WA Ballet’s inventive and impressionistic take on the life of Vincent Van Gogh captures the colour and movement of his work, writes Kim Balfour.

Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
9 September 2023
WA Ballet’s inventive and impressionistic take on the life of Vincent Van Gogh captures the colour and movement of his work, writes Kim Balfour.
22 April 2023
Six sensational singers and a superlative Perth Symphony Orchestra celebrate Disney’s big birthday in style, writes Julie Hosking.
3 October 2022
Just how far can music extend our imaginations? In an immersive feast of storytelling, WASO’s Fairytale Ball reminds us that music is magical for the young and young at heart.
12 September 2022
WAAPA’s evocative production of Hansel and Gretel shows the future of opera is in good hands, writes Penny Shaw.
22 November 2021
If you have a sweet tooth when it comes to ballet then Javier Torres’s Sleeping Beauty should satisfy, says Kim Balfour. But if you’re looking for reinvention rather than convention, you won’t find it here.
7 October 2021
Two sopranos capitalise on COVID with a business partnership that is bringing Disney stardust to Perth. Claire Coleman talks with Amy Manford and Genevieve McCarthy to find out more.
12 October 2020
Perth violinist Emmalena Huning makes her debut with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in a program of comfortingly familiar classical favourites, reports Tiffany Ha.
5 October 2020
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has returned to the stage, bringing the blast of sunshine we needed after a long dark year. Rosalind Appleby reviews the first concert back at the Perth Concert Hall.
15 September 2020
Seesaw theatre reviewer Xan Ashbury takes a walk on the balletic side, with West Australian Ballet’s Dracula… and it’s a thrilling detour.
8 August 2020
After five months of practising at home the West Australian Symphony Orchestra gathered this week for their first full rehearsal since lockdown. Rosalind Appleby witnessed the joyful reunion.