Tristan Meecham

Video broadcasts

Week 1: Pride

Week 2: Love

Jane Clifton and Paul Williamson 60s ballad

Jaya and Joshinda Studio J Bollywood dance

Bonkel Theatre Puppetry

Kutcha Edwards Cultural songman

Tania Kernaghan 60s ballad

The Gram O Phonie Cabaret

Bec Reid

All the video broadcasts produced for the 2020 Victorian Seniors Festival reimagined are available to watch at Seniors Online

https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawardsThese broadcasts hosted by Bec Reid and Tristan Meecham, run for between 5 to 10 minutes and feature performers and presenters who would normally be part of public Festival events.

Each broadcast is available to watch with captions.

This is an active PDF – simply click on the arrow on any of the video images to be taken to that video at Seniors Online.

Here is what is available to watch online now

Week 3: Pride

Week 4: Renegades and Gamechangers

Week 5: Nourishment

Week 6: More than Human

Deborah Cheetham AO Opera

Mark Trevorrow Singer

Catalina Gonzalez Zumba gold dance and movement

James and Briar Blundell Country music

Liz Jones AO Spoken word

Lonnie Lee 50s rock

Talgium Edwards Spoken word

Monica Dullard Comedy

Wendy Stapleton and Ally McNaughton 50s ballad

Batton and Broadway Circus cabaret

Lemony S Puppet Theatre Puppetry

Vardos Romanian gypsy music

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Week 7: Peace and Place

Week 8: Everyday Heroes

Week 9: Land, Sky, Heart

Week 10: Interlude

Maureen Andrew Cabaret

Rebecca Barnard 70s ballad

Mike Rudd 60s ballad

N’arweet Carolyn Briggs Spoken word and song

Melissa Langton and Mark Jones Music theatre

The Retro Girls 60s ballad

Spectrum 60s rock

Uncle Jack Charles Spoken word

Regan Kohu and Nina Katene (Nha Uri Whaioranga) Maori culture - song and dance

Jack Charles versus the Crown Spoken word

U3A Ballarat Hiking Club Music and friendship

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Week 11: Vitality

Week 12: Imagination

Week 13: Favourite Things

Ask Swampy – episode 1

Ask Swampy – episode 2

Paul Hogan Balladeer

Nina Ferro and Vashti Sivell Jazz

Anthony Dillon Cabaret

Maude Davey Cabaret

James and Briar Blundell Country music

Creativity Cluster – Nancy D Lane Visual arts

Maddie Flynn and Tim Humphrey Contemporary sound artists

SOS Abba tribute band

Rebecca Barnard and Monique Dimattina Jazz

Ask Swampy – episode 3

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Week 14: All things voice

Week 15: Curious minds

Bob Downe Cabaret

Jorje Cuban & Rafaela Lopez Bolivian folk song

Patrick McMahon Country music

Geraldine Cook-Dafner The voice - story telling

Pete Smith Celebrating television

Tania and Lee Kernaghan Country music

Ask Swampy – episode 4

Ask Swampy – episode 5

Week 16: Generosity

Bonkel Theatre Puppetry

Tony Yap Contemporary dance

Jane Clifton Poetry and craft

Ask Swampy – episode 6

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Week 17: Left of centre

Week 18: Kookie

Week 19: Musical hearts

Marie Pietersz U3A Nunawading line dancers

Peter Farnan & Jane Bayley Contemporary ballad

Wilbur Wilde

Brian Lipson Theatre

Shirley Billing Comedy and song

Melissa Langton Cabaret

Graham Townsend and Johnny Locks Spoken word and music

Dr Richard Mayes Dancing Doctor and The Silver Tops dancers

Dr Hernandez Latin rhythms and song

Ask Swampy – episode 7

Ask Swampy – episode 8

Ask Swampy – episode 9

Ask Swampy – episode 7

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Week 20: Trip the light fantastic

Week 21: Kinship

Marcello & Pauline D’Amico Traditional Mediterranean

Liz Lethlean Visual arts and music

Dan Whitton Jazz

Claire Chatfield Traditional folk

Footscray Gypsy Orchestra Traditional European

David Scheel Classical piano

Ask Swampy – episode 10

Ask Swampy – episode 11

Week 22: Illusion

Cath Jamison Magic

Australian Vietnamese Arts Dance

Italian community in Victoria Spoken word and song

Ask Swampy – episode 12

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Week 23: Courage

Week 24: Renewal

Ponch Hawkes Photography

Greg Champion Music

Patrick McMahon Music

Caroline Bowditch Dance

Carl Pannuzzo Music

Uncle Murray Harrison Spoken word and song

Ask Swampy – episode 13

Ask Swampy – episode 14

Week 25: Chance

Jude Anderson Theatre

Pete Denahy Music

Jack & Marcelle Levi Comedy

Ask Swampy – episode 15

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Week 26: Joy

Week 27: Cheerio

Dance Spectacular Gayle Kennedy Storytelling

Malcom Hansford Music

Raymond Crowe The Unusualist

Paulina Chong Movement and dance

Nicci Wilks Circus

Ask Swampy – episode 16

Kutcha Edwards Songman

The Story of the 2020 Victorian Seniors Festival reimagined

Episode 1 Pressing Go

Episode 2 Learning and adapting

Episode 3 Community voice

Episode 4 Inclusive practice

Creative Directors Tristan Meecham and Bec Reid, All the Queens Men

Producer and video director Andrew Gill, Agent Creative

Performer tutoring and video post-production Leo Dale, WEFO Studios

Writer Kate Robertson, Icebreaker Communications

Audio post-production Myles Mumford, Rolling Stock Recording Rooms

Zoom switching and additional imagery Graham Cunningham AV Services

Produced for the 2020 Victorian Seniors Festival