Articles

  • Cultural convergence, dialogic divergence: PICA’s new season unfolds
    Features

    Cultural convergence, dialogic divergence: PICA’s new season unfolds

    21 February 2026

    Comprising three very different exhibitions, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’ new program draws together more than 30 artists from Australia, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and beyond, tracing histories of water and cultural exchange in ways that feel both ancient and modern. Will Yeoman writes.

    Reading time • 10 minutesVisual Art
  • East Perth Power Station: Visual Spectacular Sets the Scene
    Features

    East Perth Power Station: Visual Spectacular Sets the Scene

    17 February 2026

    Perth Festival’s East Perth Power Station delivers a huge opening weekend, from Max Cooper’s immersive electronic spectacle to energy‑packed sets by local and international artists — a feature by Harvey Rae.

    Reading time • 10 minutesCommunity
  • Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
  • Witness the power of ‘The Wetness’
    Reviews

    Witness the power of ‘The Wetness’

    13 February 2026

    Dive into The Wetness, a hilariously immersive late‑night Fringe World ritual where Rose Kingdom‑Barron leads audiences through a slippery celebration of all things wet. Sarah Chaffey writes.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
  • Reading time • 6 minutesDance
  • Reading time • 7 minutesTheatre
  • Taming of the Bard
    Reviews

    Taming of the Bard

    1 February 2026

    Bogan Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew brings a sharp feminist twist, local WA satire and big comic energy to the Bard’s most divisive comedy at Fringe World. Harvey Rae writes.

    Reading time • 4 minutesTheatre
  • A Ritual of Becoming: Black Girl in Five Acts
    Reviews

    A Ritual of Becoming: Black Girl in Five Acts

    29 January 2026

    Black Girl in Five Acts is a poetic, ritualistic Fringe World performance exploring Black girlhood, identity and self‑definition with tenderness, clarity and power. Charity reflects on this powerful performance.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre

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