Peaches | The Rechabite | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Peaches is Canada’s queen of electroclash. As one of the most prolific and enduring artists to pioneer the subgenre, Peaches’ art explodes at the intersection of electronica and rock, brimming with energy, defiance and sexuality. 23 years after the release of her breakthrough sophomore album, The Teaches of Peaches, […]
The 2022 Fringe World Festival came to a close this weekend with the best shows in the Festival recognised at the Fringe World Awards ceremony. ARTRAGE have reported the 2022 festival is on track to achieve ticketed attendance of 230,000, which is an increase from 2021 Festival of 220,000. More than $6.4 million will be […]
Split Lip | Deluxe | til 10th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Gendermess founder and Perth’s resident drag monster Ginava brings their first solo experience to Fringe World this year. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the local avant-garde drag performer, Ginava has made a name for herself with her fabulously monstrous self-made costumes […]
Perth’s most eclectic festival has revealed their full program today as Fringe World prepares to transform our city into a spectacular celebration of all things weird & wonderful. WA can boast the third largest Fringe festival in the world, and this year is looking bigger and better than ever with 138 venues and four whole […]
The Perth Institute of Contemporary Art are throwing their very first fundraising party, transforming the PICA building into a fabulous visual sensation. Women of Music Production Perth will be taking over the dance floor all night long, featuring spins from local favourites Feels, and a selection of local female, trans and non-binary music makers, and Jen […]
MÂCHÉ XL | The Gold Digger | til Jan 28 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ After the success of MÂCHÉ and MÂCHÉ: Home, the team from Gendermess Productions return with an all-new drag showcase extraordinaire with MÂCHÉ XL. Local queens Ginava, Donna Kebab, Perri Oxide, Flo Reel and Skye Scraper combined their talents with guest performers Scarlet Adams, Lunar Sea, […]
Following an amazing response at last year’s Fringe World, the creative collective at GENDERMESS have concocted a sequel to the award nominated Mâché – a fabulous showcase of local drag talent. This year performers Ginava, Flo Reel, Donna Kebab, Vaboux, Perri Oxide and Cougar Morrison are taking a trip back in time and exploring the […]
Mâché | De Parel Spiegeltent | Feb 12 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gendermess Productions two Fringe World shows may have had short runs, but the team have turned out two of my favourite performances at this years festival. Mache is a showcase of contemporary drag performance, displaying the art forms disparate style as a series of spots from […]
C.D. | Laneway Lounge | Jan 31 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gendermess Productions ‘C.D.’ is a minimalist showcase of drag performance by local artists Ginava and Vaboux. The show set out with a mission to use “just the bare essentials of a box, the power of the lip-sync and the illumination of stage lights”, and so they did – to the […]
Fringe World Festival has released its 2016 program stuffed with a plethora of local and international talent. This year, over 150 venues will be offering over 700 performances from the family-friendly to salacious and saucy in a month-long celebration of the performing arts. Fringe World’s Urban Orchard and The Pleasure Garden will be making a […]
