Conversations with Propel

Our project KickstART Virtual 2020 won the City of Perth Awards for Outstanding Digital Engagement During COVID-19 at this year's Performing Arts WA Awards.

We recently partnered with local footwear and apparel boutique Highs and Lows (HAL) for their 15th anniversary, and to celebrate we co-hosted Halelujah and HAL released limited edition sneakers with proceeds donated to Kadjin – the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Arts Network.

Rebecca Riggs-Bennett is an emerging sound and spoken word artist, electronic music producer, composer, director, and two-time recipient of a Drug Aware YCulture Metro grant for her work in sound design and performance making. We chatted to Rebecca about her two YCulture projects, The Sound of Trees and With Me, We Walk.

Charlotte Otton is a Sydney-raised, Perth-based performer, writer and theatre maker, best known for her award-winning shows Let Me Finish., Feminah, and 30 Day Free Trial (with Andrew Sutherland). We chatted to Charlotte about the development of Let Me Finish., funded through the Drug Aware YCulture Metro program.

Scott McArdle is a Perth-based writer, director, actor and founder of independent theatre company, Second Chance Theatre. We chatted to Scott about his two Drug Aware YCulture Metro funded projects, the developments of both Laika: A Staged Radio Play (2017) and Josephine! (2018).

Propel are proud to be a community home to many talented young people all across the sexuality continuum, and this #BiWeek we are excited to be featuring some bi-loved local young artists and Propel family across our socials to share their messages for Bi+ Awareness Week 2020!

Bi+ Awareness Week takes place 16-23 September. At Propel we recognise and appreciate that sexuality is a spectrum, that gender and sexuality are not binary, and that everyone has the right to identify and express themselves on their own terms all year round.

KickstART Virtual 2020 is well underway and in the lead up to Going Walkabout with STAV. on Friday 29 May, Propel asked the Melbourne based singer 5 questions about her new song ‘Walk A Little Further’.

Jing was recently a Project Administration intern at Propel and holds experience in corporate, sports and events management industries. She is passionate about sharing her love for sports and music with others, especially the youth. Jing writes about the new norm she’s slowly adjusting to at home.

Naomi Winter is a 23-year-old who has just stepped into the local WA arts community. Having just moved here from the UK 6 months ago, Naomi was looking to get involved in WA arts which brought her to Propel. Naomi writes about baking for friends, finding a job and the unexpected skills she has gained, Netflix and Zoom calls with overseas friends.