Dates & Times
Details for these events will be announced in January.
Access
Tickets
Free event
Notes
- Conversations followed by a drink and chance to mingle
Join us each week as we host a creative conversation with artists from the Perth Festival program. Take a deep dive into the reality of how shows come to life. Learn about the incredible people that make them and hear more about the inspiration behind their artistic ideas.
Conversations
Discover how 12 Last Songs transforms personal narratives into a powerful, ever-changing portrait of people and place.
Be part of an illuminating talk and discussion on the creation and concept behind 12 Last Songs, a captivating production by UK’s Quarantine that crafts a living portrait of a city through its people – live on stage across 12 hours.
Hear directly from the creators as they discuss their method of framing stories from everyday individuals, each contributing to a broader tapestry of human experience. From Manchester to Reykjavik to Perth – they'll share how each iteration of the production evolves with every new city it inhabits, reflecting the unique lives, lessons, and identities of its inhabitants.
The Mahabharata is an ancient epic that explores profound themes of duty, morality and the human condition. It is one of the significant and timeless works of South-Asian literature with enduring relevance across cultures and generations.
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking talk on the significance of the Mahabharata and its powerful resonance across cultures today. we will delve in to the story’s themes, exploring how they remain deeply relevant in our contemporary world. You’ll hear directly from the creatives of Why Not Theatre’s adaptation as they share insights into their creative process, the challenges of bringing this monumental story to the stage and the ways they’ve reimagined it for a modern, global audience.
This panel discussion inspired by world premiere LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches) and facilitated by CAAP Artistic Director, Tessa Leong, will be followed by time to chat and mingle with food and drinks.
In some traditional societies the Longhouse is the meeting place where the village gathers to share stories and bond as a community. Contemporary Asian Australian Performance’s (CAAP) Longhouse Program combines talks, performances, masterclasses and workshops.
This is a unique opportunity for artists and audiences to explore key issues shaping the future of Asian Australian storytelling on our stages.
Presented by Perth Festival with Contemporary Asian Australian Performance and Performing Lines WA.
CAAP is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, and assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
This Creative Conversation is supported in part by Performing Lines WA as part of the 2025 Kolyang Program.
Join First Nations curators and artists to discuss the creation of two major new site-specific artworks for Perth Festival – Karla Bidi and the Festival’s inaugural digital projection commission at East Perth Power Station for Boorloo Contemporary. Key creatives from these projects come together to explore how history is held in places and in archives, how storytelling can create collective experiences and how First Nations artists are envisioning collaborative futures.
Don’t miss an opportunity to hear how commissioning processes can create opportunities to share and strengthen culture.
Talks & Q&A sessions
If you have a ticket to one of the follow shows you're invited to stay on at the end to hear a Q&A with the artists about the work.
Is This A Room
Sat 15 Feb 2pm
Larsen C
Fri 21 Feb 7.30pm
LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches)
Sat 22 Feb 8pm
Night Night
Thu 27 Feb 7.30pm
Big Name, No Blankets
Fri 28 Feb 7.30pm
August: Osage County
Tue 11 Mar 7pm