Sydney Festival of Death and Dying

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Our Presenters & Performers

Victoria Spence Celebrant, Performer, Dramaturge — Victoria Spence
Celebrant, Performer, Dramaturge

Dr. Michael BarbatoPalliative Care Specialist,  Author — Dr. Michael Barbato
Palliative Care Specialist, Author

Pia Interlandi, Ph.DFashion Designer for the Dead — Pia Interlandi, Ph.D
Fashion Designer for the Dead

Alice CumminsBody-Mind Centring® Dance Artist — Alice Cummins
Body-Mind Centring® Dance Artist

Akhila HughesYoga Practitioner and Teacher — Akhila Hughes
Yoga Practitioner and Teacher

Peter Banki, Ph.DPhilosopher, Curator — Peter Banki, Ph.D
Philosopher, Curator

Trypheyna McShaneArtist, Art Therapist — Trypheyna McShane
Artist, Art Therapist

Natalia JeMadness Researcher and Advocate — Natalia Je
Madness Researcher and Advocate

Kerrie NoonanThe Groundswell Project — Kerrie Noonan
The Groundswell Project

Sarah Edelman, Ph.DPresident, Dying Wth Dignity, NSW — Sarah Edelman, Ph.D
President, Dying Wth Dignity, NSW

Rabbi Jacqueline NinioTemple Emmanuel — Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio
Temple Emmanuel

Alan SchacherPerformance Artist — Alan Schacher
Performance Artist

Mal & Dianne McKissockBereavement Counsellors — Mal & Dianne McKissock
Bereavement Counsellors

Wendy WrightPastoral Care Practitioner & Buddhist — Wendy Wright
Pastoral Care Practitioner & Buddhist

Sebastian Job, Ph.DAnthropologist, Drug Researcher — Sebastian Job, Ph.D
Anthropologist, Drug Researcher

Annette TesorieroClassical Singer and Performer — Annette Tesoriero
Classical Singer and Performer

Peter RobertsMusical Thanatologist — Peter Roberts
Musical Thanatologist

Tom IsaacsPerformance Artist and Sculptor — Tom Isaacs
Performance Artist and Sculptor

Dean WalshAward Winning Dance Practitioner — Dean Walsh
Award Winning Dance Practitioner

Stephen JenkinsonGriefwalker and Poet — Stephen Jenkinson
Griefwalker and Poet

Helena KeyworthTantric Healer and Dancer — Helena Keyworth
Tantric Healer and Dancer

Benjamin OHuman Rights Activist, Liturgist — Benjamin O
Human Rights Activist, Liturgist

The Sydney Festival of Death and Dying is happening this week-end in Rushcutters Bay. It's one of the projects I'm most proud to be involved in: https://deathfest.net #grief #mourning #kopi #mourningcap #thedeparture #deathshop #studio #contemporarya

Rethinking what is suicide #deathpositive #suicideprevention #deathfest

Thanks to everyone who came to the Festival - Repost from @postmodernpostmortem - great shot -
The Feast. The finale of 2 days immersed in topics that work up a ferocious appetite. @festival_of_deathanddying #death #dying #festival #experiences #st

Repost from @the.departure - thanks - Kopi (SE Indigenous mourning cap) workshop with Maree Clarke @festival_of_deathanddying 🖤
#deathfestmelbourne #deathfestmelb #grief #mourning #kopi #mourningcap #thedeparture #deathshop #studio #contemporaryart

Repost from @themixabc about Pia Interandi today at @festival_of_deathanddying -
Do you want to talk about death? Most people don't, but we feature three artists who think it's really important, this week on The Mix.
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Find the full story in our bi

Festival starts tomorrow in Melbourne - see you all there @festival_of_deathanddying this weekend - Sept 9-10th @dancehouse.melbourne - check bio for details #death #dying #preparing #learning #exploring #mortality #deathanddyingfestival #tickets #me

Repost from @the.departure a fantastic space/gallery by @hayley.j.west who will be @festival_of_deathanddying - Thanks
This weekend I'll be @dancehouse.melbourne in Melbourne for @festival_of_deathanddying 🖤It's a huge weekend of workshops, perform

Join Dr. Sebastion Job this weekend - it's here @festival_of_deathanddying in Melbourne @dancehouse in a workshop that uses the premise that personal and planetary deaths may be intertwined #death #dying #deathanddyingfestival #melbourne #personal #e

Here's the Melbourne Festival Schedule - Screengrab it, download it - all workshops included in the ticket price (closing feast not included) #death #dying #learning #exploring #mortality #art #talks #discussions @dancehouse.melbourne this Saturday

#Repost @humanrooms thanks - Efterpi Waiting for live radio interview with #richardwatts @3rrrfm hope I can say something .... @festival_of_deathanddying #radio #interviews #live #art #design #today #smart #arts #workshops #grief #scent #lighting #my

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