East meets West in shimmering artistry from Takacs Quartet with Milliken sisters Cathy and Angie for Musica Viva at Winthrop Hall.
David Cusworth
Fremantle Biennale returns across three weekends from November 13 to 30, transforming the port city into a dynamic canvas of site-responsive contemporary art, this year programmed under the theme, Sanctuary 25.
Tanya MacNaughton
The calendar is filling up quickly with a flurry of exciting WA events in store, including Margaret River Region Open Studios and the City of Melville’s exhibition at Yagan Mia Wireless Hill Museum.
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Broadway star Tricia Paoluccio poured herself a big cup of ambition with jukebox musical Here You Come Again, co-creating and starring as Dolly Parton in a production that is a delight down to its last drop.
Drew Anthony and Perth animation company Aquixel have turned Audrey II into a screen star for the reimagined musical production Little Shop Of Horrors at Planet Royale.
Vincent Fantauzzo has never taken the conventional route, so it’s only fitting that he’s become the first-ever Art Gallery of Western Australia Pulse Ambassador.
Caitlin Vinci
One of the Great Southern’s most popular art events is set to return to the region this September, with the Southern Art and Craft Trail opening on September 27.
Jacki Elezovich
Opera Australia will unveil an ambitious production of La Bohème that shifts the beloved opera from 1830s France to the cultural hub of Weimar Germany.
Sam McKeith
Morgan Halket’s family say she was born for the stage, and a full-circle moment with the South West Opera Company proves just that.
Amber Lilley
Noongar artist Doug Roberts started painting after watching a family member and his spur of the moment decision to give it a try turned into a lifelong hobby that has been a way to give back to his community.
Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma and principal conductor Asher Fisch bring WA Symphony Orchestra to Winthrop Hall, Kalgoorlie and Bunbury.
Andrew Bovell returns to his hometown as Black Swan presents the playwright’s drama Speaking In Tongues, which explores the complexity of relationships and was adapted for screen as 2001 film Lantana.
A concerto that never was, a trumpet concerto rewritten for piano, and a quartet that became a symphony make enigmatic fare at Winthrop Hall.
Perth artist Sara Tan is the proud recipient of this year’s The West Australian Pulse People’s Choice Award with her work titled Zinnia which helps her with deal with grief.
Jessica Evensen
Eclipse Island — once home to gangs of “pirate” sealers, isolated lighthouse families and a precarious winched basket — is the focus of the first episode of a new podcast series detailing Albany’s rich history.
Melissa Sheil
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons enthrals all-ages at His Majesty’s Theatre, with Australian Baroque and WA Opera stars Prudence Sanders and Brigitte Heuser.
A new memoir by Perth-born Petal Ashmole Winstanley, a must-try pie joint in Leederville, Il Locale’s deliciously priced Pizza Club and more.
STM Team
None of the accolades celebrated artist Vincent Fantauzzo has accumulated to date in his career compare to his invitation from The Art Gallery of WA to be The West Australian Pulse Talks 2025 guest speaker.
Sydney aerialist Kristi Wade’s niche desire to hang from a chandelier meant Corteo was always going to be her dream Cirque du Soleil show.
Tricia Paoluccio’s knack for channelling music icon Dolly Parton is set to dazzle Perth audiences as musical Here You Come Again tours to The Regal Theatre.
Emerging Indigenous artist Gaypalani Wanambi has turned rusting road signs into an award-winning artwork inspired by an ancestral story.
Callum Godde
A photo of Albany’s stunning landscape captured in the golden rays of sunrise has won an annual photography competition and will grace the front of the city’s 2026 business directory.
Leanne Stojmenov has been announced as WA Ballet’s new artistic director in a full circle moment for the Perth-raised dance talent.
Carleen Eades is the thread which weaves together the paintings, sculptures and Noongar mixed media which combine for the Vancouver Arts Centre’s latest exhibition, which opens on August 8.
Claire Middleton
