Ashley Penin is our special guest this week on the last episode of  The DTF Club and has a chat with DTF Club creator/producer, Dyan Tai about Blue Sunset.

Blue Sunset is the first instalment in a trilogy of major photographic works. Set amongst the backdrop of the Santa Monica Pier in the Summer of ’87, Blue Sunset is a dystopian vision of heartbreak, loss and nostalgia expressed through a diverse range of characters.

A bit more about our guest this week: Ashley is a DIVA Award-Winning Photographer and Filmmaker thriving at the centre of Sydney’s LGBTI Community. He has worked with some of the most respected names in Drag across Australia and the globe, and continues to break ground with the Dream Syndicate – a production haus that was designed to inspire and engage LGBTI artists with the world of film and photography.

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On this week’s DTF Club on Joy 94.9 William Brougham interviews Sydney-based costume designer, artist and performer Rene Rivas. He started his life in El Salvador in Central America and moved to Australia as a young refugee in the 1980s where he has become particularly renowned for his successful work on the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney Olympics, Opera Australia and films such as Moulin Rouge and the Matrix. Here Rene shares his powerful story.

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On tonight’s DTF Club on Joy 94.9 William Brougham interviews award-winning Sydney-based trans and gender diversity consultant, educator, presenter and Star Observer columnist Katherine Wolfgramme.

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Many of those who knew the Sydney gay scene in the 1980s and 1990s will remember Sylvana well having been in a regular performer in many venues such as the Albury. Sylvana was born in Italy and brought up in Melbourne before furthering her singing career in Sydney. William Brougham interviews the doyenne of showbusiness on the DTF Club on Joy 94.9.

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Ivo Dimchev is a choreographer, visual artist, singer- songwriter from Bulgaria. His work is an extreme and colourful mixture of performance art, dance, theatre, music, drawings and photography.

Dimchev is the creator of more than 30 performances and has received numerous international awards for dance and theatre and has presented his work all over Europe, South and North America.

Ivo joins the DTF Club this week to talk about KING… the latest work from one of Australia’s most highly acclaimed contemporary dance companies – Shaun Parker & Company.

Presented as part of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival 2019, KING offers the audience a fresh take on historic notions of masculinity and socio-sexual-political structures, in the form of a biting, yet humorous theatrical nod to a society in revolt against an exhausted patriarchy.

Set in a fantastical realm – part cocktail-bar, part jungle, the piece is played out to a seductive original score, created and performed live on stage by Dimchev, making his Australian debut in the role of soulful cabaret crooner.

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Jarad McLoughlin is a 33 year old aspiring, self-motivated and outspoken radio broadcaster, producer, DJ, political activist and freelance journalist who lives in Oaklands Park, South Australia. At 5 years old, he was diagnosed with Autism and has other cognitive and sensory impairments/disabilities including Ayme-Gripp Syndrome. In April last year, McLoughlin graduated with a Bachelor of Media degree, majoring in Journalism at the University of Adelaide and has since then involved himself with Radio Adelaide 101.5 FM focusing on producing high quality content centred on current affairs and socio-political issues. McLoughlin spoke to William Brougham about being exposed to naked male bodies via a CLEO Magazine centrefold at 14, getting ghosted on Grindr and Tinder, his dream ambition to work at the ABC and why he thinks that Australia’s LGBTIQ+ community needs to address ableism.

*Interview by William Brougham

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Shaun Parker joins the DTF Club this week to promote KING, premiering on Feb 20th as part of Sydney Mardi Gras Festival.

Shaun Parker & Company are proud to present the world premiere of KING, an international music-dance collaboration between award-winning Australian director/choreographer Shaun Parker and renowned Bulgarian singer-songwriter/performance artist Ivo Dimchev. 

This latest work from one of Australia’s most highly acclaimed contemporary dance companies builds on Shaun Parker & Company’s reputation for combining hard-hitting cutting-edge choreography with theatrical invention and striking soundscapes.

Set in a fantastical realm – part cocktail-bar, part jungle, the piece is played out to a seductive original score, created and performed live on stage by Dimchev, making his Australian debut in the role of soulful cabaret crooner.

For more info, visit: http://www.mardigras.org.au/events/king

 

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*This session was recorded live at the National LGBTIQ Conference: Better Together 2019.

Host Dyan Tai invites Candy Box (Stonewall Hotel), Kat Dopper (Heaps Gay, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras), Marlena Dali (Oyster Club), Victoria Anthony (Transglamore) to join an interactive session on the Sydney gay scene.

The session focuses on how the nightlife has evolved, effects of the lockout law, some of the highlights of their career and the needs/challenges faced when it comes to producing queer events and what we can do to make the gay scene more inclusive.

 

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Willing is a manifesto pop duo – the definition of an ‘aha’ moment – bringing you, with theatrical urgency, subversive queer electronica for your sins.

Since the release of our debut EP, Small Cruelties, we’ve played many a major Melbourne venue including the Gasometer, Howler, Hugs n Kisses, The Curtin, M Pavillion, The Grace Darling and more. We’ve also enjoyed radio play on 3RRR, SYN, PBS and JOY.

2019 is gonna be huge – we’re playing GayTimes and releasing an album.

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William Brougham interviews Chrisen Presence on the DTF Club this week. Chrisen is a singer/songwriter from Sydney who has been writing music since he was a teenager. His happy place is in a great pop song with soul and emotion. He likes to combine vintage sounds with modern sounds to create his own unique Pop/soul sound. He began professionally making music only three years ago after he completed a Diploma of Sound Production at Sydney TAFE. Shortly after, he wrote and co-produced his debut E.P. ‘Inconsistent Love.’ After the release of his E.P. he relocated to London where has been living for the past two years. He has kept busy performing around London, making music videos and writing new music. He has become a regular fixture on the London night gig scene. He is now back in Sydney for the summer time to do some shows.

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CULT mother, Tammy joins the DTF Club this week and she has a very important message for you:

“Hi there, I’m a pansexual transexual from the future. I consider myself borderline sedate/wild. I like long walks on the beach with the wind on my mind and meaningful thoughts in the air. Drug of choice is Ketamine, drink of choice is a vodka pineapple. I believe the children are our future, and my life slogan is ‘Sit down, have a third cocktail, you’ll forget about it’.”

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