Melbourne Exclusive
Come Together:
Artists in
Conversation
You Say You Want
a Revolution
Give Peace
a Chance
(Australia)
The ever-popular Artists in Conversation
series returns, giving you access to the
ideas, thoughts, inspirations and lives of
the artists involved in this year’s Festival.
Wheeler Centre Talks
Join moderator Amanda Smith (ABC
Radio National’s Artworks) for a free
series of talks.
Fri 7 Oct at 1pm
Around the world in 21 days
Featuring India’s Roysten Abel
(The Manganiyar Seduction), representatives
of the National Theatre Company of China
(Rhinoceros in Love) and Tatiana Arzamasova
(Angels-Demons. Parade)
Thu 13 Oct at 1pm
Classical music in a contemporary
world David Harrington (Kronos
Quartet) and violist Maxim Rysanov
Fri 14 Oct at 1pm
Contemporary dance:
glancing back, looking forward
Gideon Obarzanek reflects on his final
production for Chunky Move, alongside
UK choreographer/dancer Hofesh
Shechter (Political Mother)
Sat 15 Oct at 1pm
Outside the norm: creating unique
theatrical experiences with community
Featuring Ali Zaidi (Journeys of Love and
More Love) and Back to Back Theatre
(Ganesh Versus the Third Reich)
Thu 20 Oct at 1pm
In conversation with Thomas
Ostermeier, Artistic Director of
Schaubühne Berlin
One of the most important voices
in contemporary theatre, Thomas
Ostermeier (director of Hedda Gabler)
Fri 21 Oct at 1pm
Music is my megaphone: protest and music
Featuring artists from notes from the hard
road and beyond
Event Information
Festival Lounge
the Arts Centre, Café Vic
(International)
A Weekend of Film
Sat 15 Oct
Presented by Australian Film Television
and Radio School (AFTRS) in association
with Melbourne Festival
12pm
Or Forever Hold Your Peace (55min, 1970)
Director Richard Brennan will present
the screening
An educational film program focusing on
documentaries that exhibit, with verve,
passion and vigour, the determination of
communities and brave individuals to make
a difference. This series of films is hosted by
Sue Maslin, the Adjunct Professor of Media
and Communications at RMIT and an
award-winning screen producer (Celebrity:
Dominick Dunne, Hunt Angels), who will
investigate how genre and production
methodologies inform films seeking to
deliver a social message.
From the courageous actions of a single
person to the swell of mass movements, the
passionate voice of protest frequently has
been a fierce catalyst of change, acting to
shift our world in fundamental ways.
This educational program pays tribute to
the filmmakers who showcase significant
activists and political movements embracing
the fight for peace, the environment,
gay rights, democracy and the rights of
Indigenous people.
Fri 14 Oct
7pm
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
(90min, 2008)
2pm
murundak: Songs of Freedom (82min, 2011)
Directors Natasha Gadd and Rhys Graham
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