The second episode of Your Arts Playground – Seesaw’s new monthly podcast – is here, with dance in the mosh pit, a chance to see inside artists’ studios, great music collaborations, theatre that tackles tricky topics with a light touch, sheep as film stars… and more! This month Nina Levy is joined by guest host Claire Coleman, filling in while Rosalind Appleby is on annual leave. Show notesDance https://megatix.com.au/events/cry-baby (Cry Baby) by Parkin Projects at the Rechabite Hall, 4-6 August. https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2021/07/head-banging-synchrony-copy (Read Seesaw’s review)https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2021/01/head-banging-synchrony ( )of the Fringe World season of Cry Baby. https://waballet.com.au/dracula-2021 (Dracula) by West Australian Ballet, at Crown Theatre, 19-24 August https://www.perthfestival.com.au/events/archives-of-humanity-watch-at-home/ (Archives of Humanity) by Co3 Contempory Dance, available online until 15 August https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2021/02/restless-relentless-and-intensely-rewarding (Read Seesaw’s review) of the Perth Festival season. Music https://www.waopera.asn.au/shows/events/star-navigator-ihitai-avei-a/ (Star Navigator), WA Opera, 13 August – Sadly this event has been cancelled since we recorded, due to the suspension of the travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia. Read more https://www.waopera.asn.au/shows/events/star-navigator-ihitai-avei-a/ (here). https://www.breaksea.org/breaksea-at-the-rechabite (Breaksea @ the Rechabite), 7 August https://www.djindaboodja.org/naidoc-2021 (Djinda Boodja) NAIDOC Day at Djinda Boodja, 295 Manning Rd, Waterford WA, 4 August https://www.ticketswa.com/event/petrushka (Petrushka), WA Symphony Orchestra and UWA, at Winthrop Hall, 10 August
Visual arts https://www.mrropenstudios.com.au/ (Margaret River Open Studios), 11-26 September https://www.fac.org.au/whats-on/post/stanislava-pinchuk-the-archaeology-of-loss/ (“The Archaeology of Loss”) by Stanislava Pinchuk at Fremantle Arts Centre until 7 September https://www.fac.org.au/whats-on/post/jacobus-capone-beating-heart/ (“Beating Heart” )by Jacobus Capone at Fremantle Arts Centre, until 7 September
Film https://cinefestoz.com/ (CinefestOz Film Festival Western Australia), 25-29 August Oops! We made a boo-boo with our coverage of CinefestOz - Rams was actually the opening film for the 2020 Festival. There's a whole swathe of exciting new films in this year's Festival, however, so do check it out! https://www.ptt.wa.gov.au/venues/state-theatre-centre-of-wa/whats-on/top-dog-film-festival-2021/ (Top Dog Film Festival), State Theatre Centre of WA, 20 August
Theatre https://bsstc.com.au/whats-on/every-brilliant-thing (Every Brilliant Thing), by Black Swan State Theatre Company, State Theatre Centre of WA, 25 August – 17 September, and touring Karratha, Dampier, Wickham, Port Hedland, Mandurah, Narrogin, Harvey, various venues in Vic and NSW; Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Albany, August – November. https://www.steamworks.net.au/projects/savage-grace-2020 (Savage Grace), Steamworks Arts, State Theatre Centre of WA, 11-15 August
Claire’s sneaky September choir call outs https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CHOIRAST21 (Pub Choir), Astor Theatre, 7 September https://uwacs.com.au/upcoming-concerts/ (The Big Sing Messiah), UWA Choral Society, UWA, 11 September
Plus if you’re interested in finding out more about Claire’s new choir Hengequeens, you can https://www.instagram.com/hengequeens/ (follow Hengequeens on Instagram).