Vibration, singing and signing came together as traditional norms were innovatively built upon, and the audience was treated to a sensational night of entertainment.
All by Tom Camp
THEATRE REVIEW: Pete Blockey’s "The Lifetime of Deaf and Deafblind" is a wonderful mix of signed song, story-telling and performance.
You will not see a show that will fill you with more warmth.
Fringe Review: "Cassandra Barbitoll" captivates with charm, wit, and physical comedy
Joske’s comedic timing was impeccable, and the performance had emotion and vulnerability that kept me hooked.
ART NATION: "It is Not Down in Any Map; True Places Never are" and "Exit Wounds" at Stala Contemporary
Stala Contemporary's latest offering is a stunning joint solo exhibition of two of Perth’s rising stars. Jarrad Martyn's It's Not Down in Any Map; True Places Never and Richard Healy's Exit Wounds.
Why Everyone Needs Safe Schools
Clearly safe schools benefits LGBTIQ people, but it helps us all. I hate the fact that my own infelicities cause my friends so much angst, and can contribute to people feeling somehow like the other. It’s very hard as someone who likes to think of myself as inclusive that my very thoughts and language can do so much harm. History has shown that this kind of inclusive education is not dangerous. We need safe schools to bring us all together.
Bibliophilia Obscura: Ern Malley, Australian Modernism and Continuing Inspiration
This is a story about a dead poet who was posthumously immortalised from obscurity by a rising star with a passion for literature, poetry and art. This is a story of the two men who brought them together. This is the story of the most celebrated Australian poet that never lived and the greatest literary hoax in our history.
Home Open: An Evening of Green
The Cutting Room Floor and the Australian Greens invite you to a thought provoking evening of theatre – Home Open: An Evening of Green, curated by Senator Scott Ludlam.
Watch the World Lose its Collective Mind Thanks to Cheeky Kiwi Garden Gnomes.
New Zealand redditors have trolled the world with posts about New Zealand banning home gardens.
ANZAC Day and Social Pressure
More than just giving thanks to those who went to die in World War I, ANZAC day is a day to remember the crippling effect of peer-pressure and social ostracism.
Yardstock
Charming and open to all comers, there is a sense of community to Yardstock. It’s part of the celebration and embrace of the west coast chill. A journey over 5 backyards and spaces in coastal suburbia and thirteen acts provides a day of easy pleasure.
Fringe Review: 'talk dirty to me' is Utterly Entertaining
talk dirty to me shines the spotlight on how we live and increasingly how we love. The show strikes that perfect balance of making you laugh, and making you think. You won’t be disappointed.
Fringe 2016 Preview: Inside We Hide
Do you like to play the blame game? Come play and see if you would survive. ‘Inside We Hide’ is part of the Fringe World Festival and is showing at the Blue Room Theatre February 9-13.
Floating Points, Moodymann, tINI and Henry Maxwell
Habitat has been bringing good music to Perth for years, and MOVE has been fostering it here for us all to enjoy. When they teamed up to present Moodyman, Floating Points and tINI and Henry Maxwell it was always going to be a great night of vibe laden house.
Condemned: Homes on Death Row
I never have that much fun in abandoned houses. These were people’s homes, full of memories It is an all too acute reminder that my house too is at risk of succumbing to the march of ‘progress’.
Midland Grain Silo
Every now and then, you’ll find somewhere that captures you. One of my spots is the Midland Grain Silo. What was a huge symbol of agricultural history of Midland, is now a hotspot for street art.
Reclaim Australia, and the Counter Rallies that Strengthen Them
The counter-rallies have the appearance of an aggressive attempt to stop one group’s point of view, and when it creates violence it this enlivens the appearance of an extreme movement which harms their own message.
The Song Was Wrong: A Love Story About Hope, Heartbreak and Music
The Song was Wrong is a highly visual and physical work. Telling the story of a Pianist and the woman he loved and lost, their instant attraction and passionate love affair, the characters they met, the decisions they made and how their lives are entwined forever.
The Home that Meth Destroyed
This house did hold some treasures for us. In the front rooms we noticed elaborate tales scribbled on the walls. They documented a relationship falling apart, the existence of drug habits, and the struggle of the writer or writers to comprehend what they were confronted with.
Lomborg v UWA: Why Free Speech doesn’t come with a Platform
What is often lost in the debate about the right to free speech is the exact bounds of that right. Just because you want to say something doesn't mean people need to give you a platform on which to say it.