Multi-arts Archives

Q&A

Art and science in symbiosis

9 February 2022

Do we really need sunshine, soil and fertiliser to grow food? SymbioticA’s latest exhibition scrutinises the way technology and science can be used to manipulate our food.

An image from the Get Pasted exhibit. A person stands in a room looking at two large paintings on a wall that is covered in geometric wallpaper Pasting the arts into Scarborough

Reviews

Pasting the arts into Scarborough

3 February 2022

A secret venue, a dedicated host and a multi-sensory collage; Bourby Webster investigates the unique world of Get Pasted at Fringe World.

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.

Photo: supplied A snapshot from the show Salome δ. Pictured is a performer wearing a long brocade robe stands, arms outstretched. To his left a dancer is folded in half, mid motion. The stage is dark, lit with blue and a shaft of pink. Finding poetry in the chaos of illness

Reviews

Finding poetry in the chaos of illness

30 January 2022

Delving and dancing into chronic sickness, Salome δ is a wild and multi-layered ride but the landing is surprisingly gentle, finds Nina Levy.

Photo: Georgi Ivers A woman stands centre stage, in her underwear, with a cushion strapped to her stomach to mimic pregnancy. She leans back awkwardly from the hips, one arm extended. She is surrounded by elaborately framed photos of herself pulling funny faces. Childbirth stripped bare

Reviews

Childbirth stripped bare

25 January 2022

A visceral and highly physical story of one woman’s experience of childbirth – in all its guts and glory – The Dirty Mother is a performance that demands to be heard says Claire Trolio.

What to SEE

What to SEE: More hot tips for Fringe

17 January 2022

Seesaw Mag’s editors have sifted through the Fringe World program to bring you a second selection of shows to suit all tastes.

An image from Fringe World's 2022 sensory experience COMA of the articles review of FLIGHT and COMA. Pictured is a room with multiple rows of bunk beds. The entire room is flooded with a red light. Each bed has a person laying in it on their backs. Mind games in the dark

Reviews

Mind games in the dark

17 January 2022

Exquisite sound design is at the heart of two immersive theatre shows, with the potential to expand and manipulate the imagination. Claire Trolio takes the plunge twice in one night.

The Festival Sessions

Between life and death

12 January 2022

Prepare to be reborn at Worship: Memento Vivere, a dark yet enlightening journey through death and the afterlife that reminds us to embrace the pleasures of life.

Features

What to SEE: Hot tips for Fringe in January

10 January 2022

Feeling overwhelmed by the Fringe World program? Fear not, Seesaw Mag’s editors have combed this year’s offerings to find something for everyone.

Maniya Amin Dehghan, Harry Hamzat, Satchen Lucido and Happyness Yasini. Presented by Perth Festival and co-produced by Performing Lines WA and Encounter. Four young people of colour stand on stage. At the front one young woman points hopefully at something out of shot. The set is the deck of a boat. Cream of the crop 2021

Features

Cream of the crop 2021

15 December 2021

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Always was, always will be…

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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