As the audience enters the theatre, half are asked to pose for an impromptu portrait. Lauren Holmwood, visual artist and one third of tonight’s cast, is making a note of your presence. All seated, she scatters the sketches like confetti around a hunched, hooded figure (Emma Fishwick). The audience for a moment settle, dividing their […]
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Returning to Perth for the first time in 10 years the Lunar Circus didn’t disappoint when they took to the ring to perform their wonderfully entertaining Lunar Circus Show. Accompanied by a live band the talented troop of acrobats, clowns and aerial performers wowed the all ages’ audience with their performance. From their first act […]
Continue ReadingMangina: Tales of an XY Woman
There’s a chair, a microphone, a few coloured lights and brief snippets of pop songs that pay homage to the glamorised world of drag and Les Girls that we are very far away from in the intimate setting of a bare-bones pop-up tent venue at fringe time in Perth. An appropriate setting, stripped of all […]
Continue ReadingFemme Fatales – A History
CABARET Femme Fatales – A History The Moon House Tent, Perth Cultural Centre Review: Graham Hansen Though it was not until the 20th century that the “femme fatale” archetype received that appellation, women’s dark power of seduction has been a storytelling theme since before Calypso and Circe bewitched Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey. The debate […]
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CIRCUS KNOCK OFF Lunar Circus Big Top, Rooftop Movies Review: Jordan Nix The boys from Knock Off have really been knocked around recently, making their debut in Perth quite a spectacular feat. Just two days earlier, performer Chris Carlos was in hospital being treated for burns from a fire-twirling accident. Bandaged up and sporting a […]
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CIRCUS Kinetica Pink Flamingo (Lunar Circus Big Top) Friday, February 1 – Friday, February 8 Review: Tara Lloyd Imagine a world with only shades of black and white; where the concept of ‘colour’ is ridiculous and admitting it exists could get you stamped as insane. That’s the world created by local circus troupe Kinetica in […]
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MUSIC Flossy and Me Circus Theatre Review: Jordan Nix The artists who take their work to fringe festivals must be congratulated for having the guts to take part in what can be a risky adventure with sometimes little financial pay off. This risk also makes it that extra bit more disappointing to see a show […]
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STREET THEATRE Mechronos Perth Cultural Centre REVIEW: Jordan Nix There was a moment in Mechronos when two children bickering in the crowd suddenly stopped with their mouths open, frozen with wonder. Above them, aerial artists are dangling perilously above the Mechronos machine, somersaulting through the air. Their bodies make beautiful silhouettes in the setting sun. […]
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BURLESQUE THE TEA(SE) PARTY Del Parel Speigeltent Saturday, February 2 – Sunday February 3 Review: Tara Lloyd The best way to describe The Tea(se) Party is that it’s the best bachelorette party you’ve never been to. Serving up sassy burlesque dancers along with more traditional high tea delights, the ladies at Sugar Blue Burlesque have […]
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THEATRE Testaclese & ye Sack of Rome De Parade Teatro 2 Review: Jordan Nix Sometimes the name can say it all. Testaclese & ye Sack of Rome is all the warning you need to know the show you’re going to see is less about long-winded Shakespeare and more about shaking your long spear. If you […]
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