20 January – 14 February

This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

Mama Alto: Transcendent
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Mama Alto: Transcendent

One of Australia’s finest cabaret artistes, the velvet-voiced Mama Alto, returns to Perth & Fringe World. With musical director Joshua Haines, she weaves an exquisite show that epitomises her past fifteen years of performances around the country & the world. First created for the revered Joe's Pub at The Public Theatre, New York (one of the world's greatest cabaret rooms), this show is truly 'Transcendent.'

Mama Alto is a jazz singer, cabaret artiste and gender transcendent diva. Her liquid velvet voice comes to the fore in stunning and beguiling interpretations that turn already rich material inside-out. Traversing smoky torch songs, sumptuous jazz ballads and luscious vocals, her weaving of song & story, triumph & tragedy, poignancy and pathos make for an unforgettable musical experience.

Presented by: Mama Alto

Mama Alto is a jazz singer, cabaret artiste & gender transcendent diva. She is a transgender & queer person of colour, living with disability, who works with the radical potential of storytelling, strength in softness and power in vulnerability. She is renowned for her acclaimed cabaret performances around Australia and the world, her collaborations with queer luminaries across the arts sector, her past experiences in the advocacy and community sector, and her emergent practices as a writer and visual artist.
Cabaret & Variety • Jazz
Australia
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: MA15+
Family friendly: No
Sexual References
Audience Participation: Occasional
Coarse Language: Occasional

Presenter

Presented by: Mama Alto

Mama Alto is a jazz singer, cabaret artiste & gender transcendent diva. She is a transgender & queer person of colour, living with disability, who works with the radical potential of storytelling, strength in softness and power in vulnerability. She is renowned for her acclaimed cabaret performances around Australia and the world, her collaborations with queer luminaries across the arts sector, her past experiences in the advocacy and community sector, and her emergent practices as a writer and visual artist.