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Intuition links three WA greats
Review: Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Theo Koning, Cathy Blanchflower · Turner Galleries · Review by Claudia Minutillo · Floating somewhere amid the built and natural world or lived experience ...
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A winter theatre warmer
What goes into making theatre? The Blue Room Theatre’s Winter Nights festival invites audiences to find out how work is made. With opportunities to meet ...
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A deep dive into the heart of darkness
Review: Feet First Collective, S-27 ⋅ Fremantle Arts Centre ⋅ Review by Steven Cohen ⋅ There’s something about dystopian reality that bites, that shakes and ...
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Body language speaks on many levels
I See You, I hear You, Various Artists · Gallery Central, North Metro TAFE · Review: Stephen Bevis · A Noongar man, his body painted for ceremony, adopts ...
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Sweeney sets the blood racing
Review: WA Opera, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street · By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler · His Majesty's Theatre, 13 July · Review by Jonathan W ...
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Celebrating diversity
Dr Louise Devenish's career as a percussionist has taken her around the world collaborating with a huge range of musicians and artists. Her wide-reaching approach ...
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Frantic fun
Review: Barking Gecko Theatre, My Robot ⋅ Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre ⋅ Reviews by Gabriel and Sascha Bott ⋅ Gabriel (aged 10) One thing you ...
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Captivating creatures
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Fox ⋅ Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Fremantle, July 6 ⋅ Review by Bethany Stopher ⋅ Based on the book by Margaret Wild, ...
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Witnessing self-definition
Review: Joshua Pether, Jupiter Orbiting · PICA, 24 May · Review by Patrick Gunasekera · Two years since its initial development at PICA for premiere at ...
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Ben Burgess takes WAYO to infinity and beyond
From budding violin player to executive director, Ben Burgess has had a long association with the West Australian Youth Orchestra. Burgess chatted to Rosalind Appleby ...
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A tactile sound world
Review: Louise Devenish, 'Sheets of Sound' ⋅ Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, June 28 ⋅ Review by Eduardo Cossio ⋅ "Sheets of sound" is how jazz critic Ira ...
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From the iconic to the electric
Review: The Tap Pack · Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre 3 July · Review by Xan Ashbury · While it’s fair to say I am not ...
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Desert colours bloom at Goods Shed
Martu artist Bugai Whyoulter brings her first solo show in eight years to FORM in Claremont, writes Stephen Bevis. As the grey winter rain beats ...
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Puppetry and dance perfect partners
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Fox ⋅ Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Fremantle, July 6 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ “There are no words”, my 6 year old ...
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Jazz rains supreme
Review: West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, King Street Corner Pocket Jazz Festival ⋅ His Majesty's Theatre and surrounding venues, July 4-6 ⋅ Review by Ron Banks ⋅ Intimate ...
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WIN a double pass to Bell Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
We have two double passes to give away to see Bell Shakespeare’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, on August 8, at the State Theatre ...
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WIN a double pass to Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ’30 years of sixty five thousand’
We have two double passes to give away to see the matinee performance of "Bangarra: 30 years of sixty five thousand", 2pm, August 3, at the ...
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Kids Winter Gig Guide
“Bring your rain poncho and wear noisy shoes,” the instructions read. Now that sounds like an intriguing art installation. Contemporary artist Marnie Orr is running ...
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A thrilling dance around memory
Review: Marshall Stay, Floor Thirteen · The Blue Room Theatre, 13 July · Review by Miranda Johnson · Phoebe is trapped in a lift. But ...
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Style in the studio
Review: West Australian Ballet, “Genesis” · West Australian Ballet Centre, 27 June · Review by Nina Levy · Comprised of eight short pieces, West Australian ...
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Teen turbulence is stunningly staged
Review: Static Drive Co. See you Next Tuesday · The Blue Room Theatre, 20 June · Review by David Zampatti · Kathy Lette and Gabrielle ...
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The sound of the symphony
Whether you're curious, fearful or an expert on classical music, Asher Fisch has the perfect concert for you. The principal conductor of the WA Symphony ...
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Decades of natural wonder from Nikulinsky
Review: Philippa Nikulinsky, 'Nikulinsky Naturally' · Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery · Review by Miranda Johnson · Since the 1970s, Philippa Nikulinsky has been travelling to remote areas of ...
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An unforgettable tale for our times
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, The Torrents · State Theatre Centre of WA, June 19 · Review by David Zampatti ...
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A fine evening’s entertainment
Review: WAAPA Music Theatre, Strictly Ballroom · Regal Theatre, 15 June · Review by David Zampatti · The ascent of WAAPA’s annual Regal Theatre musical ...
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Intrigue in Thompson’s powerful gaze
Christian Thompson, ‘Ritual Intimacy’ · John Curtin Gallery · Review by Jenny Scott · The spaces of John Curtin Gallery have been transformed by ‘Ritual Intimacy’, an ...
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Mixing the moguls and the maestros
Business and arts leaders pose creative ways to boost WA culture and the economy but Mark Naglazas finds it is a fraught path to success. The arts ...
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World premiere a thrill for Perth
REVIEW: Musica Viva, Doric String Quartet ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, June 9 ⋅ Review by Ron Banks ⋅ The launch of the world-renowned Doric String Quartet's national Musica Viva ...
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Operatic thriller
Review: Freeze Frame Opera, Tosca ⋅ Centenary Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds, June 8 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ Tosca is opera’s closest thing to a thriller. Puccini's late romantic ...
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The techno-digital sublime
Review: Rachel Arianne Ogle, i have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night · PICA, 5 June · Review by Jonathan W ...
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Enormouse success
Review: CDP presents Tall Stories' production The Gruffalo⋅ Heath Ledger Theatre, June 5 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ The theatre has the potential to be the ...
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Musical artefacts
Review: Intercurrent Ensemble, 'Walkman Antiquarian' ⋅ UWA Callaway Auditorium, 27 May ⋅ Review by Eduardo Cossio ⋅ Developments in technology brought new performance tools for musicians in ...
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Hairy, horrifying… and heart-warming
Review: Michelle Aitken, Unrule · The Blue Room Theatre, 30 May · Review by Claire Trolio · It’s a great thing when a show comes ...
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Singing the message
Review: Perth Symphony Orchestra, 'Girls Night Out' ⋅ Astor Theatre, May 30 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ The Perth Symphony Orchestra is a diverse orchestra with repertoire ...
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An exhilarating ride
Review: Rachel Arianne Ogle, precipice · Studio Underground, State Theatre of WA, 29 May · Review by Nina Levy · Silence. Two thin beams of ...
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Back to back
Thanks to funding constraints, it's rare to see a body of work by one independent choreographer, and even rarer to see independent works remounted. In ...
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Kotai offers material for meditation
Review: Eveline Kotai – Invisible Threads · Art Collective WA · Review by Miranda Johnson · With a focus on colour, pattern and texture, Eveline Kotai’s work ...
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Beauty from the bush a musical delight
Review: Blonde Moment Theatre, Miss Westralia · Blue Room Theatre, 23 May · Review by Steven Cohen · For purposes of clarity, Miss Westralia could have ...
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Cruising the cubicles
Review: Benjamin Bannan, Brent Harrison and Wade Taylor, 'looking now anyone here?' · Paper Mountain · Review by Miranda Johnson · Benjamin Bannan, Brent Harrison and Wade ...
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LINK warms up for world stage
Review: LINK Dance Company, ‘The Body Politic’ · Geoff Gibbs Theatre, 23 May · Review by Nina Levy · I’m always curious to see LINK ...
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Baroque distinction
Review: Perth Symphonic Chorus, "Magnificent Bach" ⋅ Winthrop Hall, May 18 ⋅ Review by Leon Levy ⋅ On an unusually busy choral weekend the Perth Symphony Chorus was ...
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A richly layered work
Review: Co3 Australia, The Line · Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre of WA, 16 May · Review by Nina Levy · At the heart of ...
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The perils of polemic
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, Water · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA · Review by Varnya Bromilow · As we all come ...
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WA Day celebration
Alessandro Pittorino has been exploring the organ since he was a child, literally inside and out. The West Australian organist has recently returned from New ...
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Why a caged bird sings
Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Cracked · Subiaco Arts Centre, 11 May · Review by Xan Ashbury · Cracked is a play about a mother’s struggle ...
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A rare treat
West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère · His Majesty’s Theatre, 9 May · Review by Amy Wiseman · La Bayadère or The Temple Dancer is not ...
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Less is more
Review: Hatched National Graduate Show 2019 · Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts · Review by Jenny Scott · The 2019 edition of "Hatched National Graduate ...
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Telling a tough West Australian tale
Co3 Australia's new work The Line investigates a darker side of Western Australia's past and its impact on the present, discovers Nina Levy. Say the word “apartheid” ...
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Standards continue to rise
Review: WAAPA 2nd and 3rd year dance, ‘Rise’ · Geoff Gibbs Theatre, 4 May · Review by Nina Levy · With a stellar line-up of ...
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Musical pictures
Review: Giovanni Consort ⋅ St George's College, May 4 ⋅ Review by Leon Levy ⋅ Expectations were high for the opening recital of the Giovanni Consort's 2019 concert ...
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Musical juxtapositions
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra 'Mozart Clarinet Concerto' ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, May 3 ⋅ Review by Sandra Bowdler ⋅ There are combinations of composers from different musical ...
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The future is in safe hands
Review: WAAPA 3rd year acting, When the Rain Stops Falling · The Roundhouse Theatre, 4 May · Review by Steven Cohen · When the Rain ...
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Light will conquer all?
Review: Julia Croft, Harriet Gillies & Joe Lui, Death Throes · The Blue Room Theatre, 1 May · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · You ...
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The strength of resistance
Review: ‘Revealed: New and Emerging Aboriginal Artists’ and ‘To Be Continued: Photography from Indigenous Australia’ · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Miranda Johnson · ...
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Taking the pulse of young artists
Review: 'Pulse Perspectives' · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Lydia Edwards · There is a tendency, when it comes to exhibitions of ...
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And the winners are…
The 2018 Performing Arts WA (PAWA) Awards were held Monday 28 April, at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia. Presented annually, these WA-based industry ...
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Mix and match media
Review: Zubin Kanga 'Piano Ex Machina' ⋅ State Theatre Centre, April 24 ⋅ Review by Eduardo Cossio ⋅ Many contemporary composers have sought to create works that ...
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A compelling take on tech
Review: Bow & Dagger, The Double · The Blue Room Theatre, 24 April · Review by Varnya Bromilow · If you’re as old as I ...
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Transporting hearts and minds
Review: Sym Parr, The Presence of Wool · Shearing Shed North of Albany, 14 April · Review by Maree Dawes · Sym Parr has been ...
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Hacking the piano
At Seesaw we enjoy publishing a range of voices. In this feature WA Academy of Performing Arts student Mae Anthony offers her insights as a ...
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Easter story trimmed but taut
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra and St George’s Cathedral, St Matthew Passion ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, April 16 ⋅ Review by Sandra Bowdler ⋅ Bach’s St Matthew ...
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Glow in the park
Review: ARTTRA Light Festival · Claremont Park, 5-7 April · By Belinda Hermawan · Returning for its second year, the ARTTRA Light Festival showcased 16 ...
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Sea story strikes a sad note
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Blueback · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 10 April · Junior review by Isabel, age 9 · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's ...
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Old made new
West Australian Academy of Performing Arts: "Beethoven: Moonlight and Pathétique" ⋅ Richard Gill Auditorium, April 12 ⋅ Review by Sandra Bowdler ⋅ Charisma is a slippery thing, impossible to ...
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Fine choral opener
Review: West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, "Fauré's Requiem" ⋅ St Mary's Cathedral, April 11 ⋅ Review by Leon Levy ⋅ Has there ever been so fruitful a ...
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The call of the sea
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre – Blueback ⋅ Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, April 13 ⋅ Review: Rosalind Appleby ⋅ Abel Jackson’s sea-fringed life includes diving for abalone, chores around ...
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Cross cultural epic
Review: Orana Productions, "Mimma: A Musical of War and Friendship" ⋅ Regal Theatre, April 11 ⋅ Review by Claire Trolio ⋅ A politically tumultuous, pre-WWII Italy meets the ...
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Choral cross-section
Review: Australian National Choral Association, Choralfest "Gala Concert" ⋅ Fremantle Town Hall, April 13 ⋅ Review by Leon Levy ⋅ The Australian National Choral Association's Choralfest must have ...
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A timely take on migration and displacement
Candice Breitz & Angelica Mesiti, 'REFUGE' · John Curtin Gallery, 7 April 2019 · Review by Jenny Scott · Splitting the John Curtin Gallery into ...
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No short cuts here
Review: STRUT Dance, 'Short Cuts 2019 – Program A' · Studio 3, King Street Arts Centre · Review by Nina Levy · There’s something special ...
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Putting together the puzzle pieces
What does it mean to be lonely in a world where we are never alone? That's a question local performance company Whiskey & Boots is ...
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A space for children to explore
"Manguri Wiltja", an interactive play space/installation by FORM in collaboration with Polyglot Theatre and the Tjanpi Desert Weavers, brings experiences of remote community life to ...
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A generous double bill
Not Sold Separately, 'ceilings' · Huzzard Studios, 7 April · Review by Jo Pickup · "ceilings" is the debut production by new dance theatre collective ...
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Quartet coming into their own
Review: Brandenburg Quartet ⋅ Government House Ballroom, April 9 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ It is two years since the Brandenburg Quartet formed with a mission to ...
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A fragile wonderland
Review: Mulyana, "A Man, A Monster & the Sea" · FORM Claremont, Goods Shed · Review by Belinda Hermawan · In his first Western Australian ...
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In the spotlight: Häxa House
What do you get when you cross an art exhibition and performance with a house party? The answer is Häxa House. The brainchild of local ...
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Our singing city
Perth's choral music renaissance is about to get a boost. Seesaw editor Rosalind Appleby talks to Luke Donohoe as Fremantle gets ready to host a ...
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Global story takes to the stage
Ron Siemiginowski and Giles Watson were brought together by the shared ambition to write a musical. Neither of them had the faintest idea just how ...
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Magic at the movies
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⋅ Perth Convention Centre, March 29 ⋅ Review by Kevin Runions ⋅ It felt a little ...
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Unexpected but thought-provoking
Review: Laurence Watts, “Looking West” and Hoda Afshar, “Behold” · Perth Centre for Photography · Review by Phoebe Mulcahy · Though an Iranian bathhouse and ...
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No ceilings for young dance makers
Two recent graduates of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts' dance program, Briannah Davis and Olivia Hendry, are the artists behind new dance theatre collective ...
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Kids Autumn Gig Guide
As we approach the school holidays the arts scene is cranking up for kids. The West Australian Symphony Orchestra is offering two movie screenings with ...
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Women taking the baton
When was the last time you saw a woman on the podium? The Perth Symphony Orchestra is tackling gender imbalance in the world of conducting, ...
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A call for belonging
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, You Know We Belong Together · Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA, 21 March · Review by ...
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2018 Performing Arts WA Awards nominations
The nominees for the 2018 Performing Arts WA (PAWA) Awards have been announced. Traditionally covering theatre, in 2018 the PAWA Awards were expanded to include ...
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Bleak, brutal and bittersweet
Review: WAAPA 3rd year Music Theatre, Company · Roundhouse Theatre, WAAPA, 19 March · Review by Ron Banks · “What’s the point of getting married?” ...
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Students hit sweet spot
Review: Romeo and Juliet, WAAPA 3rd year Acting directed by Michael Jenn · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA, 16 March · Review by David Zampatti · ...
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Good times ahead
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, ‘Symphony No 40’ ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, March 15 ⋅ Review: Rosalind Appleby ⋅ As the summer festival season fades into the background ...
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A call for change
Review: Olivia Colja (curator), 'WOMXN' · Spectrum Project Space · Review by Miranda Johnson · 'WOMXN', curated by Olivia Colja, is a group exhibition featuring ...
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Film fascinates
Perth Festival review: Felicity Fenner (curator), Love Displaced · Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery · Review by Jess Boyce · Curated by Felicity Fenner, Lawrence Wilson ...
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Intricate and ephemeral
Review: Ted Snell (curator), "RITUAL" · Presented at There is gallery by Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery · Review by Miranda Johnson · Curated by Ted ...
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An R&B ceremony
Perth Festival review: Soft Soft Loud, Procession ⋅ Fremantle Arts Centre, March 2 ⋅ Review by Eduardo Cossio ⋅ Soft Soft Loud’s cross-genre contribution to the Perth Festival ...
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Balancing the scale
Did anyone else notice? Featured among the international artists appearing at the Perth Festival were two local composers, and they were both women. Cat Hope’s ...
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Two transporting experiences
Perth Festival review: David Noonan, “A Dark and Quiet Place”; Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran & Renee So, “Idols” · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Belinda ...
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Conversations with spice
Perth Festival review: Silkroad Ensemble ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, March 3 ⋅ Review by Jonathan W. Marshall ⋅ Originally founded by classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the ...
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A sound sample
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, 'Festival of Chamber Music' ⋅ Government House Ballroom, March 2-3 ⋅ Review by Sandra Bowdler ⋅ On the basis of the four concerts ...
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Making America Great Gatsby again
Perth Festival review: Elevator Repair Service, Gatz ⋅ Octagon Theatre, March 1 ⋅ Review by David Zampatti ⋅ It’s impossible to claim that Gatz, Elevator Repair ...
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Jazz gymnastics
Perth Festival review: Jazzmeia Horn ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, March 1 ⋅ Reviewed by Ron Banks ⋅ Texas-born jazz singer Jazzmeia Horn has an extraordinary voice no doubt ...
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Some things leave you speechless
Perth Festival review: Cat Hope, Speechless ⋅ Sunset Heritage Precinct, February 28 ⋅ Review by Laura Biemmi ⋅ So often, words fail us. The tragedies of our time ...
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The marvellous Masilo
Perth Festival review: Dada Masilo’s Giselle · His Majesty’s Theatre, 28 February · Review by Nina Levy · Like all the great Romantic ballets, Giselle ...
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Brutal ghosting
Perth Festival review: Dickie Beau, Re-Member Me · Studio Underground, February 27 · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Near the commencement of Dickie Beau’s Re-Member Me the ...
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Poetry a natural delight
Perth Festival review: Writer’s Weekend, Poetry ⋅ University of Western Australia, February 23-24 ⋅ Review by Elizabeth Lewis ⋅ Poetry punters often feel their events are pushed into ...
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Design in three dimensions
Sitting at the intersection of art, design and academia, Penelope Forlano’s practice is diverse. With a portfolio that ranges from bespoke furniture to large scale ...
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Flux and fluidity
Review: Cassils, "Alchemic" and Marco Fusinato, "Lower Power" · PICA, 16 February · Review by Jenny Scott · Curated by Anne Loxley and Eugenio Viola, "Alchemic" offers ...
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Barking Gecko’s ghost buster
Perth Festival review: Barking Gecko Theatre, A Ghost in my Suitcase ⋅ Heath Ledger Theatre, February 26 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ The supernatural children's adventure A Ghost ...
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A privilege to witness
Perth Festival review: Art Gallery of WA, 'Desert River Sea' · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Miranda Johnson · Step into the ...
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Myanmar’s poetic narrative
Perth Festival Writers Week review: Spotlight on Burma ⋅ The Centre for Stories, February 20 ⋅ Review by Elizabeth Lewis ⋅ Every seat is full. The open-air courtyard of ...
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New parameters
Perth Festival Review: The British Paraorchestra, The Nature of Why ⋅ Heath Ledger Theatre February 21 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ There are multiple things happening at ...
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Playing with time
Perth Festival review: Kate McIntosh, Worktable · Gallery Central, North Metropolitan TAFE, 21 February · Review by Robert Housley · Undertaking any activity at break-neck ...
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Clear intentions
Perth Festival review: Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey, Five Short Blasts · Derbil Yerrigan (Swan River), 20 February · Review by Varnya Bromilow · A ...
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Opera at its most transformative
Perth Festival review: Komische Oper Berlin, Barry Kosky & 1927, 'Mozart’s The Magic Flute' · His Majesty’s Theatre February 20 · Reviewed by Ron Banks ...
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Treasure trove
Perth Festival review: Danny Braverman, Wot? No Fish!! · Studio Underground, February 20 · Review by David Zampatti · The stories of the great ones are carved ...
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Russian romance and jazz
Perth Festival review: Freddy Kempf ⋅ Government House Ballroom, February 17 ⋅ Review by Ron Banks ⋅ The Perth Festival over its long history has enticed dozens of ...
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Ambition vs art
Perth Festival review: Ochre Contemporary Dance Company & Daksha Sheth Dance Company, Kwongkan (Sand) · Fremantle Arts Centre, 16 February · Review by Varnya Bromilow ...
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Blissed out minimalism
Perth Festival Review: Cat Power ⋅ Chevron Gardens, Elizabeth Quay, February 14 ⋅ Review by Varnya Bromilow ⋅ It was the kind of blessed Perth night when, on ...
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What did you say, Ned?
Perth Festival review: Lost and Found Opera, Ned Kelly ⋅ No.1 Mill, Jarrahdale, February 15 ⋅ Review by Ron Banks ⋅ Ned Kelly as an opera succeeds ...
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A star is born
Perth Festival review: The Last Great Hunt, Lé Nør · PICA, February 13 · Review by David Zampatti · Lé Nør (The Rain) is the most ...
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Stark, dark and utterly compelling
Perth Festival review: Michael Keegan-Dolan and Teac Damsa, Swan Lake/Loch na hEala · Heath Ledger Theatre, 14 February · Review by Nina Levy · Anyone ...
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Brickbats and bouquets
Perth Festival review: Ursula Martinez, Free Admission · Studio Underground, February 14 · Review by Robert Housely · The art of bricklaying, typically, is practised by tanned ...
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Tackling plastic through acrobatics
Kinetica, 450 Years · Big Top at The Woodside Pleasure Garden, 13 February · Review by Robert Housley · Some scary numbers are linked to ...
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An early highlight
Perth Festival review: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Australian Chamber Orchestra ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, February 13 ⋅ Review by Leon Levy ⋅ There is nothing more ...
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Spud King flawed but fun
Fringe World review: Aarnav Productions, Tony Galati: the Musical ⋅ De Parel Spiegeltent February 13 ⋅ Review by David Zampatti ⋅ Since the demise of the bushranger, ...
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Ambition and emptiness
Fringe World review: New Ghost Theatre, Paper Doll · & FUGUE, Indigo Keane and Nicole Harvey, Silence My Ladyhead · Blue Room, February 12 · ...
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A writers festival for you
Running from 18-24 February, Perth Festival Writers Week is a feast for the mind, combining an immersive weekend of panel sessions at the University Club at ...
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Minimalist show, maximum charm
Fringe World review: Kallo Collective, Only Bones v1.0 · The Blue Room Theatre as part of Summer Nights, 12 February · Review by Nina Levy ...
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Some hits, some misses
West Australian Ballet, 'In-Synch: Ballet at the Quarry' · West Australian Ballet, Friday 8 February · Review by Amy Wiseman · West Australian Ballet’s annual ...
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Something to be proud of
Black Swan State Theatre Company, Our Town · State Theatre Centre of WA Courtyard, 10 February · Review by Claire Trolio · Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer ...
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Seriously slick and silly
Fringe World review: The Men of the West, Goodbye and Hello: The First Comeback Tour ⋅ Circus Theatre at Fringe Central, February 10 ⋅ Review by Claire ...
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Olympian spectacle
Perth Festival review: Dimitris Papaioannou, The Great Tamer · Heath Ledger Theatre, February 8 · Review by David Zampatti · Dimitris Papaioannou’s The Great Tamer begins ...
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Unforgettable
Perth Festival review: Ursula Martinez, A Family Outing– 20 Years On · State Theatre Centre Studio Underground, February 8 · Review by Mark Naglazas · When ...
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Soaring between cultures
Perth Festival review: Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam, Lang Toi · Regal Theatre, February 8 · Review by Varnya Bromilow · How do you fare on rollercoasters? I ...
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Spirited resistance
Fringe World review: Tabitha Woo, A Westerner’s Guide to the Opium Wars · The Blue Room, February 6 · Review by David Zampatti · It was ever ...
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Cross-cultural collage
Perth Festival review: Beijing Dance Theatre, Dancenorth Australia, Jun Tian Fang ensemble,Genevieve Lacey, Gideon Obarzanek & Max de Wardener, One Infinity ⋅ His Majesty’s Theatre, February 7 ⋅ Review by Jonathan ...
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Spirits united by love and loss
Perth Festival review: STRUT Dance and Maxine Doyle with Tura New Music: Sunset · Sunset Heritage Precinct, 7 February · Special guest review by WAAPA ...
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Doyle’s ghostly dreams delight
Perth Festival review: STRUT Dance and Maxine Doyle with Tura New Music, Sunset · Sunset Heritage Precinct, 7 February · Review by Nina Levy · ...
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Born to dance
Fringe World review: Brown Record Label, Movin’ Melvin Brown – A Man, A Magic, A Music! ⋅ Big Top at Sunset Veranda, February 7 ⋅ Review by ...
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A dark double take
Fringe World review: Turquoise Theatre, Lake Disappointment · The Blue Room Theatre as part of Summer Nights, 5 February · Review by Jenny Scott · ...
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Captivating from start to finish
Fringe World review: Holland St Productions, What Doesn’t Kill You [blah blah] Stronger · Downstairs at The Maj, 5 February · Review by Jenny Scott ...
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For the love of indie tunes
With over 100 members, Perth indie-pop choir Menagerie has no trouble filling an auditorium with harmonies. But what does it take to muster so many ...
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Cabaret from the heart
The name Coober Pedy conjures up images of the Australian outback, of heat, mines and, of course, opals. It’s not a name you’d normally associate ...
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Sultry stars live on
Fringe World review: Ali Bodycoat and Jessie Gordon, Peggy Lee & Judy Garland ⋅ Ellington Jazz Club, February 6 ⋅ Review by Leon Levy ⋅ There was something ...
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Throwing shapes with Monski
Fringe World review: Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall · The West Australian Spiegeltent, 2 February · Review by Lydia Edwards · This rendition of ...
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Filling in the blanks with Dolly
With celebrity panellists pitted against contestants, running jokes and a backdrop of double entendre comments, TV game show Blankety Blanks (and other versions) played to audiences ...
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If Shakespeare could turn back time
What do you get when you send Shakespeare to Ancient Rome? In Kieran Bullock’s new play The Ides of March, William Shakespeare prepares to write Julius ...
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Home-grown produce
Nina Levy · It’s November 1, 2018 and the Perth Concert Hall is packed for Wendy Martin’s final Perth Festival programme launch. Anyone who has paid ...
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A perfectly poured Baroque latte
Fringe World review: Coffee Cantatas ⋅ St Andrew's Church Subiaco, February 4 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ "If you don't give up coffee I won't buy you ...
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Opera’s heart of gold
Review: West Australian Opera, City of Perth Opera in the Park, La Traviata⋅ Supreme Court Gardens, February 2 ⋅ Review: Rosalind Appleby ⋅ For roughly 15 ...
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Swinging cowboys
Fringe World review: Head First Acrobats, Railed · The West Australian Spiegeltent, February 2 · Review by Steven Cohen · The circus is in town and shamelessly clowning ...
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Wheels on fire
Fringe World review: Tim Ferguson - A Fast Life on Wheels · Midar Room, State Theatre Centre, February 1 · Review by David Zampatti · It’s impossible ...
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Ghosts and dolls
New Ghosts Theatre Company's founder and director, Lucy Clements, has been busy since graduating from WAAPA just three years ago. Under her guidance, the Sydney-based ...
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Firing on all senses
Fringe World review: Sleep with Giovanni · Upper Burt Hall, Cathedral Square, 31 January · Review by Leon Levy · With the Fringe about to reach ...
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Bright young performers delight
Fringe World review: CircusWA - Sliders Youth Troupe, Cutting Teeth · The Big Top at The Woodside Pleasure Garden, 31 January · Review by Claire Trolio · Your ...
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The gift of comedy
Fringe World review: Flash in The Can, Did You Hear What I Saw and Aaaand Now for MORE... Kiddo Kaos! ⋅ Subiaco Arts Centre, January ...
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Blues and bonhomie
Fringe World review: Lucky Oceans and Jessie Gordon Present: The Piano Has Been Drinking ⋅ De Parel Spiegeltent, 31 January ⋅ Review by Robert Housley ⋅ The spiegeltent ...
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Snack-sized dance
Review: Ana Music and April Vardy, Susan and The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I create it" · Paper Mountain, 30 ...
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Love in bloom but passion a little lacking
Fringe World review: Kate, Gus and The Other Kids · Subiaco Theatre Centre, January 31 · Persephone Productions, Savitri · The Cheeky Sparrow, January 31 · Review ...
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Interrogating toxic masculinity
Fringe World review: Bonnie Lane, How to be a Better Man in 2019 · Paper Mountain · Review by Miranda Johnson · As a performance ...
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A moving modern-day Icarus
Fringe World review: Bare Witness Theatre Company, Icarus · The Blue Room Theatre, as part of Summer Nights · Review by Nina Levy · Created ...
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Lighting up the darkness in young lives
Fringe World review: Trick of the Light Theatre, Troll · Blue Room, January 30 · Review by David Zampatti · One day Ralph McCubbin Howell and ...
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Feats for hands and feet
Perth-born juggler Jeromy Zwick and Finnish tightwire dancer Liisa Näykki are united by their love of circus... and each other. As circus duo Hands Some ...
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A classy love story with a split personality
Fringe World review: The Cutting Room Floor, Cotton Wool Kid · State Theatre Centre, January 29 · Reviewed by David Zampatti · I confess to ...
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Strangely compelling
Fringe World review: Sophia Natale, Flesh and Bone · Paper Mountain, 24 January · Review by Nina Levy · Arriving at Paper Mountain to see ...
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From sex worker to comedian
Bella Green has worked in brothels, strip clubs, peepshows, dungeons, massage parlours and adult shops... and she's here to tell the tale. Her debut show Bella ...
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Channelling the greats
Singer Ali Bodycoat will need no introduction to local jazz aficionados. A regular performer at Perth's Ellington Jazz Club, she's also a Fringe World veteran ...
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Not much between the lines
Fringe World review, Michael de Lara, Living Between the Lines · Voila Voila Bar, January 24 · Review by Xan Ashbury · Anyone who has seen ...
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Sassafras satisfies
Fringe World review: Sassafras: Under Paris Skies⋅ Ellington Jazz Club, January 24⋅ Review by Steve Baitz⋅ Acoustic gypsy-jazz band Sassafras presented a world-class musical performance to ...
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Next-level daredevils
Fringe World review: Dream State Entertainment, Fuego Carnal · Empyrean, The Ice Cream Factory, 25 January · Review by Jenny Scott · Celebrating the power ...
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A macabre playground
Fringe World review: Broad Encounters Productions, A Midnight Visit · Old Perth Girls School, East Perth, 25 January · Review by Claire Trolio · In his ...
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A profoundly moving encounter
Fringe World review: WA Youth Theatre Company and the National Trust of WA, REST · East Perth Cemeteries, 25 January · Review by Jenny Scott ...
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A juicy gem
Fringe World review: Mish Grigor/Aphids, The Talk · PICA, January 24 · Review by Xan Ashbury · If Mish Grigor ever wanted to start a ...
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So much to love
Fringe World Review: Squid Vicious, Poorly Drawn Shark⋅ Blue Room Theatre, January 23⋅ Review by Xan Ashbury⋅ Imagine I’ve drawn a Venn diagram. One circle ...
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A pop-up in three part harmony
Instachoir is exactly what it sounds like… a pop-up gig, choir-style. It’s the choir for those who fear commitment but love to sing and it’s ...
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Frank, familiar and funny
Fringe World review: The Cutting Room Floor, F**k Decaf · Rooftop at Alex Hotel, 24 January · Review by Claire Trolio · Imagine you’re in a café. Any ...
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Quirky metaphors mix mental and eco health
Fringe World review: Public Service Announcement, Grace⋅ Blue Room Theatre, January 23⋅ Review by Xan Ashbury⋅ Grace is a quirky play tackling the serious issue ...
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Catch him if you can!
It may have started with a stutter, but Daniel Gorski's career looks pretty smooth from this angle. His alter ego, Mr Gørski, has been touring ...
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A passport to another place
For West Australian jazz musician Kate Pass, music is a means of transcending cultural and geographical boundaries, a passport to other places and a way ...
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Tarrant’s tantalising tricks
Fringe World review: MindBlown Productions, Matt Tarrant: more UNSOLVED⋅ Megamouth at Yagan Square, 23 January⋅ Review by Robert Housley⋅ Being fooled in everyday life is ...
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Seriously funny
Fringe World review · Elizabeth Davie, Super Woman Money Program · The Shambles in the Woodside Pleasure Gardens, January 22 · Review by David Zampatti · Sometimes comedy is ...
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A tongue-in-cheek tour
Review: Andrew Nicholls, “Hyperkulturemia” · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Miranda Johnson · The Grand Tour was an exclusive educational holiday, primarily ...
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The pathos of the natural sublime
Fringe World review: PICA with Tura and Speak Percussion, Polar Force⋅ PICA, January 21⋅ Review by Jonathan W Marshall⋅ Both Australia and New Zealand have been ...
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He should be so lucky
It all started with Madonna, says Michael Griffiths. The award-winning Australian cabaret performer has been touring Fringe festivals with his tribute acts since 2014. His ...
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A gleeful sump
Fringe World review: Spooky Rainbows, The Violent Years (1956) · The Blue Room Theatre as part of Summer Nights, 20 January · Review by David ...
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Spellbinding storytelling
Fringe World review: The Flanagan Collective and Gobbledigook Theatre (UK), Orpheus · Circus Theatre @ Fringe Central, 20 October · Review by David Zampatti · ...
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The ageless craft of circus
Rachel Bodenstaff of CircusWA and Natano Fa'anana of Casus Circus have joined forces and talent to create Cutting Teeth for CircusWA's Sliders Youth Circus. Described as 'a whimsical and ...
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Young performers weather wild temps
Fringe World review: Odds and Ends Circus, Let's Get Wild · Big Top at the Woodside Pleasure Garden, 20 January · Review by Rosalind Appleby · It was ...
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Beware the gimmick
Fringe World review: The Royal Court, Izzy McDonald and Gavin Roach, Manwatching · State Theatre Centre of WA as part of the Blue Room Theatre's Summer ...
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A star on the rise
Fringe World review: Charlotte Otton, Feminah · The Blue Room Theatre as part of Summer Nights · Review by Nina Levy · Brash and witty, ...
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A satisfying start to Summer Nights
Fringe World review: Mask a Pony Theatre, Blueberry Play · Blue Room Theatre as part of Summer Nights, 18 January 2019 · Review by David ...
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A steep learning curve
As returning Fringe World favourites, the Djuki Mala dancers need no introduction. The ensemble's charismatic blend of choreography from both traditional and contemporary Yolngu culture ...
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Creative fairy tale mashup
Fringe World Review: Modicum Theatre Perth, Hansel and/or Gretel Leederville Function Centre, 18 January Review by Rosalind Appleby The small stage in the Leederville Function Centre ...
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A clown in the city
Louis Spencer's new work The Big City has come full circle. Bringing together clowning, cabaret, comedy and puppetry in what he describes as "a Pixar-esque ...
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Wreaking feminist havoc
Charlotte Otton may be a Sydneysider by birth but in the four years that she’s been living in Perth, she’s carved out a niche for ...
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Creating a world of magical realism
It took more than an earthquake to stop Jeff Robinson from pursuing his dreams of being a circus artist. Now known as "The Quizzical Mr ...
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Twisting the narrative
Whether you loved or loathed Elizabeth Gilbert's novel Eat Pray Love (and the film that followed), local theatre-maker Andrew Sutherland is inviting you to question ...
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WIN tickets to Laser Kiwi (Fringe World)
We have three double passes to give away to see Laser Kiwi at Fringe World, 12 February. Laser Kiwi (NZ) combines high-calibre circus with unforgettable physical/sketch ...
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A not-so-imaginary future
Unprecedented heat waves, floods, bushfires... at a time when the effects of climate change are all too evident in Australia, the premise of A Region Where ...
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When rock n’ roll met cabaret
Suave in her suit, Carla Lippis is the epitome of cabaret cool with her shiny bob, heavily lined lids and cigar placed nonchalantly between crimson lips ...
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A creative, curious and enterprising pig
Serena Chalker may be best known as a choreographer of site-specific dance but this January will see her slip into a pig-suit to play Patti, ...
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On trusting your gut
It’s been little more than a year since Isaac Diamond graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts but he’s already making a name ...
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Disabling the boundaries
English conductor Charles Hazlewood will be in Perth in February with the British Paraorchestra. He talks with Rosalind Appleby about disabilities, the haptic baton and ...
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Fiction at the forefront of Mandela tribute
Review: Madiba: The Musical · Crown Theatre, 3 January · Review by Claire Trolio · On the surface there’s a lot to like about Madiba: ...
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A choral Christmas treat
Review: Perth Symphonic Chorus and Perth Baroque Orchestra, Handel’s Messiah · Perth Concert Hall, 22 December · Review by Leon Levy · For some 30 ...
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Cream of the crop, 2018
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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Celebrating a decade of Performing Lines WA
Last month, Performing Lines WA celebrated its tenth anniversary and officially said goodbye to its founding senior producer Fiona de Garis. At the party, Performing Lines ...
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A lesson in overcoming life’s challenges
Junior review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Moominpappa at Sea · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, December 5 · Review by Ollie Halusz, age 13 · Spare ...
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WIN tickets to Rouge at Fringe World!
We have three double passes up for grabs to see Rouge circus cabaret, January 29, at the West Australian Spiegeltent! Award-winning* Rouge circus cabaret makes its ...
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Elusive theatre puts audience at sea
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, ‘Moominpappa at Sea' ⋅ Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, December 7 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ Spare Parts Puppet Theatre ...
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From catastrophe to symphony
Seesaw is delighted to share this short film documenting the journey of 13 year old singer and songwriter Anastacia Dawes. The video follows her experience performing ...
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A one-woman weaving
Review: Suzanne Ingelbrecht, PRESENTES! · Minnawarra Chapel, Armadale, November 28 · Review by Xan Ashbury · Like millions around the world in 1987, I listened ...
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Summer Gig Guide for Kids
Wondering what to do with the kids this summer? Seesaw co-editor and mum-at-large Rosalind Appleby has compiled a gig guide that will kindle creativity! The ...
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At surface level
Review: Rebecca McCauley & Aaron Claringbold, 'Speaking to the Surface of Lake'; Matt Aitkin and Mei Swan Lim, 'Land Sale'; Tessa Rex, 'Sequestered'; James Doohan ...
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At the intersection of art and friendship
Review: Various artists, ‘Collective States’; Bevan Honey & Paul Moncrieff, ‘BHPM’· Art Collective WA · Review by Miranda Johnson · The exhibitions "Collective States" and ...
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Circus spectacular
Review: ‘Tutti: Circus Oz and WASO’ ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, November 30 ⋅ Review by Laura Biemmi ⋅ The concept of Circus Oz performing with the West ...
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A girls school adventure
Review: Fishwick & Hughes, 'In SITU', presented in association with STRUT Dance, Tura New Music and Artrage · Girls School Creative Precinct, East Perth, 29 ...
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Music Makes a Way
For 12 year old Armadale girl Anastacia Dawes life was a catastrophe. Much of her childhood had been spent managing diabetes, epilepsy, ADD and Tourette ...
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A theatrical road trip
Review: The Last Great Hunt, Stay with Us · Riverview Hotel, 28 November · Review by Robert Housley · Just as its marketing grab suggests, ...
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Composer gives speech for the voiceless
Award-winning composer Cat Hope will give a voice to the silenced when she returns to Perth to present the annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address on Thursday ...
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Amazing kids exhibition pitches it right first time
Review: 'Animaze; Amazing Animals for Kids' ⋅ Fremantle Arts Centre, November 24 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ Visiting the Fremantle Arts Centre's latest exhibition ...
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Colourful Russian composite
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, "Karina Canellakis and Ning Feng: Russian Masterworks" ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, November 24 ⋅ Review by Laura Biemmi ⋅ It may have ...
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A different kind of Nutcracker
Review: West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, ‘Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker‘ ⋅ Quarry Amphitheatre, November 22 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ The sugar plum fairy and dancing ...
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A super charged one-hander
Review: Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company & Te Rehia Theatre Company, SolOthello · Subiaco Arts Centre, November 21 · Review by Jan Hallam · There are ...
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Joyful storytelling in Gruffalo sequel
Review: CDP Theatre Producers, The Gruffalo’s Child · State Theatre Centre of WA, Heath Ledger Theatre, November 21 · Review: Robert Housley · Toddler tears ...
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Polished and professional
Review: WAAPA Dance, 'Verge' · Regal Theatre, 20 November · Review by Nina Levy · Eighteen years ago I performed in my final season as ...
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Bite-sized Festival film samples
While it's still a few months until the bulk of the Perth Festival kicks off, the Lotterywest Film season is about to commence. Wondering what to ...
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Beyond the bombast
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, “Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Dvořák’s New World” ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, November 16 ⋅ Review by Jonathan W. Marshall ⋅ ...
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A fever of skill and passion
Review: WAAPA Aboriginal Performance Students: Fever · Enright Theatre, WAAPA, 16 November · Review by David Zampatti · Fever is a wonderful piece of work, ...
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A joy to watch
Junior review: West Australian Ballet, The Nutcracker · His Majesty’s Theatre, 17 November, matinee · Review by Bethany Stopher, age 12 · Even before the ...
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Wintry delights
Review: West Australian Ballet, The Nutcracker · His Majesty’s Theatre, 17 November · Review by Amy Wiseman · West Australian Ballet’s enchanting production of The ...
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The best small bar in town
Review: Variegated Productions, Frankie's · The Blue Room Theatre, 16 November · Review by David Zampatti · I’ve known for some time that the Blue ...
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Provocative and challenging
Review: Jo Lloyd, Confusion for Three · PICA Performance Space, 15 November · Review by Nina Levy · Jo Lloyd is a Melbourne-based independent choreographer ...
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Arts journalism merger unveiled
We've got some exciting news for you, Seesaw readers! Two of Western Australia's most respected arts writers, Seesaw's Nina Levy and Noted's Rosalind Appleby, have joined forces, ...
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Jazz festival wraps up as one of the best
Review: Perth International Jazz Festival Day 3 ⋅ State Theatre Centre, November 11 ⋅ Review Steve Baitz ⋅ The sun was beating down inexorably on ...
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Moving musical tribute to Armistice
Review: Perth Symphonic Chorus and Perth Philharmonic Orchestra ‘Centenary Remembrance Concert’ ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, November 11 ⋅ Review by Leon Levy ⋅ On Sunday ...
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Jazz pianists battle it out
Review: Perth International Jazz Festival ⋅ Perth Cultural Centre/State Theatre Centre, November 10 ⋅ Review by Steve Baitz ⋅ It was a warm afternoon at ...
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Jazz takes over the city
Review: Perth International Jazz Festival · State Theatre Centre Courtyard, November 9 · Review by Rosalind Appleby · The Perth International Jazz Festival kicked off ...
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Intimate glimpses into humanity
Review: Black Swan Prize for Portraiture · Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) · Review by Lydia Edwards · Even amongst curators, art critics and ...
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From tiny sculptures to jewelled treasures
Review: 'Beyond Bling!' · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Miranda Johnson · The Art Gallery of Western Australia’s “Beyond Bling!” exhibition is ...
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Trio becomes duo but the show goes on
Review: Musica Viva; Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio ∙ Perth Concert Hall, November 5 ∙ Review Sandra Bowdler ∙ Nicola Benedetti is a most magical performer. Barely ...
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Freshman offering is razor sharp
Review: Lazy Yarns, Penthouse · The Blue Room Theatre, 31 October · Review by David Zampatti · This noxious little dive into low acts in ...
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In the face of catastrophe
Review: Jenn Garland, 'Dark Skies Ahead' · Paper Mountain · Review by Miranda Johnson · "Dark Skies Ahead", currently at Paper Mountain, is another exhibition ...
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Behind the Wheel
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, Xenides · Studio Underground, 27 October · Review by David Zampatti · What does a biodrama need? An interesting ...
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Crackling with all sorts of electricity
Review: Black Swan State Theatre Company, In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play · Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA, October 24 · ...
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How to find hope
Review: Moana Project Space, 'It is a long time since this moment' · Old Customs House, Fremantle · Review by Jenny Scott · "It is ...
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Youthful exuberance creates a future from the past
Review: Annette Carmichael, The Beauty Index & A Light Shade of Red · Albany Entertainment Centre, 26 October · Review by Maree Dawes · A ...
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Beautiful and bizarre
Review: Tarsh Bates, "This Mess We’re In" · Old Customs House, Fremantle · Review by Jenny Scott · At the junction of science and experimental art, the works within ...
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A magnificent night at the opera
Review: West Australian Opera, Don Giovanni · His Majesty’s Theatre, 20 October · Review by Leon Levy · The conductor Hans Richter, when asked to ...
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A cleverly orchestrated cacophony
Review: Renegade Productions and Bow and Dagger, Medusa · The Blue Room Theatre, 18 October · Review by Steven Cohen · Feminist avante garde story ...
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New lightness and clarity
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Morlot, Capuçon & Thibaudet · Perth Concert Hall, October 12 · Review by Rosalind Appleby · It’s been a week ...
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Topsy-turvy world is hit and miss
Review: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, A Midsummer Night’s Dream · The Edith Spiegeltent, October 13 · Review by Xan Ashbury · I fear ...
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A treat, as always
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts classical vocal students and Faith Court Orchestra: Cendrillon · Geoff Gibbs Theatre · Review: Sandra Bowdler · One of the ...
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A legend in his prime
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, 'Gautier Capuçon plays Tchaikovsky' · Perth Concert Hall, October 6 · Review by Tiffany Ha · Gautier Capuçon is a ...
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New play packs a powerful punch
Review: Charlotte Otton, Let Me Finish · The Blue Room Theatre, 11 October · Review by Claire Trolio · Bold, brash and powerfully feminist, Let Me ...
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Tech wizardry doesn’t deliver
Review: Bandart Productions, Ann-Droid · Heath Ledger Theatre · Review by David Zampatti · It’s strange. Two Awesome Festival shows, Ruby’s Wish and Ann-Droid, have ...
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Robin Fox gets banging
Review: Tura New Music presents Robin Fox & Akioka · The Sewing Room, Perth, 2 October · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Tura New ...
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A stellar night of symphonic grunge
Review: Perth Symphony Orchestra: "Unplugged: Nirvana Reimagined" · His Majesty's Theatre, 28 September · Review by Robert Housley · Perth Symphony Orchestra’s mantra “Music for ...
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A wonderful thing in Wellies
Awesome Festival review: Indepen-dance, Four Go Wild in Wellies · PICA Performance Space, 3 October · Review by David Zampatti · There’s not a thing ...
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A must-see for all ages
Awesome Festival junior review, Cubbyhouse Co. Ruby’s Wish · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA, 3 October · Review by Bethany Stopher, age 12 · ...
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The ordinary seen anew
Review: Clay Bradbury, "Sidewalk" · City Arts Space, Northbridge Piazza· Review by Varnya Bromilow· I was waiting at a bus stop this week, when I ...
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Finding light in melancholy
Awesome Festival review: Rachael Woodward, Valentine · PICA Performance Space, 1 October · Review by Claire Trolio · It’s not often that grief and loss ...
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The time we became snake/humans
Awesome Festival review: Sidepony Productions, Audioplay: The Turners · State Library of WA, 2 October · Review by Varnya Bromilow · There were four sets ...
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Ruby’s Wish is a winner
Awesome Festival review: Cubbyhouse Co. Ruby’s Wish · Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre, 1 October · Review by David Zampatti · Theatre for kids (or Bright ...
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A playful (and glittery) search for authenticity
Review: Nathan Beard, “Siamese Smize” Turner Galleries · Review by Jess Boyce · Walking into one of Turner Galleries’ Engine Rooms to view Nathan Beard’s ...
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Minute actions and grand journeys
Review: Jacobus Capone, “Passage” · Turner Galleries · Review by Jess Boyce · Local artist Jacobus Capone’s latest exhibition “Passage”, at Turner Galleries, presents a ...
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The great entertainer
Awesome Festival junior review: Simon Tedeschi, Pianist and Prankster · Octagon Theatre, 28 September · Review by Oliver Haluszkiewicz, age 13 · Pianist and Prankster ...
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The theatrical future is bright
Review: Riptide, The 1s and 0s and Everything in Between · Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, 18 September · Review by Xan Ashbury · This play left ...
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Bite-sized intro, out-sized delight
Awesome Festival review: Simon Tedeschi, Pianist and Prankster and Awesome Festival opening weekend · Octagon Theatre, 28 October · Review: Rosalind Appleby · What has 88 keys ...
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The Awesome lowdown
As the name suggests, the Awesome International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things brings fantastic arts events for young people to Perth... from around the ...
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A chance to wander and wonder
Review: The Tissue Culture and Art Project review, "Biomess" · Art Gallery of Western Australia · Review by Miranda Johnson · Currently on show at ...
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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
Review: Montages: The Full Cut 1999–2015 - Artist Tracey Moffatt and collaborator Gary Hillberg - Wanneroo Gallery - Reviewed by Belinda Hermawan Over a period ...
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Choreographed by light
Review: Saltbush Compagnia TPO & Insite Arts Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA 12 July 2017 Reviewed by Nina Levy It's just before 10am ...
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A strange and beautiful ride
Review: The Arrival - Spare Parts Puppet Theatre - The Dolphin Theatre, University of Western Australia - 5 July - Reviewed by Nina Levy - ...
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A powerful punch: Good Little Soldier
Review: Good Little Soldier Ochre Contemporary Dance Company and The Farm Subiaco Theatre Centre 9 July Reviewed by Nina Levy Good Little Soldier packs a ...
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mais pourquoi – monday 10 july
Kristen was looking for a new co-conspirator. Read more from mais pourquois at et-maispourquoi.blogspot.com.au ...
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How to watch contemporary dance
If you’re not familiar with it, watching a contemporary dance work may seem like a daunting prospect. Seesaw editor and contemporary dance critic Nina Levy ...
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A most rewarding puzzle
Review: Rubik, Elizabeth Tan - Published by Brio Books - Reviewed by Belinda Hermawan - Despite being an unorthodox story-telling method, the term "novel-in-stories" still ...
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Dark, disturbing depiction of dysfunction
Review: The Eisteddfod, Black Swan State Theatre Company - Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA - 28 June 2017 - Reviewed by Nina Levy ...
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Young musicians impress
Review: Concerts at One: John XXIII College - St George’s Cathedral - 21 June 2017 - Review: Leon Levy Lunchtime recitals in venues whose prime ...
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