Putting The Drama In Dama
It might sound a little complex, converting a play into a movie and then a television show before bringing it to Australia as a multi-lingual musical… complete with subtitles. But such is the premise of Dama Orchestra’s I Have A Date With Spring, a work which spans three decades of love in a Shanghai nightclub. (more…)
I Can’t Say No To All That Jazz
Perth is spoilt for choice when it comes to big musical productions these coming months.
Chicago has made a home at Burswood Theatre until March 28, Oklahoma! will nestle into His Majesty’s Theatre from March 17 to 20 and… wait for it… Cats are coming to town in April.
Oklahoma! director John Senczuk said he is trying to make Perth a hub for musical theatre and its pool of young talented stars. (more…)
It’s A Jungle Out There
Dance is a form of interpretation. Through it, we can transform the individual and their place in the environment. Dance has the ability to shift, beguile and communicate in a way that language can’t.
For Martin del Amo, dance is a way for him to explore the relationship between the individual and the place they occupy. His new work, It’s A Jungle Out There, del Amo has created a piece which incorporates dance, movement and spoken text, with collaborator Gail Priest supplying an experimental and electronic sound score, one filled with field recordings. (more…)
Bigger Than Berlyn!
James Berlyn is hitting the stage this summer… and how? After taking out the jury prize at last year’s Putting On An Act, Berlyn is now getting ready with a swathe of shows including appearances at The Blue Room’s Solo Spots and PIAF’s Beck’s Music Box.
‘I’m road testing some ideas for a new one-man-show creative development, supported by DCA, PICA and Blue Room, called The Penwald Project,’ Berlyn says of his upcoming appearance at Blue Room. ‘The piece for Solo Spot is a very early sketch of some of the ideas that are to be explored in a larger piece later in the year, specifically notions of the challenge of learning and skills acquisition and the action of giving up…’ (more…)
FotoFreo 2010
FotoFreo takes place in the city of Fremantle this coming March and along with it comes the promise of some truly amazing exhibitions. The likes of Claire Martin’s Slab City landscapes, Carrie Levy’s exploration of male identity and David Dare Parker’s look into the cultural history of Fremantle’s clubs are just some of the photographic delights on offer. (more…)
Side By Side: Sondheim At His Finest
There are many great people who have contributed to musical theatre, none greater – and potentially more understated – than Stephen Sondheim. His work is best known in Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Gypsy and of course West Side Story. And this February is the perfect chance to catch a tribute to Sondheim, Side By Side. (more…)
My Baby Sings The Blues
Blue will be shining through this January when The Sapphires opens at the Playhouse Theatre thanks to a very special cast. The likes of Christine Anu, Casey Donnovan, Hollie Andrew and Aljin Abella will be singing up a storm in this feel good piece of theatre which fuses Motown music with fabulous fashion. (more…)
Here’s Looking At Shrew, Kid
Shakespeare lends itself to reinvention. Yes, the language may have a certain Old World charm, but each of Shakespeare’s plays has a timeless quality. So much so, in fact, that recent remakes have seen the Bard’s best loved plays travel through time, to great effect.
Shakespeare WA returns to Kings Park this summer with Taming of The Shrew. This time, however, The Shrew jumps forward several centuries to appear in 1968, thanks in part to the vision of Shakespeare WA’s Artistic Director, Paige Newmark. (more…)
Les Ballet Trockadero - When male ballerinas get to the pointe…
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is the finest tribute to classical ballet you are ever likely to see.
Despite being an entirely male company, their interpretations of much-loved classics such as Swan Lake and Les Sylphides remain graceful and technically precise while incorporating a healthy dose of humour. (more…)
Perth International Arts Festival names ‘Names’
If ever an arts event can afford to name-drop, Perth International Arts Festival has it in spades.
With events that pay tribute to pop icon Andy Warhol and high priestess of soul Nina Simone while heralding local talents like director Matt Lutton, Black Swan Theatre and WA Symphony Orchestra among an international line-up of musicians like Antony and the Johnsons, James Brown’s jazz children Breakestra and iconic rocker Marianne Faithfull and numerous European directors and French dance company Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu, it almost too hard to choose what to attend this summer. (more…)
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