With fiery passion and heart-wrenching emotion, the intensely expressive musicians in Z.E.N. Trio come together for a rare and unforgettable tour with Musica Viva Australia. Comprised of three internationally acclaimed soloists, the Z.E.N. Trio have made their name through the BBC New Generation scheme, a Deutsche Grammophon recording, and countless Embarking on their first national tour, the Trio premiere a new work from Musica Viva Australia FutureMaker, Matt Laing, a composer of great virtuosity and originality. Alongside this work is Arno Babajanian’s thrilling trio, and Dvorák’s intoxicating ‘Dumky’.

You're invited to come behind the scenes at WAAPA. Speak with staff members about course options and learn about auditions. Marvel at the design work, costumes and props on display. Check out the superbly equipped lighting and sound studios, the music technology labs and the scenery construction workshops. Explore the campus, take a backstage tour and attend information sessions.

Björn Again are “One of the most entertaining rock shows in the world today” (Time Out, New York) and will play all the biggest ABBA hits from Waterloo, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! and Fernando to Take a Chance, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, and more!! With all the glitzy 70s costumes, Swenglish banter and hilarious stage antics, you will have the ‘time of your life’! Their critically acclaimed shows have been attended by Tom Jones, Dave Grohl, Paul Kelly, Metallica, Robert Plant, Bill Gates and Nirvana just to name a few. Bjorn Again have performed over 7000 shows in more than 120 countries worldwide, are endorsed by the members of ABBA and are regarded as the most successful tribute show of all time. So what are you waiting for? Dust odd Those Flairs, platform shoes and satins and send out an SOS and Ring Ring to book tickets to BJORN AGAIN’S Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2022 Tour.

Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe-all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives-on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan.

Dulcie play a handful of their own headline shows after high-profile support tours with Ocean Alley & Amy Shark has kicked off 2022 with a bang.

4th – 14th August Eat, drink and create this August at Cockburn Gateway’s fresh food workshops. Discover the ultimate wine and cheese pairings, how to nail your grazing table, and stake your claim at the no-bake cooking class with WA’s food ambassador and media personality Chef Don Hancey. Buy West Eat Best will also be making an appearance with live cooking demos and activities, making it the ultimate food and wine destination. Book your spot now and find out more at https://www.cockburngateway.com.au/whats-on?page=1&category=events

Jason is obsessed with making home videos about his family, and their Dutch matriarch, Oma. He and his wife Megan embrace caring for Oma’s dementia in increasingly whimsical ways, accidentally turning her into an online celebrity. . Their unassuming home videos, shot during the pandemic, attract over 100,000,000 views globally. Everybody’s Oma follows in the NSW Central Coast family’s footsteps as they navigate Oma’s failing health under the spotlight of an enthusiastic audience of well-meaning strangers.

This winter, the Fremantle Festival: 10 Nights in Port brings new talent, emerging artists and established acts to the port city for an epic celebration that will enliven the senses and warm the hearts and bodies of festival patrons. Across ten wintery nights and days Fremantle’s streets, venues, and hidden corners will come alive with contemporary music, giant immersive projections, protest exhibitions, roaming performances and stirring cultural experiences. Join us for an annual celebration of people and place which will stretch from the coastline to streetscapes and historic buildings to create amazing stages and backdrops for incredible performances. At the creative heart of this festival is a deep consideration of ways to lighten and brighten each other’s lives, including the return of the popular winter music series Hidden Treasures, which will see 61 local bands perform in sneaky alleyways, byways and Fremantle venues so you can ditch the schedule and explore the party. The festival also incorporates large-scale participatory events and interactive experiences, including the Light Waves audiovisual projection of oceanic forces with giant slow motion waves building to a peak and crashing in high resolution. Join us in 2022 for Walyalup's warming winter festival, which will light up the town with music, sensory splendour, fire, ceremony, and art. Fremantle Festival: 10 Nights in Port will take place across various locations in Fremantle from Thursday 11 – Sunday 21 August 2022. For more information visit 10nightsinport.com.au

Belvoir St Theatre artistic director Eamon Flack adapted Ibsen’s Ghosts for a 2017 Sydney production – and now his second cousin Thomas Dimmick is directing the show in Perth. Regarded as a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality, Ghosts is the story of Helene Alving who is about to open an orphanage in her late husband’s name. Her maid Regine is helping to prepare things, Regine’s carpenter father has been working on the building and Pastor Manders is organising the paperwork. At the same time, Helene’s son has also come back from Paris for the occasion. Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts plays at 8pm August 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 with a 2pm matinee August 14. Tickets are $23, $18 concession – book at www.TAZTix.com.au. Note: the show contains adult themes. Melville Theatre is at 393A Canning Highway (corner of Stock Road), Palmyra.

Well, it turns out they were in lockdown together dealing with the same big questions as everyone else: how many meals can I eat in one day? Do I have a drinking problem? Will I ever wear a bra again? Should I trim my goatee or go the full on beard? Join Jude and Scotty for what could loosely be called a play – think Waiting for Godot meets Flying High – that is not only full of shameless gags but sees them confronting their greatest fear. Intrigued? Don't be. Just buy a ticket.

Karens is an interactive diner and an absurdly fun experience. At Karens you will be greeted and waited upon by rude waiters who in return are expecting you to give it full Karen. A place where you can complain until the cows come home because we literally don't care.

Released on March 18 via I Oh You Records, ‘N2KY’ explores themes of reclaiming personal space and agency, leaving behind the people or situations which no longer serve. Expect an up close and personal solo performance adorned with sparkling Euro synths, yearning auto-tuned soaked melodies, padding club beats and icy 808s. For fans of Depeche Mode, David Bowie, Yung Lean and Charli XCX.

Oscar winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, Nope. The film reunites Peele with Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar nominee Steven Yeun (Minari, Okja) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Nope, which co-stars Michael Wincott (Hitchcock, Westworld) and Brandon Perea (The OA, American Insurrection), is written and directed by Jordan Peele and is produced by Ian Cooper (Us, Candyman) and Jordan Peele for Monkeypaw Productions. The film will be released by Universal Pictures worldwide.

Since 2020 Western Australians have largely been limited to their great state, a 2,527,013 square kilometre playground of beauty, diversity, heat, and isolation. Out of Bounds is a dynamic group exhibition that celebrates the diversity, talent and boundary stretching practices of artists living and working on this land. Artworks featured in Out of Bounds will be offered for sale at the PICA Salon Vernissage, the highlight of PICA’s annual donor program.

The festival event will offer audiences a range of opportunities to experience the extraordinary cultural diversity and stunning primeval landscape of the region and share its warm country hospitality. BOAB METALS FEASTIVAL Friday 12th August RED RANGE CATTLEMAN'S DINNER Saturday 13th August ORD VALLEY FARM & FOOD TOUR Saturday 13th August

Channelling Riot Grrrl-era energy with a 2022 spin, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are the most natural, unapologetic and damn likeable punk-rockers you’ll meet.

Perth-born Taryn Fiebig was one of Australia’s leading sopranos, famed for her dazzling voice, versatility, charisma and radiant stage presence. This new award celebrates Taryn’s memory and legacy by supporting rising stars who combine singing and drama to create magical theatre. This concert showcases six magnificent finalists who compete for the inaugural Taryn Fiebig Award. Performed by Finalists of the 2022 Taryn Fiebig Award # Booking - Friends booking open on 20 Jul - Public booking open on 27 Jul

Seen on London’s West End, New York, Las Vegas and 300 cities around the world – this is truly the naughtiest and funniest magic show on the planet! Starring Mike Tyler and Christopher Wayne, two of Australia’s most famous magicians, the duo will forego top hats and capes for full frontal illusions complete with magic, muscles and endless laughs. Perfect for date night or the ultimate Girls Night Out, The Naked Magicians have performed — and undressed — for millions of fans around the world. Playing at Regal Theatre, Perth, for two nights only, find out why ‘good magicians don’t need sleeves and great magicians don’t need pants!’ Contains nudity, sexual references, and adult themes… get ready to have some fun!

Humans have long co-habited with companion species. While many were always present in the environment, others have been introduced into new landscapes as part of the colonial project. The intentions behind the introduction of exotic species carry complex contradictions, histories and affects: colonial, migratory, nationalistic, anthropogenic and sonic. Today, these animals exist around us but often escape unnoticed. To companion a companion is an exhibition of new work by Argentinean-Australian artist Fernando do Campo that proposes the human as the companion species to birds. do Campo argues for ‘companioning’ as an artistic strategy realised through painting and archiving, listening and non-verbal forms of responding, and performing parafictions. Through these strategies, do Campo invites viewers to listen, watch, and respond to companion species in their immediate environment. Do Campo’s works include the painting series 365 Daily Bird Lists (January 3rd 2019 – January 2nd 2020) (2019 -), a year-long archive and abstract record of every bird perceived by the artist. The accompanying video, Pishing in the archive (2021) is the culmination of the artist’s 5-year long research into the history of House sparrows in the Americas. House sparrows are the most populous bird in the world due to their introduction by humans to numerous continents. Do Campo’s fascination with the species extends to records of the bird in archival histories, an enduring presence alongside human narratives of migration and colonisation. To companion a companion at PICAis the third and final iteration of the exhibition previously presented at Contemporary Art Tasmania (CAT), Hobart and UNSW Galleries, Sydney. The exhibition’s staging at PICA will present a new chapter of this project, building on do Campo’s ongoing research into human-bird relationship, with a focus on the unique history of specific species such as the House sparrow and Laughing kookaburra in Western Australia. do Campo looks to situated histories to consider broader ideas of ‘border-crossing’ and migration, urbanism and anthropocentrism, displacement and belonging.

Tommy is an unrivalled storyteller known for his infectious energy and killer performances. Don’t miss your chance to be in on what everyone else is talking about! A regular on Channel 10’s The Project and one half of Hit Network’s Carrie & Tommy.

The World Press Photo Exhibition showcases the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography from around the world. Presenting the results of the foundation’s annual photo contest, the annual World Press Photo Exhibition showcases the best photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year. For its 65th edition, the contest saw 4,066 photographers from 130 countries enter 64,823 photographs. The winners were chosen by an independent jury awarding 24 winners and six honourable mentions. The works of each of the winning photographers a represented in this exhibition. Step outside the news cycle and think critically about important topics in our world.

‘Chinoiserie’, the Western appropriation of Asian aesthetics, briefly represented the height of fashion for European aristocracy during the early eighteenth century, before falling out of favour and being variously characterised as effeminate, immoral and transgressive. Today the style remains something of a guilty pleasure, via its undeniable aesthetic charm, but intensely problematic and kitsch appropriation of Asian culture. A Gentle Misinterpretation will transform FAC’s gallery spaces into an opulent, sensual and comedic exploration of one of Western culture’s most fascinating aesthetic curiosities. ARTISTS Abdul Abdullah Casey Ayres Nathan Beard Sandra Black Tanija and Graham Carr David Charles Collins Theo Costantino Susan Flavell Tarryn Gill Pilar Mata Dupont Cherish Marrington Andrew Nicholls And various artisans from Jingdezhen China and residents of Brighton, UK

The two day course starts with a 52 kilometer stretch beginning at the Town of Northam, 100km east of Perth. The course proceeds downriver through the town of Toodyay into the upper reaches of the Darling Range escarpment. The overnight stop is the Boral Campsite located at Cobbler Pool 20km west of Toodyay. Day 2 is 72km long and sees participants tackle the valley containing the major white water obstacles and challenges of the event including Supershoot, Emu Falls, Championship Rapids and Bells Rapids. The rush of the valley leaves participants with the marathon 30km, flat water stretch to Bayswater. While the victorious burst their way over the Finish Line the achievers are happy just to finish. The Avon Descent was first held during 1973 with just 49 competitors, no rules, no officials, no checkpoints and very few spectators. In the years since, more than 35,000 people have participated in the Avon Descent, from novices and families, to World Champions and Olympic competitors.