are participating in the New Beginnings: Refugee Arts & Culture Festival, which celebrates the talents, skills and cultural diversity of people from refugee backgrounds. Mythra Ensemble’s unique sound is a blend of traditional music of Iran, Armenia, […]

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Lo Carmen

Australian singer songwriter, Lo Carmen chats with Dr Margaux Dombkins about her life and career in the U.S. Lo Carmen (aka Leone Carmen) showcased at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas and performed at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Ontario. Lo showcased old favourites and cuts from her latest album ‘Everyone You Ever Knew (Is […]

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DAFFODILS

New Zealand playwright and creative director, Rochelle Bright joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts talking about ‘Daffodils’ – the award-winning show touring Australia. This bittersweet love story is set to a live indie-rock soundtrack of New Zealand’s greatest hits. Daffodils uncovers the lives of two teenagers who first met in a field of daffodils and is […]

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Sydney Comedy Festival

Sydney Comedy Festival Director, Jorge Menidis joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts talking about the many challenges of putting on this annual event.  2016 marks the 12th annual SCF and its colossal program brings more shows, more laughs and more absurd hilarity than ever before. The SCF is known for its mix of comedians and […]

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Authors, Jackie French & J.D.Barrett & SCF-Arts Monday

Renowned author, Jackie French, Hollywood screenwriter, J.D. Barrett and Sydney Comedy Festival Director, Jorge Menidis are my guests today. J.D.Barrett discusses her debut novel ‘The Secret Recipe for Second Chances’ and making the switch from screenwriter in Australia and Hollywood to novelist. Described as “a surprising, smart, charming novel that shows every day is a […]

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PLAYTHING

Dr Margaux Dombkins spoke with writer, Simon Dodd, and actor, Cherrie Whalen-David on Arts.  PLAYTHING  written by Simon Dodd is an absurdist one- act comedy that is a subtle mix of deep philosophical musings and toilet humour.  Cherrie Whalen-David plays the female lead, accompanied by some of Sydney’s most seasoned and emerging theatre actors including […]

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Italy’s Luca Gemma

Italian musician, Luca Gemma, joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts, treating us to a live performance of songs from his latest CD, Blue Songs. Luca is on tour in Australia and Blue Songs is his first album performed entirely in English. Luca’s signature mash-up of rock, pop, soul and folk across voice, guitar, brass and electronic work […]

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Italy’s Luca Gemma and ‘PLAYTHING’- Arts Monday

Italian Musician, Luca Gemma, Writer, Simon Dodd, and Actor, Cherrie Whalen-David are my guests today. Simon Dodd is the writer of PLAYTHING – an absurdist one- act comedy that is a subtle mix of deep philosophical musings and toilet humour. Cherrie Whalen-David plays the female lead. The cast features some of Sydney’s most seasoned and […]

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