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So You Want To Be A DJ?
So you want to learn how to DJ? Local dance-music collective Club Jewelz will be facilitating conversations with three Boorloo-based DJs as a part of the 2022 Kickstart Festival to chat all things mixing. We'll be finding out about their recommendations for beginner equipment when they first got behind the decks and some of their favourite dance floor memories.
A Chat With YUCK Circus - Let’s Talk About The Cirus
YUCK Circus are an award-winning circus company championing the female voice born and bred in Western Australia. They’ve toured nationally and internationally and are keen to share what they’ve learnt along the way. Tune into this chat with the passionate artists from YUCK Circus to hear about their journey to circus and performance and how they make and tour their shows.
Transient Space Artist Talk: Sam Huxtable
Currently completing a residency titled Transient Space at PICA, Sam Huxtable is exploring the idea of thresholds, liminality, and the act of coming home to oneself in terms of their experiences as a non-binary trans person. During this talk, Sam will showcase some of their work and share their creative processes.
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore, Episode Six featuring Flewnt
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore is a debut podcast running in line with the Youth Week WA 2022 Theme ‘Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change’. Advocacy is a word we are getting very comfortable with. But what does it look like practically? How can we advocate for ourself as a start to a sustainable path for our passions? Each episode will feature conversations with young artists, creatives and advocates who are active change makers for themselves and what they believe in. In this first episode, join Bellamore in conversation with Nyoongar rapper Flewnt
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore, Episode Five featuring Ta-Ku
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore is a debut podcast running in line with the Youth Week WA 2022 Theme ‘Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change’. Advocacy is a word we are getting very comfortable with. But what does it look like practically? How can we advocate for ourself as a start to a sustainable path for our passions? Each episode will feature conversations with young artists, creatives and advocates who are active change makers for themselves and what they believe in. In this sixth and final episode, join Bellamore in conversation with musician Ta-Ku.
Taboo Talks (18+)
An anonymous Q&A panel about sexuality, sexual health, body positivity, respectful relationships, consent, and ethical pornography. Submit questions anonymously beforehand, then join our four taboo-trained panel of representatives from, Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ), YEP Crew, WA Aids Council (WAAC), and Magenta.
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore, Episode Four featuring Zahra Al-Hilaly
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore is a debut podcast running in line with the Youth Week WA 2022 Theme ‘Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change’. Advocacy is a word we are getting very comfortable with. But what does it look like practically? How can we advocate for ourself as a start to a sustainable path for our passions? Each episode will feature conversations with young artists, creatives and advocates who are active change makers for themselves and what they believe in. In this fifth episode, join Bellamore in conversation with global advocate Zahra Al-Hilaly
Community Talks: The Body of Space Creation
This virtual gathering brings together community organisers who are behind spaces that are clearly actionable courageous steps to creating change will be joining us. Together, through conversations, we will be investigating the body of space creation.
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore, Episode Three featuring Linda Iriza
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore is a debut podcast running in line with the Youth Week WA 2022 Theme ‘Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change’. Advocacy is a word we are getting very comfortable with. But what does it look like practically? How can we advocate for ourself as a start to a sustainable path for our passions? Each episode will feature conversations with young artists, creatives and advocates who are active change makers for themselves and what they believe in. In this third, join Bellamore in conversation with artist and community organiser Linda Iriza from Soul Alphabet.
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore, Episode Two featuring Harry Hilfiger
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore is a debut podcast running in line with the Youth Week WA 2022 Theme ‘Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change’. Advocacy is a word we are getting very comfortable with. But what does it look like practically? How can we advocate for ourself as a start to a sustainable path for our passions? Each episode will feature conversations with young artists, creatives and advocates who are active change makers for themselves and what they believe in. In this first episode, join Bellamore in conversation with Nyoongar rapper Flewnt
weight/wait Cool Change exhibition Artist Talks
To complement the visual artworks, weight/wait will feature a recorded discussion with mentor Aisyah Sumito, curator Maya Quinn and the participating artists. Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for varying contributors to share, question and discuss the thematic underpinnings of the exhibition for visitors and all interested parties. The conversation will engage the artist’s in discussing the materiality of their pieces in conjunction with gendered ideas about ‘women’s work’. Other focal points will open a dialogue about the grey-area between art-making as an act of resistance and reclamation.
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore, Episode One featuring Jay Emmanuel
Creative Advocacy with Bellamore is a debut podcast running in line with the Youth Week WA 2022 Theme ‘Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change’. Advocacy is a word we are getting very comfortable with. But what does it look like practically? How can we advocate for ourself as a start to a sustainable path for our passions? Each episode will feature conversations with young artists, creatives and advocates who are active change makers for themselves and what they believe in. In this fourth episode, join Bellamore in conversation with artist and theatre-maker Jay Emmanuel.