At Perth Design Week, designers and cultural leaders asked why cities invest heavily in cultural spaces but neglect the artists and practices that animate them. Mark Naglazas writes.
Tag Archives: Perth Arts
Features
Cultural convergence, dialogic divergence: PICA’s new season unfolds
21 February 2026
Comprising three very different exhibitions, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’ new program draws together more than 30 artists from Australia, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and beyond, tracing histories of water and cultural exchange in ways that feel both ancient and modern. Will Yeoman writes.
Features
East Perth Power Station: Visual Spectacular Sets the Scene
17 February 2026
Perth Festival’s East Perth Power Station delivers a huge opening weekend, from Max Cooper’s immersive electronic spectacle to energy‑packed sets by local and international artists — a feature by Harvey Rae.
Reviews
The Holy Mother Unhinged: Virgin Bloody Mary at The Laugh Resort
16 February 2026
Virgin Bloody Mary turns sacred storylines into an unhinged, wordless Fringe spectacle of crackers, chaos and divine mischief. Review by Rose Florindo.
Reviews
Witness the power of ‘The Wetness’
13 February 2026
Dive into The Wetness, a hilariously immersive late‑night Fringe World ritual where Rose Kingdom‑Barron leads audiences through a slippery celebration of all things wet. Sarah Chaffey writes.
Reviews
Dreamscapes in Motion: WA Ballet’s Incandescence at the Quarry
9 February 2026
In this review, Sarah Chaffey explores Incandescence, WA Ballet’s 2026 Ballet at the Quarry program, where four vivid works illuminate time, memory and imagination under the night sky.
Reviews
Lessons in Masculinity: Making of a Man
6 February 2026
Bringing together dance and research into masculinity, Making of a Man is a lesson for our times, writes Nina Levy.
Reviews
Taming of the Bard
1 February 2026
Bogan Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew brings a sharp feminist twist, local WA satire and big comic energy to the Bard’s most divisive comedy at Fringe World. Harvey Rae writes.
Reviews
A Ritual of Becoming: Black Girl in Five Acts
29 January 2026
Black Girl in Five Acts is a poetic, ritualistic Fringe World performance exploring Black girlhood, identity and self‑definition with tenderness, clarity and power. Charity reflects on this powerful performance.
Reviews
Juan Carlos Osma Moves and Mesmerises in Belonging
21 January 2026
Rita Clarke reviews Belonging, Juan Carlos Osma’s intimate and moving debut production at Camelot Arts Theatre, exploring identity through powerful dance.