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
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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
Ludovico Di Ubaldo and Dayana Hardy Acuna in Melanie Lane’s Slow Haunt. Photo by Bradbury Photography A male dancer holds a female dancer -she is in a full split and he has one hand under her extended leg and the other under her shoulders Warm your heart with the arts this June
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Warm your heart with the arts this June

17 May 2023

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, it’s the perfect time to head indoors and enjoy all the arts on offer at Perth’s theatres, galleries and museums. Need some ideas? Our June gig guide is here to help.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
The cast of Hell is Other People. Photo: BSP A scene from Hell is Other People: Four cast members dancing like zombies on stage. The man in front is singing into a mic in Hell is Other People. The cast of Hell is Other People. Photo: BSP Meanwhile, somewhere in hell
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Meanwhile, somewhere in hell

12 May 2023

We’ve all been stuck in waiting room hell, but would you want to watch a play about it? After seeing Hell is Other People, Nina Levy says yes.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
A man in a suit holds a multi-coloured scarf, stretched out. He has an excited expression on his face. What to SEE: Abra Da-Cameron! regional tour
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What to SEE: Abra Da-Cameron! regional tour

9 May 2023

With an interactive magic show that sees an audience member involved in every trick, Cameron the Magician promises you’ll leave feeling like you’ve made a new magical bestie.

Reading time • 10 minutesMagic
Dead Ends. Side view of a man in a wheelchair. He is in an industrial space with a brightly lit pink wall behind him. What to SEE: Dead Ends and Detours
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What to SEE: Dead Ends and Detours

16 March 2023

This interactive artwork in the Perth Cultural Centre contains elements of painting, drawing, sculpture, video and music. It just needs a passer-by who is willing to be confused, challenged and surprised to fully activate it.

Reading time • 8 minutesMulti-arts
Documentation for Spaced Everybody needs good neighbours
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Everybody needs good neighbours

8 March 2023

Four new art projects function as little portals into pockets of Perth’s sprawling suburbia, in Know Thy Neighbour #3, an exhibition that asks locals to consider how they might shape the places in which they live.

Reading time • 8 minutesVisual Art
wo male First Nations dancers flank a female First Nations dancer who is facing the audience, her right arm held high with a 'stop' gesture. Tracker evokes trails and tribulations
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Tracker evokes trails and tribulations

2 March 2023

The all-First Nations production of Tracker puts racial injustice firmly in the spotlight through a seamless blend of words and dance, writes Nina Levy.

Reading time • 6 minutesContemporary dance
Drummers and dancers respond to each other on stage in Manifesto. Drummers on risers and dancers sitting on chairs and dancing below in performance of Manifesto Drummers and dancers respond to each other on stage in Manifesto. Powerful primal beat of optimism
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Powerful primal beat of optimism

9 February 2023

Stephanie Lake Company’s exploration of the relationship between rhythm and human movement in Manifesto is intoxicating and invigorating, says Nina Levy. She just wishes she could have been closer to the action.

Reading time • 6 minutesContemporary dance
Reading time • 5 minutesCircus

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