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  • Brighten July with the arts
    What to SEE

    Brighten July with the arts

    20 June 2023

    Waiting for the days to get longer again? Our July gig guide is packed with shows and exhibitions to lighten up those dark Makuru nights.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • A scene from Beneath the Music: two men stand looking in the same direction and smiling. One holds the other and rests his chin on his shoulder from behind. Queer tale dances through time and space
    Reviews

    Queer tale dances through time and space

    30 May 2023

    Local theatre maker Jay Emmanuel’s latest work is a rich and heart-warming queer story that transports us across oceans of space and time, writes Nina Levy.

    Reading time • 7 minutesPhysical theatre
  • A scene from a previous iteration of 24hour Play Generator, in which a young woman stands on stage, mid speech, script in hand From go to whoa in 24 hours
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    From go to whoa in 24 hours

    24 May 2023

    Imagine writing, rehearsing and presenting a play in just 24 hours. It sounds impossible, but that’s exactly what young members of WA Youth Theatre Company will be doing this June.

    Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre
  • Five women, all in black mourning dresses and veils, sit solemnly around a bare wooden table. Passion simmers in this House of pain
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    Passion simmers in this House of pain

    4 May 2023

    Susie Conte’s adaptation of The House of Bernarda Alba is an intense journey into a world of oppression and suppressed desires, writes Rita Clarke.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
  • A scene from Seven Sisters showing young performers, holding cradles of fairy lights. Telling stories to the stars
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    Telling stories to the stars

    14 February 2023

    Star gazing is the starting point for WA Youth Theatre Company’s new work, transporting us into the worlds of young people and the challenges they face. The result, says David Zampatti, yields many rewards.

    Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
  • Author Holden Sheppard smiles broadly into the camera. He is sporting a small black mohawk on an otherwise bare head and wears a black t-shirt and silver and black jewellery. Writers Weekend: Love from the fringes
    Features

    Writers Weekend: Love from the fringes

    13 February 2023

    Rather than fight his feelings as an outsider, Holden Sheppard uses them to empower his work – and connect with others. In the first of a series of interviews ahead of Writers Weekend, he tells Julie Hosking why authentic voices matter.

    Reading time • 10 minutesPerth Festival
  • Ella Peeters at the Kolyang Program. She holds her arms wide as though expressing a large emotion. A golden opportunity for artists
    Features

    A golden opportunity for artists

    1 February 2023

    Out of the ashes of the pandemic Performing Lines WA developed the Kolyang Program, a ground-breaking initiative providing West Australian independent artists with paid opportunities to create and connect. Victoria Laurie reports.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
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