Actor/Writer/Directors Jessica Stanley & Phoebe Anne Taylor discuss a new satirical comedic play 'Strata Inc' about 'entitlement' with a new take on Aristophanes' work and Alisha Brooks brings a Turkish color to the 21st Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival with 'Bashka'.

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Biting satire 'Strata Inc' and 'Bashka' pipes in 21st Melbourne Women's International Jazz Fest

Dancer extraordinaire Rauf Yasit (aka Rubberlegs) 'bends over backwards' to move Arts Express Listeners to the International Arts Festivals performance of  "A Quiet Evening of Dance" A new work by William Forsythe performed from the 17th to 21st October. Also Val and Trish chat on the show with writer/actor and director Lisa Brickell and Ruth Dudding director of  "Mockingbird" about a black comedy at the Butterfly Club. An exploration into motherhood and mental health.

A Quiet Dance with Rubberlegs and Mockingbird's at the Butterfly Stage

Musican comedian Ashleigh Clarke sings from Dumbo on uke in the studio from her new cabaret comedy 'Creepy Songs From My Childhood Cartoons' at Bar Ampere while 2018 Orlando Fringe award winner (USA) 'F*ckboys the Musical' written and directed by Savannah Cassidy Pedersen, looks at dating modern creeps in solidarity with the sisterhood at Melbourne Fringe Festival.

'Creepy songs from childhood cartoons' & 'F*ckboys the Musical'

 Comedian Annie Lee (Kransky Sisters) chats about her new one-woman show 'Pawn Again Christian' at the Butterfly Club, political wit and mimic Helen Child camps up the politicians for her Melbourne Fringe show 'A Comedy of Terrors' at Loop Project Space and Bar and actor Christina McLachlan discusses her role as Maude Mix on the American comedic play "A coupla white chicks sitting around talking".

Pawn again christian, Cardinal Sin & a couple of white chicks

Award winning playwright Rebecca Lister looks at the impact of suicide on '2.20am' while writer/director Gabby Pearson presents a modern  black comedy on hospitality 'Waiting on You' with associate producer Christy Fanning.

Hospitality meets the trauma of suicide

Notable Melbourne jazz musician Steve Sedergreen chatted about his cooperative style in readiness for MIJF and talented cabaret artist Michaela Burger sang one of her songs from her show "A Migrant's Son' devoted to her colorful Greek father.

Melbourne Jazz meets Greek Cabaret

Multi instrumentalist James Mustafa shows his broad jazz vision for MIJF show at Dizzy's and actor/producer Renee Palmer describes 'A Comical Walking Performance' event across the lanes and dark alleys of Fitzroy.

Jazzmo Mustafa meets Renee Palmer's comical Fitzroy walks

Chatting on the show with jazz organist Jake Mason where he will perform at The Stonnington Jazz Music Festival Gala Night with fellow musicians. All this on the eve of the launch of his latest Album "The Stranger in the Mirror"  We will also be speaking with Carol Whitfield beyond jazz, motown and her historical performance on Amy Winegousee "Beyond the Beehive" at the Butterfly Club 

Beyond the Jazzy Organ and a Back to Black Beehive

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Arts Express hosts Val and Trish are truly blessed with the company of Nadia Collins who chats about her own written and performed speechless MICF performance  Virgin Bloody Mary at the Butterfly Club.Assuring comedy aficionados will have a hell of a time.Also enlightening the audience with some 'good news' about some extra's in the Arts expressing themselves in and outa town-all heavenly bliss!

Nadia's Virgin Mary and Great Bloody Extra's

Comedian/storyteller Rama Nicholas talks about her spaghetti western musical 'Death Rides a Horse' for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and activist/organiser Cathy Brigden chats about saving the stories of female unionists overlooked in the recorded history of the Australian union movement.

Womens' union stories and spaghetti westerns

Melbourne International Jazz Festival artistic director Michael Tortoni blows in with some hot jazz talk about the exciting upcoming festival and comedian/director Janelle De Silva chats about her  hilarious  multi-media show 'Frankghanistan' for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Frankghanistan & Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Arts Express hosts- Val and Trish, are right on track for this year's IWD with Glitta Supernova, as she navigates us around her current Butterfly show 'Body Map'  from the 4th-11th March at 8:30pm. Then there is more at the International station as musician Kathleen Hollaran intoxicates us with her guitar strings. Kathleen is part  of a collaboration by Brunswick Music Festival music programmer Chelsea Wilson The group  Wild Fearless and Free  also includes Stella Angelico, Sophie Koh, The Black Sistaz and Jessica Hitchcock . This one off performance for International Women's Day is at the Mechanic's Hall on tonight, Thursday the 8th March at 7:30pm. 

International Day of Supanova Glitta Wild Fearless and Free Woman

Graham Coffeey, manager, Small Town Transformations talks about what funding from Regional Arts Victoria has enabled small towns to achieve through creative projects that transform their communities. Fashion artist Adele Varcoe has created the 'Wowzzeee'  - a glittering 'onesie' that participants can also create for themselves in a participatory sweatshop through a unique Arts House project.

Small town transformations & the 'Wowzzeee" sweatshop

Arts hosts Val and Trish will be speaking with Nela Trifkovic on her performance with Band SARAY Iluminado  about new interpretations of Sevdah (traditional folk music) from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jewish Sephardic music from the Balkans on 28th February at 45 Downstairs. Also chatting with both Samantha Byrne deputy Mayor of Moonee Valley City Council on the upcoming Festival at Queens Park on Sunday, 25 February along with  Music Programmer Chelsea Wilson from the Brunswick Music Festival from the 4th to 18th March 

Beaming Northern Festivals and Illuminating Saray Illuminado

A program exploring alternative theatre, cabaret, comedy, fringe events and festivals hosted by Valerie Farfalla.

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