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A young man sits cross-legged on a darkened stage. He is illuminated by a series of lights which surround him on the floor. He is smiling enigmatically as he raises his right hand Intimate view from the spectrum
Reviews

Intimate view from the spectrum

24 August 2022

Both our senior and junior reviewers were deeply touched by the 2021 premiere of ARCO. We’re re-sharing this review ahead of ARCO’s 2022 season in Mandurah.

Reading time • 8 minutesTheatre
An office worker pops lies under a table, clutching the table leg, while a man in suit and tie leans over the table, spreadeagled. A mess of office equipment in the background give a sense of chaos. Solid groundwork leaps and bounds
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Solid groundwork leaps and bounds

18 August 2022

From the office grind to moments of human connection, STRUT Dance’s latest double bill serves up delicious dance, writes Nina Levy.

Reading time • 6 minutesDance
Reading time • 9 minutesTheatre
Photo: Fionn Mulholland A man and a woman sit against a yellow wall, with pictures of families hung on it. What to SEE: Mama Stitch regional tour
What to SEE

What to SEE: Mama Stitch regional tour

12 August 2022

Exploring the earliest relationship that we have, Mama Stitch is engaging audiences around Western Australia with our own stories about our mothers.

Reading time • 9 minutesTheatre
Helen Seiver sits in front of one of her artworks Helen Seiver’s personal reconciliation
What to SEE

Helen Seiver’s personal reconciliation

12 August 2022

There’s a tragic story behind Helen Seiver’s work for upcoming group exhibition “Tikvah (Hope)” at Mossenson Galleries. But it’s a story that culminates in a kind of peace, one found by defying familial stories.

Reading time • 10 minutesVisual Art
SDC's dancers show their superb technique. Photo: Pedro Greig Two muscled male dancers from Sydney Dance Company leap in the air as a string quartet plays in the background. Mesmerising moves missing meaning
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Mesmerising moves missing meaning

11 August 2022

Sydney Dance Company makes a triumphant return to Perth with Impermanence but the theme is lost in translation, writes Nina Levy.

Reading time • 6 minutesDance
Reading time • 7 minutesMulti-arts
Reading time • 6 minutesMulti-arts
Photo: Luke Riley A picture of three masks at Evolution: Torres Strait Masks,, taken from side on. The masks are orange with black hair. What to SEE: Evolution: Torres Strait Masks
What to SEE

What to SEE: Evolution: Torres Strait Masks

25 July 2022

This month you can dive into the mystical history of mask-making in Zenadh Kes (the Torres Strait Islands) at the WA Maritime Museum, discovers Nina Levy.

Reading time • 7 minutesVisual Art
What to SEE: The Glass Menagerie
What to SEE

What to SEE: The Glass Menagerie

18 July 2022

Northam born-and-bred actor Jake Fryer-Hornsby has been lured back to WA to perform in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s production of the Tennessee Williams’ classic, The Glass Menagerie. But it’s not the first time he’s been drawn home by theatre. Nina Levy finds out more.

Reading time • 8 minutesTheatre

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio