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Movie music magic in ‘Soundtracks’
25th of August 2008
Classic songs such as ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz, ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ from Pinocchio and the title song from Singing in the Rain have all become mainstays in popular culture.
These songs are just part of a hit parade of memorable movie music that WAAPA’s Jazz and Contemporary Music students are taking to the stage of the Subiaco Arts Centre for Soundtracks on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September at 7.30pm.
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Percussion pupils share the spotlight with Tetrafide
06th of August 2008
Over the last year, a groundbreaking program run by the renowned ensemble Tetrafide Percussion has offered a group of percussion students from WA high schools the opportunity to learn from the best.
With State Government funding, these specially chosen young musicians participated in the Tetrafide Percussion Advanced Performance Program, a series of intensive percussion workshops, master-classes and rehearsals. The secondary students were chosen through a rigorous audition process from private and government schools throughout the metropolitan area and from regional schools as far away as Esperance.
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D.A.S.H. at PICA: a showcase of new choreographic talent
06th of August 2008
D.A.S.H., a program of new pieces choreographed and performed by WAAPA’s dance students, will open at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) on Tuesday 26 August and run until Saturday 30 August.
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Slava and Leonard Grigoryan perform at WAAPA
30th of July 2008
Acclaimed Australian guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan are respected worldwide for their effortless virtuosity and brilliant musicianship.
Both successful solo artists in their own right, the brothers began performing together regularly in 1999.
In 2001, Leonard was the only guest artist on Slava’s ARIA award winning album, Sonatas and Fantasies. The following year they released their first duo album Play, which was also nominated for an ARIA. They have now released their third duo recording, Impressions, and have performed together throughout the world, as well as touring Australia many times.
Now, for one concert only, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan will perform at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts on August 22 at 7.30pm.
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The 2,500-year-old play that just keeps on giving
30th of July 2008
Lysistrata, by the great Greek playwright Aristophanes, reads like a ribald romp. After all, it’s the comical tale of a group of tenacious women who, led by the feisty Lysistrata, decide to withhold sex from their husbands to secure peace in their region.
But theatre director Chris Bendall, currently directing Lysistrata at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, sees it differently.
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Three years of best bits in Choice Cuts
30th of July 2008
At the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, three years of intense training is required to transform a talented student into an actor. This is time of constant performance practice, when students are asked to challenge themselves in a wide variety of roles.
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A musical tale of murder, madness and meat pies
25th of July 2008
In August, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street will make his brilliantly bloody way to the main stage of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has triumphantly taken its place on the music theatre and opera stages of the world since its premiere in 1979. Most recently, it lit up movie screens around the world in Tim Burton’s film version starring Johnny Depp.
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Hot songs meet the cool jazz vocals of Victoria Newton
11th of July 2008
After more than 15 years spent forging her reputation in London as ‘as jazz singer a cut above the crowd,’ Victoria Newton returns to her home town of Perth to perform a one-off concert as part of the Jazz Windows Series at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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‘Noises Off’ promises plenty of laughs
23rd of May 2008
In 1970, while standing in the wings of a theatre watching a performance of a farce he’d written, award-winning playwright Michael Frayn was struck by the unintentionally hilarious antics of the cast backstage. According to Frayn, “It was funnier from behind than in front and I thought that one day I must write a farce from behind.”
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Jill Perryman joins WAAPA students in 'Oklahoma!'
23rd of May 2008
On the evening of Tuesday 10 June in the Geoff Gibbs Theatre, a young man will stand offstage and sing “There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow …”, before striding onstage to belt out the classic song,
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'.
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Explore your creative side.
13th of May 2008
From May until October, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts is once again running its hugely popular Explore Extension Courses.
These courses – taught by performing arts professionals in acting, arts management, dance, music and music theatre – offer beginners through to professionals the opportunity to extend their skills with a range of one-day and weekend workshops or weekly evening courses.
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Young composers showcase new works at WAAPA
12th of May 2008
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword, part of the Jazz Windows concert series, will showcase the original compositions of Alice Humphries and Daniel Thorne at WAAPA’s Music Auditorium on Wednesday 28 May at 7.30pm.
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Baton of Faith Court Orchestra passes to internationally renowned musician
02nd of May 2008
Peter Tanfield, a distinguished virtuoso violinist, conductor and pedagogue, has taken up the baton as conductor of the Faith Court Orchestra for 2008.
Tanfield, who was appointed Coordinator for Classical Strings at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts earlier this year, will conduct the Faith Court Orchestra in an evening of grand theatrical works on Wednesday 21 May at 7.30pm in WAAPA’s Music Auditorium.
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A triple bill of choreographic gems in ‘Oscillate’
30th of April 2008
In February this year at the Perth International Arts Festival, internationally renowned Melbourne-based choreographer Lucy Guerin wowed local audiences with her award-winning dance piece, Structure and Sadness.
Now Guerin is back in Perth to remount another of her award-winning works, Two Lies, for LINK Dance Company’s upcoming season at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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WAAPA Goes To Court
30th of April 2008
In its 105-year history, the WA Supreme Court in Perth’s Stirling Gardens has had its fair share of drama played out within its walls.
Now, on the evening of Saturday 31 May, a drama of a different kind will take place in this magnificent heritage-listed building.
For the first time ever, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury – which is set in a courtroom – will be performed in Court 1 of the WA Supreme Court, lending a dynamic real-life atmosphere to this brilliant one-act comic opera.
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Japanese taiko drumming hits the spotlight
21st of April 2008
The art of Japanese taiko drumming comes alive as guest soloist Marcus Perrozzi leads Defying Gravity, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ award-winning percussion ensemble, in an evening of hot grooves, seductive melodies and sparkling rhythms – mixed and stirred with an astonishing array of percussion instruments from around the world.
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Russian classics in repertory at WAAPA
21st of April 2008
Two Russian theatre classics, Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov and A Mother by Maxim Gorky, will play in repertory at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts for a week-long season at the beginning of May.
Both are workshop productions featuring the talents of WAAPA’s 2nd Year Acting students.
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WAAPA showcase for up-and-coming composer
14th of April 2008
The dynamic original compositions of Perth-born composer Christopher de Groot will be showcased at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts on Thursday 1 May at 7.30pm.
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Blow Out!
14th of April 2008
Be blown away by the powerful sounds of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ brass ensemble as for one night only they perform alongside some of Australia’s finest musicians.
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Dangerous Curves – The Jazz Guitar
14th of April 2008
A history lesson with a difference is set to light up the stage at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts later this month.
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A mellifluous arrangement for this Baroque Bouquet
14th of April 2008
Unless you’re a Baroque music buff, you’ve probably never heard of a theorbo, much less seen one.
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WAAPA celebrates the musical mastery of jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker
14th of March 2008
The late, great American jazz musician and composer Michael Brecker is considered to be one of the most influential saxophonists of the 20th Century...
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WAAPA opens 2008 with Restoration revival
22nd of February 2008
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts opens its 2008 theatre season with a revival of a wickedly funny comedy by one of the few female playwrights of the Restoration period. The Innocent Mistress by Mary Pix, directed by John Milson, opens on Thursday 13 March at 7.30pm in WAAPA’s Roundhouse Theatre, formerly known as the New Theatre.
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Blood Brothers: a musical tale of twins and tragedy
22nd of February 2008
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers' being performed on London's West End, making it is one of the world's longest-running musicals...
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A Frankenstein for the 21st Century
14th of November 2007
A thought-provoking new play, which uses Mary Shelly's classic horror novel 'Frankenstein' as the basis for examining the moral and ethical dilemmas facing the modern world, will be performed at WAAPA in November.
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Tetrafide Electrafide!
14th of November 2007
Join the internationally acclaimed Tetrafide Percussion for their final concert of 2007, which combines acoustic and electronic music into a dynamic evening of funky original works...
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WAAPA Media Release - 'Just Before Falling' showcases WAAPA Dance
24th of October 2007
Just Before Falling, the finale of the 2007 dance season at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, boasts original works by choreographers Terence Kohler, Sue Peacock and Michael Whaites, and a restaging of a classical ballet by Margaret Illman.
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'Transatlantic' a showcase for acclaimed international choreographers
11th of October 2007
America's Twyla Tharp and Germany's Pina Bausch are two of the greatest choreographers of modern dance.
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Acclaimed American jazz artist to perform at WAAPA
03rd of October 2007
The final concert in the Jazz Windows Series, proudly presented by the WA Academy of Performing Arts and JazzWA, will feature internationally-renowned American jazz artist and studio musician, Bob Sheppard
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World premiere of new Reg Cribb play at Subiaco Arts Centre
27th of September 2007
The world premiere of a controversial new play by one of Australia's most awarded playwrights comes to the Subiaco Arts Centre in October.
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Internationally acclaimed director casts spell over Britten's Dream
21st of September 2007
Anna Sweeny, renowned throughout the world for her expertise in opera training, is the guest director of Benjamin Britten's operatic version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, opening on Friday 12 October at the WA Academy of Performing Arts.
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Students' films light up Luna screen
21st of September 2007
The home of contemporary film, Luna Leederville is the venue for a gala screening of exciting new short films by the 2007 WA Screen Academy class of producers, writers, directors, cinematographers and editors.
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Defying Gravity's 20th Birthday Celebrations
21st of September 2007
Join in the celebrations as WAAPA's award-winning percussion ensemble, Defying Gravity celebrates its 20th birthday with two dazzling performances of gorgeous grooves and magical melodies - spiced with the overwhelming power of rhythm!
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A Soldier's Tale to Ragtime
21st of September 2007
WAAPA's final Sundays @ 3 concert for 2007 celebrates the work of the great Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and the influence of ragtime on his music
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Tetrafide Percussion Academy Showcase
21st of September 2007
As the culmination of a year-long percussion program, eleven secondary school students will perform with the internationally-renowned ensemble Tetrafide Percussion in the Percussion Academy Showcase on September 23 at the WA Academy of Performing Arts.
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WAAPA salutes the world's great singer-songwriters
21st of September 2007
From the acoustic folk of Cat Stevens to the electrifying funk of Prince, the world's great singer-songwriters have created an anthology of classic songs that have captivated generations of audiences.
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WAAPA takes 'The Good Fight' to New York
16th of August 2007
The WA Academy of Performing Arts has been invited to premiere a powerful new Australian musical from the writer of The Boy from Oz at the world’s largest musical theatre event, the New York Musical Theater Festival.
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New York, 1976: Music for 18 Musicians
13th of August 2007
A pioneer of minimalism, musician Steve Reich has been hailed as America's 'greatest living composer' by The New York Times and '...the most original musical thinker of our time' by The New Yorker.
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Jane Eyre: a ‘musical for grown-ups’
09th of August 2007
Immediately recognized as a masterpiece when it was first published in 1847, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre blends passion, romance, mystery and suspense into an extraordinary coming-of-age story.
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Theatrical roller coaster bound for Blue Room Theatre
09th of August 2007
As part of the City of Perth’s Winter Arts Festival, the WA Academy of Performing Arts is taking Steven Berkoff’s confrontational play East to the Blue Room Theatre in Northbridge, opening on Saturday 25 August for a week-long season.
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WAAPA takes new dance works to PICA
09th of August 2007
As part of the City of Perth Winter Arts Festival, the WA Academy of Performing Arts is taking a collection of original student dance works to the city for a short season of six performances.
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‘Time’ at WAAPA for acclaimed Australian director
09th of August 2007
One of Australia’s most acclaimed directors, George Ogilvie AM, is in Perth to direct the 3rd Year Acting students at the WA Academy of the Performing Arts in the classic English play, Time and the Conways by J.B. Priestly, opening on Friday 24 August in the New Theatre.
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Timothy Kain Guitar Concert
09th of August 2007
Timothy Kain is a maestro of the guitar, with an international reputation as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher.
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The Turning Circle
09th of August 2007
Masters of Creative Arts
Dance project
"Kang kang sul rea"
The turning circle
A project combining Zen meditation, Korean dance and classical ballet choreographed by Chil Han (principal dancer at St Louis ballet, Korean national ballet company, New jersey Ballet, Minesota Dance theatre,)
An exploration of Korean Dance styles and music over a full moon cycle.
One day
One day, we will vanish into the
Invisible figure just as water turned into vapor.
The little life is completed like this
Parting from the things we had affection,
Just as we came alone to the world,
Just so alone…..
Looking back over the past, the life
Given to me was a blessing.
Park Jung Sook
WAAPA Studio A,
2 Bradford ST, MT Lawley WA 6052
Edith Cowan university (MT Lawley campus)
August 9th and 10th, 2007- 7:30pm
Tickets $20, Tickets available at the door.
Reservations or enquiries to 0434 279 487 or
email ba1962hc@hotmail.com
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Behind the Scenes - From Prague to Perth, backstage takes centre stage
09th of August 2007
As part of the City of Perth’s Winter Arts Festival, the backstage worlds of theatre production and design will take centre stage in an exciting new exhibition in the city at the end of August.
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Jazz Windows - Jazz Vocal Showcase set to swing on Wednesday 15 August
09th of August 2007
Be swept away by a swinging night of song when the best of Perth’s jazz vocal talent take to the stage of WAAPA’s Music Auditorium for a Jazz Vocal Showcase on Wednesday 15 August at 7.30pm.
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Quickstep to Memories
11th of June 2007
In an exciting inter-generational project, LINK Dance Company is collaborating
with Senior ballroom dancers to present Quickstep to Memories from Thursday
21 June at the Perth Town Hall.
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Unidentified Human Remains
31st of May 2007
Director John Sheedy brings his formidable talents to WAAPA as director of the 3rd Year Acting students’ production of Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love by Canadian playwright Brad Fraser, which opens on Friday 15 June in the New Theatre.
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Sundays @ 3 – Venice, 1610: Venetian Vespers
31st of May 2007
Be transported back to Venice in 1610 by the Academy Baroque Soloists, who will perform the lavish ceremonial music that typified the Venetian service of Vespers for the Blessed Virgin. Music will include Psalms from Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers and instrumental music by Alessandro Grandi and Giovanni Gabrielli.
Sunday 3 June at 3.00pm.
Music Auditorium, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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GuitarFest: A Plucked String Spectacular
26th of April 2007
GuitarFest, held on Wednesday 9 May at 7.30pm at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), will explore the links between jazz and classical music in a smorgasbord of music for fretted instruments.
A plucked string spectacular, GuitarFest is presented by staff, graduates, and students from WAAPA, as well as selected players from the UWA School of Music.
For lovers of guitar, whether classical or contemporary, this is a concert not to miss!
Performance Information: GuitarFest
Wednesday 9 May at 7.30pm
Music Auditorium, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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Sundays @ 3 - Germany 1941: Music for the End of Time
26th of April 2007
German composer Messiaen was interned as a prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIIIA, Silesia. The staff of WAAPA’s music department will perform Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time – a piece he wrote to overcome the hunger, squalor and bitter cold of his experience. Alongside Messiaen will be Henryk Górecki’s Lerchenmusik (Music of the Larks), which leaves the ear to consider austere, architectural magnificence and tender intimacy.
Sunday 6 May at 3pm.
Music Auditorium, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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Avatars
26th of April 2007
Don’t miss this rich and varied program of new works by international and national guest choreographers. Performed by 2nd and 3rd Year dance students, Avatars is WAAPA’s first season of Dance for 2007.
Saturday 5 May at 7.30pm, Monday 7 May - Friday 11 May at 7.30pm.
The Geoff Gibbs Theatre, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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Animal Farm
26th of April 2007
An insightful musical adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel, WAAPA’s 2nd year acting students combine humour, heart and savage truths in a tale where some animals become more equal than others.
Saturday 5 May at 7:30pm, Monday 7 May - Thursday 10 May, 7:30pm.
Enright Studio, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $12.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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UNO – Louise Conroy Solo
26th of April 2007
One of Australia’s most exciting and versatile young percussionists, Louise Conroy will premiere her new solo show, UNO, and perform a selection of newly commissioned works. UNO’s focus is the marimba, and this dynamic solo performance will explore the relationship of the marimba with voice, recorded instrumental and natural sounds, and acoustic and electro-acoustic percussion instruments.
Presented by WAAPA and Tura New Music as part of the 8th Totally Huge New Music Festival.
Saturday 5 May at 7.30pm.
Music Auditorium, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $12.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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Unity (1918)
26th of April 2007
The mysterious and deadly plague known as the Spanish Flu causes panic and paranoia among the townsfolk, who eventually turn on one another in an attempt to find a scapegoat. Directed by George Whaley, former head of acting at the National Institute for the Dramatic Arts, this production examines the impact of war and natural disaster on society - a situation as relevant today as in 1918.
Friday 4 May, Saturday 5 May, Monday 7 May – Thursday 10 May at 7.30pm.
Matinee Saturday 5 May at 2.30pm.
New Theatre, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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Defying Gravity with Steven Richter
26th of April 2007
The phenomenal skills of percussion superstar Steven Richter from Tetrafide Percussion burst into life with WAAPA’s award-winning Defying Gravity percussion ensemble. Performing to sell-out audiences at its home at WAAPA, Defying Gravity presents a vibrant selection of music that combines melodic beauty with the power of rhythm – and the fun of ‘Stomp’!
Presented by WAAPA and Tura New Music as part of the 8th Totally Huge New Music Festival.
Wednesday May 2 and Thursday May 3 at 7.30pm.
Music Auditorium, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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Resonator and guests play Michel van der Aa
26th of April 2007
Resonator, WAAPA’s exciting new music chamber ensemble, presents its premiere performance. Under musical director Cat Hope, the ensemble will perform works by Dutch composer Michel van de Aa, one of Europe’s most sought-after contemporary composers.
Presented by WAAPA and Tura New Music as part of the 8th Totally Huge New Music Festival.
Monday 30 April at 7.30pm.
Music Auditorium, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.
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Boy Overboard under the stars
02nd of March 2007
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts is proud to present Boy Overboard, adapted for the stage by Patricia Cornelius from the best-selling novel by acclaimed Australian children’s author, Morris Gleitzman.
Boy Overboard will be performed by the 2nd Year Music Theatre students under the stars in the Academy’s open-air Amphitheatre.
The production will be directed by Jeremy Rice, Artistic Director of Barking Gecko Theatre Company.
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Dark fairytale will get feet stomping to tribal beat
02nd of March 2007
Once On This Island kicks off the Music Theatre program for 2007 at the Western Australian Academy of the Arts on Saturday 17 March.
A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic Little Mermaid tale, this bittersweet musical romance gives the age-old story of star-crossed lovers a shot of voodoo intrigue with its sizzling percussive Broadway score.
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WAAPA opens 2007 with Restoration Romp
02nd of March 2007
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts opens its 2007 theatre season on Friday 15 March with the wickedly funny Restoration comedy The Country Wife.
WAAPA’s provocative production, which will showcase the talents of the 3rd Year Acting students under the direction of Chris Edmund, will be set in seedy, sexy contemporary London.
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WAAPA Dance showcased in ‘Translations’
10th of November 2006
Translations, the final performance for WAAPA’s 2006 Dance season, promises a stunning program of classical and contemporary dance.
For five performances from Saturday 18th until Thursday 23rd November, Translations will delight lovers of dance with new works by choreographers Kim McCarthy, Gerard Van Dyck and Reyes de Lara, and with a restaging of a classical ballet by Margaret Illmann.
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WAAPA student wins $30,000 Mathy award
10th of November 2006
At this year’s Australian Singing Competition held in Sydney on November 1, WAAPA Classical Music student Duncan Rock took out the major award of the $30,000 Marianne Mathy Scholarship.
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New work by Perth playwright tackles Aboriginal issues in wake of WA’s mining boom
01st of November 2006
Swine River, a new play written by David Milroy and showcasing WAAPA’s Aboriginal Theatre students, will premiere on Tuesday 21st November in the Enright Studio.
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Eneksis and the WAAPA Brass Ensemble
01st of November 2006
In the magnificent setting of St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle, the Eneksis Chamber Choir will join forces with the WAAPA Brass Ensemble to present an evening of dynamic and uplifting choral music.
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Gutteridge casts his spell over The Dream
04th of October 2006
Tom Gutteridge, Artistic Director of Black Swan Theatre Company, will guest direct WAAPA’s 3rd Year Acting students in William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, opening on Friday 13th October.
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Love and gastronomy on Opera Double Bill
04th of October 2006
Director John Milson and conductor Burhan Güner will weave their inestimable magic over a delicious double bill of opera, opening at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts on Saturday 14th October.
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WAAPA staff member to direct upcoming WA feature film
27th of September 2006
WAAPA staff member and freelance director Andrew Lewis is set to direct a new feature film to be shot in Fremantle and Albany next year.
Lewis’s film project, Dirty Girls, was recently awarded a grant as part of ScreenWest’s 2006 ‘West Coast Visions’ Low Budget Feature initiative.
In October, Lewis returns to the stage at WAAPA to direct the 2nd Year Music Theatre students in Stephen Sondheim’s musical Assassins.
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Defying Gravity's World of Percussion
27th of September 2006
Join WAAPA’s award-winning Defying Gravity percussion ensemble for an evening of rhythm, melody and groove as they explore the dynamic World of Percussion on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 October at 7.30pm.
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New Directions for Music at WAAPA
19th of September 2006
The unique potential of WAAPA’s music program is being unleashed with an exciting and innovative raft of new developments for 2007, including:
• A new Bachelor of Music course
• New staff appointments
Please click on the attached for further information.
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Ensemble Arcangelo
11th of September 2006
Join Perth’s renowned chamber ensemble, Ensemble Arcangelo, for an evening of Baroque music on Wednesday 20th September at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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Southward
11th of September 2006
Following on from their recent successful tour to Europe and Russia, LINK Dance Company presents Southward at WAAPA’s Academy Theatre from September 19-22.
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Jazz Windows Concert 5: Mace Francis Orchestra
31st of August 2006
As part of WAAPA’s Jazz Windows series, the Mace Francis Orchestra will perform their new collaborative work Chinese Whispers II on Wednesday 13 September at 7.30pm in the Academy’s Music Auditorium.
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Faith Court Orchestra with guest conductor Margaret Blades
31st of August 2006
Margaret Blades, Associate Concert Master of the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, is the guest conductor of the Faith Court Orchestra’s next concert on Thursday 14 September at 7.30pm in WAAPA’s Music Auditorium.
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Tetrafide - Ten Years On
31st of August 2006
Tetrafide Percussion is celebrating its tenth birthday with a concert of funky and powerful percussion pieces on Sunday 10 September at 7.00pm in WAAPA’s Music Auditorium.
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WAAPA salutes Divas of Jazz and Pop
31st of August 2006
Popular music has always had its divas – women who have made a strong impact on the musical landscape through their talents and personalities. These jazz and popular divas have taken great songs and made them their own.
Stars such as Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday have been followed through the decades by Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, K.D. Lang and Diana Krall.
Now, for three concerts only, WAAPA’s Jazz and Contemporary music students will pay tribute to these legendary women of song in Divas of Jazz and Pop, from Tuesday 19th of September.
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Sisters of Jazz Big Band featuring Linda Oh
10th of August 2006
The Western Australian Sisters in Jazz Big Band, a who’s who of talented WA female jazz musicians, will be performing on Wednesday 23 August as part of WAAPA’s Jazz Windows series.
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American guitar virtuoso performs at WAAPA
10th of August 2006
World-renowned classical guitarist Dr Nicholas Goluses will perform music by Sor, Ponce, Theodorakis, Houghton and Schwantner at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts on Friday 25 August at 7.30pm.
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Australian stage star directs Pal Joey
10th of August 2006
Australian theatre star Tony Sheldon brings his expertise to Perth as guest director of the well-loved musical comedy Pal Joey, which opens on Monday 28 August at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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Stir at PICA
10th of August 2006
An assortment of hand-picked new works choreographed and performed by WAAPA students will be on show at PICA from Monday 28th August until Saturday 2nd September.
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Before I Get Old
08th of August 2006
In Before I Get Old, Edmund takes a satiric but affectionate look at a group of school friends growing up in post-war England.
From the post-war austerity of the 1950s to the beginning of the youth revolution of the 1960s, Before I Get Old follows the friends as they mature from children to adults in these turbulent and rapidly changing times.
For more information, please refer to the attached media release.
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World-class percussion duo joins forces with acclaimed local ensemble
01st of August 2006
In what promises to be an exhilarating collaboration of outstanding musical talents, the internationally renowned Dutch percussion duo, Duo Vertigo, will perform with WAAPA’s award-winning Defying Gravity percussion ensemble in Workers Union, on Sunday 13th August at 5.00pm.
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WAAPA graduate wins Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship
01st of August 2006
Emma Worthington-Lees, a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, sang before Australia’s greatest opera diva, Dame Joan Sutherland, and her husband, conductor Richard Bonynge, at Sydney’s Parliament House on the 14th of July.
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WAAPA graduate wins 2006 New York Study Award
01st of August 2006
Alexander Lewis, who graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ Music Theatre course in 2004, has been announced as the 2006 winner of Opera Foundation Australia’s prestigious New York Study Award, worth $40,000.
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WAAPA Dance Auditions for 2007
25th of July 2006
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Edith Cowan University will be holding nationwide auditions from September for the 2007 intake of its Dance courses.
For further details refer to the attached media release.
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WAAPA Open Day 2006
18th of July 2006
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts is opening its doors to the public as part of ‘ECU Live!’ on Sunday 30 July 2006, showcasing its wide range of performing arts courses and state-of-the-art facilities for prospective students.
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Bill Warnock 2006 Scholarship Winner
19th of June 2006
The fifth annual Bill Warnock Scholarship was awarded to Second Year Music Theatre student Chrystal de Grussa on Tuesday 13 June at the opening night of Sweet Charity at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.For more details refer to the attached media release.
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Australian Premiere of The Pagans
07th of June 2006
The award-winning play, The Pagans, will receive its Australian premiere on Friday 16 June at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and will run until Thursday 22 June.
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Sweet Charity
22nd of May 2006
One of the classic dance musicals, Sweet Charity is among the most performed shows of the 1960s, boasting a sizzling score that includes the legendary ‘Hey Big Spender’, the fast-paced ‘Rhythm of Life’ and the show-stopping ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’.
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Tetrafide Percussion celebrates 10 years with all-time favourites
22nd of May 2006
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Tetrafide Percussion, Australia’s hottest young percussion group, who played their first concert in the Fremantle Town Hall in 1996.
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Macliver and Feibig guest star with Ensemble Archangelo
17th of May 2006
Two of Australia’s finest sopranos, Sara Macliver and Taryn Feibig, join forces with Perth’s renowned chamber ensemble, Ensemble Archangelo, to present a concert of 18th Century music on Saturday 27th May at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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Off the Map
08th of May 2006
LINK, the WA Academy of Performing Arts’ graduate dance company, showcases an exciting duo of choreographic works in their upcoming season Off the Map, which runs for three nights only from 24 May. Guest choreographers are Dance Works Artistic Director Sandra Parker and local choreograpger Aimee Smith.
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Much-loved Opera Scenes return on a high note
19th of April 2006
Following on from its sell-out performances last year, a new season of Opera Scenes will play at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts for three performances only from Friday 5th of May to Sunday 7th of May.
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A Lie of the Mind
19th of April 2006
Sydney director Kate Gaul, who has worked extensively in the eastern states, now brings her talents to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as guest director on Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind.
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Beyond Dance
19th of April 2006
The first season of Dance for 2006 at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts features an exciting collection of new works by international and national guest choreographers.
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Fascinating Rhythms of Defying Gravity
11th of April 2006
Fresh from performances at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, WAAPA’s award-winning Defying Gravity percussion ensemble will present an eclectic mix of sparkling rhythms and seductive melodies in Fascinating Rhythms, on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th of April at 7.30pm.
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Faith Court Orchestra performs Mozart, Sculthorpe and Shostakovich
30th of March 2006
Works by Mozart, Sculthorpe and Shostakovich are on the program for the Faith Court Orchestra’s first concert for 2006, held on Friday 7th April at 7.30pm in the Music Auditorium of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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WAAPA Jazz celebrates The Music of Ray Charles
27th of March 2006
Jazz in the Theatre presents The Music of Ray Charles. WAAPA’s Jazz and Contemporary music students will pay tribute to the enormous musical legacy of Ray Charles in three performances only.
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WAAPA opens 2006 with Restoration romp
27th of March 2006
The London Cuckolds
By Edward Ravenscroft, Gent
A new adaption by Terry Johnson
Directed by Aarne Neeme
3rd Year Acting
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Australian arts industry high flyers join WAAPA staff
02nd of March 2006
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, welcomes three new staff members in 2006, in the disciplines of Acting, Design and Dance.
For more details please refer to the attached document.
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John Chen Piano Recital
24th of February 2006
Piano Wizardry!
In 2004, 18 year old John Chen became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition. John has given many solo recitals and performed concertos with major orchestras throughout New Zealand and Australia. He will soon record the complete piano solo works of Dutilleux for Naxos, and a selection of Debussy and Ravel for ABC Classics. John recently toured with Chamber Music New Zealand and has given performances with New Zealand's leading chamber ensemble, the New Zealand String Quartet.
The program will include works by Mozart, Schumann and Ravel.
For more details please refer to the attached document.
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