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Raghav Handa, TWO, 2021, photo: Joseph Mayers Rewriting tradition with skill and charm
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Rewriting tradition with skill and charm

21 September 2023

It’s a privilege to witness the stunning dexterity of choreographer Raghav Handa and musician Maharshi Raval as they disrupt the traditional roles of Indian dance with grace and charisma, says Rita Clarke.

Reading time • 5 minutesDance
Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Khashayar Salmanzadeh (WA), Love Beyond Emotion, installation view, Hatched National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, 2023, photo Dan McCabe_01 Painting an open love letter
What to SEE

Painting an open love letter

2 June 2023

Vibrant and vital, Khashayar Salmanzadeh’s large scale portraits of members of Perth’s Bahá’í community both explore and radiate love.

Reading time • 9 minutesVisual Art
Bold and striking art from Hatchlings
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Bold and striking art from Hatchlings

24 May 2023

From weaponised jewellery to hand-blown glass breaths, cosplay to vibrant projections, top graduates from our nation’s arts schools have created works that are variously immersive, disruptive and discomforting, writes Belinda Hermawan.

Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
Dead Ends. Side view of a man in a wheelchair. He is in an industrial space with a brightly lit pink wall behind him. What to SEE: Dead Ends and Detours
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What to SEE: Dead Ends and Detours

16 March 2023

This interactive artwork in the Perth Cultural Centre contains elements of painting, drawing, sculpture, video and music. It just needs a passer-by who is willing to be confused, challenged and surprised to fully activate it.

Reading time • 8 minutesMulti-arts
Robert Andrew, Held within a word, installation view, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 2023, photo: Miles Noel Pieces of bark and natural materials tied by wires and displayed on a wall. As they move they leave marks on the white wall. Power of language written on the walls
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Power of language written on the walls

7 March 2023

Artist Robert Andrew takes back control of First Nations languages whilst undermining the words of the oppressors, in an exhibition that Craig McKeough finds compelling and satisfying.

Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
Between Us by Michaela Gleave Michaela Gleave's Between Us - a beam of bright blue light shines into the night sky. Celestial dreams have a human touch
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Celestial dreams have a human touch

4 March 2023

Filled with cosmic light, two Perth Festival exhibitions embrace the mysteries of the galaxy and humanity. Jaimi Wright is transported.

Reading time • 8 minutesPerth Festival
Cream of the crop 2022
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Cream of the crop 2022

15 December 2022

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
1. Nathan Beard, installation view, A Puzzlement, 2022, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), photo_ Bo Wong An installation shot from A Puzzlement, which runs alongside Las Hormigas. A scultpure of tiny golden heads on wire. Complex puzzles at play
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Complex puzzles at play

29 November 2022

Fragmented narratives range from playful to frustrating in a pair of exhibitions at PICA, finds Jaimi Wright.

Reading time • 7 minutesVisual Art
Grace Chow. Photo: Daniel J Grant It's dark. A woman sits inside a small box, holding the receiver of an analogue land-line telephone. In the background lines of neon-coloured light slice the darkness. Telephone transmits a beguiling blend of ideas
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Telephone transmits a beguiling blend of ideas

1 September 2022

With a touch of performance rock, The Last Great Hunt takes audiences to the galaxy and beyond via the iconic rotary-dial telephone and it’s a dizzying and dazzling ride, says David Zampatti.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio