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Gideon talks about Melbourne’s brand new arts festival called Rising and how local artists can get involved… http://media.blubrry.com/sunday_arts_magazine/p/joy.org.au/sundayarts/wp-content/uploads/sites/276/2020/05/Gideon.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:03 — 10.4MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Gideon Obarzanek talks about the brand new festival in Melbourne next year called Rising appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

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    “artists didn’t make the choice to go out to Brooklyn […] they were priced out of Manhattan, that was an economic imperative. People went to Williamsburg because it was cheap as fuck.”  Gideon Obarzanek is best known for establishing Chunky Move in 1995 in Sydney, subsequently moving to Melbourne in 1997 after winning a tender from the Kennett State Government. Obarzanek hoped that Chunky Move would last at least a year in Melbourne, “so it wouldn’t be so embarrassing”.  His desire was to create a space for dancers and choreographers to apply for funding and make work at a time when independent dance was very fringe.“I didn’t have a great interest in having a dance company or directing a dance company, it came out of necessity. […] My interest has always been about making work.”Obarzanek remained the artistic director of Chunky Move until 2012.Obarzanek’s work is diverse, with a focus on collaborations, technology, large-scale events, film and site specific works. His work has toured Europe, Asia, U.K., USA and South America. He has been presented at the Joyce Theatre, BAM Next Wave Festival NY, Dance Theatre Workshop, Venice Biennale, Territoria Festival Moscow as well as all of Australia’s major performing arts festivals. Obarzanek has choreographed works for Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Dance North, Queensland Ballet, Netherlands Dance Theatre and Opera Australia.Obarzanek has a long list of awards to his name, including winning the prestigious Bessie Award with Lucy Guerin and Michael Kantor for Tense Dave (2005) and Helpmann Awards for Glow and Mortal Engine (2008),Since leaving Chunky Move Obarzanek wrote and directed his first play ‘I Want to Dance Better at Parties’ for Sydney Theatre Company, followed by the screen version in 2013. Obarzanek is currently the Chair of the Melbourne Fringe Festival and an Artistic Associate for Melbourne Festival.In this conversation we discussed dance leadership, gender, inspiration, arts funding, the future of festivals and the vision of Melbourne for being a creative hub.Discover more about Gideon Obarzanek’s work:Tense Dave, (2003)I Want to Dance Better at Parties, (2004)Glow, (2006)Dance Like Your Old Man (2007)Mortal Engine (2008)Assembly (2011)Interview about AssemblyLecture on role of technology in his workStay tuned for upcoming episodes including interviews with Alexandre Hamel from Le Patin Libre.Join the conversation on Twitter, subscribe on Itunes, Stitcher and TurnIn.Image credit- Dave Tacon

<blockquote> “artists didn’t make the choice to go out to Brooklyn […] they were priced out of Manhattan, that was an economic imperative. People went to Williamsburg because it was cheap as fuck.” </blockquote>Gideon Obarzanek is best known for establishing <a href="http://chunkymove.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chunky Move </a>in 1995 in Sydney, subsequently moving to Melbourne in 1997 after winning a tender from the Kennett State Government. Obarzanek hoped that Chunky Move would last at least a year in Melbourne, “so it wouldn’t be so embarrassing”.  His desire was to create a space for dancers and choreographers to apply for funding and make work at a time when independent dance was very fringe.“I didn’t have a great interest in having a dance company or directing a dance company, it came out of necessity. […] My interest has always been about making work.”Obarzanek remained the artistic director of Chunky Move until 2012.Obarzanek’s work is diverse, with a focus on collaborations, technology, large-scale events, film and site specific works. His work has toured Europe, Asia, U.K., USA and South America. He has been presented at the Joyce Theatre, BAM Next Wave Festival NY, Dance Theatre Workshop, Venice Biennale, Territoria Festival Moscow as well as all of Australia’s major performing arts festivals. Obarzanek has choreographed works for <a href="https://australianballet.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Ballet</a>, <a href="http://www.sydneydancecompany.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sydney Dance Company</a>, <a href="http://www.dancenorth.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dance North</a>, <a href="https://www.queenslandballet.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queensland Ballet</a>, <a href="http://www.ndt.nl/en/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netherlands Dance Theatre</a> and <a href="https://opera.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opera Australia.</a>Obarzanek has a long list of awards to his name, including winning the prestigious Bessie Award with Lucy Guerin and Michael Kantor for Tense Dave (2005) and Helpmann Awards for Glow and Mortal Engine (2008),Since leaving Chunky Move Obarzanek wrote and directed his first play ‘<a href="http://aussietheatre.com.au/reviews/dance-better-at-parties-sydney-theatre-company" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Want to Dance Better at Parties</a>’ for Sydney Theatre Company, followed by the screen version in 2013. Obarzanek is currently the Chair of the <a href="https://melbournefringe.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melbourne Fringe Festival</a> and an Artistic Associate for <a href="https://www.festival.melbourne/2016/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melbourne Festival</a>.In this conversation we discussed dance leadership, gender, inspiration, arts funding, the future of festivals and the vision of Melbourne for being a creative hub.Discover more about Gideon Obarzanek’s work:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V9nXVEV6oE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tense Dave</a>, (2003)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIwIPUDgEII" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Want to Dance Better at Parties, </a>(2004)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AautwIOON8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glow, </a>(2006)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/C-_V4EpUBcs?list=PLlc0_6GNx9Il7Yi1D52L_1vQ0hePqz4id" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dance Like Your Old Man</a> (2007)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbjOMualLVs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mortal Engine </a>(2008)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bU0tl5bOPo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assembly</a> (2011)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eewH1qo4dQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interview about Assembly</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaT64TYsVgA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture on role of technology in his work</a></li></ul>Stay tuned for upcoming episodes including interviews with Alexandre Hamel from Le Patin Libre.Join the conversation on <a href="https://twitter.com/delvingdance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/delving-into-dance/id1149339111?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Itunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/delving-into-dance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> and <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/Delving-into-Dance-p911332/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TurnIn</a>.Image credit- Dave Tacon

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The kids review and discuss Circalicious by Upswing Arts and are joined by internationally recognised choreographer Gideon Obarzanek.Kids Vs ArtA podcast series by Field TheoryDirected by Jackson Castiglione and Jason MalingComposition and Sound Design by Robert JordanListening post at Arts House/Fringe Hub Designed by Eugyeene TehProducers for Arts House Naomi Velaphi and Jackie JohnstonProducers for the Fringe Dan Koop and Vanessa WrightTechnical support and recording by Bart Mangan, Blair Hart and Richard ChandlerPerformer assistance by Claire Flynn and Tish Brennan - Steers.Presented by Melbourne Fringe and Arts House

The kids review and discuss Circalicious by Upswing Arts and are joined by internationally recognised choreographer Gideon Obarzanek. Kids Vs Art A podcast series by Field Theory Directed by Jackson Castiglione and Jason Maling Composition and Sound Design by Robert Jordan Listening post at Arts House/Fringe Hub Designed by Eugyeene Teh Producers for Arts House Naomi Velaphi and Jackie Johnston Producers for the Fringe Dan Koop and Vanessa Wright Technical support and recording by Bart Mangan, Blair Hart and Richard Chandler Performer assistance by Claire Flynn and Tish Brennan - Steers. Presented by Melbourne Fringe and Arts House

#13 Kids Vs Circalicious - with special guest Gideon Obarzanek