Talking Pointes Podcast
1) Sue Mayes, Healing Hands
Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Dr. Sue Mayes. She's the current director of the Australian Ballet's globally-recognized artistic health team.
2) James Boyd, the Light Inside
Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Bangarra Dance Theatre’s James Boyd. James is a proud Aboriginal man with connections to the Kunja and Muruwari people of southwest Queensland.
3) Lucia Field, Family Ties
Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Lucia Field. Lucia grew up with her family in Sydney, but with her dad, Anthony, as the original Blue Wiggle. It's not the childhood you might imagi...Show More
4) Riley Lapham, the Come Back
Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Riley Lapham. Riley grew up in Wollongong, and she was a star on the rise from an early age and joined the Australian Ballet School by the age of 14...Show More
5) Brooke Cassen, Back in the Studio
Today we have the pleasure of speaking with former Australian Ballet dancer Brooke Cassen. On Season Three of Talking Pointes, I spoke with Brooke on what became one of our most listened-to episodes o...Show More
6) Juliet Doherty, Following the Light
Today I have the privilege of speaking with the divine Juliet Doherty. Juliet was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is slightly more Breaking Bad than “Swan Lake,” but Juliet's grandparents owned...Show More
7) Get Well with Dr Brandi Cole
In today's episode we speak with superstar Dr. Brandi Cole. You may have seen Dr. Brandi on your screens as she worked to keep the Matilda's on the field during the Women's World Cup in 2023, and then...Show More
8) Talking Pointes Season Four
Listen up! Talking Pointes, the podcast that shines a light on life in dance and the performing arts, is back for a fourth season. This season we focus on health— we'll be talking about injury recover...Show More
9) Dana Stephensen, Bonus Chapter
For our Season Three bonus episode, we speak again with the divine Dana Stephensen, who recently retired after two decades with the Australian Ballet and is ready for her bonus chapter.
10) John Lam in Motion
For this summer series, we revisit our conversation with John Lam on the eve of his retirement from Boston Ballet, where he talks about the joys of dance, about finding his sexuality and the moment he...Show More