Gavin Webber (part 2)

What this episode covers

Gavin Webber is co-Artistic Director of THE FARM with Grayson Millwood , a company based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Throughout his career Gavin has worked between Australia and Europe and directed theatre, dance, circus, film and installation. we talk about: * breathing * putting the body and the emotion against the mind * matt's solo project * propaganda * show - Food Chain * show - Frankenstien * the knife edge between states and the way to shift between * vibration * "do you think that people are so simple that they can't laugh at something funny and have other reactions at the same time?" - Gavin Webber * "if you can affect people's breathing, then you've affected the body chemistry" Matt Cornell * trauma * show - Good Little Soldier * homogeneity in training * comedians * show - fish called wanda * the state of understanding requires at least a moment of agreeance * why bother? "we all have to have something to do" GW * bare bones dance festival * finding where you are inside chaos rather than avoiding * "there's not joy in avoiding" - GW * "to be in the room" GW * show - Cockfight * "people don't understand enthusiasm" - GW * explore/exploit arc * the power of novelty * "fiercely decide that you are the one that's learning" GW * naivety and experience and resilience - a professional naivety * hitchhiking in America and in Australia * people being weird and endlessly fascinating mentioned: * Ismael evo * ivo dimchev * Ben Ely * Kate Harman * Michael Jackson * Kate Harmen * Meg Stuart * Mark Howitt * Russell Peters * John Cleese * Louis CK * Robert LePage shows that Matt mentioned: * I Learnt My Cultural Dance from Youtube - with Tiyan Baker, Vanessa Marian, Mikaela Carr and more * Dancing With - collaboration with Miranda Wheen * The BLOKES Project - collaboration with Joshua Thomson

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