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1) 'It became very woke' — An Asian Australian director embraces 'elder' status
Darren Yap has been a part of some huge moments in Australian performing arts history, from acting in Miss Saigon to being on the directorial team for the Sydney 2000 closing ceremony. Now he's using ...Show More
'It became very woke' — An Asian Australian director embraces 'elder' status
54:04 | Jul 12th, 2022
2) 'I guess I'm a weirdo' — Benjamin Myers on crop circles and being a loner
British author Benjamin Myers says he likes to be on the margins as a writer and his latest novel, The Perfect Golden Circle, is about the crop circles that appeared in 1989 in the English countryside...Show More
3) Highlights: Barkaa, Firebite and All my friends are racist
It’s time to Get up, stand up, show up- the theme for NAIDOC week 2022. Stop Everything presents highlights celebrating the depth of talent from First Nations creatives. BL is joined by BARKAA, a M...Show More
4) Controversy at Documenta 15, Sebastian di Mauro, and 1980s New York artist Edward Brezinski finally finds his 15 minutes of fame
Documenta 15 is the highly-anticipated global survey of contemporary art. This year, for the first time, it’s been dominated by artists and collectives from the Global South. But the historic takeover...Show More
5) 'It was time they had a blackfella at the top' — A new era for ADT
Our oldest modern dance company, the Australian Dance Theatre, has been delighting and challenging audiences for nearly 60 years. Now Wiradjuri dancer and choreographer Daniel Riley is at the helm, be...Show More
6) Anita Heiss, Tony Birch and SJ Norman grapple with the past
For NAIDOC Week, three Aboriginal writers who are grappling with the past: Anita Heiss takes the 1852 Gundagai flood as the starting point for her novel Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray, Tony Birch explore...Show More
7) Taika Waititi on Thor: Love and Thunder
He’s been at the top of Stop Everything!’s interview wish list for awhile and we got him: Taika Waititi talks to Ben Law about his latest film for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: Love and Thunder...Show More
8) The cinematographer who shot Baz Luhrmann's Elvis + the Netflix malaise + Claudia O' Doherty
We meet Mandy Walker, the pioneering Australian cinematographer who shot Baz Luhrmann's epic film Elvis. TV writer Wenlei Ma is along with an analysis of where streaming services, particularly Netflix...Show More
9) Daniel Boyd's solo show, Sally Ryan's Holy Family, and reclaiming Arnhem Land's art
A conversation with artist Daniel Boyd whose work has focussed on reframing Eurocentric images from Australia's past. Plus, Sally Ryan discusses her latest commission, a giant oil painting of Jesus, M...Show More
Daniel Boyd's solo show, Sally Ryan's Holy Family, and reclaiming Arnhem Land's art
54:05 | Jun 29th, 2022
10) 90 years of performing arts on your ABC
As the ABC celebrates its 90th birthday, we delve into our archives to revisit key moments in Australian performing arts history, including Laurence Olivier on tour, Nureyev and Fonteyn dancing into A...Show More