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  • A painting of a woman wearing a crown. Her hair is curly and glows pink as though a light is shining on it. Perth’s own cultured cosmopolitan
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    Perth’s own cultured cosmopolitan

    26 July 2023

    From cult street fashion to a Barbie-inspired ballet, West Australian designer Deborah McKendrick has always been driven by a desire to experiment. Her latest venture into painting and portraiture is no exception, discovers Nina Levy

    Reading time • 10 minutesVisual Art
  • Edgy Equations adds up to festival must-see
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    Edgy Equations adds up to festival must-see

    23 February 2023

    Laura Boynes’ Equations of a Falling Body is an explosive mix of dance and physical theatre that will live long in the memory, writes Rita Clarke.

    Reading time • 6 minutesContemporary dance
  • Rampaging the WA Made Film Festival
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    Rampaging the WA Made Film Festival

    21 February 2023

    Perth audiences are bound to recognise some of the locations in action-thriller Rampage Electra, the debut feature-length film from local outfit Dolly Llama Productions that’s premiering this February.

    Reading time • 8 minutesFilm
  • A surreal landscape unfolds on stage, a woman clad in a spiky gold beehive-like bubble is surrounded by musicians, including a harpist. An image of a woman's head is projected on the screen behind, her face covered in razor like tentacles and bobbles. It is Icelandic artist Bjork Stars align for Perth Festival’s world party
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    Stars align for Perth Festival’s world party

    8 February 2023

    With its theme of Djinda, the Noongar word for stars, Perth Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary by re-convening the conversation between local and international artists. Mark Naglazas previews Perth’s premiere summer arts event.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • Michaela Gleave ‘Messages of hope, messages of love’ 2020, as part of ‘Archie Plus’, 2020 © Michaela Gleave Photo: © AGNSW, Diana Panuccio. No reproduction of this image is permitted without the permission of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Contact: imagereproduction@ag.nsw.gov.au Beams of light are projected into the night sky. Festival exhibitions look skywards and inwards
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    Festival exhibitions look skywards and inwards

    7 February 2023

    The endless possibilities of the stars have created unlimited options for this year’s Perth Festival visual arts program, and Ara Jansen is excited to turn her gaze in celestial directions.

    Reading time • 8 minutesVisual Art
  • Riot grrrls still rule!
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    Riot grrrls still rule!

    2 March 2023

    There’s a lot going on at Bikini Kill’s unforgettable show. So much that reviewer Harvey Rae ropes in Alicia Nowak to share their experience.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
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