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Author Archives: Varnya Bromilow

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Handmade branches and leaves hang over the audience, who sit on the floor in the 'jungle' watching two actors interact with an owl for Sensorium Theatre's Hutan. Sensorium rewrites laws of the jungle
Kids

Sensorium rewrites laws of the jungle

30 September 2022

This journey into the jungle is theatre built for all – a rich sensory experience that invites children to engage, writes Varyna Bromilow. 

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
A musician rests on a viola, bow in hand, ready to perform. The musician and conductor is Noongar man Aaron Wyatt. Bringing First Nations’ history to light
Features

Bringing First Nations’ history to light

19 September 2022

Conductor, violist and digital engineer Aaron Wyatt has plenty of strings to his bow. But building awareness of Indigenous music is what gets him most excited. Varnya Bromilow talks to him ahead of the WA premiere of Eumeralla Requiem.

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Lawrence Leung Lawrence Leung sits in what looks like a room in his home, at his computer. On the screen we can see audience members on Zoom. He looks animated, as though he mid-sentence. Poignant magic from Lawrence Leung
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Poignant magic from Lawrence Leung

17 September 2022

At once freaky and heart-warming, Lawrence Leung’s Connected gives audiences much more than the comedy they might be expecting, and Varnya Bromilow is charmed.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
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Installation shot of #FEASS Unfinished Business An installation shot of #FEASS Unfinished Business, curated by Jo Pollitt, which features a pink neon sign with the exhibition's title. Taking care of unfinished business
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Taking care of unfinished business

19 July 2022

Giving voice to sexism and many other forms of discrimination in the education sector, ‘#FEAS Unfinished Business’ is an exhibition that Varnya Bromilow finds strangely comforting in these dark times.

Reading time • 8 minutesVisual Art
Photo by Jarrad Seng www.jarradseng.com Kids' Gig Guide. A man in yellow sunglasses and a white shirt smiles as he holds up a small dog made from folded cardboard. What to SEE: Winter holidays kids’ gig guide 
Kids

What to SEE: Winter holidays kids’ gig guide 

22 June 2022

There’s no excuse for boredom in the July school holidays with a wealth of entertainment and activities around town for the young ones in your life. Check out the winter edition of our kids’ gig guide.

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Elgar's Cello Concerto. A section of the orchestra. The only musician playing is a man with a cello in the centre of the image A lament for two outsiders
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A lament for two outsiders

11 June 2022

WASO’s double bill of Elgar and Bruckner is the ideal escape on a rainy Perth night, writes Varnya Bromilow.

Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
Sensorium Theatre. Photo: Jessica Wyld. A scene from Oddysea by Sensorium Theatre. Two children peer at something we can't see, using a small torch. Their faces are alight with wonder. Creating a wonder-filled world for kids
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Creating a wonder-filled world for kids

19 May 2022

Sensorium Theatre has been making work for young people with disability for 12 years, and now the zeitgeist is finally catching up, writes Varnya Bromilow.

Reading time • 10 minutesTheatre

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio