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Steve Dow Steve Dow i(A18720 works by)
Born: Established: Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Stephen Page’s Last Dance : Bangarra’s ‘fearless’ Artistic Director Bows Out After 30 Years Steve Dow , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 December 2021;

'The head of the Indigenous dance company is passing on the baton and signing off with his most personal work yet.'

1 The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson Review – Apocalyptic Thriller Preys on Australians’ Worst Nightmares Steve Dow , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 November 2021;

— Review of The Last Woman in the World Inga Simpson , 2021 single work novel

'Simpson’s page-turner, about a recluse living in the aftermath of bushfires and pandemic, makes us see the world anew as it meditates on the importance of companionship'

1 Actor, Director and Writer Leah Purcell Steve Dow , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 5-12 November 2021;
'Leah Purcell’s life and spirituality are expressed directly through her work, as writer, director and performer.'
1 Terri Janke : The Australian Lawyer Trying to Stop Indigenous Cultural Theft Steve Dow , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 July 2021;

'The Wuthathi/Meriam woman has spent 20 years finessing protocols that could empower Indigenous people to protect their arts and culture'

1 Indigenous Art, Beyond Stereotypes Steve Dow , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 80 no. 1 2021;

'Throughout her stage and screen career, the actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf used the English she only began learning in earnest at about age 11 for diplomatic reasoning. She spoke three Indigenous languages too. Born circa 1967 in the large remote Aboriginal community of Wangkatjungka, 100 kilometres south-east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Western Australian Kimberley region, Lawford-Wolf would go on to appear in films such as Phillip Noyce’s Rabbit-Proof Fence, released in 2002, playing Maude, the mother of two of three little girls stolen from their families, based on a true story that chimed with her own: her father, who worked on a cattle farm, had forcibly been removed from his parents too.' (Introduction)

1 Wonnangatta Steve Dow , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 10-16 October 2020;

— Review of Wonnangatta Angus Cerini , 2020 single work drama
'The poetic vernacular of Angus Cerini’s Wonnangatta brings a dark comedy to its violent story.' 
1 'The money’s handed out through a white filter' : First Nations Performing Arts Fight for Recognition Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 29 August 2020;
1 Essie Davis’s Honour Roles Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 18-24 July 2020;

'It’s a baking hot summer’s day in St Ives on Sydney’s north shore, and Essie Davis gives a half smile as she breezes past in dark glasses and a blue kimono during a break in filming Babyteeth, a movie adapted from an Australian play about love, loss and addiction.' (Introduction)

1 Griffin Theatre Company Artistic Director Declan Greene Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 May 2020;
'Four weeks after becoming the artistic director of Sydney’s Griffin Theatre Company, Declan Greene had to cancel two plays because of Covid-19. He speaks about this extraordinary challenge, his childhood flair for drama and his ambitions for the company. “I’m constantly thinking I should do more to change things in the world … I’m interested in reconfiguring the space I work in to make it a more equal place.”' (Introduction)
1 The Collapse of Carriageworks Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 9-15 May 2020;

'With the Covid-19 lockdown forcing Sydney arts precinct Carriageworks into voluntary administration, the embattled cultural sector is bracing for worse to come. By Steve Dow.' (Introduction)

1 Hearts and Bones Director Ben Lawrence Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 25 April - 1 May 2020;

'In Hearts and Bones, director Ben Lawrence explores masculinity and trauma through the story of a war photographer befriending a South Sudanese refugee. He speaks here about how his experience of parenthood has influenced his work, and the parallels between himself and his father, director Ray Lawrence. “Through the period of writing Hearts and Bones and being involved in Ghosthunter, the idea of being a father, what it means to raise a young boy in this era, all became fascinating to me.” By Steve Dow.'

1 Stream Drama Steve Dow , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 79 no. 1 2020;

'On a wet and squally September day in Sydney, being greeted by Deborah Mailman is a tonic. Wearing reading spectacles and a black tracksuit top with white stripes, she steps away from her laptop in this ABC office to smile radiantly with both arms extended for a handshake. Then she throws her head back, claps her hands and laughs when I recite her salty dialogue as a senator in Total Control, the stormy political television drama series directed by Rachel Perkins.'  (Introduction)

1 Bluey Creator Joe Brumm’s Dog Days Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 11-17 April 2020;

'Inspired by the interactions between his young daughters, Joe Brumm created a one-minute pilot that would become the kids’ television juggernaut Bluey. Here, he discusses the challenges of writing the show and reminisces about the blue heelers of his childhood. “Each episode has a number of components to make it good … It’s not just about coming up with a funny game.”'  (Introduction) 

1 Actress Cate Blanchett Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 22-28 February 2020;

'As a co-creator of the new ABC series Stateless, Cate Blanchett hopes to challenge Australian attitudes towards asylum seekers, particularly as the climate crisis threatens to displace many more people. “The rhetoric of protection and the language has separated Australians from their humanity, and encouraged the public through a lack of transparency in information to tolerate or ignore human rights abuses that are going on offshore.” By Steve Dow.' (Introduction)

1 [Review] Packer & Sons Steve Dow , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 December 2019;

— Review of Packer & Sons Tommy Murphy , 2019 single work drama
'Tommy Murphy’s Packer & Sons at Belvoir examines the inherited and inherent misbehaviour and barbarism of Australia’s best-known media dynasties.' 
1 Actor Damon Herriman Steve Dow , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 November 2019;

'A screen actor since he was 10 years old, Damon Herriman is all too aware of the precarities in his line of work. He speaks to Steve Dow about the ups and downs of his career and his new film, Judy and Punch. “It has a dark fairytale vibe. You can watch Judy and Punch as an allegory or a feminist revenge tale, or you could watch it as a really entertaining fairytale fable, or both.”' (Introduction)

1 [Review] ‘Barbara and the Camp Dogs’ Steve Dow , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 160 2019; (p. 53)

— Review of Barbara and the Camp Dogs Ursula Yovich , Alana Valentine , 2017 single work musical theatre
1 [Review] : ‘Counting and Cracking’ Steve Dow , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 160 2019; (p. 52)

— Review of Counting and Cracking S. Shakthidharan , 2019 single work drama
1 Actress and Director Rachel Griffiths Steve Dow , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 28 September - 4 October 2019;

'Throughout her illustrious acting career, Rachel Griffiths has often spoken out against injustice. She discusses power and its abuses, her upcoming ABC series, and how Catholicism informs her feature-length directorial debut, Ride Like a Girl. “I think my faith is aesthetically Catholic, not through any allegiance to Rome. I have no faith in the Catholic structure or any structure that doesn’t include women and is designed to entrench power using secrecy and threat.” ' (Introduction)

1 [Review] Avalanche : A Love Story Steve Dow , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14-20 September 2019;

— Review of Avalanche : A Love Story Julia Leigh , 2019 single work drama

'More than eight million babies have been born through in vitro fertilisation since Louise Brown, the first baby to be conceived through IVF procedures, was born in England in July 1978. In Melbourne, the late gynaecologist Carl Wood and his colleagues were not far behind, with Australia’s first IVF baby, Candice Reed, born almost two years later. Over time, proscriptive access laws have gradually been relaxed to allow single women and lesbian couples to have access to IVF, and expectations of conceiving a family have grown exponentially.'  (Introduction)

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