Arts

Ex-Berlusconi stars kick up heels

Mauro Bronchi (Dorothy), Neil Hansen (Petula) and Ronnie van den Bergh (Glenda). Picture: Matthew Poon

HE was notorious for his playboy parties dubbed ‘bunga bunga’, and now controversial former Italian Prime Minister and businessman Silvio Berlusconi is about to get the star treatment with his very own burlesque-cum-cabaret show right here in Perth. more »

Spatula serves up offbeat spectacle

Hayley Barr, Renae Coles and Jenna Downing. Picture: Louise White

IT looks like something built in a mad scientist's backyard workshop and it's being let loose on the streets of Northbridge. more »

Bold theatre on the cards

Proximity co-director James Berlyn and Flush creator Janet Carter.

A RADICAL new micro-festival is giving Perth theatregoers the chance to forgo the everyday communal experience of live art for a one-on-one encounter of their very own. more »

Choreographer struts her social conscience

Dance choreographer Bianca Martin. Picture: Marcus Whisson

IT should come as no surprise that Perth dance choreographer Bianca Martin is also a law graduate. more »

Backstage boys prop up play

Trent Suidgeest and Bruce McKinven. Picture: Matthew Poon

THEY are the humble heroes of the Perth professional theatre scene – the backstage creatives who make it all happen before audience members settle into their seats, the lights go out and the director calls ‘action’. more »

Shakespeare triple treat at Kings Park

Front L-R Trevor Ryan, Shareena Clanton. Back L-R Sean Walsh & Paul Montague. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

IT'S Shakespeare like you haven't seen it before. more »

Perfect swan flies in from Russia with love

Jacob Noble (14), Charlotte Price (18) & Hannah Tilak (11). Picture: Andrew Ritchie

YOUTH Ballet WA director Sonya Shepherd has found her perfect 'Swan' - and she has come all the way from Russia. more »

Oz magic in Kings Park

St John Cowcher (Tin Man), Nick Pages-Oliver (Scarecrow) and Daniel Buckle (Lion). Picture: Marcus Whisson

THE Wizard of Oz will cast its magic on Kings Park next month during the January school holidays. more »

Animated journey to becoming a painter

Perth visual artist Rory Dax Paton. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

WHEN a creative immerses themselves in their work for a lengthy period, it can be hard to step out of that realm and explain it to the outside world. more »

Emotions, nostalgia in Arrival

Giri Mazzella in The Arrival. Picture: Martin Kennealey

EARLY this year, WA illustrator and author Shaun Tan made international headlines when he won an Oscar for the animated short film adaptation of his book The Lost Thing. more »

Enter an Aladdin's cave of family fun

Sam Tye as Aladdin and Ian Toyne as Widow Twankey. Picture: Marcus Whisson

PROFESSIONAL pantomime is well and truly back on the Perth theatre scene. more »

Fern's new life draws new interest

NZ-born Perth artist Fern Petrie. Picture: Marcus Whisson

UPROOTING to another country can draw you in unexpected directions. more »

Private Lives a breath of fresh air

A scene from Private Lives.

THANK heavens for the breath of fresh air that is Private Lives, presented by Sally Burton's Onward Production at Subiaco Arts Centre. more »

Jetset for take-off of cabaret and couture

Georgia King (top) and Elicia Petit.

FORGET the customary runway - an innovative fusion of fashion and theatre could well change the way local collections are unveiled in the future. more »

NY choreographer here for Serenade

Choreographer Eve Lawson with dancers (front to back) Mia Thompson, Rebekah Conry, Rhianna Isard and Samuel Maxted.

WAAPA'S classical dance program students are feeling rather privileged indeed. more »

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