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The ARTery is your daily main line to the heart of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Bringing you all the news, reviews, interviews and gossip from across Melbourne. Every night the Fringe hub comes alive with artists and audiences sharing stories and lives for three weeks in September. The ARTery taps into that atmosphere and pumps it out in daily portions straight from our home at The Motley Bauhaus to your ears.
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Episode 8, Season 2 of The ARTery, your main line to the heart of Melbourne arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
On today’s episode your host May Jasper conducts an exit interview with festival organiser Jason Cavanagh about the festival that was, closed for business but not gone from our hearts.
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
Episode 7, Season 2 of The ARTery, your main line to the heart of Melbourne arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
On today’s episode your host May Jasper interviews musician Misha Doumnov about Urg, an improv music collective, plus a little more live music from SARAY Iluminado.
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
Episode 6, Season 2 of The ARTery, your main line to the heart of Melbourne arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
On today’s episode your host May Jasper interviews Ghana-born visual artist Emmanuel Asante, plus a review of the theatre show 'Iranian Bauhaus'.
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
Episode 5, Season 2 of The ARTery, your main line to the heart of Melbourne arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
On today’s episode you host May Jasper interviews Iranian Australian theatre maker, puppeteer and storyteller Elnaz Sheshgelani plus there’s an unresearched, unasked for diatribe on the nature of refuge from an ignorant and ill-informed Australian, your host, May Jasper.
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
Episode 4, Season 2 of The ARTery, your main line to the heart of Melbourne arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
In this episode our host May Jasper interviews Salvadorian Australian musician and one half of the duo Good Luck Omen Diego Villalta and Afghani visual artist and miniaturist Zakiria Tahirian
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
Episode 3, Season 2 of The ARTery, your main line to the heart of Melbourne arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
In this episode our host May Jasper interviews Egyptian born visual artist Tadros Hanna, and there’s music from SARAY Iluminado Femme, recorded live at Haus Musik.
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
Episode 2, Season 2 of The ARTery, your main line to the heart of Melbourne arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
In this episode our host May Jasper interviews Motley Bauhaus majordomo and Refuge Festival kingpin Jason Cavanagh about the inspiration and ethos behind the festival.
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
Welcome to season 2 of the Artery! Your main line to the heart of Melbournes arts. This season is all about the inaugural Refuge Festival hosted by the Motley Bauhaus.
In this first episode our intrepid host May Jasper interviews Nela Trifkovic the front person of teh Saray Illuminadi Trio playing for the return of Haus Musik.
We also talk to Aseel Abdel Khaleq who is one of the artists contributing to the Refuge Fine Art show.
What a line up, what a podcast, what a festival!
And as always the Artery is made possible by the generous support of The City of Yarra.
On today’s episode May looks back on the Fringe that was with lord and master of the Motley Bauhaus Jason Cavanagh. Plus one last, very special, artist interview.
And as always remember, the ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra.
And also, just remember you’re the one thing I can’t get enough of, I’ll tell you something this could be love, because I’ve had the time of my life.
On this episode, I have an in depth chat with reviewer and total Fringe devotee Myron My, and he tells me about the festival's works of interactive theatre that I completely missed, and a few final shows we should all catch before the circus leaves town.
The ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra.
On today’s episode, May dives back into the festivals visual arts program, and sees and emblem of her childhood contorted and twisted beyond repair. Plus an encore performance from Fringe Best Comedy Nominee Oliver Coleman, live at the Motley Bauhaus.
And as always remember, the ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra.
On today's episode, I finally succeed at having a night out at the Motley Bauhaus (sort of). Plus an interview with Samuel Dariol, creator and star of the Fringe hit La Nonna.
The ARTery podcast is supported by the City of Yarra.
On today’s episode, May has a different kind of Fringe experience. Plus a performance and interview with Jet Phoenix from Puppet Jam, recorded live at the Motley Bauhaus.
The ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra. It is produced by The Motley Bauhaus and Jason Cavanagh, hosted and edited by May Jasper with music by Matt Furlani.
On today's episode I head south of the river for a night out at Gasworks. Plus a performance and interview with the team behind Anthropocene, the puppet show about the apocalypse.
The ARTery podcast is supported by the City of Yarra.
On this episode, school holidays are here! So I check out some shows suitable for the tiny monsters in your life. Plus a performance and interview with Yvonne Martin from her show 'Brick'.
The Artery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra.
On this episode we play a recording of our second Sunday Session, a variety night featuring a range of awesome Fringe artists, recorded live at the Motley Bauhaus. Artists featured in this Sunday Session were:
Sam Hargreaves (Billy vs the Internet)
Jet Phoenix (Puppet Jam)
Andrew Wright (The Drunkards)
Tara Leigh Dowler (Cousin Tara's Intervention Variety Hour)
James Marples (Twelvis)
Ellen Grimshaw (Just Us Girls. What's a Girl?)
Catherine McClintock (Please and Thankyous)
On today's episode I spend a night out at Dancehouse, plus a live performance and interview with Ellen Grimshaw, star of 'Just Us Girls. What's a Girl?'
The ARTery podcast is supported by the City of Yarra.
On today’s episode our host with the most May Jasper takes you through her night out at Hares and Hyenas, and my our Alia is back to tell us about a show she absolutely adored. Plus a performance and interview with the fabulous musical comedian Tara Leigh Dowler recorded live at the Motley Bauhaus.
As always remember, the ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra.
It is produced by Jason Cavanagh and the Motley Bauhaus, hosted and edited by May Jasper with music by Matt Furlani.
On today’s episode a state of the festival discussion with arts writer Anne Marie Peard!
And as always remember, the ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra. And also, check for cyclists. When opening your car door, your front door, your fridge door. Those buggers are everywhere.
Hosted and edited by May Jasper
Produced by Jason Cavanagh and The Motley Bauhaus
Music by Matt Furlani
On today's episode I dive into a whole new section of the Fringe Program, and chat to some the of festival's awesome visual artist! Plus, a performance and interview from Andrew Wright, one of the stars of The Drunkards!
The ARTery podcast is supported by the City of Yarra.
On today’s episode Our intrepid Fringe adventurer May Jasper goes on a theatre binge at the Butterfly Club! Plus a performance and interview with stand up Annie Louey, live at the Motley Bauhaus.
As always remember, the ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra. Hosted and edited by May Jasper, produced Jason Cavanagh and The Motley Bauhaus with music by Matt Furlani.
And also, time heals all wounds. And wounds all heels. That’s why I can’t wear sandals.
This episode features reviews by:
Passionate Machine:
https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/passionate-machine/
Creatures Lost:
https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/creatures-lost/
The Living Room:
https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-living-room/
On today’s episode we take a trip to one of Fringe’s big four major venues the Butterfly Club, and play the Butterfly Club game! Plus a performance and interview with James Marples, star of the live art concert and performance lecture Twelvis, live at the Motley Bauhaus.
The ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra.
Hosted by May Jasper, produced by Jason Cavanagh and The Motley Bauhaus with music by Matt Furlani.
And also, if you don’t water your plants, they won’t water you
On today's episode, a recording of our first Sunday Session variety night at the Motley Bauhaus on the 8th of September!
The ARTery podcast is supported by the City of Yarra.
On today’s episode, reviews, reviews, reviews I give you clues on how to best use the first Saturday of Fringe. Plus a performance and interview with Commander Q, the non-binary all finery star of Commander Q breaks the Rules, live at the Motley Bauhaus. And as always remember, the ARTery podcast is brought to you with the support of the City of Yarra. And also I before e except after c except abseil, weight, glacier chief conscience and deficiency
May takes us through her adventures at the Fringe Opening Night party! Plus a live performance and interview with Melissa McGlensey, from her show The Briefing.
The ARTery is made possible with the support of the City of Yarra.
May interviews some of the elves behind the scenes, making all the cogs turn. And we get a recording and live performance and interview with Fringe performer Oliver Coleman from his one person show, Poolside.
The ARtery is made possible with the support of the City of Yarra.
The ARTery is your daily main line to the heart of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Bringing you all the news, reviews, interviews and gossip from across Melbourne. Every night the Fringe hub comes alive with artists and audiences sharing stories and lives for three weeks in September. The ARTery taps into that atmosphere and pumps it out in daily portions straight from our home at The Motley Bauhaus to your ears. Sign up now so you don’t miss a single beat.