The Museum Complex of Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco, in the ancient center of Naples, is a unique place in the world (https://www.purgatorioadarco.it/en/). The church was bu…
In the midst of the vibrant Dallas theatre scene, there lies a company of prize-winning political prowess, one whose make-up may surprise you: Cry Havoc, a theatre company founded in 2014 to…
Before seeing this play, I decided to eat a steak. I thought I needed some extra strength. And it seems exactly the right culinary equivalent to David Mamet, one of America's most provocativ…
Described as a "musical satire" and with its tongue-in-cheek title, which evokes a place and also serves as a statement, Chilahaebolae is the latest theatrical production by poet, playwri…
This is PART 3 of the series. To read PART 1 and PART 2, click the links. I complete my three-part series on designing for Tuacahn Amphitheater with the lighting designer for the theater's p…
Amid fears of a third wave, the artists move on keeping an eye on the numbers Theatre in Hyderabad's monsoon calendar looks promising. There is relief among the artists who are treading with…
Traditional Indian puppets perform Western classical pieces in A Timeless Tale of the Turbulent Twosome, a show by vocalist Maya Bajaj of KM Music Conservatory Young vocalist Maya Bajaj want…
Theatre institutions or more broadly art institutions have always been the frontline workers in the area of managing social crises or revolutions. As first responders, metaphorically speakin…
It's been more than two years since Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency over sexual and gender-based violence. The declaration followed a public outcry over a spate of high-profile se…
Twenty years after his death, the Nigerian dramatist Ola Rotimi is attracting renewed interest. San Diego State University hosted a webinar in April 2021 where the affection a…
Ayham Majid Agha is a Syrian actor, dramaturge, and director. After studying theater arts at Sharjah Institute for one year, he completed his studies in acting at the Higher Institute of Dra…
The rising of the Japanese flag and the singing of the national anthem is the first moment of stillness. Devoid of external commentary, before a sea of empty stadium seats, it is a stark rem…
The Addams Family is a musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The project based on the famous characters by Charles Addams has …
This is PART 3 of the interview. To read PART 1 and PART 2, click the links. Tomasz WiÅ›niewski: There is a strong representation of the Romanian theatre. Professor Maria Zărnescu from…
The last several years in our shared history, particularly the rise of discriminatory legislation, pandemic-fueled xenophobia, and racially-motivated violence, have turned a sharper lens tow…
This is Part 2 of the interview. To read Part 1 and Part 3, click the links. Tomasz WiÅ›niewski: Perhaps, at this moment we may ask Professor Octavian Saiu from Romania " who by the way i…
A zoom conversation conducted on 13th May 2021 as part of the Twelfth Between.PomiÄ™dzy Festival. Tomasz WiÅ›niewski: The session that we are beginning now is pivotal for all activitie…
During the second edition of the artist-led Mercurio Festival in Palermo, the Italian choreographer Roberto Castello was invited to give a workshop and share his long-standing physical and m…
I cannot imagine a better way to end one's Covid-19 lockdown than to head to a Lucy McCormick show at London's Battersea Arts Centre. Life: Live, straplined as a debut concert by the nu pop …
The CompañÃa Nacional de Teatro Clásico (CNTC) in Spain is asking different contemporary playwrights to confront Spanish Golden Age authors, with Sergio Blanco the most recent. He w…
Máskara " the Transdisciplinary Research Center in Theatre, Dance, and Performance " is an artistic and academic collective founded in 2002 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. It is linked t…
Day four of the Between.Pomiedzy festival featured Virtual Beckett, the third seminar by the Beckett Research Group of GdaÅ„sk. This session opened with a presentation by the artistic dir…
Artist Szymon Adamczak moves between the Netherlands and his home country Poland. Since the outbreak of Covid-19 more than a year ago, he has witnessed how a broad mix of Polish citizens " a…
In the chaotically queer third act of Fake Friends' 2020 production of Circle Jerk, the performance's trio"played by Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, and Cat Rodriguez"erupt into a frenetic m…
One of the highlights of this year's Avignon Festival was Boxing Shadows, written especially by Australian playwright Timothy Daly for the Isabelle Starker Theatre Company (Compagnie Isabell…