In a retrospective performance, jazz virtuoso Barney McAll draws on the traditions of his genre while pointing the way to the future, writes Garry Lee
Tag Archives: WA Academy of Performing Arts
Reviews
Timely reminder of the power of satire
5 April 2022
The WAAPA third year acting students’ sparkling revival of Moliere’s classic Tartuffe speaks to the kind of cynicism so prevalent in our halls of power today, writes Jan Hallam.
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Young performers prove the main event
5 April 2022
WAAPA’s third year musical theatre students make the best of a bad lot in this revival of Side Show, a musical David Zampatti thinks we could have done without.
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Jazz young guns offer glimpse of future
5 April 2022
A quartet of next generation local jazz musicians impress our writer Garry Lee with their musicality and strong grasp of the traditions of the genre.
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New sounds emerge from shared music making
18 October 2021
Take a glimpse at the next generation of Western Australian composers with a concert Eduardo Cossio says demonstrated a spirit of collaboration.
Features
How to make blood and other stage mysteries
13 October 2021
Halloween is approaching and stage props artisan Andy Cross has five tips that will make your night spectacular.
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Jazz fusion a fabulous festejo
20 September 2021
A melting pot of musical traditions are celebrated in a live recording project at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, says Garry Lee.
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Students star in euphoric musical
14 June 2021
WAAPA’s music theatre students remount George and Ira Gershwin’s delirious Crazy For You a decade after its fabulous 2011 production, and for David Zampatti, the thrill is still there.
Features
Graduates hope for arts future
15 December 2020
Who’d want to be embarking on a career in the performing arts right now?! Patrick Gunasekera takes a look at the challenges facing arts graduates and discovers hope for the future.
Features
5 things you need to know about ECU’s new city campus
21 September 2020
Edith Cowan University has announced plans to create a $695 million creative industries, business and technology campus in the centre of Perth. Rosalind Appleby has the key details.
