The real truth

Artist William Kentridge teams up with Handstring Puppet Company for this powerful production at the Perth festival that looks into the complex history of Apartheid. The team that created Warhorse combined Kentridge’s emotionally impactful animations and puppetry with archival material from South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings to tell this powerful story.
Ubu and the Truth Commission, Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, from 24 to 28 February

Partying Adelaide-style

It begins! Adelaide festival kicks off with the free opening night party, with the much anticipated illumination of Blinc, the outdoor digital art gallery featuring sound installations, large-scale projections, architectural mapping and laser works.
Adelaide festival opening night, Elder Park, Adelaide, 27 February

Dog’s day night

Surely a dog lover’s dream come true: Speakeasy Cinema and ACCA present a movie night just for dogs. Part of artist Anastasia Klose’s Farnsworth’s Republic for Dogs, it includes the wonderfully surreal feature length montage of dogs in films, Doggie Woggiez Poochie Woochiez.
Doggie movie night, ACCA north forecourt, Melbourne, 26 February

Music tangle

Singer songwriter Danny Harley, better known as The Kite String Tangle, will premiere a new live show created as part of the #JDFutureLegends series. The producer combines audio visuals, design and lighting to transform his atmospheric music into an immersive experience.
Kite String Tangle live, Howler, Melbourne, 25 February

Book talk

Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses his book Wolf in White Van at Sydney’s Carriageworks. Darnielle unpacks his cryptic lyrics to reveal the life of his lead character Sean Phillips.
John Darnielle discusses Wolf in White Van, Carriageworks, Sydney, 25 February