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Perfectly pitched
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre: The Night Zoo · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 22 September · Review by Rosalind Appleby · High in an apartment block a lonely girl ...
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As good as it gets
Review: John O’Hara accompanied by Andrew Kroenert, #Val: A Glitery Ode to Queer Men and their Mums · Downstairs at the Maj, 13 September · ...
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A magical menagerie
Junior review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, The Night Zoo · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 19 September · Review by Isabel Greentree, age 8 · The ...
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A moving reflection
Review: Various artists, “NO SECOND THOUGHTS: Reflections on the ARTEMIS Women’s Art Forum” · Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery · Review by Miranda Johnson · “NO ...
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Disrupting Duchamp
Review: Various artists, “HERE&NOW18” · Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery · Review by Miranda Johnson · “HERE&NOW: Besides, it is always the others who die” responds ...
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Game, set and match
Review: Fugue, Court My Crotch · Blue Room Theatre · Review by David Zampatti · The young – and I suspect fast rising - writer ...
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From the intimate to the comic
MoveMe Festival review: The Farm, Cockfight; Kynan Hughes, Love/Less & STRUT Dance, "Next" · State Theatre Centre of WA · Review by Varnya Bromilow · The ...
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A tender dance
Review: Anything is Valid Dance Theatre, Dust on the Shortbread · MoveMe Festival, 14 September · Review by Jo Pollitt · Created by Serena Chalker ...
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A dynamic showcase
Review: Co3 Australia, 'The WA Dance Makers Project' · State Theatre Centre of WA, 13 September · Review by Jo Pickup · Co3 Australia’s “WA ...
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Semi-submersible opera a success
Review: Lost and Found Opera, Charpentier’s Actéon · UWA Aquatic Centre, 12 September · Review by Rosalind Appleby · “Strip off,” cries Diana, “Strip off, ...
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Seductive music & the difficult listening hour
Review: Ensemble Offspring, "Spel" · Subiaco Arts Centre, 11 September · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · "Spel" was the latest offering from Ensemble Offspring, ...
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Ambitious exhibition merits multiple visits
Review: WA International Art Space, "spaced 3: north by southeast"· Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Phoebe Mulcahy · As the flagship program ...
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A haunting take on WA’s past
Review: Various artists, “Dark Swan - Contemporary Tales of the Gothic Antipodes” · PS Art Space Fremantle, 7 September · Review by Belinda Hermawan · ...
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A delicious blend of style and substance
Review: Frieda, Sam and Friends, The Inconsequential Lives of Little Fish · The Blue Room Theatre 11 September · Review by Xan Ashbury · A ...
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Journey to a dance work
Ever wondered how a dance work gets put together? Dance artist Talitha Maslin and composer/collaborator Dane Yates will be giving you the chance to have ...
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Dark and dangerous
Review: West Australian Ballet, Dracula (co-production with Queensland Ballet) · His Majesty’s Theatre, 6 September · Review by Amy Wiseman · West Australian Ballet’s Dracula is a visually ...
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Only connect
Does technology connect us? Or does it push us further apart? That’s a question that Mandurah's youth performing arts company Riptide will be asking in ...
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First in, best dressed
Review: WAAPA 3rd Year Performance Making Students, “TILT” (Programme One) · The Blue Room Theatre · Review by David Zampatti · The forays by the ...
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Connecting generations
Review: Martumili Artists & Spinifex Hill Artists, "Pujiman" · The Goods Shed · Review by Jenny Scott · "Pujiman" is a travelling exhibition presented by ...
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Stepping outside the box
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, 'Cédric Tiberghien Plays Rachmaninov 3' · Perth Concert Hall, 25 August · Review by Tiffany Ha · Sergei Rachmaninov's third ...
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The MoveMe Files: Yilin Kong
Yilin Kong first performed her self-devised solo Blushed at Strut Dance’s 2017 “Short Cuts” season, where it was described by Seesaw’s Nina Levy as “sculptural”, ...
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Astute, insightful and absolutely relevant
Review: WAAPA Third Year Acting, Stuff Happens · Roundhouse Theatre, WAAPA · Review by David Zampatti · There are people eligible to vote in Australian ...
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A case for Sondheim
Review: WAAPA Third Year Music Theatre, Sunday in the Park with George · Geoff Gibbs Theatre, 28 August · Review by Claire Trolio · In ...
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Recasting the Manic Pixie Dream Girl
We all know the Manic Pixie Dream Girl of the contemporary romantic film. She’s that off-beat, mysterious one, that free thinker who enables the male ...
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Inside the WA Dance Makers Project
This September, Co3 Australia will launch the 2018 MoveMe Festival with a double dance bill celebrating four dynamic West Australian women, led by the legendary ...
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Close to home
What is it like to slowly but surely lose your memories? For most of us, it's an unimaginable concept but a new dance theatre work, ...
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The MoveMe Files: Sally Richardson
Director Sally Richardson has taken Julia Gillard's landmark 2012 speech about misogyny and, together with dancer Natalie Allen, created a dance solo. First performed at ...
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Channels of communication
Review: Khaled Sabsabi, "A Self Portrait" and Amalia Pica, "please open hurry" · Perth Institute of Contemporary Art · Review by Belinda Hermawan · Showing ...
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The MoveMe Files: Kynan Hughes
Ahead of the 2018 MoveMe Festival, Perth’s biennial showcase of contemporary dance, Nina Levy is talking to the program’s choreographers to find out more about ...
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A peek inside the lab
A monstrous arts event is about to take place in Perth. Named "Unhallowed Arts", it's timed to celebrate the bicentenary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and ...
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A little bit goes a long way
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company and Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Skylab · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA, 18 August · Review by David ...
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A reward for attention to detail
Review: Penny Coss, “From Someplace Else” & Susan Flavell, “Golden Flowers”· Art Collective WA, Cathedral Square· Review by Miranda Johnson· Penny Coss’s "From Someplace Else" ...
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Wagnerian opera as recital: an unusual and exciting variant
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner · Perth Concert Hall, 16 August · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Wagner ...
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An intriguing experiment
Review: Renegade Productions, Unveiling: Gay Sex For Endtimes · The Blue Room Theatre, Perth, 14 August · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Renegade Productions' ...
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Tension, humour and high drama
Review: 'Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series' · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Miranda Johnson · "Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series", currently at ...
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Beyond the veil
Review: Aasiya Evans’s 'Orientalism & Imperialism: Veiled, Unveiled and Reviled' · Spectrum Project Space · Review by Belinda Hermawan · Aasiya Evans’s solo exhibition at ...
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A timely tale of political intrigue
Review: The Boston Curse, Threshold · The Blue Room Theatre, 9 August · Review by Steven Cohen · Director Bridget Le May and writer James ...
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From dystopia to reality
Review: Bell Shakespeare, Julius Caesar · State Theatre Centre, August 8 · Review by Xan Ashbury · Shakespeare’s political thriller, Julius Caesar, has been asking questions about ...
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Sublime Sid and Ned: the painter and the painted
Ned Kelly was not just Sidney Nolan's subject, but his alter ego, writes David Rainey. To coincide with the opening of "Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly Series" at the ...
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Seeing through a different lens
Review: The National Theatre of Great Britain: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time · His Majesty’s Theatre, 8 August · Review by Varnya ...
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First peek at 2019 Perth Festival
Perth Festival has given us a tantalising glimpse of its 2019 programme, revealing four of the works on the line-up. Returning to open the Festival ...
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Shattering a myth
Review: Bangarra Dance Theatre, Dark Emu · Heath Ledger Theatre, 2 August · Review by Nina Levy · When it comes to contemporary dance, I ...
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A deeply engaging survey
Review: Paji Honeychild Yankkarr, Daisy Andrews, Queenie McKenzie (Gara-Gara), Tjapartji Kanytjuri Bates, Tjingapa Davies and Pantjiti Mary McLean, “Bush Women: 25 Years On” · Fremantle ...
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In the spotlight: Iain Grandage
The appointment of Iain Grandage as artistic director of Perth Festival for 2020-2023 received a highly enthusiastic communal thumbs-up when it was announced earlier this ...
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A force to be reckoned with
Review: Momentum Dance, Unbreakable · Redmond Theatre, Prendiville Catholic College · Review by Nina Levy · Dance is a young person’s game… or is it? ...
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A manager and a maker
Denmark-based choreographer and creative producer Annette Carmichael has been short-listed, together with collaborator James Gentle, for a prestigious Australian Dance Award. Over a cup of ...
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A camp, joyful parade of art history
Review: Aphids, Howl · Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, 27 July · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Howl, by Australian contemporary art company ...
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A break in the weather
There’s a new ARI* on the block in the Perth CBD. Situated in the Bon Marche Arcade building on Barrack Street, the whimsically named Cool ...
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In the face of waste
Review: Brenton Rossow, Darren Tynan, Harrison See, Zhang Lianxi and Rebecca Jensen, “Paradise’s Parasite III” · Spectrum Project Space, ECU Mt Lawley, 13 July · Review by ...
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A perfect match
Review: West Australian Youth Theatre Company, Cloud Nine · Studio Underground, July 20 · Review by Xan Ashbury · This production represents one of those glorious ...
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Hume’s Carmen stands the test of time
Review: West Australian Opera, Carmen · His Majesty’s Theatre, 21 July · Review by Nina Levy · Back in 1992, when Lindy Hume’s Carmen made ...
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Artisanal and delicious
Review: Vahri McKenzie, Bakkhai · Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, June 16 · Review by Xan Ashbury · Tragedies are not meant to make the audience ...
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The crossover between art and crime
From artist to parole officer to criminal justice activist, JR Brennan is an independent performance and music maker who's not afraid to take risks. This ...
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What lies beneath
Review: Alex Spremberg, “Liquid Geometrics” and Andre Lipscombe, “Unconcealed Paintings” · Art Collective WA, Cathedral Square, Perth · Review by Belinda Hermawan · Fittingly displayed ...
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Exciting musical chemistry
Review: WASO Classics Series, Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony & Pablo Ferrández plays Dvořák's Cello Concerto · Perth Concert Hall, 14 July · Review by Tiffany Ha ...
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Under the dome
Review: Amy Perejuan-Capone, “This Is How We Walk on the Moon” · Artsource Old Customs House · Review by Belinda Hermawan · In a dark ...
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Dancing to new places
Acclaimed Australian dancer Daryl Brandwood doesn't consider himself a choreographer and yet he is about to finish making his second work for Momentum Dance, Perth's ground-breaking ...
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Celebrating in style
Review: WA Youth Jazz Orchestra, King Street Corner Pocket Jazz Festival · Various venues, 5-7 July · Review by Rosalind Appleby · The WA Youth ...
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An ongoing conversation
Review: "Djookian (Sisters)" · Gallery Central, North Metropolitan TAFE · Review by Miranda Johnson · Curated by Thelma John, “Djookian (Sisters)" is an exhibition celebrating ...
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Dystopian by design
Review: Richard Giblett, "Frontier" · Turner Galleries · Review by Miranda Johnson · Richard Giblett’s exhibition "Frontier", at Turner Galleries, showcases the artist’s ongoing investigations ...
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New playwright makes her mark
Review: Mudskipper Productions, Banned · The Blue Room Theatre, 5 July · Review: Claire Trolio · Sport, and particularly AFL, is a massive part of ...
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Stories of land and love
Junior review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, The Farmer’s Daughter · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 4 July · Review by Isabel Greentree, age 8 · The show ...
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Louder than words
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, The Farmer’s Daughter · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 4 July · Review by Nina Levy · Being a writer, I ...
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An absolute cracker
Review: shake & stir theatre co, George's Marvellous Medicine · State Theatre Centre of WA, 4 July · Review by Varnya Bromilow · Making children's theatre ...
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Fresh, stylish and subversive
Review: The Last Great Hunt, Improvement Club · State Theatre Centre of WA, 28 June · Review by Xan Ashbury · Subversive and witty, playful and ...
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A sheer delight
Review: Western Sky Theatre, Gutenberg! the Musical · Subiaco Theatre Centre, 27 June · Review by Xan Ashbury · As a certified word nerd, I ...
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Moody magic
Review: Sydney Dance Company, ab [intra] · His Majesty’s Theatre, 28 June · Review by Nina Levy · In 1998 I saw Sydney Dance Company ...
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A tricky path to compassion
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, The Events · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA, 22 June · Reviewed by Tiffany Ha · Claire ...
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A collector of ideas
Writer, director and actor Jeffrey Jay Fowler is one of six artists who make up The Last Great Hunt, a small but acclaimed Perth-based theatre ...
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Stories ancient and recent
Review: Various artists, "Dream Mine Time" · FORM Gallery · Review by Miranda Johnson · The title piece of "Dream Mine Time", an exhibition at ...
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Tapping into our deepest fears
Review: Samantha Chester, HIRO: The Man Who Sailed His House · The Blue Room Theatre, 23 June · Review by Steven Cohen · “Strange things ...
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Pleasing minimalism
Review: Intercurrent, "Sensory Horizons", programmed by Tura New Music · Subiaco Arts Centre, 19 June · Review by Tiffany Ha · Intercurrent is an exciting ...
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A kind of magic
Review: Black Swan Theatre Company, Assassins · State Theatre Centre of WA , June 20 · Review by Xan Ashbury · Created by Stephen Sondheim ...
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A mixed bag of Short Cuts
Review: STRUT dance "Short Cuts, Program A" · King Street Arts Centre, June 14 · Review by Varnya Bromilow · If you’re not familiar with contemporary ...
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Nuanced and intense: a wonderful back-to-back billing
Review: Rorschach Beast, Bus Boy and Static Drive Co, Tissue · Subiaco Arts Centre, 20 June · Review by Steven Cohen · The frailty of ...
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Poetry in survival
Imagine surviving a tsunami. HIRO tells the true story of a man who did just that, swept out to sea, clinging to the roof of ...
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A striking solar exploration
Review: Semiconductor, Brilliant Noise/Black Rain · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Phoebe Mulcahy · Despite it being one hundred-and-fifty million kilometres from the Earth ...
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A restrained battle of wit
Review: Susie Conte, When He Gets That Way · Subiaco Arts Cenre, 15 June · Review by Claire Trolio · Directed by Susie Conte, When ...
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The roundabout course of love
Review: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Carousel · Regal Theatre, 16 June · Review by Leon Levy · In 1909 Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár's ...
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West side stories
Although the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts is home to one of Australia’s most prestigious musical theatre courses, the job opportunities for its graduates ...
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Through the lens of anxiety
Review: Ribs, Interrupting a Crisis · Subiaco Arts Centre, 13 June · Review by Jenny Scott · Written and performed by Georgina Cramond, who sings ...
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Extreme makeover for opera
Review: Freeze Frame Opera, Pagliacci · Camelot Theatre, Mosman Park, 9 June · Reviewed by Tiffany Ha · There's been a steadily growing buzz around ...
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Not damnation but hope
Review: Marrugeku, “Burrbgaja Yalirra" (Dancing Forwards) · PICA Performance Space, 9 June · Review by Nina Levy · How can we look to the past ...
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So much more than magic
Review: Matt Penny, Find the Lady · Subiaco Arts Centre, 6 June · Review by Jenny Scott · Find the Lady is a one-man show ...
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Unpacking our libraries: Elizabeth Tan’s network of little lost things
Behind every artist is a rich collection, a "library", compiled of works by other creators. In Seesaw's "Unpacking our libraries" series, Claire Coleman talks to ...
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Dirty little secrets
Porn is our collective dirty little secret… or is it? In the play Tissue, local theatre company Static Drive Co is asking, “If we strip ...
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Behind the magic
The film Breath, based on the Tim Winton novel of the same name, opened in cinemas around the country last month. Set in a fictional town in ...
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Extraordinary dance from Ochre
Review: Ochre Contemporary Dance Company, 3.3 and Beyond · Subiaco Arts Centre, 29 May · Review by Varnya Bromilow · Shadows on shadows, a body ...
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A snapshot of the future
Review: "Hatched National Graduate Show" 2018 · Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) · Review by Jenny Scott · Now in its 27th year and ...
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And the winners are…
Seesaw warmly congratulates the winners of the 2017 Performing Arts WA Awards! BEST NEWCOMER 2017 Georgina Cramond – Interrupting A Crisis, The Blue Room Theatre ...
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Welcome to the breeding ground
Review: Link Dance Company, "Differently Equal" · Geoff Gibbs Theatre, 23 May · Review by Nina Levy · I’m always excited to see LINK Dance ...
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Reclaiming language through dance
It's been decades since Michael Leslie has taken to the stage but the legendary Aboriginal dancer and choreographer is about to perform in his new ...
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Best on the boards
As readers of Seesaw know, the WA performing arts sector punches well above its weight in terms of both the quality and quantity of work ...
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An enchanting escape
Review: West Australian Ballet, La Sylphide · His Majesty’s Theatre, 18 May · Review by Amy Wiseman · Attending the ballet on Friday, I was ...
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Sonic gorgeousness from Devenish and James
Review: Louise Devenish, "music for percussion and electronics" · The Sewing Room, 15 May · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Louise Devenish is a ...
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The domestic heart of darkness
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, Hir by Taylor Mac · Studio Underground, Perth, 12 May · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Hir is ...
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A lunchtime treat
Review: Concerts at One, Recital II, Christ Church Grammar School · St George’s Cathedral, 16 May · Review by Leon Levy · The attractive annual season ...
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Raise your voices
Denmark will be awash with harmonies over the WA Day long weekend, when hundreds of people descend on the town for its annual Festival of ...
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A window on the past
Review: Tempest Theatre, Sparrow by Susie Conte · Subiaco Arts Centre Studio, 3 May · Review by David Zampatti · There’s something of Albert Facey’s ...
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Musical magic in Mount Lawley
Review: Emma Matthews with WAAPA's Faith Court Orchestra, "Glitter and be Gay" · Judith Cottier Theatre, 12 May · Review by Leon Levy · Magic ...
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Black Swan’s Doll is a revelation
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll · Heath Ledger Theatre, May 9 · Review by Xan Ashbury · It’s not ...
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And the director is…
Perth Festival has announced the appointment of Iain Grandage as artistic director of Perth Festival 2020-2023, succeeding current director Wendy Martin whose final program will ...
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Art from the ashes
Review: Nigel Hewitt, “Recinder” · Gallery Central, North Metropolitan TAFE · Review by Belinda Hermawan · In his latest body of work, “Recinder”, Tasmanian born ...
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Students rise to the challenge
Review: WAAPA Dance: Rise · Geoff Gibbs Theatre, 5 May · Review by Nina Levy · When it comes to reviewing dance at the Western ...
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Tasty home-grown honey
Review: Rorschach Beast, Hive Mind · Blue Room Theatre, 3 May · Review by Xan Ashbury · Monday nights in 1991 are forever etched in ...
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In the spotlight: Carina Roberts
Carina Roberts's star is on the rise. In her fourth year as a dancer at West Australian Ballet, the 23 year old has already chalked ...
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Brutal honesty & perverse pleasure
Review: Antifragile, Hold Your Breath (Count to Ten) · The Blue Room Theatre, 26 April · Review by Steven Cohen · One of the most ...
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Nothing left for me to do but dance
Imagine a flash-mob/outdoor dance-karaoke jam, where you get to watch uber-cool street dancers strut their stuff and you can have a boogie yourself, under the ...
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A paradise we may never want to leave
Review: West Australian Opera, The Cunning Little Vixen · His Majesty's Theatre, 21 April · Review by Tiffany Ha · What are some of the tropes ...
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Chipping away at age-old taboos
Review: The Talk, The Last Great Hunt · Subiaco Theatre Centre, 11 April · Review by Xan Ashbury · For an introvert like me, that ...
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Seductive and sensual
Review: "Sensual Nature", various artists · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Jenny Scott · Featuring works by twelve Australian artists, "Sensual Nature" explores our ...
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Making a splash
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA) course has been running for just six years but its impact is already ...
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A winning reinvention
Review: Frank Enstein, The Farm with Co3 Australia · State Theatre Centre of WA, 12 February · Review by Nina Levy · When I first ...
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Golden harmonies
If you were lucky enough to see Mama Kin Spender at this year's Perth Festival, you’ll know that this band is spinning some musical magic, ...
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Montaged blocks and slow accumulations: Live musique concrète with GreyWing Ensemble
Review: GreyWing Ensemble, Lines of Flight
· Gallop House, Dalkeith, 6 April
· Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · GreyWing consists of Lindsay Vickery (clarinet and electronics), Catherine Ashley ...
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Stories of family, country and culture
Review: "Revealed Exhibition: New and emerging WA Aboriginal artists" · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Miranda Johnson · Fremantle Arts Centre’s "Revealed Exhibition" showcases ...
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Getting their gear off – or are they?
If you're uncomfortable with nudity, you may want to avert your gaze in Freo this weekend. Actually, never mind, it's just clever costuming! Varnya Bromilow ...
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A tale of two companies
Raewyn Hill, artistic director of Co3, takes Nina Levy behind the scenes of the contemporary dance company's upcoming season of Frank Enstein, a darkly comic ...
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Snippets of musical conversation
Review: WASO Masters Series – Asher Fisch Conducts Debussy & Ravel · Perth Concert Hall, 24 March · Review by Tiffany Ha · This was ...
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Rocking the Maj
We Will Rock You by Queen and Ben Elton, presented by Platinum Entertainment · His Majesty's Theatre, 23 March · Review by Xan Ashbury · ...
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Raw, innovative and utterly engaging
Review: Huff by Cliff Cardinal, co-presented by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company and Native Earth Performing Arts · Subiaco Arts Centre, March 21 · Review by ...
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The many faces of water
Review: Binja-Bilya-Warden by Bradley Kickett · Paper Mountain, 21 March · Review by Miranda Johnson · When we think of water, we tend to think of ...
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Close to home
Finding sensuality in organic objects is one of the central ideas behind "Sensual Nature", an exhibition that opens at Fremantle Arts Centre, March 29. It's ...
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Making music in the field
Outdoor shows are relatively common in Perth, especially in summer… but have you ever attended a performance in a bird sanctuary? Perth's GreyWing Ensemble are ...
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Humanising history
Review: The Corsini Collection – A Window on Italy · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Miranda Johnson · The Corsini Collection is ...
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An ode to flair and imagination
Review: “Ode to Joy”, Asher Fisch conducting West Australian Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Program: Beethoven's Zur Namensfeier: overture; Fantasia for Piano, Chorus & Orchestra ...
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Street smart
Review: Handbrake’s "Chaos Controlled" · 35 Cheriton St, East Perth, Friday 9 March · Review by Belinda Hermawan · Near the disused East Perth power ...
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With a bang
Perth Festival review: Lee Fields & the Expressions + Tank & the Bangas · Chevron Gardens, 4 March · Review by Tiffany Ha · The ...
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Dancing or drowning
Perth Festival review: Repatriate by Latai Taumoepeau · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Jess Boyce · At the end of a hall I’m filed ...
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Brave, intense, strange
Perth Festival review: The Second Woman by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon · Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, 3 March · Review by Varnya Bromilow · ...
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On the outside, looking in
Perth Festival review: Ensemble Al Nabolsy & the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus White Spirit · His Majesty's Theatre, 3 March · Review by Louisa Wales · It’s ...
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We’re all animals
Perth Festival review: Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa's Vessel · State Theatre Centre, 2 March · Review by Varnya Bromilow · "It sounds like crickets," a ...
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A fitting farewell to summer
Perth Festival review: Perfume Genius and Mama Kin Spender: Perth Festival · Wednesday 28 February, 2018 Chevron Gardens · Review by Tiffany Ha · It ...
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Arresting and apocalyptic
Perth Festival review: Zadok Ben-David, "Human Nature" · Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery · Review by Miranda Johnson · Zadok Ben-David's work is filled with trickery and illusion ...
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Of cats and crows
From a life-sized rhinoceros to a colourful cluster of stupas, Mikaela Castledine's large-scale yet intricate crocheted works have been delighting viewers at Sculpture by the ...
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The far side of expectations
Perth Festival Review: The Far Side of the Moon, Robert Lepage · State Theatre Centre, 24 February · Review by Varnya Bromilow · Occasionally you’ll ...
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In praise of Peach
Fringe World review: Lucy Peach: My Greatest Period Ever - 13 February; How to Period Like a Unicorn - 22 February · De Parel Spiegeltent · Review by Jenny Scott ...
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From cult classic to crowd pleaser
Review: Rocky Horror Show · Crown Theatre, 21 February · Review by Xan Ashbury · As cultural artefacts go, the Rocky Horror Show is fascinating ...
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Garden of satirical delights
Fringe World review: Madame Nightshade's Poison Garden, created and performed by Anna Thomson, directed by Sarah Ward · The Studio at the Blue Room Theatre, February 22 · ...
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Flags for a new world order
Perth Festival review: Kimsooja's "Zone of Nowhere" · Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) · Review: Belinda Hermawan · When experiencing multi-disciplinary artist Kimsooja's "Zone ...
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Oh! What a journey
Perth Festival review: Nassim by Nassim Soleimanpour · Studio Underground, 20 February · Review: Xan Ashbury · "Nassim means breeze - I knew when I named ...
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A rich and tender alternative
Perth Festival review: "Emissaries" by Lisa Reihana · John Curtin Gallery · Review by Miranda Johnson · Lisa Reihana’s "Emissaries" takes as its starting point ...
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A rather rhythmic stroll
Fringe World Review: "The Rhythm Spectacular", Adam Hall and the Velvet Playboys feat. Lucky Oceans (USA) · The Edith Spiegeltent at The Ice Cream Factory, ...
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WIN one of TEN double passes to ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’
We have TEN double passes to give away to see Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell, in cinemas March ...
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Foot stomping and whistles!
Perth Festival review: Jordi Savall · Perth Concert Hall, 17 February · Review by Varnya Bromilow · Why do we like the music we like? Ever ...
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Of typewriters and telegrams
Perth Festival review: A Farewell to Paper · Heath Ledger Theatre, 17 February · Review by Nina Levy · In 1982 I was seven years ...
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Hard to keep laughing
Fringe World review: Fleabag, a DryWrite and Soho Theatre production · Blue Room Theatre, 15 February · Review by Xan Ashbury · It’s a big ...
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WIN a double pass to 6056
We have two double passes to give away to , showing at Laneway Palace, 7.45pm, February 20. Winner of Best Comedy WA at FRINGE WORLD ...
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Almost super-human
Perth Festival review: to a simple, rock ‘n’ roll… song by Michael Clark Company · His Majesty’s Theatre, 14 February · Review by Nina Levy ...
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Lucky dip of dance treats
Fringe World review: "MicroMove" curated by Shona Erskine & Harriet Roberts · The Blue Room Theatre, 13 February · Review by Nina Levy · "MicroMove" ...
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Hell nods to Beckett
Fringe World review: GOTO Hell by Cody Fullbrook · The Hellenic Community Centre, 9 February · Review by Tiffany Ha · GOTO Hell, fittingly staged in ...
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String theory
Fringe World review: Annette Nykiel's "Meeting Place" · Spectrum Project Space · Review by Belinda Hermawan · A product of Annette Nykiel's three-week residency at Spectrum Project Space ...
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Celestial grace
Perth Festival Review: "Milky Way - Ballet at the Quarry" by West Australian Ballet · The Quarry Amphitheatre, 10 February · Review by Amy Wiseman · On a ...
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Mesmerising marvel
Perth Festival review: Beyond Time by U-Theatre · His Majesty’s Theatre, February 11 · Review by Suzanne Ingelbrecht · A curtain of water, a single ...
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A balm for the soul
Perth Festival review: Barber Shop Chronicles, by Inua Ellams · Octagon Theatre, 9 February · Review: Xan Ashbury · Often I enter a hair salon ...
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Hoopla! Hoopla!
Perth Festival review: Il n'est pas encore minuit by Compagnie XY· Regal Theatre, 9 February · Review by Varnya Bromilow · I don't have a ...
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Incredible art-making
Perth Festival review: Attractor by Gideon Obarzanek, Lucy Guerin, Dancenorth and Senyawa · State Theatre Centre, 8 February · Review by Varnya Bromilow · A group ...
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For kids only!
Fringe World review: Josephine by Second Chance Theatre · The Blue Room Theatre, 7 February · Review by Cass Runyon & Varnya Bromilow · Cass Runyon, ...
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Darkness proves immersing
Fringe World review: Less Light by Lazy Yarns · The Round - State Theatre Centre, February 7 · Review by Xan Ashbury · It's one ...
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Bemusing but beguiling
Fringe World review: Fisticuffs by Sven Hopla · Cirquest, 8 February · Review by Suzanne Ingelbrecht · A rope hanging from the rafters, a punch ...
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A middle-aged view of adolescence
Fringe World review: Seventeen by Turquoise Theatre · The Blue Room Theatre, 7 February · Review by Nina Levy · Wednesday evening saw me catch ...
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Superstar Joan is not to be missed
Fringe World review: Joan by Lucy J Skilbeck · State Theatre Centre Round, 7 February · Review by David Zampatti · The idea of the teenage warrior/martyr/saint Joan ...
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Solo show submerges audience in emotion
Fringe World review: 19 Weeks by Emily Steel · COMO Pool at COMO The Treasury as part of Blue Room Summer Nights, 3 February 2018 · ...
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Lebens Mittel
Eat from the food life gives By which we count our days It need not be as rich as Croesus To fill our daily needs ...
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Smokin’ hot
Fringe World review: Club Swizzle · The Ice Cream Factory, 4 February · Review by Nina Levy · While a disused factory might not seem ...
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An exuberant return
Fringe World review: Djuki Mala The West Australian Spiegeltent at The Pleasure Garden, 31 January Review by Jenny Scott The wildly popular Djuki Mala team ...
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One for the insomniacs
Fringe World review: Night Sweats by Static Drive Co · The Blue Room Theatre, 3 February · Review: Claire Trolio · Insomnia and I met way ...
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Life as polaroid
Fringe World review: yourseven by James Berlyn · Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, 3 February · Review by Varnya Bromilow · There’s something very comforting about experiencing ...
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An elegant machine
Fringe World review: Syncope by Kinetica · St Georges Cathedral, 30 January · Review by Jenny Scott · Syncope is an enjoyable mix of contemporary circus ...
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Theatre on foot
Fringe World review: Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess by Renée Newman · Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, 1 February · Review by Claire Trolio · ...
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A trip into retro-wonderland
Fringe World review: The Honeymoon Suite by Bernadette Lewis · Paper Mountain gallery, 1 February · Review by Nina Levy · Entering the Paper Mountain gallery space to see ...
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Super attractor
Propelling its dancers into a state of ecstatic physical abandonment, Attractor has been a hit at festivals in the Eastern states. Ahead of the work’s ...
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Pop in harmony
Perth’s indie-pop choir, Menagerie, has become a staple at Fringe World since its debut in 2014. With a back catalogue that ranges from Arcade Fire’s ...
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Extraordinary Foxtrot spins cathartic tale
Fringe World review: Above the Mealy-Mouthed Sea, Unholy Mess Blue Room Theatre, 30 January Review by Xan Ashbury Occasionally, you see a show that leaves ...
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WIN a double pass to Katrina Ballads at Perth Festival
Thanks to Perth Festival and Fremantle Arts Centre, Seesaw has a double pass to Katrina Ballads to give away. Katrina Ballads 8pm, Thu 15 Feb ...
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Stories that pack a punch
Fringe World review: Wil Greenway: the way the city ate the stars · The Blue Room Theatre, 28 January · Review by Claire Trolio · The stage is ...
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Simply joyful
Review: A Simple Space by Gravity and Other Myths · The West Australian Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 28 January · Review by Nina Levy · ...
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Skewering social media
Fringe World review: The Very Good Looking Initiative's Cull · Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, 28 January · Review by Jenny Scott · Cull begins with ...
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Shania Choir will set your Fringe on fire
Fringe World review: Shania Choir: A Shania Twain Retrospective · Circus Theatre, Perth Cultural Centre, 29 January · Review: Tiffany Ha · What could be ...
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Saucy and jaunty
Fringe World review: Slap and Tickle by The Kabuki Drop and WAYJO · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA, 27 January · Reviewed by ...
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A Scrambled Serving
Fringe World review: Human Services by Queen's Hall Music · 28 January, 2018 Perth Town Hall · Review by Tiffany Ha · "Thank you for holding. Your ...
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From across the sea
She’s performed at Glastonbury and the Edinburgh Fringe, written commissions for the BBC and published a collection of poetry. Now UK-based writer and performer Jemima ...
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Abundantly kitsch
Those who were lucky enough to get a sneak peek at Bernadette Lewis's "The Honeymoon Suite" in STRUT Dance's "Short Cuts" program last year will ...
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Poetry for our times
What do you get when you mix performance poetry, spoken word and rap? Star-Crossed Poets, a group of Perth performers who will be mixing poetry ...
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Only the lonely
We all feel alone at times, but when you're experiencing loneliness it can feel like you're the only one. 52 Hertz, by young artist collective ...
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Money, feminism and power… ballads
Sometimes comedy is the best way to explain depressing statistics, says Melbourne-based comedian Elizabeth Davie, and so she's having a crack at the superannuation gender ...
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Take a long, hard laugh at yourself
If you've ever been in a relationship or looked after a child then you should relate to The Motherhood's 'Surviving the circus', a local comedy ...
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The scientist turned magician
Starting with love and ending in blood, Pierre Ulric's 'Confessions of a Magician' isn't your standard conjuring show. In his Fringe Session Q&A, he reveals ...
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Dylan done medium rare
Smart and sassy, Monique diMattina and Rebecca Barnard have juggled music and motherhood to bring you comedy cabaret act Dao of Dylan. How did they ...
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Dark humour and haunting soundscapes
Paully aka Paul Rowe, is the front man of Genrefonix, a Perth-based arts/music collective that will be taking audiences on an eerie journey into local ...
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Out of control
Dance is uncontrollable, says Israeli choreographer Omer Backley-Astrachan, and that’s what he loves about the art form. He’ll be performing in his dance work TOHU ...
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Writers Week – getting back to books
In late February wordsmiths of varying stripes will gather around UWA’s University Club for a packed week of debate, ideas and practical know-how. This year’s ...
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The Fringe Sessions
Welcome to the Fringe Sessions, a series of Q&A interviews with some of the artists who will be appearing at Fringe World 2018. Pictured top ...
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A space of one’s own
Artist-run galleries form a vital part of the visual arts ecosystem, acting as breeding grounds for new ideas and practices, as well as bringing vitality ...
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The wee small hours
How did you sleep last night? If you've had any experience with the frustrations of the sleepless wee hours, Night Sweats is the Fringe show ...
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Making music on the fly
As his name suggests, Harlem's Dandy Wellington cuts a dapper figure on stage as bandleader in "Club Swizzle". But his role in this highly-anticipated cabaret/circus fusion ...
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WIN tickets to Laser Kiwi (Fringe World)
We have two double passes to give away to see Laser Kiwi at Fringe World! After touring across Canada and New Zealand, Laser Kiwi is ...
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Pushing provocative buttons
CULL is a new show from Melbourne-based company, The Very Good Looking Initiative (TVGLI). Described as a darkly comedic look at the world of social ...
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How to choose your Fringe World shows
Seesaw’s Nina Levy offers her tips for avoiding a Festival freak out navigating the Fringe World program. Ah Fringe World. When, for a blissful month, ...
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A future that looks like the past?
Described as a one-woman, one-Roomba show, Future’s Eve will also feature a paddling pool, breakfast made live on stage and lasers, according to its maker and ...
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A necklace of words
What’s it like to be an arts critic? Seesaw editor and performing arts critic Nina Levy answers your questions about the highs and lows of ...
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Welcome to the House of Joys
Dreaming up new worlds for people to experience is what KAN Collective's Noemie Huttner-Koros loves about performance-making, so she's excited about inviting audiences into KAN’s interactive ...
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Best of beads
Tiny and colourful, fiddly and fun, iron-together beads have been keeping children occupied for over 50 years. But can they be made into "art"? Absolutely ...
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A love letter to music: Jessie Gordon
Local songstress Jessie Gordon has been performing at Fringe World since its inception in 2012, and has picked up an impressive eight Fringe World awards ...
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mais pourquoi Thursday 21 December
It was a relief when Stina found a fellow odd, lost thing. Read more from mais pourquois at et-maispourquoi.blogspot.com.au ...
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The interpretation of [downstream] dreams
An essay about Tom Blake’s “Downstream Dreams”, exhibited at Moana Project Space, 17-19 November 2017 · By Belinda Hermawan · Within ten minutes of arriving at the ...
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Cream of the crop
What were Seesaw writers' favourite shows this year? What were the highlights and lowlights for the arts in WA? And which artists will our contributors ...
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Pared down & Picasso-esque
Review: The Twits - Spare Parts Puppet Theatre ◆ Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 6 December ◆ Review by Varnya Bromilow ◆ Recreating a beloved children’s ...
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Christmas spirit?
Review: Christmas with The Idea of North & WASO • Friday, 8 December, Perth Concert Hall • Review by Tiffany Ha • On a sticky ...
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Ada – Chapter Three
Ada is the working title of a novel-in-progress by Varnya Bromilow. This is chapter three. For the first two chapters click here. Chapter Three LEONIE ...
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A Short History of Toast
At 11.32am a piece of toast falls out of the mist and down the length of Meg's window. It lands on the lawn. Meg makes ...
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Oh those Russians
Review: WASO Masters Series - Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 and Shostakovich's Symphony No.10 • Perth Concert Hall, 25 November • Review by Tiffany Ha • ...
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Artivism: reaching beyond trauma
Eugenio Viola talks to Phoebe Mulcahy about "I don't want to be there when it happens", his first exhibition as senior curator at Perth Institute ...
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Fierce diva shines
Review: Masterclass - Perth Theatre Trust ◆ Subiaco Arts Centre, 22 November ◆ Review by Varnya Bromilow ◆ I have a sparing knowledge of Maria ...
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Brutality as theatre
Review: Let The Right One In - Black Swan Theatre ◆ Heath Ledger Theatre, 15 November ◆ Review by Xan Ashbury ◆ “There is only ...
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Cruelty over love
Review: Valentine by Kynan Hughes ◆ The Blue Room Theatre, 16 November ◆ Review by Suzanne Ingelbrecht ◆ When does the retelling of old stories ...
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Quirky robot action!
Review: My Robot by Barking Gecko Theatre ◆ Studio Underground, 10 November ◆ Reviewed by Ellen-Hope Thomson ◆ Entering the theatre on opening night I am ...
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Memory as dance
Review: im spiegel by LINK dance ◆ The Edith, Perth, 9 November ◆ Review by Varnya Bromilow ◆ It was one of those warm, windless Perth ...
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Ordinary people doing extraordinary things
Review: The Beauty Index by Annette Carmichael ◆ Brave New Works #24, Denmark, WA, 3 November ◆ Review by Amy Wiseman ◆ Set in a hauntingly cavernous ...
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Perth Festival picks
Seesaw co-editor Nina Levy shares her tips for the 2018 Perth Festival. One of my favourite things about living in Western Australia is the quality ...
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The road to Valentine: Kynan Hughes
Ahead of the premiere of his first full length work, Valentine, choreographer and dancer Kynan Hughes talks to Nina Levy about his life in dance ...
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Win a double pass to the Brandenburg Quartet in Perth!
Seesaw has a double pass to give away to the Brandenburg Quartet, who will be playing Government House Ballroom Wednesday 8 November. The Brandenburg Quartet, ...
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Close encounters of the remote kind
Review: Visitants: Close encounters with remote Western Australia ◆ FORM Gallery, Perth ◆ Review by Belinda Hermawan ◆ For those of us living in Perth, ...
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Falling for Washington… again
Review: Megan Washington with West Australian Symphony Orchestra ◆ Perth Concert Hall, 27 October ◆ Review: Talisha Goh ◆ It was refreshing to see a ...
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A whirlwind tour of ideas
Review: Strut Dance: “Short Cuts”, Program A and B Studio 3, King St Arts Centre, 27 September (B) & 28 September (A) Review by Nina ...
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Tragedy is a triumph
Opera: West Australian Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor ◆ His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Western Australia, 26 October ◆ Review: Leon Levy ◆ It is a curious historical ...
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Sleeping beasts and spectacular contraptions
Review: Speak Percussion presents Fluorophone ◆ Tura New Music Totally Huge New Music Festival, 25 October ◆ Review by Tiffany Ha ◆ Arriving at the ...
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Birds of a feather
Review: Aeon, Lz Dunn and collaborators◆ Presented by PICA and Tura New Music as part of the 13th Totally Huge New Music Festival ◆ Perry ...
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Side by side
What happens when you exhibit amateur and professional art works side by side... and anonymously? You'll be able to find out at "The State Collection", ...
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The repose of the bathroom
I cannot be this person anymore. I have always known deep down in my biology , by God’s hand I would be carried here. My ...
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mais pourquoi 23 October
Petronella's conversations always resonated with some unspoken truth. Read more from mais pourquois at et-maispourquoi.blogspot.com.au ...
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Stranger than fiction
Review: I Am My Own Wife, Black Swan State Theatre Company ◆ Studio Underground, 18 October ◆ Review by Varnya Bromilow ◆ How do you ...
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Local musical is world-class
Review: Once We Lived Here, Western Sky Theatre ◆ The Blue Room Theatre, 19 October ◆ Review by Xan Ashbury ◆ When I was five, ...
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Bali serves up whip-smart treat
Review: Bali, The Last Great Hunt ◆ Subiaco Arts Centre, 19 October ◆ Review by Nina Levy ◆ Living in WA it feels as if ...
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Beauty and the bathroom
Review: Within Touching Distance, Mardi Crocker ◆ Spectrum Project Space ◆ Review by Jenny Scott ◆ The fine details of everyday items are beautifully rendered ...
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Ada – Chapter Two
Ada is the working title of a novel-in-progress by Varnya Bromilow. This is chapter two. For the first chapter click here DENNIS He ...
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Unpacking our libraries: a reflection on creating
Behind every artist is a rich collection, a "library", compiled of works by other creators, writes Claire Coleman. Walter Benjamin’s 1931 essay “Unpacking My Library: ...
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Un-Ravel-ing the musical threads
Review: 'French Connections' – WASO with cellist Li-Wei Qin and conductor Douglas Boyd ◆ Perth Concert Hall, 14 October ◆ Review by Tiffany Ha ◆ There ...
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Every cat has its day
Review: The Life and Times of Scarface Claw ◆ Awesome Festival, State Library of WA ◆ Review by Phoebe Mulcahy ◆ The great popularity of ...
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A step back in time
Review: The Secret Project: Dispatch ◆ Wireless Hill, 7 October ◆ Reviewed by Nina Levy ◆ It’s dusk on an unseasonably chilly Saturday night in Perth, ...
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The story behind the storyteller: Sally Richardson
Sally Richardson's work defies simple definition. Bringing together circus, theatre, puppetry and clowning, her latest production, Fearless, is no exception. She talks to Nina Levy ...
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Up, up and away!
Review: Polar Bears Go Up ◆ Awesome Festival, Heath Ledger Theatre, 5 October ◆ Reviewed by Nina Levy ◆ Polar Bears Go Up opened to ...
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Exciting, acrobatic and muddy!
Review: Kaleidescope and Mud Island ◆ Awesome Festival, 4 October ◆ Review by Veronica Bromilow ◆ Reviews by Veronica Bromilow, aged ten. The show was ...
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Rethinking the landscape
Review: Looking Glass, Gregory Pryor ◆ Art Gallery of WA ◆ Review by Phoebe Mulcahy ◆ Hear "landscape" with reference to the visual arts, and it’s difficult ...
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Best when it’s one-on-one
Review: Proximity Festival, Programs A and B ◆ Cathedral Square precinct, 27 September ◆ Review by Nina Levy ◆ One of my all-time least favourite ...
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mais pourquoi: Wednesday 27 September
Piecrust wasn't sure how to tell Alexandra that he actually really wanted to be a geophysicist. Read more from mais pourquois at et-maispourquoi.blogspot.com.au ...
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Evocative, freaky wonderment
Rules of Summer, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre ◆ Dolphin Theatre, 22 September ◆ Review by Varnya Bromilow ◆ Truth be told, I was not in ...
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Powerful & visceral
Hypatia, Open Lid Ensemble · The Blue Room Theatre, 20 September · Review by Xan Ashbury · Hypatia is inspired and inspiring storytelling. Presented by newly-established Perth-based ...
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Reality cheque
Review: Taylor Reudavey’s "I Know How Hard It Can Get" Moana Project Space, 9 September Review by Belinda Hermawan Taylor Reudavey’s multimedia exhibition "I Know ...
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A brave new step
What makes a father-of-two with no formal dance training sign up to dance in a major regional arts festival? Nina Levy spoke to Carl Heslop, ...
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A feast for the eyes, ears and brain
Review: Laika: A Staged Radio Play, Second Chance Theatre • The Blue Room Theatre, 13 September • Review by Xan Ashbury • Even if, like ...
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The flash before the crash
Review: The Great Gatsby: West Australian Ballet - His Majesty's Theatre, 14 September - Review by Varnya Bromilow - Bringing to life a favourite from ...
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Photography by M. Miller-Furesh
'ROA Platypus - Midland Railway Workshops, Western Australia 2011'. Photo: M. Miller-Furesh ...
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mais pourquoi: Thursday 14 September
After two days of receiving the silent treatment from Louis, Sandra finaly snapped. Read more from mais pourquois at et-maispourquoi.blogspot.com.au ...
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A sneak peek at PIAF 2018
Scorching days, balmy nights… it won’t be long til it’s summer in Perth... the season for the beach and the season for festivals. Perth International ...
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Telling West Australian stories
Wendy Martin, artistic director of Perth International Arts Festival, talks to Nina Levy about the artists and audiences she has discovered in WA. Wendy Martin ...
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Designed to delight
Review: ‘Wagner’s World”, Asher Fisch presenting and conducting West Australian Symphony Orchestra - Perth Concert Hall, 9 September - Review by Leon Levy - If ...
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Something good, something really good
Review: The Zone: Co3 - State Theatre Centre, 7 September - Review by Varnya Bromilow - When you see something good, something really good, it ...
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Remaking the old into new
Review: Jen Cloher - Mojo's Bar, 3 September - Review by Kevin Runions - Jen Cloher's songs speak of real life, and real love, and ...
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Science made poetic and personable
Review: 'Energies: Haines & Hinterding' · Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, 1 September · Review by Jenny Scott · The intangible energies surrounding us - radio waves, ...
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A collection of songs at the Cathedral
Review: Concerts at One: Classical voice students from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts - St George’s Cathedral, 6 September - Review: Leon Levy ...
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Sparking dialogue
Review: "Silence", Kyle Hughes-Odgers - Turner Galleries, opening night 1 September - Review by Belinda Hermawan - In contrast with its title, the first minutes ...
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A musical masterclass
Review: "Inspiring Wagner", West Australian Symphony Orchestra, presented and conducted by Asher Fisch - Perth Concert Hall, 6 September - Review by Leon Levy - ...
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An uplifting lunch break
Review: Concerts at One: Prendiville Catholic College - St George’s Cathedral, 30 August 2017 - Review by Leon Levy - This fine series seems to ...
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Vantage point
Review: The Perth Centre for Photography’s Iris Award 2017 - Review by: Belinda Hermawan - This year’s finalists for the Iris Award have captured humanity ...
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In the spotlight: Francesco Lo Surdo, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Unlike the usual suspects – piano, violin – you don’t often hear of children taking on the French horn, but musician Francesco 'Frankie' Lo Surdo ...
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mais pourquoi: Tuesday 29 August
Johannes embarked on a new research project. Read more from mais pourquois at et-maispourquoi.blogspot.com.au ...
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Human versus fate: Mozart & Mahler
Review: Asher Fisch conducts Mozart and Mahler, West Australian Symphony Orchestra - Perth Concert Hall, 25 August - Review by Talisha Goh - The inevitability ...
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Wit of the acerbic kind: Switzerland
Review: Black Swan Theatre Company- State Theatre Centre, 24 September - Review by Varnya Bromilow- As a play, Switzerland is very much like the woman it ...
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Scratching Under the Surface: Richard Bell
Review: Scratch an Aussie, Richard Bell - Art Gallery of Western Australia, 22 August - Review by Belinda Hermawan - In his video piece Scratch an ...
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Strange & stunning: Arteries by Ancestry
Review: Arteries by Ancestry, FUGUE - The Blue Room Theatre, 22 August - Reviewed by Jenny Scott - Arteries by Ancestry is an intense and visceral ...
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Rapping and weaving: Hannah Brontë
Claire Trolio catches up with Hannah Brontë, one of nine artists performing in the 2017 Proximity Festival. I’ve managed to get a bit of time ...
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Transmission Interrupted – Alex Hobba: A Conversation
Review: "A Conversation", Alex Hobba - Moana Project Space - Review by Phoebe Mulcahy - As much as we may be aware how biased and ...
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A tense and captivating ride
Review: An Almost Perfect Thing, Gabrielle Metcalf - The Blue Room Theatre, 15 August - Reviewed by Claire Trolio - Three characters search for connection: an ...
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Placing old age centre stage
Acclaimed Australian actor Jenny Davis OAM talks to Nina Levy about why her role in Black Swan State Theatre Company's Switzerland holds special significance. For ...
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Confronting privilege & prejudice: Bell Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’
Review: The Merchant of Venice - Bell Shakespeare - State Theatre Centre of WA - 9 August - Reviewed by Xan Ashbury Fear leads to ...
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Implanted clouds: Builded Remnants
Review: Builded Remnants - Berndnaut Smilde - The Goods Shed - Reviewed by Phoebe Mulcahy It is a testament to the shifting and often indefinable ...
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mais pourquoi: Wednesday 9 August
Iris coordinated focus groups for the Federal Onomatopoeia Council ...
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1984: the message amidst the medium
Review: 1984, Headlong, Nottingham Playhouse & Almeida Theatre - His Majesty’s Theatre, 4 August - Reviewed by Varnya Bromilow I remember the first (and only) time I ...
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Dancing at any age
Perth's newest dance ensemble is rewriting the rules about who gets to perform, discovers Nina Levy. How old do you expect you’ll be when you ...
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Twists, turns and music: Jenny Simpson (Part II)
In "Twists, turns and music: part I", AWESOME Arts CEO Jenny Simpson told Nina Levy about her past; a childhood cut short by loss, the ...
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Twist, turns and music: Jenny Simpson (Part I)
This year Jenny Simpson is celebrating a decade at the helm of AWESOME Arts, an organisation dedicated to making incredible arts experiences for WA’s children ...
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Disarming and disruptive
It’s all about disarming assumption, unravelling expectation and provoking curiosity at the fourth Disrupted Festival of Ideas. Seesaw's Amy Wiseman caught up with Festival curator ...
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mais pourquoi: Monday 24 July
Earl quickly gained a reputation as a marketing consultant who told you what you didn't want to hear. Read more from mais pourquois at et-maispourquoi.blogspot.com.au ...
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A delicate and poignant gem: Coma Land
Review: Coma Land - Black Swan State Theatre Company & Performing Lines WA - Studio Underground, State Theatre of Western Australia - 22 July - ...
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Something in nothing: Immaterial
by Gemma Ben-Ary and Mandy Harwood - Spectrum Project Space, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley - Reviewed by Belinda Hermawan - In "Immaterial", Gemma Ben-Ary ...
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Innocence and experience
Roslyn Oades is at the forefront of headphone-verbatim theatre – an innovative form that fuses real life and drama. Xan Ashbury spoke to Oades on ...
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mais pourquoi – monday 17 july
During the saddest moments of her life, Regine could always count on Alyosha to arrive on the scene so she would not have to be ...
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Theatrical gold
Review: The Merry Widow - West Australian Opera - His Majesty's Theatre - 15 July - Reviewed by Leon Levy Where is the musical creation ...
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Montages: More than just a supercut
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