Airdate: Creative Types with Virginia Trioli

New ABC arts series Creative Types with Virginia Trioli will launch in April, fronted by broadcaster and arts fanatic Virginia Trioli.

“I’m thrilled to be celebrating the art of making and the many brilliant creative types we have in this country. From writers to artists to actors and musicians there is a distinct energy and expansiveness about creative Australians and this program tells the story of the hills they’ve climbed, their stumbles and their triumphs and what drives them to tell their stories to the world,” she said.

Kath Earle, ABC Head Arts, Music and Events, said, “I’m so proud of this delightful and inspiring new ABC Arts series which encourages audiences to reflect on creativity and the vital role it plays, not only in the lives of the artists featured, but in all our lives.”

Each episode showcases creative Australians at the peak of their talents and tells the story of the triumphs and occasional disasters of their journey to the top.

The guests are prolific, influential and inspiring. They are ingenious creatives Virginia has a fascination with and wants to get to know: the writer who turned his complex family history into an Australian epic, Trent Dalton; the puckish Spanish born artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company, Rafael Bonachela; beloved star of stage and screen, Marta Dusseldorp; one of Australia’s great filmmakers, Kaytetye man Warwick Thornton; the comedian’s comedian and Gold Logie winner, Tom Gleeson, and the mother of Skywhale; the visual artist who creates strange creatures from the frontiers of science and technology, Patricia Piccinini.

ABC Arts is delighted to be unashamedly celebrating the art of making – because we are a country of so many brilliant ‘Creative Types”.

Production credits: An ABC production. Executive Producer Jaya Balendra. Director Stamatia Maroupas. ABC Head Arts, Music and Events Kath Earle.

Updated: Tuesday, 9 April, 9pm on ABC.