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Speaker 1: Well, road safety has definitely been a key theme on

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Speaker 1: the show today as we head into the Easter long weekend,

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Speaker 1: and continuing that talk, but in a bit of a

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Speaker 1: different context because a number of local youths at the

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Speaker 1: Slide Dance Theater Company are going to be presenting a

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Speaker 1: production in May. It's aimed to address the escalation of

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Speaker 1: teenage road debts. Now, I'm pleased to say that. Joining

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Speaker 1: me in the studio right now, just make sure I've

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Speaker 1: got all those microphones on. We have got Amalia Baker,

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Speaker 1: good morning to you, morningater, lovely to have you on

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Speaker 1: the studio. We've got Chloe Kela Kajaris, good morning to you,

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Speaker 1: and of course we've got Grace Hendry, good morning.

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Speaker 2: Good morning.

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Speaker 1: It is wonderful to have the three of you in

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Speaker 1: the studio now. You are all part of the Slide

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Speaker 1: Dance Theater Company. And this production was last year the

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Speaker 1: first time that it had been presented.

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Speaker 2: So time was originally made in twenty eleven, it was

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Speaker 2: redone in twenty fifteen. Yeah, we were then going to

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Speaker 2: do it in twenty twenty. Obviously, COVID unfortunately happened, so

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Speaker 2: we didn't do it then, and then we obviously had

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Speaker 2: a very successful season last year and this year we've

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Speaker 2: decided to bring it back again.

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Speaker 1: Well, it wasn't just successful season, it was totally sold out,

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Speaker 1: is my understanding to rave reviews. You know, like I

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Speaker 1: had people who went and said it was just incredible,

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Speaker 1: And I mean, Chloe, the audience that you're really trying

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Speaker 1: to aim for as well. It's something for everybody, but

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Speaker 1: really for young people too.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, no, so what the people that should really see time? Like,

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Speaker 3: it's for everyone, but we're really trying to aim it

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Speaker 3: at novice drivers and people who were you know, starting

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Speaker 3: out on their l's, at their peers, and you know,

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Speaker 3: just warning them about what can happen if you make

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Speaker 3: that wrong decision of getting into a car, or just

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Speaker 3: even reminding them to drive safely on our roads, considering

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Speaker 3: how dangerous it can be if it escalates.

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Speaker 1: Well, look, some people listening might be thinking to themselves,

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Speaker 1: how do you bring that road safety message into a

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Speaker 1: beautiful dance performance? Is how I envisage it, Emilia, How

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Speaker 1: do you do that? I'm assuming in a really meaningful way.

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Speaker 4: Well, it slight prefers to show rather than tell, yep,

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Speaker 4: so re really benefit off the individuality of our audiences

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Speaker 4: and their personal experience, so we allow that to impact

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Speaker 4: them more.

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Speaker 1: And from all accounts, not only like a beautiful performance,

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Speaker 1: but a really moving performance. What's some of the feedback

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Speaker 1: that you guys received after last year? Who wants to go?

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Speaker 1: I'll go.

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Speaker 2: We've had such incredible feedback from so many important people,

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Speaker 2: people like the police commissioner, the Minister for Education came

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Speaker 2: and saw it, which was fantastic, and last year the

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Speaker 2: feedback was just so incredible that they all said, you

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Speaker 2: have to do this again. So that's why we're doing

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Speaker 2: it so soon after we've just done it, because it

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Speaker 2: very important people said you need to do this again.

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Speaker 1: Well, and I'm assuming as well young people saying that

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Speaker 1: to you as well and talking about the impact that

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Speaker 1: it had on them after they had come and watched.

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Speaker 1: For those, you know, who don't really know what it's

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Speaker 3: So Time follows the story of a teenage girl who

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Speaker 3: makes a dangerous decision to get into a car with

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Speaker 3: an intoxicated intoxicated driver. Sorry, Yeah, And the show basically

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Speaker 3: explores the lasting impact that her choices make on her friends,

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Speaker 1: But it just, you know, it.

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Speaker 3: Highlights how one decision might seem like it only will

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Speaker 3: to the car, but it show this show, sorry, this

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Speaker 3: show time shows people how you know, it can affect

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Speaker 1: Is it quite like is it quite a moving performance

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Speaker 4: Yes? Absolutely. As a novice driver doing my first time,

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Speaker 4: it really changed my perspectives driving. And it is also

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Speaker 2: Our cast members are so incredibly supportive of each other.

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Speaker 2: We're like one big family, so one is ever not okay.

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Speaker 1: But it is how many of you are there in

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Speaker 2: We're a very big, lovely family of fifty.

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Speaker 1: That's so cool. And what ages you know, like, does

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Speaker 2: Yeah, our youngest is thirteen, and then we have some

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Speaker 2: lovely dancers who play Charlie's parents. She is our main character.

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Speaker 2: So I don't know if I want to tell you

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Speaker 1: Yeah, right, And I mean, like, the thing I love

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Speaker 1: involved in it. Like, that's a fantastic thing. And people

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Speaker 1: proud of. I thank you. It's you know, like, it's

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Speaker 1: a wonderful thing to see young people involved in really good,

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Speaker 1: of you involved in it, I think it's wonderful. We

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Speaker 1: know it's sold out last year, the tickets are already

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So our show season is from the seventh to

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Speaker 2: the ninth of May at the Domin Entertainment Center and

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Speaker 2: you can book tickets through their website. And we are

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Speaker 2: so excited to have more new people in our audiences.

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Speaker 1: How many shows are you're putting on this time round?

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Speaker 1: Do you know? Is it a few? Yeah?

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Speaker 3: We're putting on five shows. We're doing two matinees yep,

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Speaker 1: Is that more than what there was last year? Do

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Speaker 2: I think it might be less than last year because

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Speaker 1: So well, it is wonderful stuff and wonderful to see

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Speaker 1: going to go really well. Do you block to your

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Speaker 3: So on average when you know we're starting off in

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Speaker 3: time to really collaborate alls one company. But yeah, we

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Speaker 3: do three shows a year, so yeah, and those we're

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Speaker 3: doing five shows for Time as you know, but some

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Speaker 2: Time last year.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. But yeah, anything.

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Speaker 1: You want to add grace and like juggling that with

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Speaker 1: Good on you.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's so fantastic. SLID do an audition every year.

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Speaker 2: So that is how all of our company members are chosen.

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Speaker 2: And we are very lucky enough to be able to

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Speaker 2: employ local mentors, national mentors, and this year even international

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Speaker 2: mentors have come over from New Zealand to join us.

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Speaker 2: So our mentorship program is pretty incredible for artists all

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Speaker 2: over the world now to come and join and inspire

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Speaker 2: our young people that we have in the territory.

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Speaker 1: How wonderful. Well, good on you three, It is wonderful

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Speaker 1: to have you in the studio. I reckon these shows

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Speaker 1: will sell out again, so get in quick, jump online

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Speaker 1: and get your tickets. It is wonderful to catch up

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Speaker 1: with all three of you this morning, Emiliah Baker, Grace

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Speaker 1: Hendri and Chloe Kellakajaris. Thank you so much for your time.

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Speaker 1: Lovely to speak to you all.

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Speaker 2: It was so great to be here. Thank you so

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Speaker 2: much for having us.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, no worries at all,