What a season?!! It is so crazy to be at the end of 2020 and reflecting back on all of the incredible guests featured on Beyond The Curtain this year and the amazing stories they have shared. It has been such a privilege to connect with such inspirational guests and share these moments with the most beautiful listeners! Thank you! I hope you have all enjoyed the ride. I look forward to sharing more stories with you in 2021. Love, Sam x + BTC Website+ Keep up to date on our insta @beyondthecurtainaus+ Join our Facebook Community+ Find us on Youtube Beyond The Curtain acknowledges the traditiona ..read more

Oh my goodness, here we are at the last interview for Season 2!! Today I sit down with the winner of the inaugural AOC Initiative, Martha Berhane. Martha is a proud Canadian-born Eritrean singer, dancer and actor who is passionate about the performing arts and immersing herself in various styles of art. She is an extremely talented and a very mature, humble young woman who was an absolute joy to sit down and chat with. Martha’s love for theatre came from playing many roles across different musicals in school, and her dancing from growing up watching many dance movies. She was trained in a dive ..read more

Today’s episode with Creator and Activist, Samuel Gaskin really is a special one. This interview epitomises everything that BTC is about, truly highlighting the human being behind the creative and exploring all elements of life with a positive outlook. Sam is such a beautiful soul and a ray of light and it fills me with so much JOY to showcase him in all his glory through this episode today. Hailing from African, New Zealand and European roots, Sam has always been one to stand out in a crowd. Embarking on a career as a commercial dancer at the age of 19 saw him feature in numerous video clips ..read more

I am SO excited to be back today after a quick mid-season break with an AMAZING episode, featuring the very talented and humble, Phill Haddad! New Zealand born-Melbourne based choreographer, Phill Haddad is a highly sought after choreographer who has been choreographing, performing and teaching on and off stage and screen for approximately two decades! He has worked nationally and internationally and has a wide variety of credits to his name in the musical theatre, commercial and hip hop dance worlds. He has worked with many artists including Destiny’s Child, Boys II Men, Ja Rule, Ashanti and ..read more

I am SO excited to bring you this special episode with the one and only, Jason Gilkison.Jason is a world-renowned ballroom dancer, director, choreographer and artistic director. Jason and his dance partner, Peta Roby, were the undefeated Australian Champions from 1981-1997. They went on to work on the ballroom and latin dance spectacular, Burn The Floor, where Jason accepted the role of choreographer and artistic director. Burn The Floor went on to successful seasons on Broadway and the West End and is still an absolute juggernaut today. Jason was a popular judge and choreographer on the hugel ..read more

Today I welcome the very talented, Daniel Clarke to BTC! Dan is Creative Producer at the Arts Centre Melbourne and has a wealth of experience to share in direction and production.Some of his roles have included Executive Producer of Programming at Queensland Performing Arts Centre, CEO and Creative Producer at Theatre Works in Melbourne, Creative Producer of Leicester Haymarket Theatre in the UK and Artistic Director and CEO of Feast Festival: Adelaide’s Queer Arts and Cultural Festival. His work has received many Green Room nominations and this year he won the 2020 Green Room Award for Contri ..read more

I am so happy to bring you this episode today with a truly beautiful soul, Fiona Luca. Fiona is a lifelong creative, business facilitator, qualified Dance educator, Yoga and Pilates instructor and mother of two gorgeous girls. She has an absolute zest for life and deep desire to make an impact wherever she goes. In our chat we explore her really interesting and varied career pathways and delve into the topic of body image. Fiona generously shares her own experience with anorexia and how she has found herself today helping others going through similar struggles. Fiona also shares her experience ..read more

Here it is. A very special one-off episode to celebrate The AOC Initiative and document a pivotal moment in Australian theatre. In today’s episode, I share a round table discussion with AOC Founder, Tarik Frimpong and AOC Panellist and Equity Diversity Committee member, Dean Drieberg. Tarik is a very talented performer who has starred in West End productions such as ‘Aladdin, The Musical’ and Disney feature films such as ‘Mary Poppins Returns.’ He was also a guest on Season 1 of BTC where you can hear all about his life and career. Dean is an acclaimed theatre director and producer of many sho ..read more

Today I am speaking with the brilliant James Maxfield! Jimmy is a very talented creative with a diverse career that spans across TV, musical theatre and commercial dance. He has succeeded as a performer, dance captain, choreographer and creative producer and has a lot of knowledge and experience to share! Most recently Jimmy worked as Creative Producer for The Voice Australia and Creative Director for Dancing On Ice UK. He has choreographed for The Masked Singer Australia and has been Dance Captain for several TV and musical theatre productions including X-Factor, The Rocky Horror Show, My Fai ..read more

I am so excited to bring you today’s episode with the incredibly talented, Sarah Alice Burns!Sarah is a professional dancer, model and artist development coach born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. After several years of working overseas as a dancer, Sarah decided to take a leap of faith and move to the 'City of Angels'. After several setbacks and countless ‘no’s, she soon became accustomed to understanding that the LA dance industry was not for the faint hearted. Sarah's fierce determination for success and extreme passion for her craft drove her to exceed all expectations and she went ..read more