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  • Blueback meets Abel Jackson. Oceans of meaning in gentle tale
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    Oceans of meaning in gentle tale

    3 July 2023

    Blueback asks some deep questions of its audience. Julie Hosking is fully immersed in this moving Spare Parts production.

    Reading time • 5 minutes
  • A goggly-eyed ish puppet opens its mouth as if smiling. He is looking directly at a boy wearing a snorkel whose head is poking through green coral. These are puppets in Blueback. Blueback takes you on a deep journey
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    Blueback takes you on a deep journey

    2 July 2023

    With clever staging, mesmerising movement and rich storytelling, Spare Parts’ production of Blueback captivates junior reviewers Jackson and Chloe Davis.

    Reading time • 4 minutesTheatre
  • AGWA Rooftop, Art Gallery Of Western Australia, Australia, Ever Present Family Day, Northbridge, Venue, Western Australia Arts sponsorship. Perth city skyline at twilight with a group of people gathered on a rooftop dance party in the foreground Show me the other money
    Features

    Show me the other money

    1 July 2022

    The pressure on the arts community to wean itself off mining and fossil fuel money has been amplified by the outcome of the Federal election. But are there realistic alternatives to an industry that looms so large over all aspects of West Australian business and culture? Mark Naglazas reports.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • Love to Read Local event. Two men in black tops are sitting at a desk, signing books. Two young boys in red tops and caps are standing on the other side of the desk waiting for their books. 10 tips on how to read local
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    10 tips on how to read local

    26 May 2022

    This week is Love to Read Local Week. From tours and clubs to retail therapy, Ara Jansen offers some creative ways to explore our local tales.

    Reading time • 9 minutesLiterature
  • The Black Swan State Theatre Company and Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne) co-production of Tim Winton's 'Cloudstreet', at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Western Australia. Photographed by Philip Gostelow, 20th February 2020. A tangled tale told well
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    A tangled tale told well

    23 February 2020

    It takes hours to unfold, but Jan Hallam says ‘the big baggy story’ of Cloudstreet is well worth revisiting.

    Reading time • 7 minutesPerth Festival
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