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Aboriginal artwork that's earthy red with dots and swirls.
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Exhibition review: Revealed 2025: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists, Perth Cultural Centre

An extensive display of Indigenous artwork garnered from across WA.

A young Aboriginal man in a black suit standing next to a large silver steel door frame.
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Theatre review: Blue, State Theatre Centre of WA 

'Blue' will kick you right in the heart; make sure your mascara is waterproof.

Approximately 15 artists take a bow on stage with audience members seated in the seats in front of them and also on the stage behind them. The photo depicts the final curtain at Perth International Cabaret Festival's closing gala in 2024.
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Perth International Cabaret Festival announces sudden closure

The closure of Perth International Cabaret Festival means the loss of Western Australia's only dedicated cabaret festival.

A ballerina in red photographed mid-leap. There are various cast members behind her.
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Dance review: Don Quixote, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth

This world class production, masterfully staged by West Australian Ballet, is not to be missed.

A young woman is poking the handle of a broom at a young man.
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Theatre review: Thirst, Subiaco Arts Centre

A story of transformation, enchantment and maybe entrapment through the perspective of Indigenous characters.

Vale Georgia Malone: a portrait photo of a female woman with white skin and short dark brown hair, sitting at a table with one hand under her chin. There are indoor plants in the background.
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Vale Georgia Malone – exemplary arts leader, tireless advocate

Dedicated as much to her work with individual artists and arts workers as to the sector as a whole, Georgia…

Shadow of Doubt: a young male and a female actor sitting on stage facing each other on a minimal set made of grey blocks. They sit in front of a dark backdrop.
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Theatre review: Shadow of Doubt, The Blue Room Theatre

A two-hander that dives inside one couple’s relationship to explore the complicated nature of abuse.

A puppet of a little boy and a fox. Antoine Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.
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Performance review: The Little Prince, Ellie Easton Theatre, Claremont Showgrounds

Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s novella in puppetry form.

A First Nations hand hangs down from the top of the frame reaching to another coming up, with a brown backdrop.
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4 Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway … or not

What is the status of the four major new Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway around the country?

de-centre re-centre: installation view of a photographic exhibition in a gallery space. Four landscape orientation photographs of faces of Aboriginal women are placed on a wall in the foreground of this image.
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Exhibition review: de-centre re-centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

A cohesive survey exhibition that points to the strong relevance of photographic media within the wider context of contemporary art.

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