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e/Prof. Margaret Seares AO

COLIN BARNETT MLA

Lisa Scaffidi

Prof. Paul Johnson

Chair, Perth international arts festival

PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor

Vice-Chancellor, The University of Western Australia

The 2015 Perth International Arts Festival is Jonathan Holloway’s last and brings to culmination the various threads his previous Festivals have pursued. Jonathan’s strong emphasis on community involvement will be reflected in the extraordinary Royal de Luxe commemoration of the centenary of Anzac, which will engage hundreds of thousands of Western Australians throughout the state.

The 63rd Perth International Arts Festival is a chance for all Western Australians to participate in a wide range of experiences.

Spanning more than 60 years, Perth International Arts Festival and the City of Perth share a longstanding partnership. The Festival has consistently delighted and challenged Perth audiences and each year brings the community together in a celebration of culture and ideas.

The University is proud to be associated with the 63rd Perth International Arts Festival, one that coincides with the centenary year of the Gallipoli landing and the beginning of the Anzac tradition.

The full Festival program includes some truly outstanding international productions that are coming to Australia for the first time – works of such scale and significance that they are rarely performed outside London or New York. I would like to congratulate Jonathan and the Festival team for once again delivering such an extraordinary program of events. There is something for everyone, and I encourage you to make the most of this, Jonathan’s final bow to Western Australia.

One of the highlights will be Royal de Luxe presenting The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of The Giants to the Streets of Perth. Over three days, two Giants will take us on a journey and enthral audiences as they make Perth their home. The State Government has supported The Giants as a gift of immense cultural, community and commemorative importance to Western Australia. The story, inspired by the spirit of Anzac, will transcend generations and ignite the imaginations of our children. This world-class event – exclusive to Western Australia – is a special way to commemorate the centenary of Anzac, and will be talked about for years to come. The State Government, through Lotterywest, has been the principal partner of the Festival for more than 20 years. An import ant program has been Vital Stages, which offers local artists the opportunity to be part of the Festival experience. This Festival will be the finale for Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway. We all thank Jonathan for his creative vision and for all that he has brought to Western Australia.

Perth International Arts Festival has a reputation for bringing unexpected, amazing and inspiring works to our city, and 2015 is no exception. The Giants, accompanied by their human chaperones Royal de Luxe, will traverse the streets of Perth over three days in February, inspired by our unique Western Australian stories. The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of The Giants to the Streets of Perth will be the biggest free public arts event Western Australia has ever seen and we welcome the Giants as part of the state’s commemorations for Anzac’s 100th anniversary. Their arrival on our shores is a reflection of the scale of character and commitment of Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway, to whom we bid farewell at the end of his four-year tenure. He will truly leave behind giant shoes to fill and fond memories for the people of Perth to enjoy for many years to come.

The Festival’s history of bringing world-class performances and unforgettable experiences to the Western Australian community will continue in 2015. Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway has again proved his genius for selecting events that resonate, this time with The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of The Giants to the Streets of Perth – inspired by stories first told in many Western Australian families 100 years ago. The University’s campus will come alive during the Festival with some exciting new events, as well as the Perth Writers Festival and Lotterywest Festival Films. As the Festival’s founder, the University congratulates Jonathan Holloway on his wonderful directorship and looks forward to this, his final Festival, as it inspires and engages the wider community.

Noongar welcome

Ngalluk jurapiny wanju nunnuk ngallah Noongar Boodja Nitjah ngallah moorts Boodja koorah koorah Nitjah ngallah karllah Boodja koorah waanginy gaany ngallah jurapiny moort ngallah boodja Koorah waanginy kedala, ngallah yaakiny ngallak Noongar Nyitiyang Ngallak, Ngallak-a gaany We are pleased to welcome you to our Noongar country This is our ancestors’ land from the dreamtime This is our homeland of history And as one we are proud people of our land Through history till today, we stand together black and white We are, we are one Written by Noongar Elders and Ngallak Koort Boodja Group members Doolan-Leisha Eatts, Yuraleen Dorothy Winmar and Frederick Joseph Pickett.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Welcome My four Festivals as Artistic Director in Perth have Festival will include experiences both intimate been about two things – stories and experiences. and epic. Experiences that whet the appetite and stimulate all five senses. Moments that The stories have spanned millennia and have allow us to remember something we all knew as explored who we are, where we have come children – that the map is not the territory, that from, our current situation and where we the best discoveries are made by straying from might be going. the path or committing to a fantastic voyage. They are stories about this land, between the Stories and experiences in perfect collision can desert and the sea, defined by and beholden propel us around the world in one Festival. to both. Stories of our relationships with each In our constant search for and celebration of other and with the rest of the world. The truth the extraordinary, we have looked far and of our digitally complex, environmentally near, seeking out ever new ways to harness conscious, culturally diverse world and how the greatest talent from around the world and we reconcile with it. nurture the best artists from Western Australia. While the stories are intellectually complex, it is the visceral experiences that have the power to Perth International Arts Festival is a beautiful and much loved thing, and I have been transform and define us. honoured to spend half a decade getting to Curating experiences is less straightforward know its character and its desires, and to have than telling stories. No two people approach a guided it to new places. Festival moment in the same way, and no four And so we come to another crossroads, and the people will agree on the meaning – or indeed beginning of our next great adventure… value – of the experience they just shared. Bon voyage. No two Festival journeys will be the same, and our hope is that your travels through this Jonathan Holloway

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Inclusive theatre where young and old rub shoulders with the Giants. We walk together in their footsteps and we walk taller because they are with us. The Guardian (UK)

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Royal de Luxe The incredible and phenomenal journey of

The Giants to the streets of Perth Commemorating the centenary of Anzac Fri 13–Sun 15 Feb 2015

Do you remember what it was like to be a child? To see the world with wide-eyed wonder?

Once upon a time in a desert in the west, a Little Girl Giant fell from the sky into one of those communities in love with the stars, the earth, the trees, the water. One day, she found an old book full of love and sorrow, hope and lost battles. The Little Girl Giant knew then what she had to do. With a tear in her eye, she climbed aboard her boat and set sail across the sand for the big city …

Over three memorable days in February, we will be immersed in a modern-day fable, played out by the Giants across the streets of Perth. This is our story, our people, our culture and our country. The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of The Giants to the Streets of Perth takes inspiration from uniquely Western Australian stories – of ancient lands, Gallipoli-bound troops and a little girl in a lighthouse who buoyed their spirits. This is our chance to ensure a new generation of Western Australians comes to hold dear that which has shaped us. free and spectacular

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Belief is at the heart of our most profound experiences – it is what allows us to dream and imagine, to picture the possibilities. Royal de Luxe uses theatrical magic to rekindle that belief, to make us young again.

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Once we have walked with the Giants, our city will never look the same again. IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES There are certain moments in history that etch themselves on our minds, momentous occasions we remember long after the fanfare has faded – The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of The Giants to the Streets of Perth will be one of those moments. Put aside the day-to-day, surround yourself with those you know and love, and be part of a truly transforming commemoration of the centenary of Anzac. This is an experience to be shared and remembered.

BE IN PERTH IN FEBRUARY 2015 The Giants is a three-day event with surprises each day. The story begins on Friday 13 February and as the Giants walk our streets, they will become part of the city and include us all in the spectacle. On Saturday, the story – and the theatre – continues, until Sunday when we come together for the finale.

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR EXPERIENCE The Giants are sure to attract large crowds and we want you to make the most of your experience. In late January, information will be available online and in The West Australian to assist with your planning. You will find details on the Giants’ routes, as well as times, road closures, vantage points, accessible areas, transport and parking. You will also find out how to get involved through Anzac Profiles and Postcards from Home. And if you have friends or loved ones joining you from interstate or overseas, we have visitor packages available to assist in their travel arrangements. Visit perthfestival.com.au for event updates and sign up for our eNews. There will also be live updates via Twitter (@perth_festival) and Facebook (facebook.com/perthfestival), plus video and images on YouTube (youtube.com/perthfestival) and Instagram (@perthfestival). Don’t forget to use the #perthfest hashtag.

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ß Free A Perth International Arts Festival commission This project is assisted by the City of Nantes and French Ministry of Culture and Communication through Royal de Luxe. This project is also presented with the active participation of Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company.

This is an epic event – no two days are the same and you are invited to come back again and again. To ensure you don’t miss a minute, be in Perth on 13, 14 and 15 February.

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We are all about ‘the moment’ within a performance – that golden moment when artists and audiences share a live space for the first time. As a festival, half of our energy goes into delivering to you the best experiences from around the world. The other half – the half you rarely see – goes into identifying and supporting Western Australian artists to create their best work. Our purpose is to work with them, to assist them in putting their extraordinary talents onto an international stage.

The 2015 Vital Stages program allows us to employ more Western Australians to contribute to Festival events than ever before. That means more artists reaching more people and creating exceptional art – it is something that could only occur at Festival time. Together, we are enhancing cultural life in Western Australia, for all Western Australians.

With essential support from Lotterywest, Vital Stages is an important part of the Festival and enables us to home in on stages of the artistic process where support – whether through investment, resources, advocacy or advice – would enable a project to be realised.

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VITAL STAGES. VITAL EXPERIENCES.

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WE’RE ALL LEARNING. ALL OF THE TIME. Festivals are essential in engaging children and their families in dynamic events that live on in their memories and imaginations. Shared stories that are experienced live bring us together, make our community stronger and contribute to an enriching cultural life. The 2015 Perth International Arts Festival truly has something for everyone. Thanks to our Family and Education Program Partner Rio Tinto, we now engage with more than 10,000 school students and thousands of families each year. Festival events are linked to key learning areas in the Western Australian curriculum, and are layered with workshops and professional development opportunities for students and teachers. Much of this activity cannot be seen when you sit in a theatre, but it bubbles away among the youngest theatre makers, critics and audiences of Western Australia.

Building a better WA together Supporting a summer of celebration Family and Education Program Partner

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FAMILY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

The artists in this year’s Festival have dedicated more to reaching the top of their game than we could ever imagine, and the work that they are bringing to us is more complex than we will ever be able to credit.

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REACHING FOR THE STARS.

To be world-class takes talent, energy and opportunity.

Our job, on the other hand, is simple – to reach out to the world’s greatest artists, to handpick the most relevant work, and to present it in a way that creates the most memorable experiences for everyone involved. This year’s Festival has the potential to deliver an almost infinite number of such moments, and we will all experience them at different times and in myriad ways. Perth International Arts Festival is the longest running annual multi-arts celebration in the southern hemisphere, and Western Australia’s premier cultural event. In this third year of our International Excellence Partnership with Chevron Australia, we have been able to reach out to even more artists of unparalleled quality and diversity. It is a partnership like this that helps us to dream big and deliver extraordinary live arts experiences for you, and for all Western Australians.

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Australian Exclusive

An English National Opera, Metropolitan Opera and Lithuanian National Opera production in association with West Australian Opera

To witness Anthony Minghella’s Madama Butterfly is to witness the best visual theatrical production opera currently has to offer. The Huffington Post

Madama Butterfly By Giacomo Puccini Directed by Anthony Minghella

Hailed as ‘the most beautiful show of the year in operatic London’, Anthony Minghella’s Olivier Award-winning Madama Butterfly is performed in Australia for the first time. Known for directing films such as The English Patient and The Talented Mr Ripley, Minghella has created a stunning mix of cinematic images and traditional Japanese theatre. This is the late director’s only opera production and is celebrated as the most iconic staging of Butterfly. Puccini’s tragic love story tells of Butterfly (Cio-Cio San), a young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval officer, Pinkerton. Shortly after their wedding, Pinkerton returns to America, leaving Butterfly alone to await her husband’s return. Set to the gloriously romantic melodies of Puccini’s music, this moving story of devotion and betrayal has established Madama Butterfly as one of the world’s most performed and beloved operas.

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This production sees internationally renowned soprano, and Minghella’s original Butterfly, Mary Plazas in the title role, alongside original conductor David Parry. An international cast joins them to perform with the West Australian Opera Chorus and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Original director Anthony Minghella Associate director and original choreographer Carolyn Choa Revival director Sarah Tipple Conductor David Parry Cio-Cio San Mary Plazas Pinkerton Adam Diegel Sharpless Jonathan Summers Suzuki Maria Zifchak

Image: Original illustration by Shaun Tan Kate Miller-Heidke image: George Antoni

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World Premiere

A Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Opera Australia co-production in association with West Australian Opera Commissioned by Perth International Arts Festival and Melbourne Festival

The Rabbits

Based on the book written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan Composed by Kate Miller-Heidke, Libretto by Lally Katz Adapted and directed by John Sheedy Musical director, musical arrangements and additional music by Iain Grandage Designed by Gabriela Tylesova In this world premiere, John Marsden and Shaun Tan’s compelling picture-book The Rabbits is brought to life as a new work of operatic theatre for adults and children alike. This is a story of hope in the face of colonisation, displacement and despair. The world of The Rabbits invites us to question the constructs of modern life: society, culture, environment … the essence of our humanity. The Rabbits brings together an extraordinary Australian creative team. Award-winning vocalist Kate Miller-Heidke leads a cast of singers and musicians, performing her own compositions and Lally Katz’s enchanting libretto, with additional music from Iain Grandage in John Sheedy’s adaptation of a revered classic.

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This project is assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals – Perth International Arts Festival and Melbourne Festival – and the Western Australian Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts. The Rabbits, written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan, was first published in Australia by Lothian Books and this opera is produced by arrangement with Hachette Australia Pty Ltd.

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If you could capture the essence of childhood play – the boundless energy; the un-selfconscious immersion in pretending; the relentless inventiveness; the sheer delight in creativity … you’d have the Mark Morris Dance Group in Mozart Dances. Austin Chronicle

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Mark Morris Dance Group

Mozart Dances Choreography by Mark Morris Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

New York’s most acclaimed dance company, Mark Morris Dance Group, visits Perth for the first time with a masterful work that entices, enthrals and uplifts. Mark Morris is a titan of modern American dance, and when his choreography is matched with the music of Mozart, the result is nothing short of astonishing. In Mozart Dances, an 18-strong dance ensemble is joined by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and pianists Colin Fowler and Amir Farid in a monumental display of exquisite art. The performance exudes mastery of form – the inevitable consequence of Morris’ artistic and structural genius. Befitting of Mozart’s compositions are the lightness, surprise and joy of the choreography. Its playfulness and wit remind you that it’s good to be alive. Mozart Dances is a powerful and stirring performance you feel deep inside. From the soaringly balletic to the exhilaratingly modern, this is dance that turns on a dime. february M

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Tickets Premium $125/Friends $110 A Reserve $99.50/Friends $85.50/Conc $90 B Reserve $65/Friends $55/Conc $60/FT Students (U30) $25 C Reserve $45

It’s the dance equivalent of a red-carpet event to get Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui as choreographers on the same program. THE GUARDIAN (UK)

Aakash Odedra Company

Rising

Choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Aakash Odedra

Award-winning British contemporary dancer Aakash Odedra is wowing audiences across the globe with his stunning solo performance Rising. A masterclass in choreographic brilliance, Rising features the work of three of the world’s finest choreographers – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant and Odedra’s mentor Akram Khan.

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Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA 8pm, 75min no interval tickets Premium $49/Friends $45/Conc $39 A Reserve $35/FT Students (U30) $25 International Excellence Partner

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Combining an array of dance styles, at once highly technical and poetic, Rising consists of four separate works, each with a distinctly different energy. Be witness to the breadth of Odedra’s remarkable capabilities, from his razor-sharp precision and enviable poise to his mesmerising agility.

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West Australian Ballet

Proudly supporting the Festival for over 60 years.

In 1953 UWA Professor Fred Alexander brought to life his vision of a ‘festival for the people’. And just like UWA’s involvement with the community, the arts festival has been growing ever since. From its humble beginnings as a community arts experiment to the extravaganza it’s become, the Perth International Arts Festival has always been a pride and joy of our university.

Ballet at the Quarry

Pack a picnic, join your friends and settle in for some stunning ballet under the stars. Headlining the Ballet at the Quarry program is the Australian premiere of international choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Zip Zap Zoom, an energetic fusion of hip hop, ballroom, cabaret and other dance forms. La Pluie, also by Ochoa, is a captivating, fluid pas de deux set to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, while the third piece, Steptext, brings the work of famed choreographer William Forsythe to West Australian Ballet for the first time. Concluding the program is Hold the Forth by dancer and choreographer Daniel Roberts, who uses a quote from George Orwell’s 1984 to describe the new work – ‘War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength’.

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Quarry Amphitheatre 8pm, gates open 6.30pm, 2hr including interval tickets A Reserve $67/Conc $56/Youth (U26) $52/Junior (U16) $50 B Reserve $49/Conc $44/Youth (U26) $39/Junior (U16) $39 Bookings through waballet.com.au or Ticketmaster 136 100 Image: Chantel Concei

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Dancers: Claire Hill, Melissa Boniface and Victoria Maughan

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Marrugeku

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It is synthetic theatre at its boldest, most expressive and physical, where the imagination stalks unchained on stage and the spirits of the land move unseen among us. The Australian (on crying baby)

Concept by Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain Directed by Rachael Swain Choreographed by Dalisa Pigram and Serge Aimé Coulibaly Storyteller Edwin Lee Mulligan

In the dead of night on 7 August 1980, a convoy of 49 drilling vehicles left Perth for the dusty plains, purple escarpment and old boab trees of Noonkanbah Cattle Station. They were stopped by a wall of people whose now-infamous protest set a new direction for Aboriginal land rights forever. In 30 years we have come so far, but as we face our future, have the questions changed or are they still the same? Who will be there to sing the rain song when the sky speaks?

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Featuring the poems of dream-catcher Edwin Lee Mulligan, a custodian of Noonkanbah, and songs by Ngaiire and Nick Cave, Cut the Sky is a richly layered genre-defying dance work set to ignite your imagination by raising questions about how we value that which is above and below the earth’s crust.

Regal Theatre 7.30pm, *2 & 7.30pm, #5pm 70min no interval

In this world premiere season, Marrugeku’s hallmark choreography and personal storytelling brings to the fore a vision of our future that is something to behold.

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Real experiences and real lives … not just one of the highlights of this year’s festival but a new high point in telling a national narrative on the stage. The Guardian

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A Queensland Theatre Company and Sydney Festival co-production Presented in association with Perth Theatre Trust

Drawing from interviews with the families of these soldiers, as well as conversations with veterans, historians and academics, this production tells a story of honour and sacrifice, with a lightness of touch and an Aussie-larrikin attitude.

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Queensland Theatre Company’s tour of Black Diggers is supported by the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund and Sibelco Australia.

Following critically acclaimed seasons in Sydney and Brisbane, Black Diggers is already a contemporary classic. By turns witty, moving and enlightening, this major Festival co-commission is an important event to round out the Festival’s centenary of Anzac commemorations.

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Contains low-level coarse language and references to death

artist talk Fri 6 March, post–11am show tickets Premium $75/Friends $70 A Reserve $63/Friends $55/Conc $57 B Reserve $38/FT Students (U30) $25

This production has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals – Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival, Sydney Festival and Perth International Arts Festival.

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BLACK DIGGERS

One hundred years have passed since the Great War yet some stories remain untold – Black Diggers is one of them. Through interweaving vignettes, an all-star cast of male actors tells of the hundreds of dispossessed Indigenous soldiers who heard the call to arms and stepped up to fight for Australia on the battlefields of Europe.

This production has been commissioned with support from the Balnaves Foundation.

By turns chilling and hilarious, brutal and forgiving, the show casts a surreal light on the heart of darkness – and still manages to leave you with hope. The Washington Post

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Australian Exclusive/Premiere

Handspring Puppet Company

Ubu and the Truth Commission

Conceived and directed by William Kentridge Written by Jane Taylor Puppets designed by Adrian Kohler Presented by arrangement with Arts Projects Australia Renowned artist, animator and director William Kentridge and Handspring Puppet Company (War Horse) combine their powerful visual storytelling forces to create a momentous piece of theatre, laced with a dark and sardonic wit. Drawing on the historical archive of the hearings at South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as well as Ubu Roi, a licentious buffoon created by the playwright Alfred Jarry, the play provides a glimpse into the devastating complexities of apartheid.

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heath ledger theatre, state theatre centre of wa 7.30pm, *2 & 7.30pm, 90min no interval A C

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Contains graphic images of violence that may not be suitable for children

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One of the most resonant and engaging explorations of the lessons to have come out of post-apartheid South Africa, Ubu and the Truth Commission remains as fresh and compelling today as it was when it was conceived. With its universal themes, this seminal work speaks to us, captivates us and hints at a way forward.

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Astonishing actress Lisa Dwan … doesn’t just uncover layers; she digs all the way to the void beneath them.

One of the theatrical experiences of a lifetime. Wall Street Journal

The New York Times

Following critically acclaimed, sold-out performances at London’s Royal Court Theatre and New York’s Brooklyn Academy of Music, this landmark one-woman Samuel Beckett trilogy must be seen to be believed.

Australian Exclusive/Premiere

A Royal Court Theatre and Lisa Dwan production in association with Cusack Projects

Written by Samuel Beckett Performed by Lisa Dwan Directed by Walter Asmus

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In a performance that is as spirited as it is technically flawless, Irish actress Lisa Dwan illuminates Beckett’s triptych in a dazzling display of theatrical brilliance. Emerging from – and disappearing back into – complete darkness, the plays come and go like flashes of lightning in the black of night. This is Beckett, performed the way that Beckett would have dreamed.

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The Paper Architect Created by Davy and Kristin McGuire

Enveloping us in a miniature world of breathtaking delicacy, The Paper Architect uses gossamer-light details to tell a bittersweet story of love lost and dreams unrealised.

Moving, charming and supremely engaging, The Paper Architect is unlike anything you’ve seen before.

The Guardian (UK)

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artist talk Thur 5 March, post–6pm show Tickets General Admission $44/ Friends $39/FT Students (U30) $25

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A dreamy mingle of installation art with wistful monologue and projection. The Paper Architect is a filigree fantasy.

A paper architect sits secluded in his workshop. In this intimate setting, we look on in awe as he plays out wistful fantasies with his elaborate paper creations. When he places a cut-out dancing woman onto an intricate paper set, she comes alive. He adds a paper man and watches their romance unfold. Birds fly overhead, leaves flutter from a tree and firecrackers flicker across the night sky as we share the model-maker’s hopes and desires, and feel his joys and sorrows.

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Bring your young future posties to one of three venues during the Festival to take part in The Future Postal Service. This high-energy, big-thinking mail delivery game captures the thoughts of children and delivers them to adult passers-by, allowing kids to make an adult-dominated space their own.

Australia’s first ‘art hack’ is a fast-paced event where you are the artist. Working at the convergence of art and technology, you and your team have 24 hours to create a digitally interactive artwork. It could be an app or a website, or it may involve robotics or projection. As long as your idea is interactive and it is art, then you are invited to Hack the Festival.

Children move through a series of stations, thinking, drawing, writing and delivery training, before they put on the official blue hat and deliver a postcard, as a random act of kindness, to a person walking by. Part installation, part intervention and one big game of post, The Future Postal Service is a delightful and insightful experience for adults and children alike. Supported by

Perth Writers Festival Precinct Family Day, Sun 22 Feb, 9.30am–2pm Perth Cultural Centre Sat 28 Feb, Sun 1 March, Mon 2 March, 10am–2.30pm Approx. 20min Family and Education Program Partner

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Whether you are an artist, coder, designer or entrepreneur, register your interest at perthfestival.com.au. Spacecubed 45 St Georges Terrace, Perth

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Information Evening Wed 11 Feb, 5.30–7.30pm Launch Fri 20 Feb, 5.30–9pm

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Hack Day Sat 21 Feb, 8am–10pm Judging Night and Closing Party Fri 27 Feb, 6pm–Late

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Rokeby Road, Subiaco Corner of Park Street Sat 21 Feb, 10am–4pm

Throughout the event, you will be supported by a team of mentors across the fields of art, technology and business. You then have one week to refine your idea and present it to the judging panel – the winning team takes home a $5,000 cash prize to help turn their project into a reality.

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Internationally acclaimed ensemble Circa wowed Perth last year with Opus, a stunning fusion of circus and music. Now they return with Beyond, a sublimely surreal and unexpectedly moving work that is delighting audiences and critics around the world.

Set on multiple stages within stages – red-curtained worlds that offer a glimpse into strangely beautiful and curiously tender realms – Beyond is a bold new blending of bodies, light, sound and remarkable skills. A place where acrobatics and movement meld into the absurd and hilarious.

Blending dynamic circus acts, such as trapeze and Chinese pole, with giant rabbit heads, Rubik’s cubes and blindfolds, all set to a bewitching mix of show tunes, ballads and electronica, this creation delights and enchants.

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From the Australian circus company who may be well on their way to world domination. The Guardian (UK)

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An excellently crafted piece, both thoughtful and relevant, which challenges us to take a step back from our technology-obsessed lives. Time Out (UK)

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I Wish I Was Lonely

Written and performed by Hannah Jane Walker and Chris Thorpe How much of ourselves have we given up to the new gods in our pockets? Are our relationships suffering from our marriage to our mobiles? I Wish I Was Lonely invites you to enter the performance space, leave your phone on and turn up the ringtone.

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An immersive theatrical experience, I Wish I Was Lonely will have you enthralled, leaving your mind buzzing long after your battery goes flat.

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Through poems and stories, some of which are shaped by the calls and messages you send and receive during the show, Hannah Jane Walker and Chris Thorpe explore our increased contactability and its effect on our happiness.

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Les Arts Florissants and William Christie

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Les Arts Florissants is one of the most renowned early-music groups in the world. Founded by eminent harpsichordist William Christie in 1979, the acclaimed group has carved out its own place among the best orchestras performing today. In this rare Australian concert, Christie and the full orchestra are joined by six singers, selected from across the globe as part of his world-famous master-class academy Le Jardin des Voix. This is a celebration of Christie’s great passion – Italian Baroque lyric work, with arias and ensembles by Vivaldi, Handel, Scarlatti, Stradella, Steffani, Caldara and Cimarosa. Delight in a musical banquet as this extraordinary ensemble brings to vivid life the music of Baroque masters.

Music director

William Christie

Soprano

Lucía Martín-Cartón

Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre Countertenor

Carlo Vistoli

Tenor

Nicholas Scott

Baritone

Renato Dolcini

Bass

John Taylor Ward

with Les Arts Florissants Perth Concert Hall Sat 7 March, 7.30pm, 1hr 50min including interval tickets Premium $135/Friends $125 A Reserve $115/Friends $103/Conc $105 B Reserve $70/Friends $63/Conc $65 C Reserve $37.50/FT Students (U30) $25

Wondrously scored orchestral music, played with a deft combination of crispness, colour and vitality. The New Yorker

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Hawaiian is proud to support this huge event Spectacles don’t get much bigger than Royal de Luxe’s The Giants and at Hawaiian, we’re proud to give Perth International Arts Festival a giant hand to bring them to you.

Christophers has planned and prepared it all with his usual care and attention; it was immaculately performed by the group … their diction crystal-clear, their intonation faultless. The Guardian (UK)

Australian Premiere

The Sixteen

The Queen of Heaven Conducted by Harry Christophers

Captivating interpretations and an inimitable beauty of sound have earned a cappella group The Sixteen international renown. Conducted by founder Harry Christophers, this extraordinary choir has uplifted and inspired audiences across the globe, and joins us following sell-out performances in Edinburgh, London and Vienna. For one concert only, the atmospheric and acoustically perfect nave of St Mary’s Cathedral plays host to The Sixteen in a program of old and new music.

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St Mary’s Cathedral Tue 3 March, 8pm Tickets A Reserve $99/Friends $90 B Reserve $89/Friends & Conc $79

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Framed by the glorious music of Palestrina and James MacMillan’s more recent works, the program features an unmissable new version of Allegri’s famous Miserere. This performance provides fresh insight into the world of new choral music alongside masterpieces of the Renaissance, and celebrates the purity and complexity of the human voice.

PROGRAM Plainsong Regina caeli Palestrina Kyrie from Missa Regina caeli Allegri Miserere Macmillan Dominus dabit benignitatem (from The Strathclyde Motets) Videns Dominus (from The Strathclyde Motets) Palestrina Stabat Mater a 8 Regina caeli a 8 Vineam meam non custodivi (from Song of Songs) Macmillan O radiant dawn (from The Strathclyde Motets) Palestrina Pulchrae sunt genae tuae (from Song of Songs) Macmillan Miserere Palestrina Agnus Dei I-III from Missa Regina caeli

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Australian String Quartet

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Australia

Remember Tomorrow Paying homage to the past but with a view to the future, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) begins its 30th anniversary year by returning to the centrepiece of its first public concert, Haydn’s powerful Emperor quartet. Also marking the centenary of Anzac, ASQ premieres the evocative and moving Gallipoli by Ross Edwards, one of Australia’s best-known composers. Rounding out the program is Shostakovich’s third string quartet. Full of searching emotion, this five-movement work exudes passionate hope for a better future. PROGRAM Haydn String Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3, Emperor Ross Edwards Gallipoli* (World Premiere) Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73 *Commissioned by the Ian Potter Cultural Trust

Government house ballroom Fri 20 Feb, 7pm, 2hr including interval

Tickets $75/Friends $60/Conc $57/U30 $30

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Musica Viva

Fremantle Arts Centre, City of Fremantle

Tafelmusik: House of Dreams

Music director Jeanne Lamon Concept, script and program by Alison Mackay

The Baroque era comes alive through this stunning exploration of music, art and drama. Alison Mackay, creator of the Helpmann Awardwinning The Galileo Project, invites you to step inside the world of Bach and Vivaldi by ‘visiting’ five historic European houses.

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Tuomo Prättälä and Felix Zenger Artistic director Matthew Hoy SCORed by TILMAN ROBINSON

Lauded Finnish composer, singer and pianist Tuomo Prättälä and his beatboxing compatriot Felix Zenger join an ensemble of ten of Western Australia’s finest instrumentalists to produce a fusion of electronic, acoustic, scored and improvised music.

Accompanied by the period instruments of the renowned Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, images from London, Paris, Delft, Leipzig and Venice draw us into the very buildings where the great composers once played for their patrons. On the walls hang now-famous works by Vermeer, Canaletto and Watteau – novices at the time.

Arranged by exciting young Australian composer Tilman Robinson, and incorporating new works by Prättälä and other leading contemporary Scandinavian composers, this concert has been created exclusively for the Perth International Arts Festival.

Leading us through the hallways and salons, narrator Blair Williams shares stories of the people who lived and worked in these remarkable homes. And for a moment in time, we imagine we are there with them.

Like the Northern Lights of their homeland, Prättälä and Zenger bring together a mysterious, unexpected and impressive combination of elements.

Perth Concert Hall Thur 19 Feb, 7.30pm, 2hr including interval Meet the members of Tafelmusik, post-concert

FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Fri 27 Feb, 7.30pm (gates open 7pm), 1hr 40min

Tickets A Reserve $102/Friends $91.80/Conc $89 B Reserve $71/Friends $63.90/Conc $62 C Reserve $48/Friends $43.20/Conc $42

Tickets $45/Friends & FT Students (U30) $40

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A WORLD OF COLOUR THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURE.

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The stories that are told through artistic performances and visual arts bring colour to the canvas of our lives. To find out more about our community partnerships, visit Canvas — Woodside’s new community hub: canvas.woodside.com.au

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“After the rain the rivers and creeks in our country come alive with a new growth of plants. The country is filled with beautiful colours.” Alicia Sandy, Yinjaa-Barni Art Group – After the Rain.

Image: ‘After the Rain’ painted by Alicia Sandy, artist from Yinjaa-Barni Art Group

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor has traversed extraordinary musical worlds. From brooding pop artist, selling millions of albums, through fearless forays into reggae and Irish folk, to collaborations with performers as diverse as Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack and The Chieftains, O’Connor has trodden a unique path.

Praised by The New York Times for his ‘genuine originality’, Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great vocalists and songwriters of his generation. He returns to Perth for one night only.

Having recently released her 10th studio album, I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss, O’Connor hits the Perth Concert Hall, offering you a rare opportunity to experience her extraordinary vocals and powerful, tender lyrics, backed by a full band. This is O’Connor at the peak of her powers – one of music’s most original, emotional and spirited voices.

Utterly captivating. The Independent (UK)

Perth Concert Hall Mon 2 March, 7.30pm Supported by

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london grammar London Grammar has broken through as one of the most exciting international acts of the last decade, and their debut album, If You Wait, has taken the world by storm. Since their first visit to our shores, London Grammar’s live shows have made an impression on audiences and critics alike.

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Red Hill Auditorium Thur 5 March, 8pm (gates open at 6pm)

Their vulnerable, introspective indie-pop is filled with warmth and texture, combining pop hooks and trip-hop beats to create a grace and sophistication rarely seen in the main-stage concert arena.

Tickets $79/Friends $74

With her towering vocals, lead singer Hannah Reid fronts a full band and string section as they perform tracks from their album, with some surprises along the way.

Please bring a small cushion for comfort. No chairs or BYO drinks of any kind. Small pack food only. Food and drink available for purchase. 18+ ID required. Children 10+ permitted when accompanied by parent or legal guardian.

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Following the world premiere of his opera, Prima Donna, and the Grammy-nominated recreation of Judy Garland’s fêted Carnegie Hall concert, Wainwright gets back to his roots with a selection of his greatest hits. The most elaborate of showmen, Wainwright performs tracks including ‘Hallelujah’, ‘The Art Teacher’, ‘Going to a Town’ and ‘Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk’, pared back with nothing more than a grand piano, his razor-sharp wit and rich, majestic melodies. Wainwright is supported by his indie-folk singing and songwriting sister Lucy Wainwright Roche, who is known for her dreamy, intimate aesthetic.

Perth Concert Hall Sat 28 Feb, 8pm

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Chevron Festival Gardens Thur 12 Feb, 8pm (Festival Eve) $55/Friends $50

In concert the band is clicking on more cylinders than ever. The Chicago Tribune

24 extraordinary nights on the mainstage and in the gardens – this is your ultimate summer soundtrack

Perfume Genius $45/Friends $40

The Gardens has been a Festival-favourite venue for the past three years and this is your last chance to experience its magic. After 2015, this ambient, energy-filled, pop-up space will be a mere memory, so bring your friends and join us for one last hurrah from 6pm to late, Monday to Friday, and 4pm to late, Saturday and Sunday.

A perfectly manicured day-trip into the dark heart of Perfume Genius’s mind: where Lana Del Rey’s exotic plaza meets Will Oldham’s hillbilly horror.

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Chevron Festival Gardens Sat 14 Feb, 8pm

The Chevron Festival Gardens is located on the Western Australian Museum Grounds. Entry via Francis Street ramp, Perth Cultural Centre. All standing shows have limited unreserved seating available. Conditions of entry subject to capacity and licensing restrictions. 18+ ID required. Children 10+ permitted when accompanied by parent or legal guardian. Entry is at venue management’s discretion.

$50/Friends $45

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Through two albums, Learning and Put Your Back N 2 It, Seattle-based singer-songwriter Perfume Genius, aka Mike Hadreas, produced heartbreaking songs teeming with vivid imagery and driven by the melodies of a plaintive piano. His new album Too Bright cements his firm grasp of identity politics – it is brave, bold and 100 per cent unfiltered. With soul-baring lyrics and ambient soundscapes, Hadreas delivers a live show of confessional intimacy, catching you up and transporting you to a dark, beautiful place.

This is a sizzling and accomplished jaunt through the mind and talents of a British institution. Clash UK

Famed for his all-night-long DJ sets, cheerfully spanning blues, funk, 60s RnB, hip hop, African, Latin, drum and bass, and breakbeat, Mr Scruff keeps the decks white-hot and the dance floor jumping. Mr Scruff has successfully amassed hordes of devoted fans across the world and left an abundance of brilliantly wayward 12-inch records in his wake. He’s a passionate digger, collector and, above all, unrivalled selector of the good stuff.

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This year, the selection of mainstage performers is so diverse that, on any given night, you could be wrapped up in the sounds of sublime electro-soul, post-punk garage-rock, dreamy indie-pop, tough techno or world-weary blues. Away from the mainstage, local and international DJs are there to provide the perfect backdrop to friendly banter with friends and Festival artists.

Meticulous in its creation, Spoon’s latest album They Want My Soul is pure rock packed with swingin’ rhythms, sharp riffs and evocative synth touches. This is their Perth International Arts Festival debut and a fantastic way to celebrate Festival Eve.

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Chevron Festival Gardens Fri 13 Feb, 8pm

Make the most of Perth’s balmy summer nights at the Chevron Festival Gardens. With a backyard-style feel and a lush Festival vibe, the Gardens are a hidden Cultural Centre oasis – a place for you to meet, eat, drink, talk and take in some incredible live performances.

This American alt-rock band has achieved both critical and popular success since being labelled ‘Artist of the Decade’ by Metacritic. Their mind-blowing live performances, featuring a mix of rock gems and party-starters, are known for having audiences up and dancing in no time.

The antlers Chevron Festival Gardens Sun 15 Feb, 8pm $35.50/Friends $30.50

The new songs have such a unified tone and feel that the performance was sewn together seamlessly ... remarkable live performers.

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The Antlers have created a quiet revolution in thought and sound, combining moody, dramatic rock with dark, personal storytelling.

Chevron Festival Gardens Wed 18 Feb, 8pm

Following the release of their fifth studio album, Familiars, The Antlers take us on a dream-like journey through soaring sounds that retreat under a canopy of electronic trappings. This is emotional storytelling on a magnificent new level.

$46.50/Friends $41.50

A wildly energetic and consummate entertainer, G-Eazy has just as much fun on stage as you will in the audience. A hip-hop heartthrob that transforms the late-fifties/early-sixties American Graffiti aesthetic to the American Gangster era. ROLLING STONE

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the budos band Chevron Festival Gardens Mon 16 Feb, 8pm $45/Friends $40

This is a band so tight and in tune that they’ve basically become this telepathically communicating instrumental hydra that ambushes you into moving your body on its terms. PITCHFORK

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Prepare for a mind-bending combination of rhythm and melody. The Budos Band’s distinctive brand of instrumental afro-soul has been influenced by the sounds of Cairo Jazz Band, JC Davis, Mulatu Astatke and Black Sabbath.

Chevron Festival Gardens Thur 19 Feb, 8pm $48.50/Friends $43.50

Stacked with tight rhythms, blistering break-beats, blaring horns and a tinge of psychedelic doom-rock, The Budos Band have taken their energetic live show around the world, making a danceable mess of festival-goers everywhere.

Tinashe is part of an internet-savvy generation whose creativity eludes classification. Sounds like ‘kicking it with the homies’. Rolling Stone

Simply, unequivocally, The Budos Band is badass!

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Featured in Rolling Stone’s ‘10 New Artists You Need to Know’, alternative RnB sensation, Tinashe, has a distinct and dynamic vision, punctuated with hip-hop attitude, pop flavour, rock swagger and electronica spark. Working with Schoolboy Q and producerof-the-moment DJ Mustard, her track ‘2 On’ lifted her from underground mix-taper to the mainstream. In her Australian debut, she performs tracks from her latest album Aquarius and creates a stage presence and set of dance routines worthy of Beyoncé, to get you up and grooving.

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Having written some of the most critically acclaimed songs of the last few years as part of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Daniel Rossen is a sensation. In his first-ever Australian solo tour, and with a brand new collection of wholly personal songs from his debut release Silent Hour/Golden Mile, Rossen delivers an intimate and engrossing performance that borders on the spiritual.

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Chevron Festival Gardens Fri 20 and Sat 21 Feb, 8pm $60/Friends $55

Chet’s sound is raw, natural and a refreshingly unexpected presence in the electronic music genre. Acclaim

Rossen is a master craftsman – and one of the best songwriters in modern rock. NME

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Down-tempo beats and smoky vocals are hallmarks of the soulful sound which shot Chet Faker to fame in 2012. After a mind-blowing couple of years, he is in huge demand both here and overseas, and following the debut of his album at number one on the ARIA Charts, the electro-soul magician lands centre-stage at the Chevron Festival Gardens for two glorious summer nights.

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Chevron Festival Gardens Tue 17 Feb, 8pm

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Rapper, songwriter and producer G-Eazy’s debut album These Things Happen landed at number three in the US charts. His laidback beats and samples have a nostalgic aesthetic and a hip-hop meets Johnny Cash intensity.

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Chevron Festival Gardens Sun 22 Feb, 8pm $42/Friends $37

Behind that goofy persona lurks a fearsome guitarist whose songs may sound like they teeter on the edge of a shambles but are packed with pop nous.

As frontman of Pavement, Stephen Malkmus was a 90s indie-rock god. Since Pavement ended, he has made six albums, including the excellent new Wig Out at Jagbags. Malkmus, the pressstyled ‘king of slacker-rock’, has a curious yet endearing charm-offensive style. His laidback vocals are accompanied by the elastic guitar rock of the Jicks, his band of the past 14 years. Wry tunes and sharp wit are the order of the day.

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Trademark examinations of romantic decay to cathedral-like scale. Like Nick Cave, her darkness contains multitudes. Rolling Stone (on sharon van etten)

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Chevron Festival Gardens Mon 23 and Tue 24 Feb, 8pm $65/Friends $60

Live, Mogwai’s eclectic mix of delicate melodies and thundering noise is at once deafening and charming. The Guardian (UK)

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Heavily instrumental Scots, Mogwai, return to Perth International Arts Festival with their intricately layered, powerfully melancholic sound, and signature quiet–LOUD–quiet live show. This time, they present beautifully cinematic towers of noise with delicate, haunting piano and guitar melodies, and all you can do is surrender to the sound.

Chevron Festival Gardens Fri 27 Feb, 8pm $35/Friends $30

As skilled with quiet as he is with loud, Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis’ mostly acoustic, country-folk album Tied to a Star has all the hallmarks of an indie rocker making solo moves. Revel in a laid-back show dominated by acoustic guitars.

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Everyone’s favourite new rock band … this is turbo-charged pop.

The name Parquet Courts has been rumbling away in New York’s underground scene for the past couple of years, and the group is now officially a ‘hot new band’. Hailing from Brooklyn, their instantly addictive, sharp-witted, post-punk garage-rock nods to early Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Velvet Underground. If you haven’t stumbled across Parquet Courts already, this is the night you will fall under their spell.

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A perfect match of sound and soul, (that) introduces a new guitar hero.

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In a Western Australian debut, Tuareg guitarist and singer Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar brings his desert blues-rock jams to the Chevron Festival Gardens. Debuting at number one on the Billboard World Albums and iTunes World charts with Nomad, Bombino is plugged in to the sound of the Sahara and driven by the politics of his people. His live performances are hailed by audiences around the world for their energetic and full-tilt rock.

rocketnumbernine Chevron Festival Gardens Sat 28 Feb and Sun 1 March, 8pm $60/Friends $55

Rolling Stone

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The Daily Telegraph (UK)

The pop pioneer of the 80s and 90s has made a triumphant return with her first solo album in 17 years, the bold and provocative Blank Project. With elements of beat poetry, avantelectronica and beautiful, rich vocal melodies, the effortlessly cool Neneh Cherry demonstrates a rare and dizzying capacity to traverse pop, tough techno and hypermodern rhythms. Cherry performs alongside duo RocketNumberNine in what promises to be a feverish live show.

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Combining poignant lyrics and dreamy melodies, Tiny Ruins’ intoxicating sound follows in the tradition of folk, engaging moods both hopeful and world-weary. Arrangements are fully realised, with surges of trumpets, the warm fuzz of keyboards, subtle string parts and electric guitar jangles.

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Chevron Festival Gardens Thur 26 Feb, 8pm

For all the attention that was paid to her 2012 breakthrough Tramp, Sharon Van Etten is an artist with a manifest hunger to turn another corner. Writing from free-flowing emotional honesty, she creates a bond with her audience that few contemporary musicians can match.

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Legendary is an overused term, but it’s also the only word that suits this heavyweight blues harpist. TIME OUT (NEW YORK)

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Charlie Musselwhite is a harmonica master. His subtle yet expressive playing, along with his ragged, world-weary vocals, have earned him an induction into the Blues Music Hall of Fame, 35 Blues Music Awards and 11 Grammy nominations. Among bluesmen, he is a legend and rumour has it he was the inspiration for Dan Aykroyd’s character in The Blues Brothers. On stage at 71 – and still every inch the boy from Mississippi, via Tennessee – ‘Memphis Charlie’ and his band captivate and hold you in the palm of their hand.

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Unbridled excitement at every turn.

This six-piece band’s dynamic onstage energy, featuring feverish piano and percussion and the funkiest ensemble horn-play you’ll hear this side of Tokyo, makes them a festival circuit favourite.

Chevron Festival Gardens Thur 5 March, 8pm

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Lake street dive Chevron Festival Gardens Tue 3 March, 8pm Vancouver arts centre, albany Wed 4 March, 6.30pm $40/Friends $35

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Named in Rolling Stone’s ‘10 Artists You Need to Know’, Lake Street Dive are jazz-schooled, DIY-motivated, and pop-obsessed. Their sound is a vivid, groove-driven, soulful strain of indie-pop – music that makes you feel wonderful to be alive. A sinewy bass line complemented by singer Rachael Price’s disarming, forthright vocals reveal that Lake Street Dive are also tripping on Motown – and it’s tight, fun and fresh.

Chevron Festival Gardens Fri 6 March, 8pm $60/Friends $55

Mums danced with sons, dads danced with daughters and strangers danced in the aisles. The Sydney Morning Herald

This is a band that runs extremely hot. THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Resilience, redemption, reverie and righteous rock’n’roll – 80s alternative-rock group Sunnyboys has returned to the fray with a vengeance. The band’s feel-good surf-rock sound has an intensity and vigour that belies their vintage. In this, their first headline show in Perth since 1991, their phoenix-like rise from the ashes comes full circle as they rock their greatest hits to get you up and moving.

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Chevron Festival Gardens Wed 4 March, 8pm $60/Friends $55

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For indie-folk poppers Klara and Johanna Söderberg, American country influences translate into music that hits you straight through the heart, every time.

Chevron Festival Gardens Sat 7 March, 8pm

The Swedish sisters’ songwriting exudes romanticism and their live performances are revered for their exquisite, uplifting harmonies. Big choruses and hearton-sleeve lyrics are performed with passion and sophistication.

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It’s a dance-music kind of RnB, with horns and Cubanisms, a music with ears to the Twist and boogaloo that hasn’t yet forked toward Motown and rock ’n’ roll. The New York Times USA

A soul man through and through, Nick Waterhouse brings back the sounds of a bygone era with modern-day energy and cool. His voice, torn from the 50s, is complemented by thick sax intros, notes of RnB and Chicago blues. A songwriter, vocalist and guitarist, his is a star on the rise and his music is the perfect soundtrack to one last night at the Chevron Festival Gardens.

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Their truly sublime sibling harmonies are still the shining beacon they always were. THE LIST Sweden

$40/Friends $35

Oozing style and attitude, Soil & ‘Pimp’ Sessions is one incredible live band. Their brand of explosive Japanese acid-jazz along with classic 50s hard-bop has earned them an enviable reputation, but it is in their live shows that they move into wilder, unadulterated territory.

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Perth Writers Festival Authors, innovators, artists, campaigners and provocateurs from Australia and overseas converge on our city for the Perth Writers Festival. Join us at the Perth Writers Festival Precinct, situated within the beautiful grounds of The University of Western Australia, for interviews, debates, readings, performances and workshops. Engage with the finest minds in fiction, memoir, print and digital magazines, travel writing, poetry, journalism and much more. Discover and discuss diverse topics, from politics and history to crime and social justice. International guests include DBC Pierre, Tom Rob Smith, Tom Rachman, Porochista Khakpour, John Lanchester, Viv Albertine and many more. The Australian line-up consists of Michael Robotham, Favel Parrett, Bob Brown, Hugh Mackay, Joan London, Geraldine Doogue and Graeme Simsion, to name just a few.

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This year’s Perth Writers Festival Family Day offers even more live interactive performances for the whole family. Watch murals come to life and meet your favourite writers and illustrators as we unveil our biggest line-up of international children’s authors ever.

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Authors include poet and performer A.F. Harrold (The Imaginary), poet and novelist Sarah Crossan (Apple and Rain), author and illustrator Yasmeen Ismail (Specs for Rex), fantasy king Sean Williams (Twinmaker series), cartoon genius Dave Hackett (The Summer of Kicks) and many others.

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The full program of sessions will be released in January. Register at perthfestival.com.au to receive your free Perth Writers Festival program and look for it in the West Weekend Magazine on Saturday 17 January 2015. Perth Writers Festival Precinct, UWA Thur 19–Sun 22 Feb

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Every child who attends Family Day will receive their very own Perth Writers Festival passport. Designed to activate children’s literacy skills, the passport is their key to unlock and discover all of the day’s exciting activities.

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The full program of events will be released in January. Register at perthfestival.com.au to receive your free Perth Writers Festival program and look for it in the West Weekend Magazine on Saturday 17 January 2015.

McCUSKER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION opening Address

Geoffrey Robertson Octagon Theatre, UWA Thur 19 Feb, 7pm, approx. 60min Party commences 8.15pm Tickets General Admission Opening Address $39.50/ Friends $34.50/FT Students (U30) $25/ Opening Address and Party $88/ Friends Opening Address and Party $77 Australia

Closing Address

Bryan Stevenson Octagon Theatre, UWA Sun 22 Feb, 7pm, approx. 60min Tickets General Admission $39.50/ Friends $34.50/FT Students (U30) $25

Geoffrey Robertson QC is one of the world’s leading human rights lawyers, and his book Crimes Against Humanity has been an inspiration for the global justice movement. Robertson has been counsel in many notable Old Bailey trials, and has won landmark rulings on civil liberty from the highest courts in Britain, Europe and the Commonwealth. Described by Christopher Hitchens as ‘the greatest living Australian’ and by The Times of London as ‘anti-establishment, republican and Australian’, Robertson delivers the opening address of the 2015 Perth Writers Festival with trademark intelligence, humour and humanity. Presented in association with the Law Society of Western Australia.

Lawyer and revered TED speaker Bryan Stevenson has drawn comparisons with fictional hero Atticus Finch for his compassionate and steadfast pursuit of justice. He has been representing capital defendants and death row prisoners in the Deep South since 1985. As an idealistic young man, he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most in need. Stevenson’s work has earned him a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, the Olof Palme Prize for international human rights, and membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Join us for a powerful close to the Perth Writers Festival as Stevenson shares his stories of courage and mercy.

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perth writers festival special events Perth Writers Festival hosts two headline events in a single evening, celebrating the powerful stories and creative insights of two highly acclaimed authors. Hilary Mantel and Elizabeth Gilbert join us at the Perth Concert Hall for an evening of inspired literature and thought-provoking conversation. Purchase tickets to just one session, or take advantage of our package option and see both authors at a discounted price. Whichever option you choose, the Mantel-Gilbert line-up promises to be a Festival highlight. Perth Concert Hall Sat 21 Feb

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Octagon Theatre, UWA Sat 21 Feb, see online for more details Tickets (per session) General Admission $13.50/ Friends $12.50/ FT Students (U30) $10.50 Full line-up to be announced in January

To take in your hands a beautifully produced magazine is to carve out a moment of time in which to dream and explore. Existing in the realm between the printed page and online publishing, artfully curated publications are flourishing, defying ongoing predictions that the age of print magazines is ending. Celebrate the editorial creativity of this thriving medium in a series of discussions with the masterminds behind publications, such as Kinfolk, Dumbo Feather, Renegade Collective, Frankie and Alphabet Family Journal.

As we eagerly await the third instalment of her Tudor saga, Mantel has published a new collection of ten short stories, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. At this special event, Hilary Mantel joins us via video link from London in a live conversation with a special guest host on stage at the Concert Hall.

In her hugely successful memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert took us on a spiritual and gastronomic journey around the world. Written with warmth and humour, it became a favourite among readers across the globe, sat on The New York Times Best Seller list for 187 weeks, and was transformed into a blockbuster film starring Julia Roberts.

ELIZABETH GILBERT 8.15–9.15pm

ONE SESSION A Reserve $39.50/Friends $34.50/ Conc $36.50 B Reserve $29.50/Conc $25

One of the literary world’s shining stars, Hilary Mantel is the author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies – the most successful historical novels in recent years. She is the only writer to have won the Booker Prize with two consecutive novels, and the only woman to have achieved the esteemed accolade twice.

Elizabeth Gilbert: On Creativity

HILARY MANTEL 6.30–7.30pm

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Such success should surely be a welcome thing, but it inevitably raises the question, what’s next? Join celebrated TED speaker Elizabeth Gilbert as she reveals the ‘big magic’ of creativity and how she came to write her acclaimed novel The Signature of All Things.

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The Visitors + THE END The visitors John Curtin Gallery, CURTIN UNIVERSITY Thur 12 Feb–Thur 2 April Mon–Fri, 11am–5pm Sun, 1–5pm

Tokyo-born, New York and London-based Mariko Mori is one of the most important artists of our time. Through an exploration of themes such as life, death and rebirth, her work resonates with audiences around the world.

The Visitors, an immersive, nine-channel musical video installation, fills the John Curtin Gallery. Captured in a single take within a rambling mansion, nine intimate portraits of Kjartansson and his friends are recombined into this rapturous ode to femininity.

The End – rocky mountains Fremantle Arts Centre Sat 14 Feb–Sun 5 April 10am–5pm daily

Rebirth is an immersive, contemplative experience composed of installations, glowing LED sculptures, photographs, drawings and videos. Quiet and beautiful, this thoughtful and absorbing exhibition takes us from a sculpture symbolising the eternal cycle of life to the creation of a pulsing white hole - where stars are born. Emanating positivity and generating wonder, Rebirth celebrates our existing balance with nature and gently places you between the earth and the wider cosmos.

This double bill provides comprehensive insight into Kjartansson’s energy and breadth of work, making it clear why in 2009 he was the youngest artist ever to represent Iceland at the Venice Biennale.

ß Free RAGNAR KJARTANSSON The End - Rocky Mountains, 2009 In collaboration with Davíd Thór Jónsson Five-channel video projection, colour, sound Loop: 30:30min Production photo: Laura Vangas Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik. Commissioned by the Centre for Icelandic Art for the Pavilion of Iceland at the 53rd Venice Biennale Produced in collaboration with The Banff Centre, Canada, and the Stephan and Adriana Benediktson Fellowship for Icelandic Artists

Mariko Mori Detail: Transcircle 1.1 2004 Stone, Corian, LED, Control system 336cm in diameter: each stone: 110 x 56 x 34cm © Mariko Mori Image: Richard Learoyd

Art Gallery of Western Australia, perth cultural centre Sun 8 Feb–Mon 29 June Wed–Sun, 10am–5pm (Fri–Sun, 10am–7pm during the Festival)

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In this Australian premiere, celebrated Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson presents exhibitions across two galleries. Kjartansson’s acumen in music, film and performance combine sublimely in his art, instilling it with a poetic and compelling sense of the romantic and the absurd.

At Fremantle Arts Centre, The End, filmed in the snow-laden wilderness of Canada, is equally beguiling and is complemented by a selection of earlier videos and exquisite watercolours.

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Tracey Moffatt

Kaleidoscope Tracey Moffatt is among Australia’s best known and most influential contemporary artists and recently returned home after 14 years in New York. Kaleidoscope is her first major solo exhibition in Perth since 2004 and includes the Western Australian premiere of her candid new video work, Art Calls, in which the artist plays a talk-show host. In an honest, unruly and comic TV series pilot, Moffatt quizzes eight artists on what art means to them. The video is presented alongside an installation of bold photography and works on paper from her evocative Spirit Landscapes series.

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An Internal Difficulty:

Australian Artists at the Freud Museum London

PICA, Perth Cultural Centre Thur 19 Feb–Sun 12 April Tue–Sun, 10am–5pm

An Internal Difficulty brings together seven Western Australian artists to examine the figure of Sigmund Freud in his domestic context. In 2013, the artists undertook a residency at the Freud Museum in London, the townhouse in which Freud and his family settled after fleeing the Nazi occupation of Austria. The museum houses the late psychoanalyst’s extraordinary collections of art, antiquities, textiles, prints, furniture and library, with the iconic psychoanalytical couch as its centrepiece. Stemming from privileged insight into Freud’s final months, the artists’ resulting works represent an intimate reconsideration of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

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An Art on the Move touring exhibition.

TRACEY MOFFATT Detail: Pioneer Dreaming #2, 2013 From the series ‘Spirit Landscapes’ Digital print on handmade paper, hand-coloured in ochre 27 × 61cm Copyright the artist, courtesy Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

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Eight Western Australian artists respond to the picturesque surrounds of Subiaco’s Theatre Gardens using augmented reality technology. By downloading the Subiaco pARk app onto a mobile device, you can unlock a fantastical, hidden world of site-specific sound, animation and digital sculpture. Blending real and unreal, public and private, and digital and natural worlds, Subiaco pARk is a sculpture park to stimulate and inspire.

This exhibition of contemporary video art examines places of geopolitical conflict and contention – areas of divide, borders and places of violent exchange. Drawing on works produced in current sites of international unrest, Theatres invites you to reflect on the relationship between the medium of video, political conflict and theatrical spectacle. Featuring works by leading Australian and international artists, Theatres is presented across two venues.

Theatre Gardens Off Bagot Road, Subiaco Sat 7 Feb–Sun 29 March Attendants On-Site Tue 10, 17, 24 Feb, 11am–4pm Thur 12, 19, 26 Feb, 11am–4pm Sat 14, 21, 28 Feb and 7 March, 10am–1pm and 3–6pm

ß Free For more information, visit subiaco.wa.gov.au or follow @subiacopARk on Twitter. Download the app from Mon 2 Feb.

ß Free THEA COSTANTINO Detail: Sigmund Freud’s Skull, 2013 Graphite on paper, 160 x 120cm Image courtesy and copyright of the artist

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HACKETT HALL, WESTERN AUSTRALIA MUSEUM, PERTH CULTURAL CENTRE Thur 19 Feb–Sun 8 March 9.30am–5pm, daily MOANA PROJECT SPACE, First floor, 618 HAY ST PERTH Thur 19 Feb–Sun 8 March Mon–Fri, 7am–4pm Sat, 10am–3pm Sun, 11am–4pm

ß Free BADEN PAILTHORPE Detail: Cadence I, 2013 HD video, colour, stereo sound, 6 mins Edition of 5 + 2 AP Collection of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra and private collections Courtesy of the artist and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney

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Yirrkala Drawings

Spaced 2: Future Recall

Featuring more than 100 vibrant crayon drawings produced by the Yolngu community in east Arnhem Land in 1947, and presented in a space designed to represent their Yirrkala homeland, this exhibition directs our imagination into the Yolngu worldview. Their daily lives, connection with traditional lands, artworks, cultural histories and evidence of interactions with Macassans before European colonisation inform the stories in these boldly rendered artworks. Digital installations enrich this important exhibition from the Berndt Museum.

Across the boundaries of art, history and community, Spaced 2: Future Recall invites you to rediscover regional Western Australia from the viewpoint of 14 acclaimed international and Australian contemporary artists. This exhibition concludes the second edition of the Spaced program, a recurring international event of socially engaged art, presented by International Art Space in partnership with the Western Australian Museum.

Berndt Museum and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA Sat 7 Feb–Sat 11 April Tue–Sat, 11am–5pm

Western Australian Museum, Perth Cultural Centre Thur 19 Feb–Sun 29 March, 9.30am–5pm daily

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Archana Hande The Golden Feral Trail, 2014 Digital print on archival paper Image courtesy the artist

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lotterywest festival FILMs See the world’s greatest films on the iconic outdoor screens at Somerville and ECU Joondalup Pines.

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There is no better way to experience films than under the stars, and our outdoor venues provide the perfect setting for first-run world movies in Perth. In this 2014/15 season, we deliver to you the brightest, boldest and – dare we say – best program to date. You can expect award-winning films, acclaimed actors and directors, and more diversity than ever before. There are now more ways for you to purchase tickets. While there is still the same flexibility you have come to appreciate, we have added some extra benefits, which allow you to get the same great discounts, secure your entry at the screenings you most want to attend, and make your entry to each venue even easier.

Joondalup tue–Sun

24–30 Nov, 8pm

Human Capital

The Dark Horse

1–7 Dec, 8pm

The Dark Horse

Human Capital

8–14 Dec, 8pm

Maps to the Stars

Zero Motivation

15–21 Dec, 8pm

Fell

Maps to the Stars

22–24, 26–28 Dec, 8pm

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In Order of Disappearance

29 Dec–4 Jan, 8pm

We are the Best!

5 to 7

5–11 Jan, 8pm

Two Days, One Night

We are the Best!

12–18 Jan, 8pm

Leviathan

Two Days, One Night

19–25 Jan, 8pm

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Leviathan

27 Jan–1 Feb, 8pm

Force Majeure

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2–8 Feb, 8pm

Winter Sleep

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9–15 Feb, 8pm

Love is Strange

The Mystery of Happiness

16–22 Feb, 8pm

The Salt of the Earth

Love is Strange

23 Feb–1 March, 8pm

‘71

The Salt of the Earth

2–8 March, 7.30pm

Girlhood

‘71

9–15 March, 7.30pm

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16–22 March, 7.30pm Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Hip Hop-eration 23–29 March, 7.30pm The Mafia Kills Only in Summer

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

30–5 April, 7.30pm

Phoenix

The Mafia Kills Only in Summer

6–12 April, 7.30pm

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Door Price $17/Friends $15*/Conc $15.50/ FT Students (U30) $12.50 * Friends discount also available at the door; limit two tickets per night

Film Packs Standard 12-Ticket Pack $175.80 (save $28.20) Friends 12-Ticket Pack $165.60 (save $14.40) 6-Ticket Pack $91.20 (save $10.80) Lotto Players 6-Ticket Pack $88.20* (save $13.80) * Available to Lotterywest Players Card holders only

Buy Tickets Online perthfestival.com.au (e-tickets also available) Phone 08 6488 5555 Box Office At Somerville and Joondalup Pines Flexible 6 and 12-pack vouchers are not date-stamped and may be used on any one night to any film at either venue. You may choose to secure entry by redeeming your flexible voucher for a specific screening in advance, online or over the phone.

venue details Somerville The University of Western Australia, Crawley Info 08 6488 1732 Open 6pm nightly 0410 699 075 Lost property 08 6488 2691 Door sales from 6pm Picnickers welcome ECU Joondalup Pines Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Info 08 6304 5888 Open Tue–Sun, 6.30pm 0407 420 503 Door sales from 6.30pm Picnickers welcome Food and beverages available inside the venue. No BYO drinks. Selected films also showing in the Great Southern.

Venues include entry by general admission. Saving seats for friends does not guarantee them entry, unless they hold a valid ticket for that evening’s screening. Tickets purchased through the Festival Info Centre or online will incur a booking fee. See perthfestival.com.au for food options.

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No screenings Christmas Day (Thur 25 Dec), Australia Day (Mon 26 Jan) or Good Friday (Fri 3 April). Joondalup closed Sat 29 Nov. CTC: Check the classification.

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Human Capital Director Paolo Virzì 109min, MA Supported by

SOMERVILLE 24–30 Nov, 8pm joondalup 2–7 Dec, 8pm Italian with English subtitles Best Picture, Best Screenplay, David di Donatello Awards 2014

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Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Nastri d’Argento Awards 2014

On a wintry night in northern Italy, a cyclist is hit by a car. The following three ‘chapters’, told from different perspectives, gradually unravel the mystery surrounding the accident, its aftermath and the interconnections between two families of contrasting social backgrounds. This chic and engaging thriller of greed and inequality examines the very concept to which it owes its name, and asks – how much is a person worth? A slick, stylish drama … an engrossing, stinging look at aspirational parvenus and the super-rich they emulate. VARIETY

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Your flexible 6 and 12-pack film vouchers are still available at the same discounts, and you can use these for any screening, on any night. Entry to each venue is now conditional on the presentation of a valid ticket for that evening’s screening. We recommend you redeem your flexible voucher in advance online or over the phone. Redemption at the box office on the night of your chosen screening is subject to availability.

Somerville Mon–Sun

The Dark Horse Director James Napier Robertson 124min, CTC joondalup 25–28 & 30 Nov, 8pm SOMERVILLE 1–7 Dec, 8pm

The inspiring true story of Genesis Potini, a remarkable Maori man and sufferer of bipolar disorder, who takes on the job of teaching a motley crew of kids to play chess. Rising above the violence and isolation of his own world, Genesis brings hope to these young people, pushing them to the National Junior Chess Championships against all odds.

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5 to 7 Director Victor Levin 95min, CTC SOMERVILLE 22–24 & 26–28 Dec, 8pm joondalup 30 Dec–4 Jan, 8pm

Cliff Curtis gives the performance of his career in this moving portrait of a New Zealand legend.

Lush romance makes good use of old-fashioned Manhattan glamour. The Hollywood Reporter

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Maps to the Stars Director David Cronenberg 111min, MA

Best Actress (Julianne Moore), Cannes Film Festival 2014

A wickedly savage satire, interweaving outrageous tales of Hollywood obsession. An ageing star (Julianne Moore) gunning for her next lead role, her self-styled self-help therapist (John Cusack) and his multi-billionaire child actor son have their lives interrupted when a mysterious burns victim (Mia Wasikowska) turns up with strange intentions. An audacious, grossly funny film that takes a hard look at the dehumanisation that Hollywood culture creates in its most loyal of followers.

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In Order of Disappearance Director Hans PetTer Moland 116min, MA Image: Philip Ogaard

SOMERVILLE 8–14 Dec, 8pm joondalup 16–21 Dec, 8pm

joondalup 23–24 & 26–28 Dec, 8pm Norwegian and Swedish with English subtitles

‘Citizen of the Year’ Nils Dickman is the most unlikely of assassins. But when his son is framed in a callous act of violence by the local mafia, Nils decides to take them on. Unwittingly igniting the tensions between two rival gangs, he unleashes comical warfare. Stellen Skarsgård and Bruno Ganz star in a Nordic black comedy of the highest order.

Best International Film, Fantasia International Film Festival 2014

An entertaining revenge thriller spawned where Scandi-noir meets Quentin Tarantino. THE TIMES (UK)

Vi är Bäst!

Best friends Bobo and Klara decide the only way to channel their frustration with 1984 Stockholm life is to start their own punk band. Recruiting fellow misfit, Hedvig to be the band’s only capable musician, the three girls fight and strum their way to creative satisfaction. A boisterous, funny and warm-hearted tribute to youthful anarchy.

Norway

Zero Motivation Director Talya Lavie 100min, M joondalup 9–14 Dec, 8pm Hebrew with English subtitles Best Narrative Feature & Nora Ephron Prize, Tribeca Film Festival 2014

Director Lukas Moodysson 102min, MA

An absorbing office saga and diverting dark comedy, Zero Motivation is a surprisingly insightful coming-of-age tale. THE PLAYLIST

Audience Award, Reykjavik International Film Festival 2013 Grand Prix, Tokyo International Film Festival 2013 Honourable Mention - Best Ensemble, Philadelphia Film Festival 2013

We are the Best! SOMERVILLE 29 Dec–4 Jan, 8pm joondalup 6–11 Jan, 8pm Swedish with English subtitles

Sweden/Denmark

Fell Director Kasimir Burgess 100 min, MA SOMERVILLE 15–21 Dec, 8pm

When Thomas’ only daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident, he is unable to let go of his grief. He waits until the driver, Luke, is released from prison and tracks him down. When Luke finds a dangerously high tree-logging job, Thomas connives to work as his partner. Every time Luke climbs, Thomas holds his life in his hands. A stunning directorial debut.

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Two Days, One Night

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Knockout performances … an enigmatic tale of sorrow and vengeance. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Deux Jours, Une Nuit

Belgium/France/Italy

Director Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne 95min, M SOMERVILLE 5–11 Jan, 8pm joondalup 13–18 Jan, 8pm French and Arabic with English subtitles Best Film, Sydney Film Festival 2014 Grand Prix, International Cinephile Society Awards 2014

There is hardly a shortage of movies about rock ‘n’ roll, but there are few as perfect – which is to say as ragged, as silly, as touching or as true – as We Are the Best! THE NEW YORK TIMES Returning to work after a leave of absence, Sandra is faced with the incredible task of persuading her colleagues to forego their bonuses in order to guarantee that she keeps her job. With only the weekend to convince the majority, Sandra must summon reserves of courage to argue her case. Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard anchors this compelling drama, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (The Kid With A Bike). An impassioned, exciting and moving film. THE GUARDIAN (UK)

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M*A*S*H meets Girls in this smart, zany comedy on the absurd bureaucracy of military conscription, boredom, and the perils of office stationery. In a dysfunctional military base deep in the Israeli desert, a group of young women have little to occupy their time except for mindless paper shuffling, Minesweeper and dreaming of a return to civilian life.

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Reminiscent of classic Hollywood romantic comedies, 5 to 7 is a rich, witty tale of love across the Atlantic. Brian is an aspiring New York novelist. When he meets Arielle, the beautiful wife of a French diplomat, they embark on a ‘cinq-a-sept’ affair, challenging Brian’s traditional romantic values. An elegant, whimsical and wholehearted look at the pleasures and pitfalls of love.

Australian Premiere

Leviathan Director Andrey Zvyagintsev 140min, CTC SOMERVILLE 12–18 Jan, 8pm joondalup 20–25 Jan, 8pm Russian with English subtitles Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival 2014 Best International Film, Munich Film Festival 2014

Love is Strange

Kolia and his family live in a modest home on prime riverside land in north-western Russia, but their lives are upended when a crooked mayor attempts to acquire their property. Set to a glorious score by Philip Glass, this stunning parable of class, power and faith stormed Cannes and triggered a wave of controversy in Russia.

Director Ira Sachs 94min, CTC SOMERVILLE 9–15 Feb, 8pm joondalup 17–22 Feb, 8pm

Love Is Strange simulates real life in the most poignant of ways: breaking your heart while sending it soaring. Vanity Fair

A masterpiece … Leviathan has a magnificent ambition and scope … a movie with real grandeur. THE GUARDIAN (UK)

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Jimmy’s Hall Director Ken Loach 109min, CTC SOMERVILLE 19–25 Jan, 8pm joondalup 27 Jan–1 Feb, 8pm

From legendary director, Ken Loach comes an inspiring ode to imagination and free spirit, based on the remarkable life of Jimmy Gralton – dreamer, leader, and the only Irish person to be deported from Ireland. Returning from ten years of exile, Gralton reopens the town hall that was the cause of his original expulsion, but by rattling the status quo to bring others freedom, Jimmy may lose his own.

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The Mystery of Happiness Director Daniel Burman 99min, PG joondalup 10–15 Feb, 8pm Spanish with English subtitles

A late-career triumph with genuine depth and heart. Little White Lies

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Santiago and Eugenio are life-long business partners and best friends, proud of the respectable electrical goods store they’ve built together. Their shared daily routine is satisfyingly predictable and unbreakable. That is, until Eugenio suddenly vanishes. Baffled by his disappearance Santiago teams up with Eugenio’s angst-ridden wife to unfurl the clues around his partner’s whereabouts in this endearing comedydrama of unexpected change, love and friendship, and the genuine mystery of happiness.

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Force Majeure Director Ruben Östland 118min, M SOMERVILLE 27 Jan–1 Feb, 8pm joondalup 3–8 Feb, 8pm Swedish with English subtitles

When a dramatic event unsettles an otherwise picture-perfect family holiday at a chic ski resort, father and businessman Tomas makes a lightningquick decision that shakes his marriage to the core. A thought-provoking, smart and satisfyingly witty look at 21st-century life, and the contradictions and expectations that form us.

Le Sel de la Terre

THE SALT OF THE EARTH Director Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado 110min, M SOMERVILLE 16–22 Feb, 8pm joondalup 24 Feb–1 March, 8pm French, English and Portuguese with English subtitles

A sardonic, serious, funny, precision-controlled psycho-drama inspired by the selfishness of our survival instincts. SCREEN DAILY

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Winter Sleep Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan 196min, M Image: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

SOMERVILLE 2–8 Feb, 8pm Turkish and English with English subtitles Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival 2014 Audience Award, Sydney Film Festival 2014

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Retired actor Aydin lives with his younger wife in his boutique cave hotel, researching the history of Turkish theatre and airing his lofty views in the local newspaper. A confrontation with one of his tenants has tense repercussions and his already strained marriage further unravels. A reflective modern classic about marital disquiet and self-awareness set against the beautiful otherworldliness of remote Cappadocia.

Director Yann Demange 99min, CTC SOMERVILLE 23 Feb–1 March, 8pm joondalup 3–8 March, 7.30pm Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berlin International Film Festival 2014 Golden Athena Award (Best Film), Athens International Film Festival 2014

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This evocative and deeply moving portrait of the great Brazilian photographer, Sebastião Salgado by superstar director Wim Wenders follows Salgado’s fascinating life across war-torn countries. Exploring his feelings toward his own iconic images and the humanity he has witnessed as a photographer and defender of vulnerable people and places, The Salt of the Earth is both an intimate and universal ode to the much-admired Salgado. Illuminating and uplifting … a moving tribute to a peerless talent. THE GUARDIAN (UK)

Accidentally abandoned by his unit on the hostile streets of Belfast, a young soldier must survive a long night in the riot-torn city at the height of the Troubles in 1971. Bruising and brilliant, this highly acclaimed thriller captures the deceptions, power abuses and errors committed by all sides, leaving you breathless as the young private’s fate hangs in the balance. One of the strongest British films of the year. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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After 39 years together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally marry but when George loses his job, they are forced to sell their apartment and temporarily live with friends and family – separately. As they navigate life under other people’s roofs, Ben and George discover the complexities of familial bonds in this joyful portrait of love.

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Girlhood Director Céline Sciamma 112min, CTC SOMERVILLE 2–8 March, 7.30pm French with English subtitles European Parliament LUX Prize Nominee 2014 Best Film Award Nominee, BFI London Film Awards 2014

Confined by her family, academic prospects and ‘boys’ law’ neighbourhood, Marieme, a shy 16-yearold, falls in with a group of free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her clothes and skips school, determined to find her own path to independence. Capturing a rarely depicted side of Paris, this is an unforgettable story of female empowerment.

Director Bryn Evans 93min, CTC joondalup 17–22 March, 7.30pm

Meet Hip Op-eration, the oldest dance crew in the world. Thirty dancers aged between 65 and 95, led by manager Billie Jordan, share with us their hopes, dreams and life stories as they defy belief – and sometimes gravity – to try and make it to the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas. Heartwarming and uplifting, Hip Hop-eration proves you are never too old to go on the journey of a lifetime. Shamelessly uplifting. The New Zealand Herald on Sunday

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The Wonders Director Alice Rohrwacher 110min, M SOMERVILLE 9–15 March, 7.30pm Italian, French and German with English subtitles Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival 2014 Jury Prize and Best Screenplay, International Cinephile Society Awards 2014 Guglielmo Biraghi Award - Special Mention, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2014

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Breathe Director Mélanie Laurent 91min, CTC joondalup 10–15 March, 7.30pm French with English subtitles

Living a tranquil though isolated rural life in a dilapidated farmhouse are Gelsomina, her bohemian beekeeper parents, her aunt and three younger sisters. When a television crew comes looking for the best local artisan food producer, Gelsomina’s curiosity is dispelled by her father’s staunch opposition to the competition. A sweetnatured, lyrical and sun-drenched tale, set against the stunning northern Italian countryside. As powerful as it is enchanting … but alive with a power that seems to surge up from deep beneath its sun-roughened landscape. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK)

Director David Zellner 105min, CTC SOMERVILLE 16–22 March, 7.30pm joondalup 24–29 March, 7.30pm English and Japanese with English subtitles US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Musical Score, Sundance Film Festival 2014 Audience Award - Best Feature Film & Special Jury Award, Las Palmas Film Festival 2014

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PHOENIX Director Christian Petzold 98min, M SOMERVILLE 30 March–5 April, 7.30pm joondalup 7–12 April, 7.30pm German with English subtitles

As a ravaged post-war Berlin struggles to heal itself, so too does Nelly, a camp survivor whose injuries have resulted in facial reconstruction. When her husband fails to recognise her, he involves her in a plan to collect her family inheritance, Nelly must work out if it was he who betrayed her to the Nazis. An elegant and moving story that portrays a significant moment in history in a delicate, new light. Phoenix hovers in a dreamlike plane between the dark past and uncertain present. INDIEWIRE

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Kumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) leads a lonely life in a cramped Tokyo apartment, badgered by a demanding mother and stuck in a thankless office job. Obsessed by the Coen brothers’ classic Fargo, she becomes convinced that the suitcase of money left buried in Minnesota at the end of the film actually exists and goes in search of the lost fortune. A beautifully stylised film of escapism and the transporting power of movies. It’s very moving – a deep and touching film. Werner Herzog

Best New Director, David di Donatello Awards 2014 Best Screenplay, Italian Golden Globes 2014

THE MAFIA KILLS ONLY IN SUMMER

MOMMY Director Xavier Dolan 139min, CTC SOMERVILLE 6–12 April, 7.30pm French and English with English subtitles Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2014 ICS Cannes Award, International Cinephile Society Awards 2014

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Diane, a brash 40-something-year-old widow, is forced into the full-time care of her turbulent teenage son. Blending gutsy melodrama and bold humour, Mommy captures the range of emotions of a mother and son traversing a troubled landscape. Visually stunning with an infectious soundtrack, Mommy will give you a newfound appreciation of those around you. Mommy is a heart-swelling, heartbreaking, breathtaking piece of cinema. VANITY FAIR

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SOMERVILLE 23–29 March, 7.30pm joondalup 31 March–2 April, 4–5 April, 7.30pm Italian with English subtitles

The multi award-winning debut from popular satirist Pif is an irreverent and moving comedy on the murderous history of ‘Cosa Nostra’. The gawky but well intentioned Arturo finds himself repeatedly entwined with the mafia and his own seemingly hopeless struggle to woo his childhood sweetheart. The Mafia Kills Only in Summer closely treads the line between humour and poignant insight.

La Mafia Uccide Solo d’Estate

Acclaimed actress Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) directs this emotionally rich drama, based on the bestselling novel by Anne-Sophie Brasme. When the shy, self-doubting Charlie meets charismatic new girl Sarah, they form an intense and exhilarating bond … until their relationship steers into dangerous territory. A breakout success at both Cannes and Toronto, Breathe marks Laurent as a major directorial talent. A film of real directorial confidence and flair … beautifully shot, radiantly acted and artistically made. INDIEWIRE

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A triumph. A gripping portrait of life in the French suburbs that grabs you from the get-go. Ravishingly shot, it’s a work of cinematic art. THE GUARDIAN (UK)

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Films include Balloon Birds (Switzerland), Home Sweet Home (Netherlands), Lemonade Tale (Estonia), My Little Croco (France), Pitt and Weem (UK), Puddle (Bulgaria) and many more.

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We are thrilled to share Europe’s best animated short films for children. Our partners at the Cinekid Festival, Netherlands, have been leading the way in nurturing a quality film culture for children for almost 30 years, and this specially curated selection is sure to excite and inspire. Showcasing a dynamic range of animation techniques and delightful stories from 14 European nations, Screenkids brings the international film festival experience to the kids of Perth.

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Recycling water is one example of our fresh water thinking. Recycling water pipes is another. That’s exactly what we have done at the Chevron Festival Gardens – by reusing parts of main entrance, bar front, fountain surround and auditorium

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Various locations Sun 22 Feb – Tue 24 Feb Full line-up of writers will be released 3 December. Visit perthfestival.com.au for details.

We are thrilled to bring to the Great Southern a selection of international and Australian writers for readings, performances, workshops, debates and conversation. Authors include Viv Albertine (Clothes Clothes Clothes, Music Music Music, Boys Boys Boys), John Darnielle (Wolf in White Van), Joanna Rakoff (My Salinger Year), Miranda Richmond Mouillot (A Fifty-Year Silence), A.F. Harrold (The Imaginary) and Samuel Wagan Watson (Love Poems and Death Threats).

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Playmakers: Celtic Crossings The iconic Great Southern Playmakers series returns, showcasing the instrumental skill, passion and diversity of Celtic music. With ancient origins in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the music features an array of instruments and musical forms, and is blissfully engaging for both musician and audience. The tradition of passing along the music, through listening and participation, makes it the perfect focus for Playmakers.

The Gentle Good, Albany Town Hall Experience the language, poetry and melodies of Wales as The Gentle Good, aka Gareth Bonello, performs beautiful modern folk music alongside a string quartet. Sat 28 Feb, 7pm, $35/Friends $32

Tim Pearn: On the Beach Western Australian Museum, Albany Mon 16 Feb–Sat 7 March, 10am–4pm

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Through high-quality photography and differentcoloured plastic packaging, the exhibition draws attention to issues of environmental pollution, hazards to wildlife and a largely unseen ‘universe’ of waste material that takes hundreds of years to decay.

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Discover Albany and its rich Aboriginal heritage with Harley Coyne whose family has a long established connection to the area. Travel by bus to the Oyster Harbour Fish Traps, Yorrl Park, the Black Stump and Kalgan Hall sites, and listen to Harley’s fascinating stories. The tour also includes a viewing of the monumental Ngallak Koort Boodja – Our Heart Land Canvas, an 8 x 10m painting that showcases Noongar cultural heritage.

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Workshops, kalyenup studio, albany entertainment centre Absorb the Celtic ambience by getting involved in one of our workshops. Learn about a variety of instruments, or join in with the best Celtic musicians at the Festival Club ‘session’. Visit perthfestival.com.au for more details. australia

On the Beach provides you with a thought-provoking look at the insidious build-up of small-scale plastic detritus on the wild and pristine beaches of the southern coast of Western Australia. Focusing on Albany’s much-loved Goode Beach, the exhibition documents a one-year period, in which water-borne plastic waste was collected.

Public Library Car Park Collie Street, Albany Sat 21, Wed 25, Sat 28, 9am –1pm (8.45am for 9am start) $35, bring walking shoes, a hat, water, sunscreen and snacks. Tickets on sale 3 December.

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Playmakers’ internationally renowned musicians and makers also present a variety of workshops featuring inspired playing, making and discussions, and starring instruments, such as guitar, fiddle, harp, accordion, flute, whistle and pipes.

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The Heartstring Quartet, Albany Entertainment Centre Admire the traditional Celtic sounds of legendary guitarist Arty McGlynn, virtuosic fiddler Nollaig Casey, influential harpist Máire Ní Chathasaigh and flat-picking guitarist master Chris Newman. Sat 21 Feb, 8pm, $35/Friends $32 Sharon Shannon, Albany Entertainment Centre Revel in the versatility and genre-defying talent of Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon, a multi-platinum recording artist and frequent collaborator with the ‘who’s who’ of music. Wed 25 Feb, 8pm, $49.50/Friends $44.50

As the departure point for the first two convoys of Europe-bound soldiers in World War I, Albany occupies a special place in Australia’s history. In Home Front, 18 Great Southern artists reflect upon aspects of war, such as loss and futility. As residents of Albany, the starting point for Australia’s WWI centenary commemorations, MIX Artists bring a poignant point of view. Enjoy an exhibition showcasing paintings, photography, works on paper, sculpture, video, textiles and installations.

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ONLINE perthfestival.com.au Standard and Friends of the Festival tickets available. BY TELEPHONE Bookings and Festival Information: 08 6488 5555 Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm and Sat, 9am–1pm Additional hours during the Festival (13 Feb–7 March): Authorised Ticketing Agents: Perth Festival Info Centre: 08 6488 5555 Ticketek: 1300 795 012 Ticketmaster: 136 100 (Ballet at the Quarry tickets only) OzTix: 1300 762 545 (London Grammar and Soft Soft Loud tickets only) OVER THE COUNTER At any Ticketek outlet. Film tickets at Somerville and ECU Joondalup Pines can be purchased at the door of each venue one hour prior to the start of screenings, subject to availability.

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BOOKING CONDITIONS Fees and Charges: Tickets to Festival events may be sold through a variety of ticketing agents, each with differing booking fees and ticket processing charges. Where tickets are booked by telephone, mail or online a transaction fee from $6.95 to $10.00 will apply. For Ticketek Groups a service/delivery fee of $9.95 per transaction applies. If you choose to purchase tickets at Festival venues for events in that venue, transaction fees will not apply. All telephone and online bookings can be made by credit card at an additional charge of up to 2% of the total purchase price. If you choose to have your tickets delivered by Registered Post by the Festival or Ticketek, an additional fee of $2.25 will apply. The transaction fee is non-refundable. For Ticketmaster and OzTix a handling fee applies to all bookings. Additional charges apply if you choose registered post. Please check at time of booking. Lost or stolen tickets purchased for events that have unreserved or general admission seating will not be replaced. Tickets with a seat allocation can be replaced. You will incur a fee for your lost ticket to be replaced; fees vary across ticketing agencies. FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Friends of the Festival are entitled to discounts on two tickets for most Festival events and further tickets at full price. Ticket discounts to Lotterywest Festival Films are available on an unlimited number of tickets purchased in advance through the Festival. At the door at Somerville or ECU Joondalup Pines, a limit of two discounted single tickets per entry at the door on the night of each screening applies. Discounted film packs are available. Prices are subject to change without notice. Special offers subject to availability.

Concessions apply to Full-Time Students (U30), Student Rush (U30), Pensioners, Seniors and Unemployed (P/S/U) as advertised. When booking, a concession number must be provided and identification shown at the door. Tickets shall not be refunded or exchanged except as provided in the Entertainment Industry Code of Practice. CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED The captioning service is now provided via personal handheld devices and these must be booked with your tickets. For patrons wishing to use the captioning service for shows below, please inform our staff at the Festival Info Centre 08 6488 5555. Subject to availability. The Rabbits (page 18), Mon 16 Feb, 6.30pm Ubu and the Truth Commission (page 32), Sat 28 Feb, 2pm Black Diggers (page 30), Fri 6 March, 7.30pm Cut The Sky (page 26), Sun 1 March, 5pm Live Captioning Perth Writers Festival Opening (page 68), Thur 19 Feb Perth Writers Festival Special Events (page 69), Sat 21 Feb Perth Writers Festival Closing (page 68), Sun 22 Feb AUDIO DESCRIPTION AND TACTILE TOUR FOR THE SIGHT IMPAIRED Please advise if an audio description and tactile tour is required when booking, or if you need to be seated outside the reserved Audio Description area due to your vision impairment. Booking must be made 7 days in advance. The Rabbits (page 18), Mon 16 Feb, 6.30pm Ubu and the Truth Commission (page 32) Sat 28 Feb, 2pm Madama Butterfly (page 16), Thur 5 Mar, 7.30pm Black Diggers (page 30), Sat 7 March, 2pm Please contact Festival Information Centre on 08 6488 5555. PERTH INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 3 Crawley Avenue, Crawley WA 6009 Tel: +61 8 6488 2000 Fax: +61 8 6488 8555 Email: boxoffice@perthfestival.com.au Web: perthfestival.com.au

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OFFICIAL SALES CHANNELS Patrons are advised to check whether tickets are still available from the Festival or official sales channels (above or online) before buying from other suppliers. Please check your tickets carefully and read the terms and conditions.

PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS All programs and artists are subject to change without notice. The Festival reserves the right to exclude latecomers at certain events or to admit only at a suitable point in the performance, if appropriate. Film screenings at Somerville and ECU Joondalup Pines are subject to weather conditions. Updates on any changes to the schedule are published online at 4.30pm. If a screening is cancelled due to rain, the Festival will contact you to discuss alternative booking arrangements.

To join today visit perthfestival.com.au/friends or phone Judy Reid on 08 6488 8625 | Membership Fee: $85 | Conditions apply

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thur 12 feb Perth CBD and Various Venues

FRI 13 FEB The Giants p4

SAT 14 FEB The Giants p4

SUN 15 FEB

MON 16 FEB

TUE 17 FEB

WED 18 FEB

THUR 19 FEB

FRI 20 FEB

SAT 21 FEB The Future Postal Service 10am, p39

The Giants p4

SUN 22 FEB

MON 23 FEB

The Future Postal Service 9.30am, p39

Hack the Festival p39 His Majesty’s Theatre

Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA

The Rabbits 6.30pm, p18

Mozart Dances 8pm, p20

Mozart Dances 3 & 8pm, p20

Mozart Dances 5pmT, p20

The Rabbits 6.30pm, p18

The Rabbits 1 & 6.30pm, p18

The Rabbits 2 & 7pm, p18

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby 7.30pm, p34

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby 1.30 & 7.30pm, p34

Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA

The Rabbits 6.30pmAC T, p18

Regal Theatre

Rising 8pm, p22

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby 7.30pmT, p34

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby 7.30pm, p34

Beyond 7.30pm, p40

Beyond 2 & 7.30pm, p40

I Wish I Was Lonely 7pm, p43

I Wish I Was Lonely 1, 4 & 7pm, p43

Australian String Quartet 7pm, p50

Hilary Mantel 6.30pm Elizabeth Gilbert 8.15pm p69

State Theatre Centre of WA

Perth Concert Hall

Tafelmusik 7.30pm, p51

Octagon Theatre

Geoffrey Robertson 7pm, p68

Perth Writers Festival Precinct Chevron Festival Gardens

Spoon 8pm, p57

Perfume Genius 8pm, p57

Mr Scruff 8pm, p57

Quarry Amphitheatre

Ballet at the Quarry 8pm, p25

The Antlers 8pm, p58

The Budos Band 8pm, p58

The Style Makers p68

Daniel Rossen 8pm, p58

G-Eazy 8pm, p59

Tinashe 8pm, p59

Chet Faker 8pm, p59

Ballet at the Quarry 8pm, p25

Subiaco pARk p75

Bryan Stevenson 7pm, p68 Perth Writers Festival Family Day p67 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 8pm, p60

Mogwai + J Mascis 8pm, p60

Subiaco pARk p75

PICA, Perth Cultural Centre

Tracey Moffatt – Kaleidescope + An Internal Difficulty: Australian Artist at the Freud Museum p74

Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

Yirrkala Drawings p77

Ragnar Kjartansson – The End p72

Ragnar Kjartansson – The Visitors p72

Mariko Mori – Rebirth p73

Fremantle Arts Centre John Curtin Gallery Art Gallery of WA

Spaced 2 – Future Recall & Fifth Column p77

WA Museum, Perth

Theatres p75

Moana Project Space

Theatres p75

Somerville

Love is Strange 8pm, p83

The Salf of the Earth 8pm, p83

Joondalup

The Mystery of Happiness 8pm, p83

‘71 8pm, p83

Love is Strange 8pm, p83

Great Southern

The Great Southern Festival p89

OPERA AND DANCE

THEATRE AND CIRCUS

CLASSICAL MUSIC

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

PERTH WRITERS FESTIVAL

VISUAL ARTS

LOTTERYWEST FESTIVAL FILMS

GREAT SOUTHERN FESTIVAL

DIGITAL

INFORMATION

WA Museum, Perth

FREE & FAMILY

I Wish I Was Lonely 1, 4 & 7pm, p43

Perth Writers Festival Weekend p65

Subiaco Theatre Gardens

102

Rising 8pm, p22

ARTIST TALK CCAPTIONED AUDIO DESCRIPTION/TACTILE TOUR

103

TUE 24 FEB

WED 25 FEB

THUR 26 FEB

FRI 27 FEB

Perth CBD and Various Venues

The Future Postal Service 10am, p39

His Majesty’s Theatre

Madama Butterfly 7.30pm, p16

Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA

Ubu and the Truth Commission 7.30pm, p32

Madama Butterfly 7.30pm, p16 Ubu and the Truth Commission 7.30pm, p32

Ubu and the Truth Commission 7.30T, p32

Ubu and the Truth Commission 7.30pm, p32

Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA Regal Theatre State Theatre Centre of WA

SAT 28 FEB

I Wish I Was Lonely 5.30 & 8pm, p43

I Wish I Was Lonely 1, 4 & 7pm, p43

I Wish I Was Lonely 5.30 & 8pm, p43

SUN 1 MAR The Future Postal Service 10am, p39

TUE 3 MAR

Madama Butterfly 7.30pm, p16

Ubu and the Truth Commission 2AC & 7.30pm, p32

Black Diggers 7.30pm, p30 Screen kids p87

Cut the Sky 7.30pm, p26

Cut the Sky 2 & 7.30pmT, p26

Cut the Sky 5pmC, p26

I Wish I Was Lonely 5.30 & 8pm , p43

I Wish I Was Lonely 1, 4 & 7pm, p43 Sinead O’Connor 8pm, p54

WED 4 MAR

Madama Butterfly 7.30pm, p16

Madama Butterfly 7.30pm AT, p16 Black Diggers 1 & 7.30pm, p30

Black Diggers 7.30pm, p30

Black Diggers 2pm A, p30

Black Diggers 11amT & 7.30pmC, p30

Rufus Wainright 7.30pm, p54

Les Arts Florissants 7.30pm, p46

Soft Soft Loud 7.30pm, p51

Secret Location

The Paper Architect 7pm , p36

The Paper Architect 6.30 & 9.00pm, p36

The Paper Architect 3, 6 & 9pm, p36

The Paper Architect 1, 4 & 7pm, p36

The Paper Architect 3 & 6pm, p36

The Paper Architect 6 & 8.30pm, p36

Red Hill

The Paper Architect 6T & 8.30pm, p36

The Paper Architect 3, 6 & 9pm, p36

Sunnyboys 8pm, p63

Nick Waterhouse 8pm, p63

London Grammar 8pm, p55 Mogwai + J Mascis 8pm, p60

Quarry Amphitheatre

Bombino 8pm, p60

Sharon Van Etten + Tiny Ruins 8pm, p61

Parquet Courts 8pm, p61

Neneh Cherry & RocketNumberNine 8pm, p61

Ballet at the Quarry 8pm, p25

Subiaco Theatre Gardens

Neneh Cherry & RocketNumberNine 8pm, p61

Charlie Musselwhite 8pm, p62

Lake Street Dive 8pm, p62

First Aid Kit 8pm, p62

Soil & ‘Pimp’ Sessions 8pm, p63

Subiaco pARk p75

PICA, Perth Cultural Centre

Tracey Moffatt – Kaleidescope + An Internal Difficulty: Australian Artist at the Freud Museum p74

Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

Yirrkala Drawings p77

Ragnar Kjartansson – The End p72

Ragnar Kjartansson – The Visitors p72

Mariko Mori – Rebirth p73

WA Museum, Perth

Spaced 2 – Future Recall & Fifth Column p77

WA Museum, Perth

Theatres p75

Moana Project Space

Theatres p75

Fremantle Arts Centre John Curtin Gallery Art Gallery of WA

Somerville

‘71 8pm, p83

Joondalup

The Salt of the Earth 8pm, p83

Girlhood 7.30pm, p84 ‘71 7.30pm, p83

Great Southern

The Great Southern Festival p89 OPERA AND DANCE

INFORMATION

Subiaco pARk p75

FREE & FAMILY

SAT 7 MAR

The Sixteen 8pm, p49

Fremantle Arts Centre Courtyard

104

FRI 6 MAR

Screen kids p87

St Mary’s Cathedral

Chevron Festival Gardens

THUR 5 MAR

The Future Postal Service 10am, p39

Madama Butterfly 7.30pm, p16

Screen kids p87

Perth Concert Hall

MON 2 MAR

THEATRE AND CIRCUS

CLASSICAL MUSIC

The Great Southern Festival p89 CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

PERTH WRITERS FESTIVAL

VISUAL ARTS

LOTTERYWEST FESTIVAL FILMS

GREAT SOUTHERN FESTIVAL

DIGITAL

ARTIST TALK CCAPTIONED AUDIO DESCRIPTION/TACTILE TOUR

105

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