“Koothu” Comes Home: How Group Of Shadow Puppeteers In Salem Streamed A Play Live On Facebook
There was a new energy about Mu Harikrishnan’s terrace. In the village of Yervadi near Salem that...
Boris Yukhananov – the Artistic Director of the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, Moscow – discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the theatre community in Russia and the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre. He also shares his thoughts on the post-pandemic theatre.
Grzegorz Jarzyna – the head and artistic director of TR Warszawa (Poland)– responds to Boris Yukhananov and discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his work, TR Warszawa, and the theatre community in Poland. He also reflects on what may the future of theatre look like.
William Kentridge – a South African interdisciplinary artist and the founder of The Centre for the Less Good Idea – responds to Grzegorz Jarzyna and discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his work, The Centre, creative process, and the theatre community in Johannesburg.
Tianjiao Li and Xuexi Li from Quirky Moth Theatre – China’s leading theatre company – respond to William Kentridge. The discussion focuses on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on China’s theatre and its communities from the perspective of a theatre maker and spectator. They also explain why they think theatre will survive the pandemic.
Nils Haarmann – dramaturg at the Schaubühne – respond to Grzegorz Jarzyna. The discussion focuses on how Schaubühne responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it had on its immediate and further plans, and on German theatre institutions and communities.
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Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh Int’l Theatre Festival For Youth Launches YouTube, SoundCloud Channels
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“Scored In Silence”: Digital Dance Piece Tells Stories Of Deaf Survivors Of The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Attacks
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CORONATHEATRE: Polish Theatre in the Plague Year. Part II: Two Months Later
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An Interview with Grzegorz Bral Director of Anty-Gone Triptych Part II
Anty-gone Triptych Part II is a melange of movement, song, poetry, and emotion. Giving the viewer...
Mother and the Other and a Dialogue Among Civilizations
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To Screen or Not to Screen: A Digital Experience at Mixer
In these uncertain times, as distance has taken on special meaning, the screen has gained a...
Exploring Funding in Zimbabwean Theatre
Funding in Zimbabwean Theatre is a key challenge. There is no doubt that if one were to do an...
Interview with Playwright Espi Tomičić. Part II: ‘Boy From the Neighborhood’
We continue our conversation with Espi Tomičić, a Croatian playwright and “boy from the...
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“Scored In Silence”: Digital Dance Piece Tells Stories Of Deaf Survivors Of The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Attacks
Digital dance piece tells the never-before heard stories of deaf survivors of the A-bombs dropped...
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“Koothu” Comes Home: How Group Of Shadow Puppeteers In Salem Streamed A Play Live On Facebook
There was a new energy about Mu Harikrishnan’s terrace. In the village of Yervadi near Salem that...
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Review of “Spring Cleaning,” Arlington Road, London
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Review of “Spring Cleaning,” Arlington Road, London
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Death Of The Theatre Critic?
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