The startlingly realistic sculptures and installations by Abdul-Rahman Abdullah in ‘Everything Is True’ issue a challenge to apply our own versions of the truth to them, Craig McKeough writes.
Tag Archives: Perth Festival 2021
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Out of place, out of time
28 February 2021
Black Swan’s adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, Chekhov’s tragicomedy of Czarist Russia, sits uncomfortably in 1980s Manjimup, David Zampatti finds.
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Park opera still on song after 30 years
27 February 2021
The exceptional talents of some of our great opera stars turned Opera in the Park’s 30th Anniversary Gala into a transcendent experience, Rosalind Appleby discovered.
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Local artists enjoy the spotlight
25 February 2021
Thanks to the pandemic, a broader range of local artists have been given the opportunity to present work at Perth Festival this year, resulting in two interesting and challenging exhibitions, writes Craig McKeough.
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Shaping the future from the past
25 February 2021
Performed by moonlight on the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan, WA Youth Theatre Company’s BESIDE is an unforgettable immersive theatre experience about the past and the future, Claire Trolio writes.
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The nuts and bolts of showing art
24 February 2021
Installing an exhibition is an artform in itself, Jaimi Wright finds out at the Perth Festival show, ‘A Forest of Hooks and Nails’.
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Perspectives from the waves
24 February 2021
Cass Lynch takes a refreshing dip in the marine-themed exhibition, ‘Reflection / Submersion’, showing at the Holmes à Court Gallery as part of Perth Festival.
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Unadulterated adoration
22 February 2021
Can Tim Minchin ever put a foot wrong? For Apart Together, David Zampatti joined a rapturous home crowd cheering on the return of their Golden Boy.
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Dear Mum …
22 February 2021
Claire Coleman is moved by the retelling of the honest and extraordinarily emotional stories of real mothers and offspring in Mama Stitch.
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Powerhouse performances in compelling new play
22 February 2021
Whale Fall, the touching story of a young transgender kid trying to find their own path in life, is a wonderful and intelligent play, writes Jan Hallam.
