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Circus, dance and theatre entwine in Driftwood

Circus, dance and theatre entwine in Driftwood

Melbourne based circus group Casus Circus has been touring the globe with their acclaimed show Driftwood and now it’s heading to Perth for Fringe World. Performer Jon Bonaventura chatted to us about their work.   How would you describe your show Driftwood? Driftwood is a show about humans coming together along the current of life […]

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Toruk is a huge theatrical outing, but not gripping to watch

Toruk is a huge theatrical outing, but not gripping to watch

TORUK The First Flight | Perth Arena | Until 3 December | ★ ★ ★  Cirque Du Soleil’s TORUK is a massive theatrical experience. The stage area takes up the entire vast expanse of the floor of the Perth Arena. The space which would normally be the best seats in the house at a rock concert […]

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Cirque Du Soleil’s Kooza: Send In The Clowns

Cirque Du Soleil’s Kooza: Send In The Clowns

The inimitable Cirque Du Soleil is returning to Western Australia with Kooza – a return to the origins of the world famous Canadian circus. A fusion of the classic circus traditions of acrobatics and clowning, Kooza highlights the physical prowess of human performance in a colourful melange of splendour and humour. US performer Aaron Felske […]

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Review | A O Lang Pho

Review | A O Lang Pho

A O Lang Pho | Regal Theatre | Until Feb 25 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It would be easy to throw out the usual suspects in reviewing the enchanting seventy minutes that I spent entirely captivated by contemporary Vietnamese circus, spectacular, spellbinding, a tour de force. Easy, but also lazy, while they do deserve every […]

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Review | Sinsuality 2: Back In Bed

Review | Sinsuality 2: Back In Bed

Sinsuality 2: Back In Bed | De Parel Spiegeltent | Until Feb 18 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  A good Fringe World show has you only checking the time on your watch once or twice maybe, but a great Fringe World show flies by with such fabulous ferocity that, when it ends, you’re all like “Wait…no…I WANT […]

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Barbie Q brings the seven deadly sins to Fringe World

Barbie Q brings the seven deadly sins to Fringe World

Have you eve felt naughty? Have you ever sinned? If your answer is yes then BarbieQ and the team at Kinetica have just the show for you. These award-nominated artists swing back into Fringe World with a sequel to last year’s salacious show, Sinsuality, with Sinsuality 2: Back In Bed. The troupe tantalise their audiences […]

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Review | Pink on the Inside is bizarre, terrifying and adorable

Review | Pink on the Inside is bizarre, terrifying and adorable

Pink On The Inside | Black Flamingo | Until Feb 9 | ★ ★ ★ ½ David Eriksson is terrifying, but in a really adorable way. His Fringe World show, Pink On The Inside, is a tour de force of circus antics and gender identity politics. Brash, bold and buoyant, this work is a visual feast of insanity. But […]

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Review | LIMBO swings back into Fringe World

Review | LIMBO swings back into Fringe World

LIMBO | West Australian Spiegeltent Until Feb 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★  LIMBO returns once again to Fringe World for 2017, bringing with it a mix of circus and cabaret set to a theatrical live score. Under Scott Maidment’s direction, the action takes place somewhere between heaven and hell, where the fearless performers are made to earn […]

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Barbu – it’s a sexy lumberjack pirate circus party

Barbu – it’s a sexy lumberjack pirate circus party

Barbu | Salon Perdu Speigeltent | Until Feb 3 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  Canada’s Cirque Alfonse bring their highly acclaimed show Barbu to Fringe World for the first time and it lives up to the hype. The show features a live band who create a unique atmosphere filling the speigeltent with gypsy-electro sounds. The performers are tough, […]

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Fringe World spins into action with over 700 shows

Fringe World spins into action with over 700 shows

It’s that time of year again! Fringe World takes over Western Australia for four weeks starting tomorrow with over 700 shows from the wacky to the wonderful and all sort of antics that are sure to wow audiences across the state. Festival Director Amber Hasler welcomed media to the Pleasure Gardens (a beautifully transformed Russell […]

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