Talking Pointes
by Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review
Latest episode
Sue Mayes, Healing Hands
Sue Mayes, Healing Hands
About this podcast
The podcast that shines a light on life in the performing arts. Talking Pointes explores the lives and careers of superstar dancers, artistic directors and choreographers, discussing everything from confidence and body image, to auditions, sexuality, bullying and navigating retirement.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 75 episodes
- Sue Mayes, Healing Hands · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 37Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Dr. Sue Mayes. She's the current director of the Australian Ballet's globally-recognized artistic health team.
- James Boyd, the Light Inside · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 36Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Bangarra Dance Theatre’s James Boyd. James is a proud Aboriginal man with connections to the Kunja and Muruwari people of…
- Lucia Field, Family Ties · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 35Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Lucia Field. Lucia grew up with her family in Sydney, but with her dad, Anthony, as the original Blue Wiggle. It's not the…
- Riley Lapham, the Come Back · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 34Today I have the immense privilege of speaking with Riley Lapham. Riley grew up in Wollongong, and she was a star on the rise from an early age and joined the Australian Ballet…
- Brooke Cassen, Back in the Studio · 42 min · Season 4 Episode 33Today we have the pleasure of speaking with former Australian Ballet dancer Brooke Cassen. On Season Three of Talking Pointes, I spoke with Brooke on what became one of our most…
- Juliet Doherty, Following the Light · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 32Today I have the privilege of speaking with the divine Juliet Doherty. Juliet was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is slightly more Breaking Bad than “Swan Lake,” but…
- Get Well with Dr Brandi Cole · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 30In today's episode we speak with superstar Dr. Brandi Cole. You may have seen Dr. Brandi on your screens as she worked to keep the Matilda's on the field during the Women's World…
- Talking Pointes Season Four · 1 min · Season 4 Episode 31Listen up! Talking Pointes, the podcast that shines a light on life in dance and the performing arts, is back for a fourth season. This season we focus on health— we'll be…
- Dana Stephensen, Bonus Chapter · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 29For our Season Three bonus episode, we speak again with the divine Dana Stephensen, who recently retired after two decades with the Australian Ballet and is ready for her bonus…
- John Lam in Motion · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 28For this summer series, we revisit our conversation with John Lam on the eve of his retirement from Boston Ballet, where he talks about the joys of dance, about finding his…
- Evie Ferris, Finding her Voice · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 27We speak with Evie Ferris, the second Indigenous Australian to dance with the Australian Ballet, and the first Indigenous Australian to be a member of The Wiggles.
- Adam Blanch, the Real Billy Elliot · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 25For this summer series bonus episode, we revisit Adam Blanch's “Billy Elliot” story. Adam opens up about his childhood, the bullying he suffered, his sexuality, but also the joys…
- Brooke Cassen: Different Dreams · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 24In this summer series episode, we revisit speaking with Brooke Lockett, former Australian Ballet dancer who had a dream run to the stage.
- Shaun Parker King Maker · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 23For this summer series, we revisit Shaun Parker's unexpected path from country kid to artistic director and choreographer of an internationally renowned contemporary dance company.
- Danielle Rowe, New Frontiers · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 22For this summer season edition, we revisit Danielle Rowe on her international career, choreography, family life, and ultimately how she became the first female artistic director…
- Adam Bull, Man in the Mirror · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 21We revisit Season Three's interview with Adam Bull, talking about his 22 years with the Australian Ballet, making principal, his onstage partnership with Amber Scott, and finding…
- John Lam in Motion · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 20On the eve of his retirement, we revisit our conversation with Boston Ballet principal dancer, John Lam, who talks about the joys of dance, about finding his sexuality and the…
- David Hallberg, One Year On · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 19For our bonus episode this season, we’re catching up with the Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David Hallberg.
- Paul Mercurio, A life lived in fear is a life half lived · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 18For our final episode of the summer series recap of Talking Pointes, we revisit our conversation with the legendary Paul Mercurio.
- Jenna Caley, Born to Dance · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 17For any outsider, it was clear the Roberts sisters were born to dance—with high arches and long, lean legs, genetics almost pre-determined their careers. By the time Jenna was a…
