Short + Sweet Festival and Guerilla Zingari with Eastside’s Arts Margaux Dombkins

My first guest: writer, Gina Cohen chats about her play, ‘Prick’ in this year’s Short + Sweet Theatre Festival.

The 2014 Short + Sweet Theatre Festival is showing a changing weekly program of 170 short plays – chosen from1200 entries across Australia and internationally – and showcasing the talents of 320 writers and directors and 450 actors.

Prick  – Wednesday 29 January – Sunday 2 February

King Street Theatre, Newtown

Full Program / Bookings www.shortandsweet.org

Short+Sweet Theatre (to 3 March) at the King Street Theatre, Newtown.

Finals  21 and 22 March at the Seymour Centre

My next guest: dancer and choreographer, Nerida Godfrey chats about her two pieces – Woomba and Triumvirate of Wit in the Short + Sweet Dance Festival

The 2014 Short + Sweet Dance Festival showcases more than 40 original pieces divided into 4 companies, each performing twice. Dance on film is included this year, with international entries.

After a 3 year absence of the genre, this year’s Short+Sweet Dance presents more of a showcase that unites emerging and established dance makers with audiences, with not as much emphasis on competitiveness.

The ‘Wildcard’ performances are also a feature of the festival – in this case allowing both a youth and experimental division to take the creative showcase even further.

Woomba -24 and 25 January         Triumvirate of Wit – 22 and 23 January

Short + Sweet Dance at the New Theatre, King Street Newtown.

Program / Bookings: newtheatre.org.au         shortandsweet.org

Gala final – Sun 2 Feb at 2pm and 7.30pm.

My next guests: Sarah Letters and Nicole McIntyre from the Hobart band Guerilla Zingari, chat about their debut album, Odes for the Reckless.

Guerilla Zingari exudes a unique, enchanting sound based on Gypsy/Roots with Folk and Reggae, Blues and Jazz and a little Pirate madness.

Comprising of Nicole McIntyre (songwriter/vocals/multi-instrumentals), Sarah Letters (songwriter/vocals/multi-instrumentals), Dave Elliston (piano according/multi-instrumentals/backing vocals), Pascal Chartrain (harmonicas), Issac Gee (double bass), and Emily Wolfe (violin), the band have an earthy whimsical sound and have carved a sound all of their own.

Odes for the Reckless is available from CD Baby and iTunes

More info: guerillazingari.com

To listen to the interviews with my guests CLICK HERE:20 January 2014 Arts Monday

Thanks for your company

Margaux