Reviews
Book review: Bohemian Negligence, Bertie Blackman
A gentle reflection on an unconventional childhood from the daughter of a great Australian artist.
Exhibition review: A Puzzlement and Las Hormigas/The Ants
Two impressive exhibitions exploring memory, identity, and culture.
Ballet Review: Swan Lake, West Australian Ballet
Iconic, accomplished, and ambitiously inventive, this is a Swan Lake for Western Australia.Â
Book review: Wildlife in the Balance, Simon Mustoe
This clear-eyed book explores how all creatures, great and small, are essential to our collective futures.
Musical review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
A new version leans into its own sense of fun and ridiculousness.
Performance review: SWAMP
Australian wildlife as played out in dark and violent puppetry.
Exhibition review: China – The past is present
How a country's past informs its present through the lens of artists and creators spanning centuries.
Dance review: Embrace
The lived experiences of people with disabilities conveyed by their singing, dancing and acting.
Performance review: Body Crysis
A performance work incorporating dance, motion capture and CG animation.
Book review: Strike the Zither, Joan He
A feminist reworking of a classic Chinese story about found family, rivals and identity.