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Sonic Portraits of Australian Artists

Prima Donna is a series of sonic portraits of Australian artists. Composer Nat Grant captures interviews with practitioners from all disciplines. The portraits comprise  interview recordings collaged with Nat’s original compositions: telling these artists’ stories, in their own words. They are both oral history and sonic artwork. ​

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Season One (March 2018)

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Joyce McGrath OAM

Portrait Painter. Churchill Fellow. 
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Arts Librarian at the State Library of Victoria.
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Robin Laurie

​Performance and circus artist. Circus Oz, Victorian Women's Circus, Soapbox Circus, The Pram Factory. 
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Photo by Dagmara Gieysztor

Sandra Shotlander

Feminist playwright. The Plantagenets. Mime and Mumbles deaf theatre company. 

Season Two (July 2018)

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Jo Jo Smith

Soul singer, songwriter. First woman to perform at Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival.
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Shirley McKechnie OAM, AO, FAHA

Dancer, choreographer, educator. Founded the first tertiary dance course in Australia.
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Photo by Sandy Edwards

Elizabeth Drake

Film composer, pianist. First (and only) woman to win an AFI for screen composition.
Season Three (February 2019)
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Dure Dara OAM

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​Liz Jones AO

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Sue Ingleton

Percussionist, Board Member of the Victorian Women's Trust, Vice President Philanthropy Australia
Artistic Director La Mama Theatre, Teacher, Actor
Actor, director, writer, stand-up comedian


Season Four (November 2019)

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Sue Nattrass AO

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Margret RoadKnight

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Madeline McGrady

First female lighting designer and stage manager in Australia. General Manager, Victorian Arts Centre. Artistic Director: Melbourne Festival, Adelaide Festival of the Arts.
Folk singer. Performed at the first National Folk Festival. First Lifetime Achievement recipient at the inaugural Australian Women In Music Awards in 2018 
Documentary filmmaker. ​Indigenous rights activist. Made the first film on black deaths in custody. First Indigenous person on the Australian Film Council.
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This project is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.

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