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Performance reviews: Samsara: A Cine-Concert, Ultimate Safari, LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches) Perth Festival

Three short-run shows at Perth Festival explore a range of topics and mediums.

A man is standing, with a woman on top of him, He's holding up a sign with 'Love" on it. There is a crowd around them holding up signs with other words including 'Power', 'Mind', "rest' and "Sense'
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Dance review: Perth Moves: Manifest, Forrest Place, Perth Festival

Moroccan-Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui brings his creative vision to Perth.

Two men, one with a FBI vest, are on the left, with their arms pointing to a woman on the right.
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Theatre review: Is This A Room, State Theatre Centre of WA, Perth Festival

A real-life interrogation about Russian interference in the 2016 US election is recreated onstage.

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Theatre review: Mahabharata, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Festival

Epic storytelling, cast and set design.

Carcaca: ten contemporary dance performers dressed in a range of colourful and black cstumes dancing as a group on an open stage.
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Dance Review: CARCAÇA, State Theatre Centre, Perth Festival

While this high-octane, percussive dance work lacks a coherent conceptual thread, the individual energies of its cast carry it through.

A scene from Why Not Theatre’s 'Mahabharata' part two, 'Dharma', a Perth Festival 2025 exclusive.
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2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary part 2: February

Our ongoing overview of some of the cultural offerings to have caught our eye continues with this guide to February’s…

The light installation 'Karla Bidi' will run for the duration of Perth Festival 2025. Six people stand with their backs to the camera beneath a starry sky, on the banks of the Swan River. A bright beam of light rises from the riverbank into the sky before them.
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Responding to and celebrating place: Perth Festival’s 2025 program revealed

Anna Reece discusses some of the highlights of her first Perth Festival as Artistic Director.

support of their latest album, 'Romance'.
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Fontaines DC, PJ Harvey and Hania Rani announced as first acts for Perth Festival 2025

Contemporary music will play a significant role in the 2025 Perth Festival, judging by the first three acts announced for…

Angélique Kidjo. A woman of African appearance in a red patterned African dress and turban sings into a microphone against a black backdrop.
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Music review: Angélique Kidjo, Perth Festival

Angélique Kidjo celebrated her 40-year career and recent album, 'Mother Nature'.

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Dance Review: Wayfinder, Perth Festival

A dance work where colour and sound collide to spark both contemplative and euphoric energies.

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