Dana Stephensen, Bonus Chapter

For our Season Three bonus episode, we speak again with the divine Dana Stephensen, who recently retired after two decades with the Australian Ballet and is ready for her bonus chapter.

John Lam in Motion

Boston Ballet's legendary principal dancer, John Lam talks about the joys of dance, about finding his sexuality, and the moment he came out to his parents. 

Evie Ferris, Finding her Voice

We speak with Evie Ferris, the second Indigenous Australian to dance with the Australian Ballet, and the first Indigenous Australian to be a member of The Wiggles.

Ethan Stiefel, Center Stage

Today we speak with Ethan Stiefel, who is far more interesting than the notorious Cooper Nielson. 

Brooke Cassen: Different Dreams

Brooke Lockett, as she was known throughout her career, grew up in Ballarat and had a dream run to the stage.

Shaun Parker, King-Maker

Shaun Parker's path to artistic director and choreographer of an internationally renowned contemporary dance company is totally unexpected.

Danielle Rowe, New Frontiers

Danielle Rowe on her international career, choreography, family life, and how she became the first female artistic director of Oregon Ballet Theater.

Man in the Mirror

Talking Pointes Season 3

Signing and Dancing with Emma Memma

Welcome back to Talking Pointes. This season we're back with another 10 beautiful conversations with some of the world's most extraordinary dancers, choreographers, and artistic directors. I'm your host Claudia Lawson. For our summer season bonus episode, we're catching up with the divine Emma Watkins. In season one, Emma and I spoke about her life growing up in Sydney. We spoke about her early dance years, about injuries and auditions, and then being selected to be the first ever female Wiggle. We spoke about Emma's passion for Auslan, her PhD, and we also spoke about love, surviving endometriosis, and fertility....

Talking Pointes: Summer Season

Congratulations to Talking Pointes, bronze medal winner of Best Arts & Culture podcast for the Australian Podcast Awards. To celebrate, we are revisiting conversations with our guests from Season One, including David Hallberg, Emma “Wiggle” Watkins, Frances Rings, and many more.

Talking Pointes: Bronze Medal for Best Arts & Culture Podcast

We are thrilled that Talking Pointes Season One was awarded the bronze medal for Best Arts & Culture podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards on November 21, 2022. We would like to thank our whole team, including host Claudia Lawson, Output Media, Sawtooth Studios and all our wonderfully generous guests for helping to create this special podcast.