Ben Keene

Robert Reid talks to Jane Woollard, playwright, director and historian, about the lost history of women in 19th century colonial Australian theatre.

Is “political correctness” a thing? Can we be critically rigorous and also not bigoted? This month Team Witness dives into the minefield of political correctness and freedom of speech in the arts.

In this must-listen episode of The Witness Interview, Gunditjmara man Richard Frankland speaks candidly to Carissa Lee about how art and activism unite in his acclaimed creative life.

In times of increasing austerity, arts companies are becoming reluctant to take risks: so how do we address urgent systemic problems, such as racism or sexism?  Robert Reid, Carissa Lee and Alison Croggon ask all the questions. Answers? Not so much…

Witness sound editor Ben Keene gives us a peek inside his editing studio, and his experience with the “musical illusion”: the song of conversation.

For those who missed our launch and the announcement of the inaugural First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee last month, here’s a taste of what happened on that beautiful autumn afternoon, put together by our recordist, composer and sound editor Ben Keene.

In the first episode of The Witness Interview, Robert Reid talks to Patricia Cornelius, playwright, performer and thorn in the side of the patriarchy

For our first Witness podcast, Alison Croggon, Carissa Lee and Robert Reid talk about the crucial importance of Indigenous critical voices, and ponder how to discuss contemporary dance in the lead-up to our coverage of the Keir Choreographic Awards.