Barbara Hostalek, Author at Seesawmag

Photo: Court McAllister
A Noongar man stands in a swathe of fiery red light. He holds a spear and appears to be calling or shouting. A spray of sand suggests he has just stamped his foot. ‘Noongar Wonderland’ – more than adventures

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‘Noongar Wonderland’ – more than adventures

4 March 2022

As the name promises, Perth Festival’s closing event is filled with wonder, but it’s also filled with valuable Noongar lessons about how to live and love, says Barbara Hostalek.

An image from Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company's performance of Panawathi Girl, pictured is multiple actors posed at the ending of a scene. Panawathi girl emerges from turbulent time

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Panawathi girl emerges from turbulent time

11 February 2022

Perth Festival’s Panawathi Girl is a polished production that uses music to tell an important story and ignite the heart, writes Barbara Hostalek

Photo: Helah Milroy A young woman stares at the camera. She's wearing a bright red wig, that's slightly askew on her head, bright red lipstick and a bright red skirt with a gold crop top and a shrug of pieces of fabric cut in scale like shapes. Conversations with a Fish – choose your aquatic adventure

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Conversations with a Fish – choose your aquatic adventure

28 January 2022

Helah Milroy’s audience-driven, fish-pun laden, dark comedy wins over Barbara Hostalek, even if it could use a little more rehearsal time.

Photo Dana Weeks A First Nations woman faces a First Nations man, holding the edge of his suit jacket and smiling at him suggestively. He looks like he's just as keen. Cruel deadly play has plenty of koort

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Cruel deadly play has plenty of koort

22 November 2021

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s new rom-com will have you swiping right, reckons Barbara Hostalek.

Photo: Stephen Heath Photography Three mouse puppets stand in a window frame, watched from behind by a cat puppet. Puppets ignite the heart of self-operator

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Puppets ignite the heart of self-operator

12 November 2021

Barbara Hostalek is won over by the vulnerability and wit of a motley crew of puppets and their young operators.

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More than nunchuks and kicks

2 March 2021

Barbara Hostalek describes the momentous occasion of witnessing the world premiere of Fist of Fury, entirely dubbed into Noongar language.

A young man reclines on the edge of a stage that is set to look like a house in the 1990s. He is smoking a cigarette and wearing a Christmas themed shirt and a santa hat. He looks slightly peeved. Blast from the past speaks to the present

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Blast from the past speaks to the present

2 March 2021

The combination of comic and poignant moments in Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s The Sum of Us wins Barbara Hostalek’s heart.

Jan Gunjaka Griffiths, History Beneath the Beauty, 2020, natural pigments on canvas, 70 x 80 cm A painting of a bush setting is framed by ghostly grey leaves against a black backdrop above and muted multicoloured leaves on a great backdrop below. Hit the road with Yoowalkoorl

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You can take a road trip to some of Western Australia’s most remote locations, without leaving Noongar boodjar, at Midland Junction Arts Centre and AACHWA’s “Yoowalkoorl – Come On, Come Here” exhibition. Barbara Hostalek explains.

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