Perth Festival are offering tickets to selected events for just $36!
For that price you can take a chance on a show or see two shows you can’t decide between and it won’t break the bank.
If you’re a Festival first-timer or a regular with an eye for a bargain, this is your chance to jump in and experience art in a different light.
Perth Festival Artistic Director Wendy Martin said: ‘We want everyone to be able to see the exceptional work in our 2018 program. Tix for $36 means you can be fearless with your choices. Our Festival is bright and bold, with something for everyone. We’ve got a summer of extraordinary experiences to suit any taste or budget.’
Get in quick, grab some friends and secure your cheap tickets to spend some quality time in the same room as the world’s most amazing artists perform in brilliant shows like these.
Beyond Time from Taiwan’s U-Theatre transports you to another world, spun out of frenzied drumming, whirling dancers, martial arts, hypnotic singing and dazzling visual effects.
Britain’s wild child of dance Michael Clark and his award-winning company make their Perth debut with to a simple, rock ‘n’ roll . . . song. Erik Satie, Patti Smith and David Bowie provide the soundtrack for a potent cocktail of dance and iconic music.
Robert Lepage’s smash hit The Far Side of the Moon is a spellbinding, funny and technically exquisite one-man show about two estranged brothers and the US-Soviet space race with an atmospheric score from Laurie Anderson. Don’t miss your chance to experience a masterwork by a theatrical magician.
Vessel was hailed a masterpiece at its 2017 Japanese premiere, and now Perth Festival hosts its first international outing before it tours to Europe. Part dance, part dream and complete poetry in motion, Damien Jalet’s and Kohei Nawa’s visual and aural spectacle will stay with you long after you leave the theatre.
Don’t miss White Spirit’s thrilling collision of Sufi mystical music and vivid street art when Syria’s Ensemble Al Nabolsy & the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus perform their uplifting melodies and spellbinding dance on a stage that comes alive with the dazzling projected live painting of Tunisian street artist Shoof.
Shoof’s striking brushstrokes, inspired by Arabic calligraphy, provide a dazzling backdrop to the ritual music and movement of White Spirit.
The Chevron Gardens is a place for everybody to move or be moved, with a jam-packed killer line up and stacks of Tix for $36 you can get more bangers for your buck.
Highlights include Electric Fields, a duo of grinding electric – pop splendour opening the Chevron Gardens on February 9.
Join Kitty, Daisy & Lewis for rockabilly shenanigans on February 16 and hear the blasts of drums, horns and street fresh awesome from the depths of New York’s underground with Too Many Zooz on February 21.
Not to be missed is Ghanaian Afrobeat soul queen Jojo Abot who is equal parts Erykah Badhu and performance art hurricane on March 3.