Charmene Yap and Cass Mortimer Eipper outline their vision for WA’s leading contemporary dance company as they prepare to take over from inaugural artistic director Raewyn Hill, writes Stephen Bevis.
Author Archives: Stephen Bevis
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Start laughing – this is serious
30 July 2026
WA Comedy Week returns with an array of local talent set to take the edge off the winter blues. Stephen Bevis reports how a dose of Vitamin C is a perfect pick-me-up in a troubled world.
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Opera tops the pops at WA stage awards
20 April 2026
Arts stalwart James Berlyn receives the inaugural Ripple Effect Award, in honour of Georgia Malone, as Freeze Frame Opera wins big at the 2026 Performing Arts WA Awards.
Reviews
Musical heralds a WAAPA rebirth
29 March 2026
The Australian premiere of former student Carmel Dean’s Renascence gives a new generation their moment to shine in the light of an inspiring artistic trailblazer, writes Stephen Bevis.
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Awards spotlight for WA performers
24 March 2026
The annual Performing Arts WA Awards event celebrates the State’s live-performance professionals next month – and includes a new award in honour of arts champion, the late Georgia Malone.
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Music harmony breaks the silence
19 March 2026
Iranian-born musician Tara Tiba is singing again after more than seven years of illness-enforced silence. Ahead of a Harmony Day concert, she speaks with Stephen Bevis about renewal, hope and the redemptive power of music.
Reviews
PVI’s timely morale booster
28 February 2026
Audiences become time travellers on Perth’s streets to witness how collective action in our own backyard can inspire positive change. Stephen Bevis reviews The Booster Protocol.
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Enter the AI Dragon
24 February 2026
A Perth Festival show about dragons, smart tech and neurodiversity marks the debut for the new West Berlyn performance studio in Bayswater, writes Stephen Bevis.
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PVI plugs in power to the people
5 February 2026
Perth’s PVI Collective’s latest activist participation artwork aims to recharge people’s flagging positive energy levels, Stephen Bevis writes.
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Lost and Found holds court
25 January 2026
Perth’s innovative Indie opera company plans an exciting return with the Australian premiere of Philip Glass’s take on Kafka’s The Trial.