Richard James Allen
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Richard James Allen (born 1960) is a contemporary Australian poet, dancer and filmmaker. The former Artistic Director of the Poets Union Inc, and founding director of the Australian Poetry Festival, Richard was Co-Artistic Director with Karen Pearlman of That Was Fast (New York City) and Tasdance (Launceston), and now at The Physical TV Company (Sydney).[1]
Richard James Allen recently published his ninth book, The Kamikaze Mind, and received the 2005 University of Technology, Sydney Chancellor's Award for Best Ph.D Thesis. A multi-award-winning film adaptation of his previous book, the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry-nominated Thursday's Fictions, has also been produced. This surreal dance fantasy also has a Second Life presence, Thursday's Fictions in Second Life.
Books
- Allen, Richard James (c. 2006). The kamikaze mind. Blackheath, N.S.W., Australia: Brandl & Schlesinger. pp. 157 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. ISBN 1-876040-71-8.
- Allen, Richard James (c. 1999). Thursday’s fictions. Wollongong, N.S.W., Australia: Five Islands Press. pp. v, 120 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN 0-86418-596-0.
- Allen, Richard James; Karen Pearlman (c. 1999). Performing the Unnameable: An Anthology of Australian Performance Texts. Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Currency Press in association with RealTime. pp. xv, 203 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. ISBN 0-86819-420-4.
- Allen, Richard James; Karen Pearlman (c. 1996). New Life on the 2nd Floor. Launceston, TAS, Australia: Tasdance. pp. 76 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0-9586795-0-9.
- Allen, Richard James (c. 1995). The air dolphin brigade. Brooklyn, N.S.W., Australia, and Launceston, TAS, Australia: Paper Bark Press in association with Tasdance. pp. 88 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. ISBN 0-646-26678-0.
- Allen, Richard James (c. 1995). What to name your baby. Brooklyn, N.S.W., Australia, and Launceston, TAS, Australia.: Paper Bark Press in association with Tasdance. pp. 40 p. : ports. ; 21 cm. ISBN 0-646-23747-0.
- Allen, Richard James (c. 1993). Hope for a man named Jimmie ; &, Grand illusion Joe. Wollongong, N.S.W., Australia: Five Islands Press Associates. pp. 90 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN 1-875604-07-3.
- Allen, Richard James (c. 1989). To the ocean ; &, Scheherazade. Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Hale & Iremonger. pp. 160 p. ; 20 cm. ISBN 0-86806-396-7.
- Allen, Richard James (c. 1986). The way out at last & other poems. Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Hale & Iremonger. pp. 111 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0-86806-248-0.
External links
Creative Websites:
- The Physical TV Company
- The Physical TV Channel on YouTube
- The Kamikaze Mind
- Performing The Unnameable: An Anthology of Australian Performance Texts
- Out Of The Labyrinth Of The Mind: Manifesting A Spiritual Art Beyond Dualism (Abstract for Doctorate of Creative Arts)
Interviews:
- Interactive Media Innovation (imi) industry leader interview (April, 2012)
- Andrew Mikkelsen interview on yoga, creativity, philosophy and personal history (21 February, 2012)
- Josef Brown interview on dance film and creativity (30 May, 2011)
- Orion Mitchell interview on dance film and the internet, as part of Dancing Through YouTube (April 26, 2011)
- SPIKE Magazine interview on dance for film and virtual worlds (6 April 2011)
- Transmedia Victoria - Meet transmedia artist: Richard James Allen (20 December, 2010)
- RealTime interview on mixed reality dance film (Issue #99, October-November 2010)
- ABC Radio National interview on writing for Second Life (The Book Show, 10 October 2007)
- RealTime interview on dance film (Issue #80, August-September 2007)
- RealTime interview on dance and poetry (Issue #10, December-January 1995)
Archives:
- Richard James Allen at the Australian Poetry Library
- Richard James Allen at Australia Dancing, National Library of Australia
- Richard James Allen at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Richard James Allen at the Manuscripts Collection, the State Library of New South Wales
- Richard James Allen at AustLit
- The Physical TV Company Website selected for preservation by Pandora, Australia's Web Archive, at the National Library of Australia
References
- U: No 04: 26 May - 6 June 2006 – Review by Jaine P Stockler of The Kamikaze Mind
- Jacket (magazine) 33 — July 2007 – "The Exhilaration and Anxiety of Free Fall" – Dr Mark Seton reviews The Kamikaze Mind by Richard James Allen
- Second Life Insider, 18 October 2007 Thursday's Fictions, by Tateru Nino
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