Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
16 June 2020
Seesaw’s Q&A series is heading on the road, to find out how artists around WA have been managing COVID-19 challenges. This week Wheatbelt-based singer-songwriter, actor and comedian Alli Butler shares her experiences of lockdown and the start of recovery.
3 June 2020
Families all over the world need this show, says Rosalind Appleby as her children discover the best place to do theatre is in your own home.
28 May 2020
Watching replays of live streams on YouTube isn’t the only way to revisit the magic of theatre. While our stages are quiet David Zampatti is reconnecting with his favourites in print.
27 May 2020
The performing arts sector has been devastated by the pandemic shutdowns… but recovery could provide a window of opportunity for local independent artists. Nina Levy investigates.
21 May 2020
Jen Jamieson is an artist whose participatory works are about human connection. In this Q&A with Nina Levy, Jamieson describes the ways in which social distancing has impacted on her artistic practice, her work in youth mental health and her life in general.
13 May 2020
Six weeks into isolation, independent actor, director and producer Libby Klysz describes her existential crisis, in this next instalment in the “Day in the life” series.
8 May 2020
Rosalind Appleby investigates the reasoning behind the cancellation of key State Government arts funding, and how it impacts the local arts sector.
6 May 2020
Could live-streamed performance flourish as a new art-form, once Coronavirus restrictions lift? The Last Great Hunt’s live-streamed script-reading of Chris Isaac’s Bite the Hand gives David Zampatti pause for thought.
2 May 2020
At a time when the performing arts are in shut down, the online presentation of the annual Performing Arts WA Awards still felt like a celebration, albeit a poignant one.
30 April 2020
Barking Gecko Theatre has responded to the challenges of the global pandemic with a new project that gives young West Australians the chance to connect with children and teens on the other side of the world, reports Miranda Johnson.
