1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,280 Speaker 1: Well. 2 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 2: The Darwin Festival, one of the biggest events on the 3 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 2: dry season calendar. It is now underway with a massive 4 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 2: six one hundred and eighty performances on the program. It's 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 2: going to be running up until the twenty fifth of August, 6 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 2: with shows planned across a record. 7 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 3: Thirty eight venues. 8 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 2: The festival is set to offer something for all tastes 9 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 2: and ages, there is no doubt about that. And joining 10 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 2: us in the studio to tell us more is the 11 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 2: artistic director, Kate Fell. 12 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 3: Good morning, Kate, good morning. Lovely to be here. It's 13 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: lovely to see you. How the first performance has gone fantastic? Yeah, 14 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 3: we had. 15 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: The park is now open and the Law and the 16 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: Spiegel tent, so it's all all up and running. We 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: had a beautiful event at the Darwen Amphitheater last night 18 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: and there's more to come this weekend. So yeah, all 19 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: the exhibition openings are happening. I just came straight from 20 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: the Teewe Island exhibition that's just across the road. 21 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's so good, it's so wonderful. 22 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: I just think it's it's such a beautiful time to 23 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: be in Darwen, whether you live here or you're a visitor. 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: You can you can literally like walk outside your door 25 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 2: and experience the amazing art that is you know. 26 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: It's happening absolutely and it's I think what's so special 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: about Darwin Festival is there's so much in the day, 28 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: like as I said, all the exhibitions, there's a great 29 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: exhibition down at the waterfront and the Naziers, and then 30 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: all night you can find you know, a party time 31 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: all through the night. So you know that mix of 32 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: all day and all night is pretty special. 33 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: So tell me what are the sum of the highlights 34 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 2: for the first week of the festival. 35 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: For adults first I okay for adults okay, So for 36 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: for adults up for a wild, fun night out. The 37 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: party in the Spiegod tent. It kicked off this week 38 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: and it is it's going off. It looks like a nightclub. 39 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: When you walk past Mystery, you see all these flashing 40 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: lights coming out of the speed Good tent. 41 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 3: It's super fun. 42 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: It's the same people who made Blanc to Bloc, but 43 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: it's a brand new show hasn't been to Darwen, so 44 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: it's got that everything you love. 45 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: The amazing circus, the you know, very good looking. 46 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: Performers, audience, interaction, all the fun things, So that's great. 47 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: And then what people also loving is Flight and Seance, 48 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 1: which are these twenty minutes sort of thrill secret experiences 49 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: right next to the Spiegel tent and you go in, 50 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: you sit down. The flight is like you're sitting on 51 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: a plane, the lights go out, You've got this headphones 52 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: on and it's all just imagined, like it kind of 53 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: plays on all your fears, but all kind of just 54 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: this sort of sensory type thing. 55 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 3: So they're really fun. So yeah, that's a really great 56 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 3: night out. Yeah, it sounds awesome. 57 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: And there what I love about the dam Festival is 58 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 2: there's something for everybody, right. 59 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, so then that's right. So you have the party 60 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: and that is absolutely adults only, you know. But then 61 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: this weekend we've got some fantastic shows for kids and families. 62 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: This afternoon, just you know, after work, Lisa Pellegrino is 63 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: the host of this great show called Kids Club Spectacular 64 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: all fabulous like dull and you know cast, which is 65 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: just going to be a gorgeous show for all ages. 66 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: And then this Sunday is the City of de and 67 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: Teddy Bear's picnic as well, and the Esplanade on Sunday morning. 68 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: So yeah, just lots of things for families in the park. 69 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: We've got this great new installation called Lost Dogs Disco, 70 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: this big, beautiful inflatable dogs and are just gorgeous, so 71 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: great for kids to run around and interact with. 72 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 2: And it's just so nice as well that even you know, 73 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 2: like because there are a lot of families that maybe 74 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: don't have a lot of sort of extra cash at 75 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 2: the moment, might be doing it a bit tougher, but 76 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: there's something for everybody in terms of being able to 77 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: go and have a feed or go and have a 78 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: drink and go and check out an exhibition totally. And 79 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: we also what we do with the shows at the Ampitheaters. 80 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: I say, if you're a Missy Higgins fan, that's on 81 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: this Sunday and kids under twelve are free, so you know, 82 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: we really you know, the same with our Ski Club concerts, 83 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: kids under twelve are free. It's just a really important 84 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: thing where you know, if you love music and you 85 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: want to go out, but you know, every time you 86 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: get a babysitter that's expensive. So you know, if you 87 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: can bring your kids in those outdoor venues where they 88 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: you know, they. 89 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 3: Can run around and they're not going to worry anyone. 90 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 3: It's just a really great family experience. 91 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, nice and accessible for everybody, which is a wonderful 92 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 2: thing to do. Now, I know it's going to be 93 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: hard to pick, but if you had to have a 94 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 2: must see over this weekend, what do you reckon? Because 95 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 2: we will catch up with you throughout the festival the 96 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 2: next few. 97 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: Does I'm going to say the Mirror Gravity Another Miss 98 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: Circus show started. 99 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 3: Open last night and it is it's really stunning. 100 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: So they do these amazing group acrobatics, like for anyone 101 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: who's kind of watching the Olympics and you know when 102 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: you're watching like the skateboarding or the thing and you're like, 103 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: oh my god, wow that those tricks they gravity Another 104 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: Miss the Circus is like that that feeling where you 105 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: watch them and you go, oh my god that you know, 106 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: they do just these incredible tricks. But it's really really 107 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: gorgeous play for there's this amazing news singer kind of 108 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: in the show as well, so and because you can 109 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: get really up close in our festival park venue, so 110 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: that's a really it's going to be a highlight this 111 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: week and. 112 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 3: That sounds like it'll be awesome. 113 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 2: Now I know the National Indigenous Music Awards are also 114 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 2: happening this weekend. 115 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 3: What can people expect? 116 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: Oh, thenme is that's there's an amazing lineup. I mean, 117 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: as everyone knows, the First Nation's music is just going gangbusters, 118 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, and the Nimas has played such a big 119 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: role in that. And it's their twentieth year, so it's 120 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: a real celebration this year. And yeah, you know, there's 121 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: just such a great line just it's worth definitely checking 122 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: it out. 123 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 3: Thing artists at you'll know artist that you've never heard of. 124 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: You know, and you just get that really great spectrum 125 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: of all the music. 126 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 2: That's half the fun of it isn't seeing what you know, seeing. 127 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 3: Who you might get to say totally. 128 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 2: Now. 129 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 3: One paint is a picture as well. 130 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: Of what festival path looks like this. 131 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: It's looking beautiful. 132 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: So it's such a beautiful special part of the festival, 133 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: the real heart of the festival. Tetchy every year kind 134 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: of creates this new beautiful bamboo design and this year 135 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: is no exception. There's a beautiful new wall painted by 136 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: Trent and Jason Lee, and then Nadine Lee has created 137 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: this this artwork on top of it as well, so 138 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: I love those kind of those parts of it. 139 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 3: We've got free music every night, which has really great. 140 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 3: This year. 141 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: We've really focused on the diversity of Darwin, you know, 142 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: really representing all of the different. 143 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 3: Cultures that are here. 144 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: So Saturday night we're having Latin Street Fiesta in the past, 145 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: so you know, so you can get up and dance 146 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: and yeah. So just really fun nights out every night. 147 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: As you say, you don't have to go see you 148 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,679 Speaker 1: don't have to buy a ticket, just come to the park. 149 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 3: It's great joy. 150 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. 151 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 2: What's some of the food on offer? 152 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: Oh? Iola getting a curry. We've got three moms, We've 153 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: got the pizza. Yeah, just all sorts of different things, 154 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: pretty much anything you want. You know, it's again represents 155 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: that real diversity of food, the field cultures here and da. 156 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 2: What's it like for you, Kate, after such a huge 157 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 2: year of work, now sort of seeing it all come 158 00:06:58,760 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 2: to fruition. 159 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 3: Oh, it's so much fun. 160 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: It's sort of It's that thing where festivals you plan 161 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: all year and the two missing ingredients are artists and audiences, 162 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: and then when they come together and you see the 163 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: audience's response, you see the artists having an amazing time 164 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: and putting on incredible shows. But yeah, absolutely, that feeling 165 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: that you see with audiences. 166 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 3: When they have that wow moment, that all moment, like, 167 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 3: that's what makes it all worthwhile. 168 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it'd be so cool for you. I mean you 169 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 2: quite often, like you get to experience some of those 170 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 2: shows before they come to town and you know how 171 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 2: wonderful they're going to be, and then seeing the looks 172 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 2: on people's faces would be really nice for you. 173 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 3: It is really special. 174 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: So, yeah, last night we had this show Big Name, 175 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: No Blankets at the Amphitheater and I saw it in Sydney. 176 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: It'd been a work we'd supported and it's an amazing 177 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: anti story that we wanted to bring back here. And 178 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: but you know, you never know, you still have that 179 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: moment of going, this is still going to work and 180 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: if people are going to love it, and just seeing 181 00:07:55,200 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: everyone up dancing and you're just having this fantas plastic time, 182 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: it's really special. 183 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, Oh wonderful stuff. Well, we'll catch up with you 184 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 3: over the next couple of weeks as well. 185 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,119 Speaker 2: We love hearing about what's going on at the Darwin 186 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 2: Festival and we really appreciate your time. This morning Kate Fell, 187 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: the Darwin Festival Artistic Director, awesome, Thank you, thank you.