It’s festivals galore this month, with the Awesome Festival, the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial and the Merredin Festival coming up! Hear all about those and more on Your Arts Playground.
Tag Archives: Awesome Festival
Kids
Festival culminates in outstanding children’s opera
4 October 2020
‘The Nightingale’ is a fabulous fusion of the best bits of AWESOME Festival, says Rosalind Appleby.
Reviews
Circa’s Mozart thrills with fun and frolics
30 September 2020
Roll over Beethoven – it’s Mozart’s turn for some fast and funky moves set to an all-time hit score, as Erin Hutchinson and junior reviewer Pippa Turnbull discover.
Reviews
Baroque splendour makes a fun adventure
30 September 2020
What do birds, ancient music and children have in common? Rosalind Appleby and junior reviewer Isabel Greentree find out in this resplendent AWESOME Festival show.
Kids
Whimsical ballet is cute as pie
30 September 2020
May Gibbs’ bush adventure story has been brought to life as a ballet and junior reviewer Bethany Stopher delights in the fun and playful choreography.
Reviews
Balletic version of Aussie classic charms young and old
30 September 2020
West Australian Ballet’s adaptation of The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie is a winner with audiences young and not-so-young, discovers Nina Levy.
Reviews
A piece of our hearts
30 September 2020
Have you ever had a piece of music written about you? Junior reviewer Eddy Greentree reports back with Rosalind Appleby on the thrill of this unique AWESOME Festival show.
Reviews
Artist’s vivid imagination still appeals
16 September 2020
National pride, colonialism and cuteness mingle in May Gibbs’ meticulous practice. Miranda Johnson and junior reviewer Saskia Haluszkiewicz review the AWESOME Festival exhibition.
Kids
Six art events your children will love this spring
9 September 2020
From puppets to pottery, these art activities will help your family make the most of Perth in spring.
Podcasts
Awesome insights
3 September 2020
Jenny Simpson has launched the 2020 Awesome Festival during COVID-19 and it feels a bit like jumping out of an aeroplane. In this podcast Rosalind Appleby talks with the festival’s CEO and artistic director about the challenges and delights of planning the program.
