Australia's own sweetheart, Kylie Minogue is giving Perth fans the chance to go behind the scenes of her stellar international career with a very special look at 25 years of incredible concert performances.
Drawn from Kylie's spectacular stage wardrobe, which is part of the Arts Centre Melbourne's Performing Arts Collection, Kylie on Stage is a major exhibition, which includes dozens of magnificent costumes dating back to 1989, as well as those from more recent tours such as Kylie Aphrodite Les Folies in 2011.
National and international designers are featured including Dolce and Gabbana, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Mark Burnett and Peter Morrissey.
The exhibition also features a selection of designs, working drawings and video footage that explores the creative process behind each costume, and provides rare glimpses into the world backstage.
The WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle will throw the doors open to Kylie on Stage this Saturday (February 16). The exhibition runs until June 9, 2019 and is another great example of the Western Australian Museum doing surprising things in surprising places while the new museum for Western Australia is being developed in Perth.
In addition to the exhibition, fans will also have the chance to celebrate all things Kylie with a series of fabulous pop-up events.
Kylie on Stage is a touring exhibition proudly presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australian Music Vault, and is supported by Creative Victoria. The principal partner for the WA show is DFO Perth.
For more information, visit http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/kylie
As noted by Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman:
"Kylie Minogue is Australia's very own sweetheart but she's also a powerhouse of talent and professionalism who has built an extraordinary career, delighting fans on the world stage for more than 25 years.
"This exhibition is a must-see, not just for fans but for anyone interested in costume design, music, showmanship or the creative industries. Visitors will get up close and personal to dozens of spectacular costumes and will discover the enormous amount of talent and work involved in developing world-class concerts.
"More than 250,000 people visited this exhibition when it was staged in Melbourne and I'm delighted that it will be on display at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle. It is another great example of the WA Museum's promise to do surprising things in surprising places while we develop a new museum for Western Australia in Perth."
As stated by Kylie Minogue:
"Touring and live performance has been such a big part of my life and my development as an artist, so I'm thrilled to be able to share this with my fans in Perth. I'm excited that everyone can get up close and personal with my costumes and get a glimpse behind the curtain to see some of the design process."
