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Nudie runPremiumSex clown Betty Grumble back to bare all in Perth

Emma Maye Gibson’s alter ego is a one-woman flesh riot and five-star ecosexual performance artist

Simon Collins

Legal eagleCommentsRobertson is still fighting the good fight

Geoffrey Robertson is touring his insightful live current affairs show, It’s No Longer Hypothetical, to Perth.

Tanya MacNaughton

Choral liveAncient & modern celebration of Transfiguration at Claremont

Claremont Consort channelled ancient and modern music and lyrics for Transfiguration at Christ Church.

David Cusworth

Exit Through the Gift ShopCommentsFrench pop art provocateur declares ‘Perth is Beautiful’

After painting for the Pope, Michelle Obama and Madonna, Thierry Guetta - aka Mr Brainwash of Exit Through the Gift Shop fame - has now put Perth in the frame.

Simon Collins

Banksy who?French pop artist Mr. Brainwash whitewashes famous friend

While he’s happy to discuss making art with Pope Francis, Michelle Obama, Michael Jackson and Madonna, controversial artist Thierry Guetta draws the line at Banksy

Simon Collins

Back for goodCommentsPremiumMusical theatre performer is back where he belongs

After an absence of more than 20 years, musical theatre performer Dale Burridge has returned to the stage with his soul-baring show At The Crossroads.

Tanya MacNaughton

ArtsArnhem Land weaving wins $100k art award

Arnhem Land artist Margaret Rarru Garrawurra has won the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, worth $100,000.

Liz Hobday

Who’s who of operaPremiumOpera stars align for Performing Arts WA Awards

Romantic intrigue, murder-suicide, drug overdose, desperate heartache and soaring tunes — the opera section of the Performing Arts WA Awards is a star-filled round-up of a year COVID-19 just couldn’t kill.

David Cusworth

Dance disruptionCommentsContemporary dance and strings combine for epic work

Perth-raised dancer Liam Green will return home for the first time with Sydney Dance Company in contemporary choreographer Rafael Bonachela and composer Bryce Dessner’s full length work, Impermanence.

Tanya MacNaughton

Sneak peekPremiumHighly anticipated Disney musical opens this month

Frozen the Musical stars Courtney Monsma and Jemma Rix enjoyed a fleeting Perth visit for an exclusive preview event at Crown ahead of the production’s season there from August 25.

Tanya MacNaughton

Opera at the WACAPremiumCarmen brings operatic fireworks to WACA after COVID pause

Opera spectacular Carmen will make its debut at the WACA Ground next February for Perth Festival.

David Cusworth

Classical livePetrenko brings Shostakovich drama to Perth Concert Hall

Conductor Vasily Petrenko, his heritage torn between Russia and Ukraine, puts a human face on Shostakovich’s dramatic account of tyranny and destruction.

David Cusworth

Family tiesPremiumStrings the key to a family in harmony

Royal wedding UK cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is not the only musician in his family and Perth music lovers will get to experience all seven siblings perform together at Perth Concert Hall in August.

Tanya MacNaughton

Comedy castingPremiumPerth Noongar actor pursues his passion

Perth actor Maitland Schnaars is feeding his appetite for Shakespeare in Bell Shakespeare’s national touring production of The Comedy of Errors.

Tanya MacNaughton

Story timePremiumTo infinity and beyond for orchestra’s movie concert

Nostalgia will be in full force when WA Symphony Orchestra perform Toy Story in Concert and French horn player Frankie Lo Surdo is buzzed about it.

Tanya MacNaughton

Choral liveAllegri to ABBA with St George’s Cathedral Consort

Three centuries of music come together at Government House with St George’s Cathedral Consort and Allegri to ABBA.

David Cusworth

ArtsPremiumMelbourne pub set for heritage protection

Melbourne's Curtin Hotel, a popular watering hole of the labour movement, will be recommended for heritage status following a campaign to stymie redevelopment.

Callum Godde

Making memoriesCommentsPremiumActors reflect on classic American playwright experience

Two local actors turned national stars, a grand old theatre, and a Tennessee Williams classic: inside Black Swan State Theatre Company’s making of The Glass Menagerie, with Mandy McElhinney and Joel Jackson.

Tanya MacNaughton

Asian artGallery embarks on creative and cultural initiative

AGWA’s remarkable transformation continues with the launch of the inaugural Simon Lee Foundation Institute of Contemporary Asian Art 2022/23 program.

Tanya MacNaughton

Creative licensePremiumWA artists have time to shine with $200,000 boost

The Minderoo Foundation Art Fund winners have been announced.

Jessie Stoelwinder

Art showPremiumSeven Forms exhibition brings new perspectives of Collie

A new exhibition opening in Collie on Saturday will showcase the impressions and impacts the town has had on seven emerging artists.

Jacinta Cantatore

paradise valley Manjimup filmmaker Abby Garratt working on new project

A 22-year-old Manjimup filmmaker is hoping to tap into the “beautiful” scenery of her home town to create her second short film after receiving a State Government regional arts grant. 

Kasper Johansen

People’s pulseWinner announced for Pulse exhibition People’s Choice Award

Visitors to this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition have cast their votes with Charlotte Simmons winning the Act Belong Commit People’s Choice Award for her artwork Echoes of Choeung Ek.

Tanya MacNaughton

Sensory siteArtist set to activate PICA entrance

Brisbane-based visual artist Elizabeth Willing has received the inaugural Judy Wheeler Commission to produce a site-specific work for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts in 2023.

Tanya MacNaughton