SPECIAL REPORT: PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL 2019
Special Report: Our Stage European Festival in Dresden 2019
Participation in European Theatre: An Account of the European Theatre Conference, Dresden 2019
For the most part, theatre can be recognized as the art of the collective. The ETC (European Theatre Convention) is all about sustaining this collective, and at their annual conference between the 23rd-26th May in Dresden, Germany, they are proving that the collective is not only an integral part to theatre, but that participation can also be a key component.
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