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Performing Lines WA produces new and trnsformative West Australian performing arts.

31/05/2026

💛This International Children’s Day, we’re celebrating arts experiences for young people that spark imagination, connection and new ways of seeing the world.🐠

We’re delighted to bring the award-winning ARCO (Jnr & Snr) by Adam Kelly and James Berlyn to Makuru Arts Festival this winter, joining a vibrant program of music, theatre, workshops and more.🌈

All events are free, with ticket registration required. Thank you to Makuru Arts Festival and the City of Cockburn for making the arts accessible to the community. Gather your loved ones and warm yourself with art this winter.❄️

🐠 ARCO Jnr and ARCO Snr (Suitable for ages 7+ and 13+)
📅 Saturday 20 June, 3pm and 6pm
📍 Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall, Hamilton Hill WA
🎟️ Register now via link below🔗
https://performinglines.org.au/projects/arco

28/05/2026

🎉 Performing Lines is thrilled to be heading to Darwin Festival this August with ARCO (Jnr & Snr) by Adam Kelly and James Berlyn 🐠

Adam Kelly is, in his own words, an autistic gentleman, and his friend is a fish called Finbar. Blending storytelling, playful imagination and interaction, ARCO is Adam’s award-winning show about living with autism, exploring experiences of rejection, celibacy and optimism with honesty, humour and heart.

📍 Darwin Community Arts, Darwin, NT
📅 Thursday 20 August – Friday 21 August
🎟️ Tickets selling fast — 🔗book now via link below
https://performinglines.org.au/projects/arco

25/05/2026

📣 EOIs extended: Kolyang Program 2026 WA–SE Asia Lab now closing Wednesday 27 May ✨

Good news for WA artists🎉EOIs for the 2026 Kolyang Program WA–SE Asia Lab have been extended until Wednesday 27 May 2026, 11:59pm.

Facilitated by Sandi Woo, this four-day residential Lab is open to artists working across disciplines within live performance, at any stage of their career. Taking place in residence at Fairbridge Village from 30 July to 2 August 2026, the Lab supports artists to develop project ideas, expand their practice and connect with mentors.

Successful applicants will receive a $1,000 fee, subsidised travel to Fairbridge, all meals provided through the Lab, and accommodation.

📅 EOIs now close: Wednesday 27 May 2026
📣 Notifications: Wednesday 3 June 2026

👇🔗 Read full details and apply now via the link below.
https://bit.ly/Kolyang2026

📸 Midfield, delivered by Fremantle Biennale, Performing Lines WA and STRUT Dance. Image by Thomas Earnshaw.

19/05/2026

🎬 Performing Lines is proud to announce the launch of The Wendy Tapes, a four-part interview series honouring the extraordinary life and legacy of Australian performing arts pioneer Wendy Blacklock AM.💛

As the founder of Performing Lines, Wendy Blacklock was instrumental in building pathways for independent artists, fostering innovation, and championing stories from across Australia to reach audiences locally and internationally.

Through intimate interviews, personal reflections and archival material, The Wendy Tapes offers a rare and deeply human portrait of a producer whose vision and tenacity helped shape the national performing arts landscape.

The four interviews are conducted by artists, colleagues and friends with whom Wendy worked across more than three decades producing, founding and leading Performing Lines, including Wesley Enoch AM, Kate Champion, Annette Downs and Ian Temby AO KC.

🎥 Watch the series via the link below.
https://bit.ly/wendy-tapes

05/05/2026

Across Mandarin and Cantonese speaking countries, when someone is in the middle of the hard work, you shout it: 加油. Add oil.

Watch Performing Lines Artist Joe Paradise Lui show us how adding oil makes delicious performance with bold flavours, backed by research and development. We partner in risk and celebrate for bold flavour centred on Lived Experience.

Care to join?

Give to Performing Lines today and fuel transformative performance.
https://performinglines.org.au/support-us/

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30/04/2026

📣 Kolyang Program 2026 WA-SE Asia Lab — EOIs Open ✨

Performing Lines WA is thrilled to announce the return of our residential Kolyang Artist Lab, a four-day program supporting artists to develop project ideas and expand their practice. Facilitated by Sandi Woo, the Lab brings together nine artists working across live performance to engage with several mentors. The Lab will take place from 30 July to 2 August and is open to artists at all stages of their career. This year, the Lab will host seven WA artists and two Indonesian artists.

📅 EOIs Open: Friday 1 May 2026
📅 EOIs Close: Wednesday 27 May 2026
📣 Notifications: Wednesday 3 June 2026

👆🔗 Read full details and apply now via the link below
https://bit.ly/Kolyang2026

📸 Midfield, delivered by Fremantle Biennale, Performing Lines WA and STRUT Dance – Image by Thomas Earnshaw

30/04/2026

📣 Performing Lines publishes our 2025 Annual Report ✨

🎉 559 creatives employed
🎉 12 new works premiered
🎉 19 creative developments
🎉 10 tours here and overseas
🎉 16 sector development programs

🎉 Across 249 performances and 10 national and international tours, our work engaged audiences and participants in 20 cities and towns across Australia, and 14 international cities in 9 countries.

We’re often so immersed in the work—the process, the people, the outcomes—that we don’t always pause to tell our story. These numbers speak to the collective impact of artists, producers and presenters working together across the country. 🥂

🔗 View the full Annual Report and Financial Overview via the link below 💛
https://bit.ly/PL-Annual-Report-2025-Publish

21/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the team behind LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches) on their wins at the Performing Arts WA Awards 💛

We’re proud to celebrate these outstanding achievements:
🏆 Outstanding Costume Design
Nicole Marrington
🏆 Outstanding Stage Design
Cherish Marrington

LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches) by Joe Paradise Lui .china.cupid.in.paradise & Merlynn Tong — presented by — was presented with and produced by Performing Lines WA

A huge congratulations to Nicole, Cherish and the entire creative team for this richly imagined and visually striking work. ✨

12/04/2026

📣 Kolyang Program 2026 Practising Mentorship — EOIs Open ✨

Performing Lines WA is excited to offer five (5) mentorship opportunities for WA-based performance makers as part of this year’s Kolyang Program. This new initiative connects emerging to mid-career performance makers with experienced industry professionals, writers and artists.

Each selected participant will engage in two paid, one-on-one sessions with a mentor. The mentorship program supports artistic development, professional exchange and meaningful industry connections. One mentorship opportunity will be awarded to an independent First Nations artist.

📅 EOIs Open: Monday 13 April 2026
📅 EOIs Close: Sunday 10 May 2026, 10pm
📣 Notifications: Monday 18 May 2026

👆🔗 Read full details and apply now via the link below
https://bit.ly/Kolyang2026

📸 Under Fluoros 2025 – Image by Tashi Hall

01/04/2026

📣 Studio Boosters 2026 — EOIs Open ✨

Performing Lines WA is excited to partner with PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and City of Fremantle to offer four (4) $5,000 Studio Boosters in 2026.

Building on the success of the Booster Grants model, this initiative includes access to studio space alongside auspicing and project guidance from PLWA. Each selected recipient will be supported through a financially assisted two-week residency for creative development and collaborative practice.

The Studio Boosters program supports the progression of works in transition — from concept development and writing through to onboarding collaborators and preparing for touring.

📅 EOIs Open: Wednesday 1 April 2026
📅 EOIs Close: Sunday 3 May 2026, 10pm
📣 Notifications: Thursday 7 May 2026

👆🔗 Learn more and apply via the link below
https://bit.ly/Kolyang2026

📸 Studio Boosters 2025 Izzy McDonald – Image by Emelia Peet

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