Perth Festival Archives

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A Festival of Beautiful Fakes and Unquiet Memories

9 September 2026

Perth Festival’s first 2027 reveal pairs Łukasz Twarkowski’s cinematic theatre epic ROHTKO with Hotel Pro Forma’s luminous Operation:Orfeo and a closing-night set from The Avalanches – three works that test what is real, what is remembered and what live performance can become.

Engage

Contemporary Dance – What is it and how to watch it.

3 July 2026

Daunted by contemporary dance? We’re here to help, with a short guide to unlock the secrets of this artform. A critic’s guide to watching contemporary dance, by Nina Levy.

Features

Georgia Malone: an arts superhero

8 April 2026

As Georgia Malone’s legacy is honoured with a new Performing Arts WA Award, her many colleagues and friends are reflecting on her immeasurable contribution to the arts sector, writes Nina Levy.

Reviews

Makoto Ozone: Jazz with pizazz

2 April 2026

Makoto Ozone brings his powerhouse trio TRiNFiNiTY to Perth Festival for a night of playful abandon, writes Priya Chidambaranathan.

Reviews

File under F for festival and fun

10 March 2026

Sudan Archives dances out the 2026 East Perth Power Station program, as Harvey Rae looks back at the highlights of three big weeks at Perth Festival’s sparkling riverside venue at East Perth.

Reviews

Making merry from the macabre

5 March 2026

Brit Brechtian punk cabaret pioneers The Tiger Lillies mortify and electrify their Perth Festival audience. Reviewer Mark Naglazas was at their bleakly comic show at the Embassy.

Reviews

A Method Actor masterclass from Nilüfer Yanya

5 March 2026

Cracking band drives UK artist’s scintilating gear-shifts in style and mood that leave the audience gasping for more at East Perth Poewer Station, writes reviewer Harvey Rae.

Reviews

Cercles binds a community together

5 March 2026

STRUT’s Perth Moves brings people together to celebrate dance and community in the free public spectacle Cercles, making it a highlight of Perth Festival. Sarah Chaffey was there to see it.

Spotlight

Perth Festival deepens local ties

5 March 2026

Anna Reece finds new ways and new places to reach new audiences in her second year at the helm of Perth Festival. Victoria Laurie assesses the value of evolving the Festival to serve its fast-changing city.

Reviews

Adam Kelly wrestles the AI dragon

2 March 2026

The Neuro Bureau debuts at Perth Festival with a self-described “autistic gentleman’s” playfully fresh perspective on technology, intelligence and creativity, writes Victoria Laurie

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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