Archive for March, 2008
The 20th UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival comes to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time, and will be held in Perth in association with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, from 2 to 12 April 2008.
A big part of this festival is the Million Puppet Project, a Guinness World Record attempt.
The exhibition of the puppets at the Perth Town Hall culminates on Carnival Day on Sunday 6 April, a free event with fun for all ages.
There are also many puppetry theatre productions to be seen throughout the week.
Imagine a million puppets in one big space… sock, hand, rod, finger, junk, glove, shadow, marionettes, and movable creations never seen before!
On April 6th 2008 this dream will become a reality when the Perth Concert Hall comes alive with puppets from across the globe for the ‘World’s Largest Puppet Display’!
A celebration of puppetry that includes aspects of dance, acting, circus and digital technologies.
See the UNIMA 2008 website for more details.
Update: What I forgot to mention specifically, is that Mr Squiggle is in town! As nickobec reports over at PerthNorg, there’s a special display at the State Library.
The annual Perth Medieval Fayre will be held at the Supreme Court Gardens from 10am to 5pm on Saturday 5 April 2008.
The Fayre is held suitably close to All Fools Day, a folk celebration that began to appear in Europe in the late Middle Ages.
A plethora of Perth’s medieval clubs will be on display showing off their various talents including historical European swordsmanship, dark ages combat, renaissance fencing and swashbuckling. The fayre is rich with traditions, full of exciting and thrilling misadventures, storytellers and tales, all set in a time where chivalry, grace and courtesy were a part of everyday life.
Entry is $5 and $3 for concession and for those in costume. Children under 13 are free.
See the WA Medieval Alliance website for more details.
Sebastian Bach is touring Australia, and will perform in Perth at Burswood Theatre on Tuesday 27 May 2008.
Having earned the titled of “the hardest working man in showbiz,” Sebastian Bach is the multi-talented singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer, the original voice of Skid Row and star of VH1’s “Supergroup”.
The concert will feature the hits which made Skid Row hard rock icons - hits that include “18 And Life”, “I Remember You”, “Youth Gone Wild” and tracks from Billboard’s No.1 debut hard rock album “Slave To The Grind”. He also recorded the Alice Cooper hit “Schools Out” for the smash hit film “Scream”.
Tickets on sale from Ticketek for $80 from 3 April.
Joe Satriani performs at Metropolis in Fremantle on Tuesday 8 July 2008.
An Italian-American native of New York state, Joe Satriani has released 11 solo albums, received 13 Grammy nominations and, sold in excess of 7 million albums worldwide and with his latest album PROFESSOR SATCHAFUNKILAS & THE MUSTERIAN OF ROCK due for release on April 5 and an imminent Australian tour - the countdown is on for all things Satriani!
Inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Satriani, started his incredible guitar playing career at 14, and by the early ‘90’s Satch was creating his own line of guitars for Ibanez as well as being hailed as one of the World’s Top Ten all time greatest guitarists!
Tickets on sale 11 April from Ticketmaster, 78’s and Mills Records.
The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia, from Monday 31 March to Sunday 6 April 2008.
Please submit events you think should be listed. Have a good week!
MISCELLANEOUS
International Puppetry Festival and Congress from 2 to 12 April (Carnival day on Sunday 6 April), with Million Puppet Project.
2008 Rockingham Musselfest on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April
Perth Medieval Fayre at Supreme Court Gardens on Saturday 5 April
Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Scarborough Beach from 1 to 6 April
French Film Festival at Cinema Paradiso from 27 March to 6 April
The Leonardo da Vinci Machines Exhibition at Riverside Drive near the Esplanade Train Station from Friday 28 March
FotoFreo - festival of photography - begins 5 April
Outdoor cinema at various venues
Taste of the Valley - April in the Swan Valley
Zombie flash mob on Saturday in the cbd.
MUSIC
Coheed and Cambria at Metropolis Fremantle on Thursday 3 April
Roberta Flack at Riverside Theatre on Thursday
V Festival on The Esplanade in Perth on Sunday 6 April 2008 - Smashing Pumpkins, Duran Duran, Queens of the Stone Age, The Jesus & Mary Chain etc etc
Kate Miller-Heidke -Live at the Quarry on Sunday
Browse the Perth Concerts List occasionally for gigs further into the future, I don’t write specific articles for all of them!
PERFORMING ARTS
Annie - The Musical at the Regal Theatre from 25 March to 6 April
For local theatre productions, see the Taz Entertainment website