Inua Ellams
Perth Festival asks audiences to see art in a different light in 2018
- November 14, 2017
- Arts
- A.C. Grayling
- Alan Hollinghurst
- Barking Gecko Theatre Company
- Black Swan Theatre Company
- Byron J Scullin
- DADAA
- Graeme Simison
- Helen Garner
- Inua Ellams
- Julia Hales
- Kim Scott
- Lost & Found Opera
- Louise Penny
- Michelle De Krester
- Perth International Arts Festival
- robert drewe
- Robert Lepage
- Supple Fox
- Tim Winton
- U-Theatre
- William Yeoman
- Yeung Fai
- Yirra Yakin Theatre Company
Between February 9th and March 4th 2018 the Perth International Arts Festival invites audiences to see art in a different light, and revel in a smorgasbord of captivating cultural experiences, with something for everyone. 2018 marks Artistic Director Wendy Martin’s third year at the helm, as well as the Festival’s 65th Anniversary. To celebrate the…
Interview: Inua Ellams talks about his play An Evening With An Immigrant, poetry and the power of art
Inua Ellams, is a Nigerian-born, award-winning poet, playwright, performer and the founder of The Midnight Run. He has published four books of poetry, including his most recent publication #Afterhours. His plays have toured internationally, and have been performed at England’s The National Theatre, the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival, and at the Perth International Arts Festival earlier this…
Perth Festival Review: Inua Ellams’ The Midnight Run is an enjoyable and rewarding art filled night-time sojourn
Yesterday evening, I, and about 40 or so others, braved the heat and humidity and took part in Perth’s first ever Midnight Run – organised as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. What is a Midnight Run you ask? The Midnight Run is the brainchild of poet, performer and artist Inua Ellams. It’s a…
Perth Festival Review: An Evening with an Immigrant by Inua Ellams is a consummate performance from a gifted storyteller
The house lights dim, a backing track kicks into life. Inua Ellams – poet, playwright, and performer – appears dressed in what I presume is traditional garb parading through the assembled audience. He entreats us to clap in time (naturally we do), before breaking into self-deprecating laughter. Right from the start Ellams had us in…
8 Things not to miss at the 2017 Perth International Arts Festival
- February 8, 2017
- Arts
- Adam Holmes
- An Evening With An Immigrant
- Archie Roach
- Becky Unthank
- Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak
- Dominic Aitchison
- Flit
- Forgiving Night for Day
- Inua Ellams
- Jacobus Capone
- Katie Steel
- Kishi Bashi
- L-Fresh The Lion
- Literary Death Match
- Marieke Hardy
- Martin Green
- Michaela McGuire
- Nick Earls
- Nigel Jamieson
- Omar Musa
- Richard Katz
- Richard Nelson
- Simon McBurney
- Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa
- The Encounter
- The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family
- The Last Great Hunt
- The Midnight Run
- Women of Letters
- Ziggy
With the 2017 Perth International Arts Festival kicking off in just a matter of days, we’ve run through the artsy smorgasbord that is this year’s program, and are bringing you our tips on what not to miss in the coming weeks. So these are 8 things we think you shouldn’t miss over the course of…
Perth International Arts Festival presents “art without borders” in their 2017 program
- November 3, 2016
- Arts
- Amy Sharrocks
- Back to Back Theatre
- Ben Rawlence
- Crystal Pite
- Gregory Maqoma
- Ian Bostridge
- Inua Ellams
- Jacobus Capone
- Jane Smiley
- John Akomfrah
- Jonathon Young
- Lola Arias
- Madeleine Thien
- Martin Green
- Marwa al-Sabouni
- Nick Earls
- Nigel Jamieson
- Omar Musa
- Perth International Arts Festival
- Perth Writers Festival
- Richard Nelson
- The Last Great Hunt
- Wendy Martin
Themes of migration, reconciliation, accessibility and empathy form the heart of Perth International Arts Festival’s 2017 programming. Over the course of 24 days, from Feb 10th to March 5th, Perth will play host to over 700 artists from around the world, to 11 Australian exclusives and to 5 World premieres, all to better understand and…