Did anyone else notice? Featured among the international artists appearing at the Perth Festival were two local composers, and they were both women. Cat Hope’s searing …
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Two transporting experiences
7 March 2019
Perth Festival review: David Noonan, “A Dark and Quiet Place”; Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran & Renee So, “Idols” · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Belinda Hermawan …
Conversations with spice
5 March 2019
Perth Festival review: Silkroad Ensemble ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, March 3 ⋅ Review by Jonathan W. Marshall ⋅ Originally founded by classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the Silkroad …
Making America Great Gatsby again
4 March 2019
Perth Festival review: Elevator Repair Service, Gatz ⋅ Octagon Theatre, March 1 ⋅ Review by David Zampatti ⋅ It’s impossible to claim that Gatz, Elevator Repair Service’s …
Jazz gymnastics
2 March 2019
Perth Festival review: Jazzmeia Horn ⋅ Perth Concert Hall, March 1 ⋅ Reviewed by Ron Banks ⋅ Texas-born jazz singer Jazzmeia Horn has an extraordinary voice no doubt about …
Some things leave you speechless
2 March 2019
Perth Festival review: Cat Hope, Speechless ⋅ Sunset Heritage Precinct, February 28 ⋅ Review by Laura Biemmi ⋅ So often, words fail us. The tragedies of our time can …
The marvellous Masilo
1 March 2019
Perth Festival review: Dada Masilo’s Giselle ·
His Majesty’s Theatre, 28 February ·
Review by Nina Levy ·
Brutal ghosting
28 February 2019
Perth Festival review: Dickie Beau, Re-Member Me · Studio Underground, February 27 · Review by Jonathan W. Marshall · Near the commencement of Dickie Beau’s Re-Member Me the audience …
Poetry a natural delight
28 February 2019
Perth Festival review: Writer’s Weekend, Poetry ⋅ University of Western Australia, February 23-24 ⋅ Review by Elizabeth Lewis ⋅ Poetry punters often feel their events are pushed into small …
Flux and fluidity
27 February 2019
Review: Cassils, “Alchemic” and Marco Fusinato, “Lower Power” · PICA, 16 February · Review by Jenny Scott · Curated by Anne Loxley and Eugenio Viola, “Alchemic” offers an …