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Your Arts Playground podcast: November

28 October 2021

This month we’re excited about the re-opening the Art Gallery of WA, the Fremantle Biennale, the Perth International Jazz Festival… and more!

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Photo: Stephen Heath Photography A group of dancers jumping in the air, lit my multiple spot lights. Mayhem on speed makes for perfect Plan B
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Mayhem on speed makes for perfect Plan B

23 October 2021

Rita Clarke finds the two treats on LINK Dance Company’s latest bill are an antidote both to each other and to the challenges of closed borders.

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A Brutal Farewell. Photo: Stephen Heath Photography. A man wearing a geometric frame around his face (so that his hair is not visible) strums a ukeleke. He is dressed in black and stands against a black background, and both his face and the frame are a cream colour so they stand out. Variety proves spicy at TILT 2021
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Variety proves spicy at TILT 2021

23 September 2021

As always, David Zampatti relishes the opportunity to gain an insight into the minds and preoccupations of graduating performance makers from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

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Your Arts Playground podcast: September

26 August 2021

It’s festivals galore this month, with the Awesome Festival, the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial and the Merredin Festival coming up! Hear all about those and more on Your Arts Playground.

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Thin beams of light shine down on a stage filled with an orchestra, choir, jazz band and singer Birthday extravaganza
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Birthday extravaganza

2 August 2021

Edith Cowan University turns 30 this year, and Rosalind Appleby says the WA Academy of Performing Arts celebrated in style with a performing arts party that looked both backwards and forwards.

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Introducing Your Arts Playground, Seesaw’s new podcast

30 June 2021

Not sure where to find out what’s happening in WA’s arts scene? Feel like you’re always hearing about the cool new shows, concerts and exhibitions after they’ve finished? Check out Your Arts Playground, a new monthly podcast from Seesaw’s managing editors, Nina Levy and Rosalind Appleby.

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The Two Pigeons, Frederick Ashton, Lucette Aldous & Kelvin Coe, Principal Artists, The Australian Ballet. Photo ©David Parker 1975) A black and white photograph of Lucette Aldous, as a woman in her thirties, sitting in front of Kelvin Coe. They are both in ballet costume; his arms are wrapped around her and his head leans on hers. Always dancing in her heart: a tribute to Lucette Aldous
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Always dancing in her heart: a tribute to Lucette Aldous

18 June 2021

As the international ballet community mourns the loss of Lucette Aldous AC, who passed away 5 June 2021 at the age of 82, choreographer and former director of West Australian Ballet Barry Moreland reflects on the joys of the time he spent with his dearly loved friend and colleague.

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Photo: Stephen Heath Photography A young woman stands with her hands held to her chest. She looks hopeful. Behind her sits a man at a desk. He is slouched and looks pensive. Tasty stuff from graduating class
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Tasty stuff from graduating class

11 June 2021

‘Gloria’ is a brutally insightful play and WAAPA’s third year acting students have proven themselves worthy of the challenges it presents, writes David Zampatti.

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Photo: Stephen Heath A group of dancers are moving in a pyramid formation, legs in a wide, bent stance, mid movement. They are dressed in deep blue with flared blue and yellow skirts and are lit against a pinky-red cyc. The human touch
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The human touch

9 June 2021

From dystopia to salvation, LINK Dance Company’s latest double bill brings together two responses to the loss of connection experienced by artists and audiences over the last year, writes Kim Balfour.

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