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Songs of the Bulbul Aakash Odedra: a young male dancer in a white turban and robe photographed spinning with his eyes closed under a shower of red rose petals that are descending on him from above.
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Songs of the Bulbul review: Aakash Odedra unleashes exquisite freedoms at Perth Festival

In this dance performance, an ancient Sufi story of a caged Bulbul bird longing for escape is told with delicate…

WASO musician Nic Duncan. Image: Supplied. WASO presented Echoes Through Time as part of Perth Festival.
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Echoes Through Time review: unusual Perth Festival venue not doing musicians any favours

Perth Festival presented Echoes Through Time in an unusual venue, the St Mary's Cathedral.

Ludovico Di Ubaldo and Charles Dashwood in Ihsan Rustem’s Incandescence for West Australian Ballet's Ballet at the Quarry: Incandescence, 2026. Two shirtless male dancers, one with his back to the camera. The man facing the camera tender holds the other man's head in his right hand. A line of internally illuminated PVC piping physically seperates them.
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Ballet at the Quarry: Incandescence review: four world premieres danced under the stars

A Perth Festival staple, this outdoor performance features four new commissions, including Ihsan Rustem’s stunning Incandescence.

The Wetness by Rose KB. A young white female person sitting in a water bath with her head raised, eyes closed and hands raised together in front of her. She is being sprayed from above by a thin stream of water which is pouring over her face and body.
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The Wetness review: cheeky aqueous encounters at FRINGE WORLD

In The Wetness, an assured performance by a solo seductress and her two water-bearing assistants proves a fun, fantastical ride.

Making of a Man, Quindell Orton: a photo of a performer lying on a stage propped up with one hand under their head, seen under a spotlight wearing an opened white shirt showing a fake silicon naked male chest costume which is tucked into to grey trousers.
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Making of a Man review: 'genuine' masculinities on show at FRINGE WORLD

Foundations of masculinity are unpacked in Quindell Orton's excellent ‘one man’ dance theatre work, Making of a Man.

Wright&Grainger's Eurydice. Photo: Supplied.
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Wright&Grainger's Eurydice review: reinventing Greek myth at FRINGE WORLD

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice gets a reboot in this musical FRINGE WORLD production.

Life Drawing with a Comedian. A shirtless comedian, wearing only black basketball shorts, lies on their stomach on a table, lower legs and feet raised and resting their head on their hands, with their elbows also on the table.
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Life Drawing with a Comedian review: redefining sketch comedy at FRINGE WORLD

Life Drawing with a Comedian is exactly what it says on the tin, and it's a whole lot of fun.

sitting, screaming. Photo: Supplied.

FRINGE WORLD reviews: Broken Wheel & sitting, screaming

Both performances tackle the fraught experiences of teens, but with differing levels of success.

Photo: Anna Pou / Pexels. Best grants and opportunities for western australian wa creatives in 2026
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Best opportunities and grants for Western Australian creatives in 2026

Here are valuable grants and opportunities for Western Australian creatives and arts organisations in 2026.

Louisa Fitzhardinge presents Comma Sutra. Photo: Sean Breadsell.
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Comma Sutra review: quirky etymological fun at FRINGE WORLD

Comma Sutra is a hilarious comedy act all about words and language.

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