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.
Tag Archives: Jessica Gethin
Reviews
Disney delights in circle of love
22 April 2023
Six sensational singers and a superlative Perth Symphony Orchestra celebrate Disney’s big birthday in style, writes Julie Hosking.
Kids
Kids have a ball with Gethin
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.
Reviews
Feverish fairytale strikes the right note
12 September 2022
WAAPA’s evocative production of Hansel and Gretel shows the future of opera is in good hands, writes Penny Shaw.
Reviews
Too many soft centres in chocolate box ballet
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.
Features
Singers bring a whole new world to Perth
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.
Reviews
Homegrown classical collaboration a thrill to witness
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.
Reviews
Orchestra returns in full force
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.
Reviews
WA Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ is a hypnotic, gothic treat
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.
Features
A musical reunion
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.
