Artworks

We've talked before in Artworks about the symbolic power -- in fairytale and fashion -- of Red Shoes. Red as a colour is dynamic and dangerous, and red shoes carry connotations of dangerous transformative power. A new telling of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Red Shoes is being performed in Perth right now at PICA, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts. It's an adaptation by Humphrey Bower and is directed by Matthew Lutton. Ash Gibson Greig composed the music.

Red Shoes: a Theatrical Fairytale, at PICA Performance Space, Perth, till 1 November.
The Red Shoes: WA Ballet, touring 15 November to 6 December.

Further Information

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

West Australian Ballet Company

Story Researcher and Producer

Amanda Smith

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