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 Nat spoke to Jessie and Vincent, two talented young performers taking part in the VCE Season of Excellence Top Acts concert. Jessie is a contemporary ballet dancer, while Vincent wows the crowd on the tabla, a type of Indian drum. They spoke about the VCE experience, and their aspirations in performing arts.
 

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 Heard of seven brides for seven brothers? Try 50 brides for 50 cousins. That's what Big Love, a modern retelling of The Suppliant Woman, is all about. Nat spoke to Leigh and Laura, actor and director of this daring new production from La Trobe University Theatre.

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 What's your fantasy? Nat spoke to Alice Williams, who has devised Impossible Plays, a show that brings the fantasies of four disparate Australians to life. Part documentary, part absurdist theatre, the play pushes the boundaries of multi-platformism. Impossible Plays is playing as part of Next Wave Festival. 

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FINAL Impossible Plays Interview.mp3

Nat spoke to Eilidh Macaskill from Scottish theatre collective Fish & Game about their new show Alma Mater, though show may be something of a restrictive term. Part installation, part film, part video art, they chatted about the interactive iPad experience, and the opportunities for art in augmented reality.

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 Nat spoke to Cat and Emma from Art Changing, a new collective created to promote art made out of institutions. Breaking down the mantra of an art 'standard', Art Changing seeks to encourage alternative art forms and works. You can submit pieces, pitch ideas, or get involved by heading to www.artchanging.com

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In a dystopian future, violence is the norm, and even celebrated. Society has become desensitised and uncaring, the quality of a milliner's hats becoming more important than the doomed souls she makes them for. Justin Martin has collaborated with Oscar nominated director Stephen Daldry to reinvigorate Caryl Churchill's 2000 play for a post 9/11 audience. Nat caught up with Justin to talk about the play's relevance to modern Australia.

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Jenni and Bron were challenged to a poetry slam battle on Arts Mitten. They were given a topic by listeners, then given an hour to write an awesome slam poem to read on air. It resulted in a flurry of bongo drums, berets, hilarity and well... have a listen. 

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 Women's Circus are not your average circus performers. They're women from all walks of life, who work by day and circus by night. Lucky enough to be selected as finalists for the Gasworks Circus Showdown, Nat spoke to Erin from the circus, about why leggings are not pants.

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 If the world really were to end in December 2012 as the Mayan Calendar predicts, how would you live differently? Fresh new Melbourne arts group KIN Collaborative ask this very question in their new show, Until Tomorrow. Nat and Fin spoke to Belinda and William about the end of the world and other cheerful things.

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Melbourne based design magazine fluoro is launching in New York this May. Nat caught up with sister act Nancy and Audrey Bugeja, editor and associate editor of the magazine. They chatted about connecting two international design hubs, and the thrill of putting Australian design on the world stage. 

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FINAL Fluoro interview Podcast.mp3