Claire Coleman, Author at Seesawmag

Richard Tognetti and Australian Chamber Orchestra. A man plays the violin. He is looking upwards with a slight smile and relaxed look onhis face. He is surrounded by a group of violinists and viola players all dressed in black Chamber champions worth the wait

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Chamber champions worth the wait

20 May 2022

Our reviewer Claire Coleman joins an ecstatic crowd lapping up the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s return to the West.

A person with long brown hair stands in front of a bright red wall, wearing black jeans, tight black tshirt and with hands stretched out and a WTF grimace on their face What to SEE: Perth Comedy Festival

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What to SEE: Perth Comedy Festival

13 April 2022

Perth Comedy Festival 2022 offers audiences a much wider range of laughs than just the cliches. Claire Coleman has some tips on uproariously funny shows that also pass the sniff test.

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Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Freo faves feel at home

21 March 2022

Our reviewer Claire Coleman joins Fremantle Chamber Orchestra’s stans* to see classical courtliness meet vigorous recklessness in the collective’s latest program.

A concert hall stage is full of musicians from WASO and the WA Youth Orchestra wearing black clothes with a conductor on the podium. They play together for the show 'Become Ocean'. ‘Become Ocean’ – marine motions in music

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‘Become Ocean’ – marine motions in music

7 March 2022

In Become Ocean, WASO and WAYO offer two new works that tinker at the conceptual boundaries of Perth Festival’s theme “Wardan” (ocean), writes Claire Coleman.

An image from Ta-Ku and friends Songs to Experience, pictured a group of people admire an exhibit with intricate light works. Songs to Experience – immersed in sound and vision

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Songs to Experience – immersed in sound and vision

21 February 2022

In Songs To Experience, local beatmaker Ta-ku draws in artist friends to create a full body encounter in light, sound and wonder, writes Claire Coleman.

A Noongar man wearing a kangaroo skin cloak and headband in Aboiginal colours plays a didgeroo which is decorated in colourful dot painting Perth Symphony Orchestra – varied take on classic local tale

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Perth Symphony Orchestra – varied take on classic local tale

20 February 2022

Perth Symphony Orchestra’s innovative program and talented soloists recount Rockingham’s role in an iconic story of escape on the high seas, writes Claire Coleman.

Reviews

Stella Donnelly – honesty in the air in stellar show

19 February 2022

Perth-bred Stella Donnelly is adored for her subversive and political subject matter, but Claire Coleman finds even more reasons to like her.

Reviews

CLAUDIO – immersive sound at one with the sunset

15 February 2022

Set at the boundary of land and sea, CLAUDIO’s moody electronic set is a collaboration with natural elements, writes Claire Coleman.

A promotional from the show Dyad. Pictured a silhouette of a female figure against a blue background. She appears to be holding a ball of light in her hand ‘Dyad’ – adventures in the shadowlands

Reviews

‘Dyad’ – adventures in the shadowlands

5 February 2022

Sometimes cute and other times creepy, Dyad takes audiences back to the eerie uncertainties of childhood, writes Claire Coleman.

Opinion

Perth, it’s time to panic buy the arts

1 February 2022

Forget toilet paper. Forget instant noodles. There’s one staple that we’re overlooking in our shopping frenzy, says Claire Coleman.

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