Hours: 6:30pm PICA Performance Space
Cost: $25 - $30
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/hopeisthesaddest

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A bright black comedy about Dolly Parton, Death and Delusion, with “an exciting blend of stylised performance, set in a world of magical eccentricity. It moves, entertains and delights” (Ali Taulbut, The West Australian).

Winner, Best Production - The Blue Room Theatre Awards, 2008.

Hours: 8pm PICA Performance Space
Cost: $25 - $30
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/tiltedfawn

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Contemporary dance artist Melanie Lane and UK electronic musician CLARK join to create a solo dance work that transports you with movement and sound.

An orchestra of low-fi sonic landscapes propels the dancer along a journey that is at times luscious, melancholic, stark and utopian.

Hours: 9:30pm PICA Performance Space
Cost: $25 - $30
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/standingbird

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"I keep falling in and out of myself, just as I fell out of paradise..."

This dance/theatre/film work explores a shipwrecked European woman's encounter with the Australian landscape - an experience of submersion, dislocation, isolation and transformation.

Cost: 0
More Info: www.bsstc.com.au/the-2012-season/arcadia/

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In 1809, eccentric family members, house guests and staff reside in Sidley Park, surrounded by picturesquely Gothic gardens. 180 years later, garden historian Hannah and academic Bernard try to shed light on the garden’s secrets and uncover the scandal that is said to have happened. A stirring love story that crosses centuries, a witty play of ideas for anyone who loves science, maths or gardening, with wonderfully eccentric characters, mystery and scandal wrapped up in one visual feast. Jumping back and forth between the centuries, Arcadia explores the nature of truth, time and sexual attraction.

Venue: Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA
Director: Kate Cherry
Featuring: Adriane Daff, Rebecca Davis, Benj D'Addario, Brendan Hanson, Kirsty Hillhouse, Nick Maclaine, Andrew McFarlane, Edgar Metcalfe, Whitney Richards, Scott Sheridan, Steve Turner

Tickets: Standard $69.50 / Concession $54.50 / Previews $52.50 / Family Package $158 / Groups 8+ $53.50 (plus 1 free ticket for every 10 tickets purchased) / Students $29.50

Bookings: BOCS Ticketing, ph (08) 9484 1133, Groups 8+ ph (08) 9321 6831, www.bocsticketing.com.au/whats-on/688/arcadia/

Hours: 7pm
Cost: $20 - $25
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/virgie

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"The future of entertainment was the first appearance in Perth of Miss Virgie Vivienne” - The West Australian, 1897

So it was reported over 100 years ago... and now it begins again.

Facts are stubborn things, and so was Virgie Vivienne, the 19th Century trailblazer who brought Shakespeare to the Australian outback. Direct from premiering at FringeNYC, Renee Newman-Storen’s Virgie tracks a life spanning 70 years of love, tragedy and the bard through Australia and Europe.

Using verbatim material and original writing, Virgie fuses intimate storytelling and a soundtrack ranging from Tchaikovsky to Nick Cave to capture snapshots of an extraordinary life.

This fictionalized account of a remarkable story will be the first chance for Australian audiences to become acquainted with this little known risk-taker.

More info: www.theMOXYcollective.com

Written and performed by Renee Newman-Storen
Directed by Mark Storen and Emily McLean

Hours: 9pm
Cost: $20 - $25
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/sleepyhead

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Fresh from an acclaimed, sold out season in Melbourne, The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights and Upstart Theatre Company proudly present ‘Sleepyhead’ by award-winning Perth playwright Nathaniel Moncrieff as part of Perth’s FRINGE WORLD Festival from 6 February 2012.

Set on an isolated property somewhere in the woodlands of Western Australia’s southern region, ‘Sleepyhead’ revolves around two young sisters – one crippled, one mercilessly cruel.

When the girls’ father leaves to borrow money from a far-away brother, they are left alone to fend for themselves. This proves the catalyst for a series of unsettling events: a dead chicken, mysterious phone calls, a blood splattered visitor and the spectre of the girls’ dead mother.

Winner of the 2009 Fellowship of Australian Writers’ Di Cranston award, as well as shortlisted for the prestigious Griffin Award in 2010, ‘Sleepyhead’ is a darkly funny, “convincingly exasperating piece of Australian gothic” [Andrew Fuhrmann, Curtain Call].

SLEEPYHEAD
by Nathaniel Moncrieff
Directed by Garreth Bradshaw
Produced by Sam Farringdon

CAST:
Eleanor...................... Amy Murray
Genevieve.................. Louise Cocks
Tom........................... Alex Jones
Donald....................... Adam Shuttleworth
Polly........................... Kirsty Marillier

Cost: 0

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Hours: 6-8pm
Cost: 0
More Info: getphysicool.com

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Want to sweat like it’s 1985?
Join VJzoo and MC Bonnie Davies for the ultimate fluoro fitness faceoff outdoors at the Northbridge Piazza. Follow the moves on the big screen and compete for titles like “Buns of Steel” and “Does it like Fonda”. 80’s workout-wear recommended.
Perth will host the WORLD PREMIERE of a parody "aerobics competition" featuring a live audio visual performance mixed by VJzoo alongside comedian Bonnie Davies as the MC and aerobics leader at the Northbridge Piazza.
Audience members will be entertained and encouraged to dance along while competing for prizes and blinding each other with fluoro.
Follow Bonnie Davies or VJzoo on Facebook to keep up to date, or visit http://GetPhysicool.com/
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VJzoo - @VJzoo / www.facebook.com/VJzoo
Bonnie - @Bonnieisbonnie / facebook/bonniecomedy
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Presented in partnership with Northbridge Piazza for Perth Fringe World 2012.
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Hours: 8pm - 12am
Cost: $FIVER (Free before 9 though!)
More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/226314464116626/

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NIGHTCLASS / Fancy fresh beats and electronic treats / At street level.

ed.204 / Headed by YLEM (Paperchain/The Community) bringing his smorgasbord of hip hop, trip hop and spaced out beats in full *LIVE* mode. Plus, twice PDMA 'Best Dubstep DJ' and undoubtedly the best bass music selector in the game, REKAB. Dancefloor vibes also more than adequately maintained by MR STARKS, EVERYTEEN and TRAVIS D00M.

It'll be all like FUTUREFUNK-HOUSE-GARAGE-BASS-BEATS-HIPHOP-&-DEEPDANCINGMUSIC.

ft.
YLEM (LIVE);
REKAB;
MR STARKS;
EVERYTEEN; and
TRAVIS D00M.

Appropriate visuals.

Be there early, unless you do lines.

check ->
http://www.soundcloud.com/ylem
http://www.soundcloud.com/rekab_dj
http://www.soundcloud.com/mr-starks
http://www.soundcloud.com/musicbypickles

Hours: 20:00 until 23:30
Cost: $10 entry + Free Single

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We're releasing our brand new single 'Outlines & Colours', to celebrate we're throwing this little soiree at The Bird.
Joining us for the night are the explosively awesome, Laneway playing, Cow Parade Cow.
These guys are the real deal - three tracks in Blalock's / BIRP fm best 100 independent songs of 2011 and a new album about to drop.

Spinning records throughout the night will be the mysterious DJ Turbs vs M.F. Groom to keep things kicking on.

Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11-5
Cost: 0
More Info: www.turnergalleries.com.au

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Marion Borgelt is one of Australia’s most eminent artists, well known for her paintings, sculptures and public artworks. Time, space, light and motion are all themes that Marion’s work has examined for several years, and she continues this exploration in her current exhibition; Musical Geometry. She is fascinated by how light behaves in certain environments: how it bends, folds and curls providing sensory encounters. Her artworks often reference notions of sequential movement that calibrates time and change in a universe of perpetual motion. Marion has been exhibiting professionally for over 35 years and has received many significant awards. Her work can be found in more than 40 major public collections and in a further 22 corporate collections.

Hours: Opening Night: Sat Feb 4th @ 6-8:30 pm
Daily: 11am-3.30pm
Cost: Free
More Info: MickeyDraws.tumblr.com

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Paintings and Drawings I've created in my time away from Machines and skin.

Hours: 8pm Wed & Fri
Cost: $20 - $25
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/newtwo

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Two.
The people in a marriage, a tango, a boxing match.
The amount of each animal on the Ark.
The fingers in a peace sign that when turned have a whole other meaning.

The number of performers in each new short work to feature in this mixed bag of original performance with a new line-up each week.

Hours: 12.00pm - 6.00pm
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/170881803012938/

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'Inside the Little Kingdom', a solo exhibition of recent work by Abdul-Rahman Abdullah explores a search for identity, sorting through the cultural baggage of a childhood buried in faded memories and family lore that resonates from a time of absolutes. Abdullah rediscovers the stories of his own world buttressed within the finite walls of an urban Australian Muslim household, celebrating the tribal familiarity of toys and tales that still live somewhere between reality and the vivid fictions of childhood.

Hours: 8pm Tues & Thurs
Cost: $15 - $20
More Info: www.barefaced.com.au

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Honest, fearless and refreshingly entertaining, Perth’s regular story showcase returns to Summer Nights for six shows only.

Fresh from workshops with Brian Finkelstein (The Moth LA), catch old favourites and some new faces telling true tales.

All Summer Nights tix through The Blue Room $15!
More info: www.barefaced.com.au // www.blueroom.org.au

Tickets also available through www.fringeworld.com.au ($20)

Hours: 8pm PICA Performance Space
Cost: $25 - $30
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/threestrikes

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On his 39th birthday Emmy Award-nominated writer Brian Finkelstein went on strike for the third time.

For months he walked in circles and ate lunches delivered by Jay Leno.

The Moth LA host brings his new show exclusively to Summer Nights.

Hours: 9pm
Cost: $20 - $25
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/occupied

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Friday night.
The ladies are hitting the town... Hard.

In a nightclub bathroom we meet a group of young women, linked only by their synchronised “pee” cycles.

Yet this hilarious situation is somehow dampened by the unexpected consequences of this “harmless” night out…

Hours: 6:30pm PICA Performance Space
Cost: $25 - $30
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/thedaytheskyturnedblack

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Black Saturday. Firestorms equal to 1500 atomic bombs ravage Victoria.

Interviews with survivors inspired this award-winning story of courage, hope, and humour amidst the devastation of one of Australia's worst ever natural disasters.

“Enthralling” – New York Times.

Winner: Excellence in Solo Performance – FringeNYC & Sydney Fringe
Sydney Fringe People’s Choice Award.

Hours: 7pm Tues - Sun
Cost: $25 - $30
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/missing

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Young Irish Jack grew up on the right side of town with the wrong frame of mind.

Missing is a story of surviving homelessness on London’s streets... and how easy it is to steal from department stores.

Directed by Michael McCall
Written by Sandi Buckley
Featuring James Helm

Hours: 9:30pm PICA Performance Space
Cost: $25 - $30
More Info: www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/laryngectomyparablesandhomilie

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The Renegades return with their heartfelt and controversial call to arms. This interactive performance installation is an attack on the worms that have dined for too long on the sacred ideals of free speech.

“Such skill, ferocity and courage… you had to sit up and take notice.” – The West Australian

Hours: 3pm, 4pm, 5pm or 3-hour marathon
Cost: $25 (4 shows in an hr) or $66 (full 12 show 3 hr programme)
More Info: www.proximityfestival.com

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12 artists // 12 spaces // 12 performances // 12 minutes // 12 times a day

Australia’s first micro-festival of one-on-one art. Proximity will transform every corner of The Blue Room Theatre building with 12 world premiere performances tailor-made for an audience of one.

Get up close and personal with theatre, dance and live-art in a radically intimate way.

Experience a private tap dance, go on a tandem bike ride, discover how sweet your life is, join THE UNION, test your limits with a game of strip poker, learn how to take a 3 minute shower or help prepare a 3 hour slowfood mini-banquette.

See 4 shows in an hour for $25 or experience all 12 over 3 hours for $66.

Tickets only available through The Blue Room Theatre box office
www.blueroom.org.au | Phone: 9227 7005 | In Person: 53 James St, Northbridge

Curators: James Berlyn and Sarah Rowbottam Provocateur: Kelli Mccluskey Artists: Claudia Alessi, James Berlyn, Janet Carter, Renae Coles, Russya Connor, Jackson Eaton, Jen Jamieson, Nikki Jones, Janette McGinty, Sarah Nelson, Sarah Rowbottam and Hellen Russo.

Hours: various session times
Cost: $12
More Info: www.insertcoins.com.au

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George Lucas, some love him, some hate him.

From Rotten Tomatoes.com:

The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself-one of the most passionately debated filmmakers of all time-many have found their ardor has cooled into a complicated love-hate relationship. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into Lucas's cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions.

Session times below:
Sat 28 Jan @ 4:15 and 8:15pm

Sun 29 Jan @ 2:15pm

Thurs 2 Feb @ 7.45pm

Fri 3 Feb @ 8:45pm

Sat 4 Feb @ 4:15 and 8:15pm

Hours: Approx 2hrs 30 mins (incl. interval)
Cost: Standard $69.50 / Concession $54.50 / Previews $52.50 / Family Package $158 / Groups 8+ $53.50 (plus 1 free ticket for
More Info: www.bocsticketing.com.au/whats-on/686/white-divers-of-broome/

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Black Swan State Theatre Company presents

The White Divers of Broome
By Hilary Bell

28 January - 16 February 2012

World Premiere!

In the boom times of 1912 Broome, Sydney Pigott is a wealthy pearling master looking for a way around the White Australia Policy, anxious to keep his cheap Asian workers – and his high profits.

Webber, Sanders and Beasily are the cream of the British Navy deep sea divers. Hired by Pigott, they arrive in Broome naïvely convinced they’ll prove their skills when they hit the hazardous seas and collect the precious mother-of-pearl. But desperate Asian crews, shadowy alliances and the ruthless environment of Broome are against the white divers from the beginning.

From the brothels to the ballrooms to the deep seas, it’s a cutthroat world and trust is hard to find.

Inspired by the book of the same name by John Bailey, The White Divers of Broome is a celebration of boom time Broome and its exotic clash of cultures. Be captivated by a stirring account of greed, betrayal, loyalty and survival that resonates through the years.

“Hilary Bell will sweep you along in this epic and heartbreaking story, and take you back to a time when the racial and class relations in the exotic frontier town of Broome were watched by the entire country.” Kate Cherry

Venue: Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA
Director: Kate Cherry
Featuring: Caitlin Beresford-Ord, Kylie Farmer [Kaarljilba Kaardn], Michelle Fornasier, Stuart Halusz, Sean Hawkins, Yutaka Izumihara, Miyuki Lotz, Greg McNeill, Kenneth Moraleda, Jo Morris, Tom O’Sullivan, Ian Toyne

Warning: Some coarse language and adult themes.

Bookings: BOCS Ticketing, ph (08) 9484 1133, Groups 8+ ph (08) 9321 6831, www.bocsticketing.com.au/whats-on/686/white-divers-of-broome/

More info: www.bsstc.com.au/the-2012-season/the-white-divers-of-broome/

Hours: 11 am - 5 pm
Cost: 0
More Info: www.theconservatoriumproject.com

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The Conservatorium features 80 emerging and established artists, who were given the brief that their work must be contained within a glass, plastic or ceramic jar. The resultant artworks resonate as an industrious investigation into containment, seeing and preserving.

Curated by Renae Coles & Anna Dunnill, The Conservatorium is the first exhibition to take place at Perth's newest artist-run initiative (ARI), Paper Mountain.

EXHIBITION OPENING: Jan 27, 6-9pm

OPEN DAILY 11-5

The Conservatorium is a part of FRINGE WORLD Festival, Perth 2012.

Visit www.theconservatoriumproject.com for information about the exhibition and contributing artists.

Hours: 10am - 5pm, closed Tuesdays.
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.artgallery.wa.gov.au

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In an exciting new presentation, it is the first time Your Collection has been displayed chronologically; it traces art made in the early nineteenth century, locally and around the world, to the art of today. Your Collection 1800 – today brings together an extraordinary group of over 450 Western Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous, national and international art, craft and design from the State Art Collection. There are four principal areas of display which you can discover on the ground floors of both the Centenary Galleries and the main Gallery building.

1800-1920 Here and There located in the Centenary Galleries includes works by Hans Heysen, Frederick McCubbin and Auguste Rodin; 1920-1960 Many Modernisms includes works by Stanley Spencer, Sidney Nolan and Kathleen O’Connor; 1960-1980 Anything Goes features work by Jenny Watson, Barbara Hepworth, Kaapa Tjampitjinpa and Alec Mingelmanganu; 1980-today Expanding Fields brings us up to date with major works by Rover Thomas, Ken Unsworth, Sally Gabori and Max Pam.

Image credits: James Angus, Gorilla, gorilla, gorilla 2006. Wood veneers, nylon, 24.2 x 18 x 32cm. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia Purchased with funds from the Sir Claude Hotchin Art Foundation, 2006. © James Angus 2006.

 

Hours: 2-3pm
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.artgallery.wa.gov.au

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Jeff Wall is recognised throughout the world as one of the most innovative and influential artists working today. JEFF WALL Photographs, this first Australian survey of his work brings together 26 mostly large-scale photographs to present an overview of his extraordinary achievements and features major works from over three decades of artistic and photographic innovation. Large and luminous, his photographs have rewritten nearly every convention of photography. Wall’s outstanding body of work has played a decisive role in establishing photography as the major contemporary art
form it is today.

Join artist Jeff Wall and AGWA's Deputy Director | Chief Curator Gary Dufour in an artist’s talk and a question
and answer session, and discover the mind behind these amazing photographs. This is an extraordinary opportunity to learn more about one of the most influential photographers of our time.

Image credit:Jeff Wall, After ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue 1999-2000. Transparency in light box, AP.
174 x 250.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist © Jeff Wall.