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The breathtaking pianist Konstantin Shamray joins the talented WASO and Asher Fisch to take on possibly the greatest of all piano concertos, Rachmaninov’s stormy and romantic Second. The concert is opened with the shimmering atmospherics of Olivia Davies’ new work Stratus.

Come support your home country roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way possible. Acts include Ruven Govender (SA), Kyle Legacy (UK), Sam Kissajukian (AUS), Joe White (AFRIC), Rory Lowe (UK), EMO (AFRICA), Andrew Wolfe (AUS) & many more! Very Hot: From the sexy, the controversial, to the shocking or unique - not for the faint-hearted.

Archives of Humanity creates a living and emotive meditation on human existence, a reflection on where we suddenly and unexpectedly find ourselves today. The work begins with an immersive and tactile journey through a remarkable set – a flock of birds, created by and carrying the stories of our WA community in isolation. Released, the birds united soar as a collective symbol of endurance and hope. These sweeping narratives, of memories, desires and aspirations lead you into the theatre. A stunning score opens the performance, marking the next migration, echoing the movements of the dancers in a gradual and persistent climbing arc of cyclical patterns. Some of the art world’s most striking scenes are reimagined in humanity’s tumultuous bid to transcend. To rise, to fall, but to always try to rise again – together.

".. Left my face in pain from laughing so much through all three acts. It`s a guaranteed night of belly aching laughter!" 5 Stars The Sunday Times ".. A big night of gut-busting laughter!" 5 Stars Adelaide Advertiser Five Stars The West Australian SELLOUT 2011-2020

Seductive, forbidden and electrifying, join us for an unmissable night of jaw-dropping aerial acrobatics, burlesque and naughty fun. Dark and subversive with an unexpected twist, you`ve never seen circus like this before! Get wild and let loose from what cages you...

Following the success of last year's show Brown Panther which SOLD OUT at Edinburgh Fringe, Ruven returns to Perth with his classic sell out show Ethnic Cleansing. Ruven Govender has featured at every major comedy festival Australia & NZ has to offer. Ruven has had a number of TV appearances in NZ, Australia & USA and regularly tours the globe doing comedy. "Australia's Kevin Hart" Funny Tonne, 2019 "Best politically incorrect comedy" Herald Sun, 2018 "Dynamo of a comic" Chortle UK, 2017 "Pocket Rocket" ????½ The Australia Times,, 2017 "Punchline Power" ???? The Music, 2017 "Sharp, funny & unmissable" An Australian Comedy Festival "The creme de la chocolate" Theatreview NZ Presented by: Laugh Mob Laugh Mob is a producer of International performers, focussed on comedy in Fringe & Comedy Festivals worldwide. Very Hot: From the sexy, the controversial, to the shocking or unique - not for the faint-hearted.

Fresh off the back of performing on 2018, 2019 and 2020 sell-out runs at FRINGE WORLD, Grant Mushet brings his debut solo show to Perth, 2021! Originally from Scotland this is a stand-up of pure gusto you'd love to have a drink with bringing stories of back home (Scotland), his immigration process to Australia and all the f**cked up stuff in between. This show will leave you relishing in those "WTF" moments and have you re-cycling jokes to your mates whilst losing your sh*t for weeks to come. Not for the tame or middle-class. This is GOOD DICK ENERGY. Presented by: Comedy at The Craft Comedy at The Craft has been presenting FRINGE WORLD shows for four years and they just keep getting better! Very Hot: From the sexy, the controversial, to the shocking or unique - not for the faint-hearted.

Fusing improvised comedy with the world's most popular roleplaying game, Improv DnD has quickly become a Perth favourite. Watch as our heroes fight evil, break curses and seduce the innkeeper right before your very eyes. Improv DnD is a fast-paced, shenanigan filled, unpredictable show where great success and horrible failure are just a dice roll away. Presented by: BS Productions BS Productions is a collective of Perth based writers, performers, comedians and improvisers brought together to create unique and entertaining works, accessible for all audiences. More importantly, to combine their power rings in order to summon captain planet, because he's a hero and he's gonna take pollution down to zero, he's our powers magnified and he's fighting on the planets side. Medium: For boomers, younger couples and teens. Thought-provoking, but not confronting.

From working with Grammy Award winning musicians to commissions from the likes of Google, Twitter, Netflix and Perrier, Tee Ken Ng is a Perth-based artist, filmmaker and designer with a global reach and reputation. This exhibition focuses on his recent animated music video for another Perth luminary, Tim Minchin. Presented as an installation of the swirling hand-made zoetropes that bring Minchin’s song Leaving LA to visual life, it reveals the unique and exquisite charm, art and craft of Ng’s animation practice. Combined with live video projections of the zoetropes in action and an accompanying soundtrack, Ng creates a sense of being within the animation itself as the entire piece becomes a living artwork that will fully encompass you. Image credit - Film still of Tee Ken Ng’s zoetrope-animated video for Tim Minchin’s Leaving LA, 2020. Photo: Tee Ken Ng. Tim Minchin and Tee Ken Ng surrounded by zoetropes in Tee Ken Ng's studio for Tee Ken Ng’s zoetrope-animated video for Tim Minchin’s Leaving LA, 2020. Photo: Cam Campbell.

We`ve enlisted the funniest comedians as models to do standup as you sketch and laugh. Model comedians differ in size, shape and humour each week. Drawing material is provided if you don`t have your own. Hosted by Sam Kissajukian. Presented by: Laugh Mob Laugh Mob is a producer of International performers, focussed on comedy in Fringe & Comedy Festivals worldwide. Very Hot: From the sexy, the controversial, to the shocking or unique - not for the faint-hearted.

It's the Perth Big Gay Games Night: Live FRINGE WORLD Edition!!! Born out of the days of COVID, Perth Gay Social Club created an online streaming, interactive game show. Now we are bringing you the live version. Come and see some of our FRINGE WORLD performers come together on stage to battle each other playing Pictionary, Charades and Trivia. You'll need to play along and guess the clues they've been given in order for them to get points and win! We'll have 4 heats over 4 weeks, with a big Grand Final in the last week! This is sure to be a good laugh for everyone Presented by: Perth Gay Social Club Established in 2018, Perth Gay Social Club organises events for the LGBTQIA+ community and our allies to meet in a fun, friendly environment to make new friends. We aim to make everyone feel included and comfortable to be themselves. Everyone is welcome! This is our first year performing at FRINGE WORLD and trying to bring people together in a different way. We're excited to welcome you all to the Perth Gay Social Club family. Medium: For boomers, younger couples and teens. Thought-provoking, but not confronting.

Written by Ian Sinclair
Produced by The Kabuki Drop
Commissioned by PICA and co-presented with Perth Festival

WORLD PREMIERE

Submerge yourself in a poetic reimagining of the classic Australian seaside drama for our cataclysmic times.

Nadine returns to her beachside home, and the family she abandoned, to reconnect with her daughter. Now oceans apart, she must navigate her ex-husband’s anger at her departure and learn to accept and support her now son Caleb, with his desire to begin medically affirming his gender.

A deeply personal and poetic story, Whale Fall is a slow-burning family drama about second chances and unconditional love, charting transition across generations, family dynamics, the human body and our ecological future.

Central to the work is the story of a dying whale as it slowly descends to the seafloor and forms a new biodiverse ecosystem known as a ‘whale fall’.

Inspired by environmental writer Rebecca Giggs’ essay of the same name, Whale Fall features rich visual language, intimate performances, and immersive design to conjure the familiarity of the Australian coast. Created by an exceptional team of WA theatre-makers, this new work brings together people from different backgrounds that identify with and support the trans, gender diverse and queer communities.

 

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Kabuki Drop is an emergent, multiplatform arts company creating work within a variety of spaces and across art forms. They are storytellers who reinterpret theatre forms and present ideas and aesthetics for adventurous audiences. They play with and within their environments, championing artists who create immersive experiences that provoke thought, challenge norms, and encourage conversation. Formed by Melissa Cantwell in 2017, the company has presented The Average Joe (Fringeworld, 2017); Blink (Commissioned by The City of Perth Winter Arts Festival, 2017); Slap and Tickle (Fringeworld, 2018; Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2019) and The Elders Project (Fremantle Festival 2019).

'Spume' refers to the foam produced by the churning of water, capping the waves or leaving tidelines on a riverbed. Pip Lewi's drawings chart an 'urban spume' in vivid texta, pens and layers of correction fluid, chronicling detritus and markings left in the city by tides of human activity. Over the course of the Festival Pip's works with ebb and flow, appearing on the Festival's online platforms, public screens and sidewalks throughout the city. This ephemeral ode to the overlooked culminates in an intimate walking tour and guided meditation, refocusing the eye and mind on the finer details of things that wash up on the shores of out vision. Keep an eye out for what washes up in between Newcastle Street, Elizabeth Quay, Barrack/Beaufort Street and King Street/Lake Street in Northbridge and Perth City.