The Australian Ballet and GWB Entertainment today announced that due to the current impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, next month’s Adelaide and Perth seasons of the lavish Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, An American in Paris will be postponed. New season dates will be announced as soon as possible for both cities, with ticket holders urged […]
MindCon | European Foods Warehouse | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MindCon is a dazzling debut from Mitch Harvey Company, supported by Co3 Contemporary Dance. Set in a dystopian future, MindCon tackles notions of the individual vs the other, despair versus joy and power versus powerlessness. As you can imagine, it is wracked with tension, which means there […]
WAAPA has literally come up with a Plan B for its upcoming October dance season. The original programming, built around the dance students working with overseas and interstate guest artists, has been postponed due to Australia’s COVID travel restrictions. Stepping in to fill the season is WAAPA’s LINK Dance Company with Plan B, a showcase […]
Co3 has secured support for one of the most significant choreographic commissions in Australia through a new Commission Fund. Established in May 2021, the Commission Fund will directly support Co3’s Pathways Program IN RESIDENCE, providing valuable career opportunities for Western Australian dance makers. A key outcome will be to provide independent artists the opportunity to […]
West Australian Ballet: Giselle | His Majesty’s Theatre | Until 22 May | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Under the stewardship of Artistic Director Aurélien Scannella and his wife, choreographer Sandy Delasalle, Giselle has become one of the West Australian Ballet’s most performed works. It’s a flawless presentation, steeped in tradition, brimming with romance and showcase the dancers world class […]
Archives of Humanity | Studio Underground | til Feb 27 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The human spirit is most brilliant when resilient, and oh my… how the past year has tested our collective resilience. From the uncertainty of COVID-19 to the aching, isolating voids of lockdown, we have had to imagine new ways of bringing community […]
Four much-loved dancers at the West Australian Ballet have ended the year with a celebration as the company announced a series of promotions including one dancer to the esteemed rank of Soloist. Nikki Blain, Jesse Homes and Mayume Noguromi have each been promoted to the rank of Demi-Soloist while Julio Blanes has been promoted to […]
Genesis Live | West Australian Ballet Centre | Until 8th August | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Genesis is the West Australian Ballet’s long running choreographic program where dancers in the company are given the opportunity to flex their creative muscles and step into the role of being choreographer. Often works that debut here are developed further and presented […]
Jessica 6 has teamed up with Antony & The Johnsons frontwoman ANOHNI for a new tune Prisoner of Love. American singer and songwriter Nomi Ruiz has had a long association with ANOHNI. She first released a solo album under her own name back in 2005 and was a support act for Antony & The Johnsons, […]
Colossus | State Theatre Centre | Until Feb 23 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fifty dancers take to the stage in Colossus, a fitting name for a massively ambitious and breathtaking performance envisaged by choreographer Stephanie Lake. Originally performed in Melbourne, Lake has re-staged the performance with fifty Perth dancers as part of Perth Festival. With just two […]
