Perth Festival
PICA adapting program to revamp
While redevelopments are underway, PICA unveils its first 2024 program, Bunuru, with new commissions and a solo show of pioneering…
Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide
Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.
Landmark survey exhibition of Yhonnie Scarce for Perth
Three decades of work by one of Australia’s most important First Nations artists will immerse viewers at the Art Gallery…
How a year-round festival programming plan aims to offer arts workers greater job security
By rolling out a range of special projects year-round, Perth Festival aims to provide more secure longer-term contracts for staff…
Curators' responsibilities in spotlight as Chinese audiences feel 'let down'
A group of Chinese students have raised concerns over the curatorial approach of a show depicting some of the country's…
Music review: Björk’s Cornucopia, Perth Festival
The strange sense of Björk's ‘live absence’ (as opposed to her digital presence onscreen) made for a disappointing experience.
Music review: Kronos Quartet, Perth Festival
The renowned quartet in collaboration with established and emerging composers.
Dance review: Tracker, Perth Festival
Wiradjuri director-choreographer Daniel Riley's powerful tribute to his Great-Great Uncle, Alec ‘Tracker’ Riley.
Music review: Everywhen, Perth Festival
A mesmerising aural experience created by dozens of objects in perpetual motion.
Performance review: Equations of a Falling Body, Perth Festival
Choreographic work that takes risks in its exploration of the liminal states between comedy and anxiety.