With 2023 coming to an end, WAAPA’s dance and theatre students have been working tirelessly on their final performances. Check out these upcoming shows and grab your seats before they sell out.
A Life of Galileo
Dolphin Theatre, Nov 9 – 15
Written by Bertolt Brecht, this timeless play asks big questions about the nature of truth and faith. Galileo’s assertion that the earth orbits the sun puts him at odds with the church. When the forces of money and orthodoxy bear down on him, the 17th century scientist learns that lies are necessary to survive – but at what cost to his soul? The battles between scientific discovery and dogma, free speech and censorship, ethics and politics echo down the ages.
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Godspell the Musical
Roundhouse Theatre, Nov 10 – 16
Prepare ye for Godspell, the beloved classic musical from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer of Wicked and Pippin. Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, Godspell is presented in a series of skits and songs, with Jesus and his disciples presented as loving clowns. This timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love features classic songs including By My Side, All for the Best and the international smash hit, Day By Day.
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Clubhouse Dusk
Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club, Oct 31 – Nov 3
Wholly unique and fascinating, each year the 2nd Year Performance Making students create an original work inspired by and in response to a significant building, site or landmark. In 2023 these multi-talented students take over the iconic Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club. Established in 1951, ‘Inglewood Sporties’ is a local institution with a rich historical connection to WAAPA just waiting to be explored.
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The Memory Palaces
Claremont Showground, Nov 10 & 11
In the latest chapter in a long-term partnership, WAAPA 3rd Year Performance Making students collaborate with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Associate Director Michael Barlow to breathe life into a brand-new work of visual theatre. The work’s title is inspired by ancient methods of recall that have left traces on cultures from across the globe. Prepare to be enchanted by a tale of love, life, and forgetting, spun from threads of memory that bind us together, that make us human.
“A meaningful relationship between two people cannot sustain itself only in the present tense.” – Joshua Foer
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Aboriginal 2023 performances WAAPA
Enright Studio, Nov 9 – 15
Join the talent of WAAPA’s 2023 Aboriginal Performance cohort, as they take to the stage in the end-of-year public performance that marks the finale to their year of training. A showcase for their acting and performance skills, this dramatic work demonstrates contemporary Indigenous performance and culture as we applaud the achievements of the 2023 ensemble. These students will either springboard into further training or find work in the industry, joining graduates such as Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin), Shareena Clanton (Wentworth), Meyne Wyatt (City of Gold), Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires), Shaka Cook (Hamilton) and Eva Grace Mullaley (Artistic Director, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company). Watch the stars of tomorrow in the 2023 Aboriginal Performance cohort shine in this fitting end to their year of WAAPA training.
Verge
Geoff Gibbs Theatre, Nov 10 – 16
Verge presents three works for WAAPA’s graduation performance season. Following previous collaborations on Harakiri and Shanghai Bolero, French choreographer Didier Theron returns to Perth to re-create an expanded version of his latest work for 3rd Year Bachelor of Arts students. ATALANTAS references mythology, presenting a cast of warriors: women of action and conviction who fight for their future, their place as women and their freedom. Kim McCarthy and Leanne Stojmenov will re-stage excerpts from Don Quixote for 2nd and 3rd Year ballet students. 2nd Year Bachelor of Arts students will also perform a new contemporary work.
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