PICA News Feed
Summer Nights Week Two!
6 February 2012
Presented by the Blue Room and PICA and part of FRINGE WORLD, Summer Nights in the PICA Performance Space is a theatre feast. Continue Reading...
Featuring:
Hope is the saddest
6:30pm
Dolly Parton, Death, Delusion and humour make an exciting blend of stylised performance, set in a world of magical eccentricity.
Tilted Fawn
8pm
Berlin-based dance artist Lane and UK electronic musician CLARK create a solo dance work with low-fi sonic landscapes that propel the dancer along a luscious, melancholic, stark and utopian journey.
standing bird
9:30pm
This dance/theatre/film work choreographed by WA Dance Award winner Danielle Micich explores a shipwrecked woman's experience of the Australian landscape - submersion, dislocation, isolation and transformation.
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Summer Nights begins
31 January 2012
Presented by the Blue Room and PICA and part of FRINGE WORLD, Summer Nights kicks off tonight in the PICA Performance Space. Continue Reading...
Don't miss:
The Day the Sky Turned Black
6:30pm
A story of courage and hope inspired by interviews with survivors of the Black Saturday bushfires.
Three Strikes
8pm
On his 39th birthday, this sometimes host of The Moth LA and Emmy Award-nominated writer went on strike and for months ate lunches delivered by Jay Leno.
Laryngectomy: Homilies and Parables on the Freedom of Speech
9:30pm
The return of this heartfelt and controversial interactive performance attacks the worms that have dined for too long on the ideals of free speech.
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10 Hour Dance Marathon!
28 January 2012
STRUT presents an exuberant and eclectic 10 hour dance marathon event marking a milestone 10 years of the organisation. Continue Reading...
Inspired by the low-fi, experimental forum of STRUT's annual short works season, STRUTathon will be a bold and exciting celebration of independent contemporary dance culture in Western Australia over the last decade.
So join the dance hub and be immersed in the spirit of independent contemporary dance in WA! ...Close
Studio Openings
15 December 2011
Don't miss your chance to see the work of PICA's incredibly talented studio artists! Continue Reading...
Join Perth artists Tom Penney and Abdul Abdullah, Casey Ayres and Nathan Beard at 6pm as they discuss their recent residencies with artist and critical thinker Lauren Brown (VIC). ...Close
Otomo Yoshihide: Double Orchestra
10 December 2011
You are invited to experience an incredible one-time-only sound collaboration! Continue Reading...
On December 10 Otomo Yoshihide will create and then conduct a Double Orchestra made up of local musicians and singers in an extraordinary free public concert in the Urban Orchard at 6pm.
Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy this unique free event! All are welcome.
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Callout for Musicians
23 November 2011
Do you play an acoustic instrument or sing? PICA is looking for 100 people to perform with the legendary Otomo Yoshihide at the Urban Orchard on Saturday 10 December, 6pm. Continue Reading...
We are looking for performers 8 years and older (no upper age limit!) from any background. You must be available from 2-5pm on Saturday 10 December for a rehearsal prior to the show at 6pm. You do not have to be a professional musician, but you will have to provide and play an acoustic instrument or sing. To get involved, email your name, contact details and instrument to admin@pica.org.au. Get involved!
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ICRJ Public Dinner
22 November 2011
The International Conference on Reconstruction Japan (ICRJ) Team, Sam Fox, Keith Pasko, and Sakiko Sugawa held their final dinner last night. Thank you to all who attended, shared food and discussed this extraordinary global project. Continue Reading...
International Conference on Reconstruction Japan
Public Dinner: Japanese Society, Australian Society
Tuesday 22 November, 6pm
PICA Galleries
This is a free event and the PICA Bar will be open. ...Close
Exhibition Opening
11 November 2011
PICA and the Japan Foundation, with Major Partners Allens Arthur Robinson bring you Alternating Currents: Japanese Art After March 2011. Continue Reading...
Alternating Currents is a major exhibition featuring six Japanese artists and collectives. The works, ranging from exuberant to contemplative, reflect the broad interests and practices of Japanese contemporary artists in the wake of the tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated Japan earlier this year. Performance, film, installation, sound art, and music take over every space inside PICA and spill out into the cultural centre in ways that will surprise, delight and provoke.
Opening: Friday 11 Nov, 6.30pm.
Artist & Curator Talks: Saturday 12 Nov, 2pm.
Exhibition Dates: 12 Nov - 31 Dec.
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