Thomas Henning (born 26 January 1984) is an Australian writer, director, producer and artist working in theatre and film. He was co-founder and co-director of the Black Lung theatre company, known also as The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling firm along with Thomas Wright. From 2009 until 2010, Thomas Henning worked on several projects with Hayloft Theatre. From 2013 until 2020, Thomas Henning has worked on several projects with TerryandTheCuz productions.
In 2013 and 2014, Thomas Henning worked at Arte Moris, free art school in Timor-Leste, in the role of artist liaison. In 2014 Thomas Henning worked as dance producer for the art festival Arte Publiku.
In 2015 Thomas Henning established the Malkriadu Cinema film collective in Timor-Leste, creating fiction film, music videos and experimental video art.
In 2020 for the AsiaTOPA festival in Melbourne, Thomas Henning co-Produced and curated Huru Hara, a multidisciplinary arts installation and performance space at the Abbotsford Convent.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2015 | Hard Hold | Director, editor, producer |
2015 | Crocodiles | Director, editor, producer |
2015 | Salt Shaker | Director, editor |
2015 | Hamrok ba Ran | Co-Director, Producer, Editor |
2016 | Wasting Time | Director, editor, Co-Producer |
2017 | Ms Dhu | Editor |
2017 | Rai Livre | Director, editor, co-Producer |
2018 | Liberdade | Director, co-producer |
2018 | Ema Nudar Umanu | Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer |
Stage
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2004-2008 | Avast I | Writer, director, Malthouse Theatre |
2004 | Sod | Director, actor |
2005 | Dingy the Fish | Co-Writer, Actor |
2006-2007 | Rubeville | Writer, director, producer |
2007 | Sugar | Co-writer, Actor |
2007 | A Ramble Through the Wooded Glen | Writer, director |
2008 | Avast II | Co-writer, Actor, Malthouse Theatre |
2009 | Glasoon | Writer, director, producer, The Black Lung Theatre |
2009 | 3x Sisters | Actor, Contributing writer |
2009 | The Only Child | Co-Writer |
2011 | The Business | Actor |
2013 | Doku Rai | Co-writer, director, designer, the Black Lung Theatre |
2010-2018 | Thyestes | Co-Writer, Actor |
2019 | Light | Writer, director |
Events
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2014 | Arte Publiku | Dance Producer |
2020 | Huru Hara | Curator, Co-producer |
References
- "Doku Rai" (PDF). Arts House. 2018.
- "Artist Profile".
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- Parkinson, Chris (2017). "Re: Marks from East Timor: a field guide to East Timor's graffiti" (PDF). University of Melbourne.
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- "Thomas Henning Co-Creator Huru-Hara Asia Topa". Sunday Arts Magazine. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Eight unique experiences you can only have at Asia TOPA 2020". Time Out Melbourne. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "HuRU-hARa is bringing some of Asia's most cutting-edge artists and performers to Abbotsford Convent". Beat Magazine. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- BWW News Desk. "ASIA TOPA 2020: HuRU-hARa Announced at Abbotsford Convent". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Australian filmmaker teams up with East Timorese cast, crew to produce local horror movies - ABC News". www.abc.net.au. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Cat Empire frontman highlights Ms Dhu's agonising death". The West Australian. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- Ms Dhu (feat. Felix Riebl and Marliya) by Spinifex Gum https://vimeo.com/198723333
- "Cientistas tiraram a primeira foto do nascimento de um planeta". 2 July 2018.
- "Movie 3: EMA NUDAR UMANUE". Blak Dot Gallery. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Australian filmmaker teams up with East Timorese cast, crew to produce local horror movies - ABC News". www.abc.net.au. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Putting the mental into experimental theatre". The Age. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- Romanska, Magda (7 August 2014). The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-12289-8.
- Woodhead, Cameron (11 May 2006). "Avast". The Age. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Croggon, Alison. "Review: Glasoon". Theatre Notes.
- "The Only Child | The Hayloft Project". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Morgan, Joyce (27 August 2012). "Dead men do tell tales - and myths". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Timorese immortal's raw dance of death". The Australian.
- "Thyestes: An ancient, familiar terror". CityMag. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Malaysian-Australian play about Adelaide's founding father William Light premieres at OzAsia Festival - ABC News". www.abc.net.au. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Drama sheds fresh light on Adelaide and Penang's colonial history". InDaily. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "ASIA TOPA 2020: HuRU-hARa". www.girl.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2020.