Thomas Henning (artist)

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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

In 2015 Thomas Henning established the Malkriadu Cinema film collective in Timor-Leste, creating fiction film, music videos and experimental video art.^[5]

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.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

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^[10]	Co-Director, Producer, Editor
2016	Wasting Time	Director, editor, Co-Producer
2017	Ms Dhu^[11]^[12]	Editor
2017	Rai Livre	Director, editor, co-Producer
2018	Liberdade^[13]	Director, co-producer
2018	Ema Nudar Umanu^[14]^[15]	Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer

Stage

Year	Title	Role
2004-2008	Avast I^[16]^[17]^[18]	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^[19]	Writer, director, producer, The Black Lung Theatre
2009	3x Sisters	Actor, Contributing writer
2009	The Only Child^[20]	Co-Writer
2011	The Business	Actor
2013	Doku Rai^[21]^[22]	Co-writer, director, designer, the Black Lung Theatre
2010-2018	Thyestes^[23]	Co-Writer, Actor
2019	Light^[24]^[25]	Writer, director

Events

Year	Title	Role
2014	Arte Publiku	Dance Producer
2020	Huru Hara^[26]	Curator, Co-producer

References

^ "Doku Rai" (PDF). Arts House. 2018.
^ "Artist Profile".
^ Duff, ABC Arts: Sia (19 October 2019). "Thomas Henning and Terence Conrad". ABC News. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ Parkinson, Chris (2017). "Re: Marks from East Timor: a field guide to East Timor's graffiti" (PDF). University of Melbourne.
^ "Film Premiere – Ema Nudar Umanu at MIFF + After Party".
^ "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.

[1] "Doku Rai" (PDF). Arts House. 2018.

[2] "Artist Profile".

[3] Duff, ABC Arts: Sia (19 October 2019). "Thomas Henning and Terence Conrad". ABC News. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[4] Parkinson, Chris (2017). "Re: Marks from East Timor: a field guide to East Timor's graffiti" (PDF). University of Melbourne.

[5] "Film Premiere – Ema Nudar Umanu at MIFF + After Party".

[6] "Thomas Henning Co-Creator Huru-Hara Asia Topa". Sunday Arts Magazine. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[7] "Eight unique experiences you can only have at Asia TOPA 2020". Time Out Melbourne. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[8] "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.

[9] BWW News Desk. "ASIA TOPA 2020: HuRU-hARa Announced at Abbotsford Convent". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[10] "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.

[11] "Cat Empire frontman highlights Ms Dhu's agonising death". The West Australian. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[12] Ms Dhu (feat. Felix Riebl and Marliya) by Spinifex Gum https://vimeo.com/198723333

[13] "Cientistas tiraram a primeira foto do nascimento de um planeta". 2 July 2018.

[14] "Movie 3: EMA NUDAR UMANUE". Blak Dot Gallery. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[15] "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.

[16] "Putting the mental into experimental theatre". The Age. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[17] Romanska, Magda (7 August 2014). The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-12289-8.

[18] Woodhead, Cameron (11 May 2006). "Avast". The Age. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[19] Croggon, Alison. "Review: Glasoon". Theatre Notes.

[20] "The Only Child | The Hayloft Project". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[21] Morgan, Joyce (27 August 2012). "Dead men do tell tales - and myths". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[22] "Timorese immortal's raw dance of death". The Australian.

[23] "Thyestes: An ancient, familiar terror". CityMag. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[24] "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.

[25] "Drama sheds fresh light on Adelaide and Penang's colonial history". InDaily. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[26] "ASIA TOPA 2020: HuRU-hARa". www.girl.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

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