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Film is the new theatre " this we know, but does the distance imposed by the change of medium increase or decrease the impact of the story? The latest example of this problematic switch from…
The Mahabharata's Shakuntala and Dushyant find themselves in a modern-day setting, addressing the same old conflict, in this play by Isheeta Ganguly. For anyone who has had an Indian upbring…
I was mesmerized by Courtney Love, performing in Kansas City Choir Boy at Prototype in 2015. Â Moving around New York to find the best new music, it was a liberating experience to listen t…
The Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatic Theater in WaÅ‚brzych opens the season with a play built on one of the most basic building blocks of theater ‒ language. Visually, Lady of Pestilence …
The big winner at the awards (Kenya's version of the Tony's) was Back to Basics theatre group. Founded by veteran thespian Mbeki Mwalimu, Back to Basics raked up a total of 6 awards.
The ful…
On February 20th at 7pm, Sebastian Biasucci's family will be in their kitchen eating dinner. One hour later, his family will clear out and Sebastian will turn his kitchen into the set of his…
Composed by Valgeir Sigurðsson and directed by Sara MartÃ, Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists is an Icelandic opera-music theatre masterpiece where science meets spirituality. Inspired by…
In March 2020 in the midst of social isolation, Oskar Sadowski suggested to his friends that they read Balladyna in a group video chat. The reading sparked the idea of making what the creato…
Midway through the first episode of Isolation to Creation, a docuseries produced as part of this year's Guggenheim series Works & Process, a dancer interviewed in the early days of the p…
Konstantin Stanislavsky's ideas changed the face of theater as much as Albert Einstein's theory of relativity changed the understanding of physics. Stanislavsky wrote his name in the history…
Jackson's brave and ingenious dismantling of race and sexuality norms provides a portal from which those who have experienced discrimination based on their identity can readily embrace his i…
The works of San-Diego-based theatre company Lonesome Whistle Productions thrive in the intersection of satire, improvisation, boundless imagination, and profound appreciation for innovative…
Tarragon Theatre's technological foray into the virtual reality of a Covid-19 lockdown begins with news of a murder, specifically, the brutal slaying of Clytemnestra at the hands of her son …
The occasion of this interview is Hanane Hajj Ali was chosen to receive the 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre award presented by the League of Professional Theatre Women. The award c…
Reet Aus has spent her career in fashion and theatre committed to sustainability, where she's learned from the world's most efficient designer: nature. Everything began at the Von Krah…
Driven by his appreciation for  authenticity and history, Stephen Sampson created his theatre company Greater Joy Productions to explore the power of original storytelling. In his play Th…
Read all about it! Well, maybe not. Maybe more like: live the news and then watch it streamed. Inspired by the radical theatre of the Federal Theatre Project in 1930s New Deal America, which…
Theatre actor, director, and founder of KissaGo Theatre Group Jay Jha speaks on the hardships faced to make the dream come true. It had been the theatre actor-director's dream to open an ind…
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture has announced that its mobile theatre tours began this week, with the first stop being in Cairo's Al-Asmarat District. The performance staged in the underpri…
Mikhail Baryshnikov is not one to go unnoticed. A true living legend of ballet, he is one of the greatest dancers in modern history. Die-hard fans of classical Russian ballet praise Baryshni…
Venu brought alive the nuances of Kalidasa's Vikramorvaseeyam at the recent Koodiyattam mahotsavam. Kalidasa's Vikramorvaseeyam marked the finale of the 34th annual Koodiyattam mahotsavam, h…
An interview with Andrii Palatnyi, Dakh Theatre / Gogolfest in Ukraine This year, Dakh Theatre and its festival counterpart, Gogolfest (ETC members since 2015), have become digital pioneers.…
In his 1964 anthem, "The Times They Are A-Changin'," Bob Dylan sings: "As the present now / Will later be past / The order is rapidly fadin'…" At the time, he may have had social turmoil i…
The Conservatory San Pietro a Majella is one of the most important and prestigious musical institutions in Italy. Founded in 1808 in Naples, it inherited four historical Neapolitan conservat…
Speaking to a class in Rome years ago, I heard Tito Schipa Jr. speak about how opera is simply too big an art form to be reigned into just the stage. He said the first route into truly under…
