Perth Festival 2023 Archives

Western Australia’s arts playground

Two large stylised clear frames embedded with social media information dominate the stage. A person stands behind a text cloud cut out of the middle of each frame, gesturing as if texting or messaging. This is Happy Meal at Perth Festival. Celebrating trans youth with warmth and wit

Reviews

Celebrating trans youth with warmth and wit

10 February 2023

Happy Meal is an honest and unapologetic story of friendship from the margins that deserves second helpings, writes Patrick Gunasekera.

Drummers and dancers respond to each other on stage in Manifesto. Drummers on risers and dancers sitting on chairs and dancing below in performance of Manifesto Drummers and dancers respond to each other on stage in Manifesto. Powerful primal beat of optimism

Reviews

Powerful primal beat of optimism

9 February 2023

Stephanie Lake Company’s exploration of the relationship between rhythm and human movement in Manifesto is intoxicating and invigorating, says Nina Levy. She just wishes she could have been closer to the action.

Michaela Gleave
‘Messages of hope, messages of love’ 2020, as part of ‘Archie Plus’, 2020 © Michaela Gleave

Photo: © AGNSW, Diana Panuccio. No reproduction of this image is permitted without the permission of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Contact: imagereproduction@ag.nsw.gov.au Beams of light are projected into the night sky. Festival exhibitions look skywards and inwards

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Festival exhibitions look skywards and inwards

7 February 2023

The endless possibilities of the stars have created unlimited options for this year’s Perth Festival visual arts program, and Ara Jansen is excited to turn her gaze in celestial directions.

Always was, always will be…

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Celebrating trans youth with warmth and wit

Powerful primal beat of optimism

Festival exhibitions look skywards and inwards

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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