For this culturally curious reviewer, watching White Spirit was like eating a bite-sized portion of the Middle East, as I was filled for ninety minutes with the exuberant flavour of this beautiful region so sadly overlooked in the present
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Perth Fest Review: "The Far Side of the Moon" is a marvel
The intense intimacy of a one man show paired with the grandiosity of the Heath Ledger Theatre on a Saturday night is a wonder to behold at this year's Perth Festival.
PIAF REVIEW: TO A SIMPLE ROCK SONG
Lauded as one of the heavyweights of British dance, Michael Clark has finally brought his 'To a Simple Rock Song' dance production to Perth. Read our review here.
PIAF REVIEW: IL N'EST PAS ENCORE MINUIT
This esteemed collective from the northern French city of Lille pushes the limits of physical ability and brings poetry to the body in motion with daring, gasp-inducing stunts. The 22 acrobats will make your jaw drop in wonder as they catapult each other through the air or create multi-storey human towers of power.
Warpaint bring the sunday night girl power at Chevron Festival Gardens
Warpaint showcased the full power of their moody & groovy sound at Chevron Festival Gardens.
PIAF: Explosions in the Sky Deliver a Staggering Show at the Festival Gardens
I have seen more artists live than I can count... And of the lot, I think it’s safe to say that Explosions in the Sky just became the best to date.
A very international PIAF 2017: OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AFROCUBANO
PIAF brought the goods this year with OMAR SOSA & his QUARTETO AFROCUBANO. Read our review here.
Film Review: "Personal Shopper" is a sleepy film that offers occasional thrills
Director Olivier Assayas has strung together three different sorts of movies, but none of them coheres thematically or narratively. The effect is something like three little children yanking at your shirt and competing for your attention.
Miles Ahead: A trumpet worth tooting
As a biographical drama, the Miles Ahead does seem to have a rough basis in reality, following Miles Davis’ coke-fuelled hiatus from music throughout the mid to late-seventies.
"X + Y" is a charming British drama that sensitively explores the concepts of grief and tragedy
Based on a true story, X + Y is a touching, beautiful and absolutely endearing experience. The acting is impeccable, bringing the character’s to life and allowing the audience to really relate to their hardships.
Steve Malkmus at Chevron Festival Gardens
It's always 1996 somewhere. By this stage, Stephen Malkmus - both solo and with the Jicks, as he is presently - is very much a known quantity. Every couple of years now he pushes out a new record of proggy, insouciant guitar songs that in trade insight and inanities ("what the senator wants! is a blowjob!") with equally shaggy fervour.
The Rabbits
This weekend, Perth will host the world premiere of The Rabbits, a piece of operatic theatre based on the award winning illustrated book by John Marsden and Shaun Tan, as part of this year’s Perth International Arts Festival. Coproduced by the Barking Gecko Theatre Company and the Opera Australia, director John Sheedy will bring to life the chilling truths presented in “The Rabbits” about Australia’s colonial beginnings, featuring music composed by Queensland songstress Kate Miller Heidke.