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“Theatre Is King”: The 2023 Kenya Theatre Awards
'We have approved some funds to our (Kenya Cultural Centre/Kenya National Theatre) very progressive CEO Mr. Mike Opundo, who will make sure that each winner here – each of the 37 winners here – will have a token of a hundred thousand shillings…We want to monetize your talents. We want you to feel that what you’re doing is right and is worth your while.’
“note to a friend” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
note to a friend, composed by Pulitzer prize-winning composer David Lang, is a chamber opera...
With Faith and Trust into the Future: The 10th International Theatre Olympics in Hungary
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“Theatre Is King”: The 2023 Kenya Theatre Awards
'We have approved some funds to our (Kenya Cultural Centre/Kenya National Theatre) very progressive CEO Mr. Mike Opundo, who will make sure that each winner here – each of the 37 winners here – will have a token of a hundred thousand shillings…We want to monetize your talents. We want you to feel that what you’re doing is right and is worth your while.’
Touching the Azerbaijani Theatre: From Ritual to Spontaneity
The term of ritual has always been an object for endless discussions amongst theologians, cultural...
Touching the Azerbaijani Theatre: From Ritual to Spontaneity
The term of ritual has always been an object for endless discussions amongst theologians, cultural...
Àlex Rigola’s Lean, Mean Riff on “Hedda Gabler”
Catalan director Àlex Rigola, the former artistic director of the Venice Biennale’s theatre...
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Bjørg Vik’s “The Journey To Venice” At the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian Memory Play Is Tender If Slight
Bjørg Vik’s The Journey to Venice at the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian memory play is tender if slight
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Touching the Azerbaijani Theatre: From Ritual to Spontaneity
The term of ritual has always been an object for endless discussions amongst theologians, cultural...
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“TRACES:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements and Sam Hood Adrain of What Will the Neighbors Say?
TRACES is a new devised documentary theater piece presented by the investigative theatre group...
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The Envy of Baz Luhrmann: A Parkside “Romeo + Juliet” to Remember
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“TRACES:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements and Sam Hood Adrain of What Will the Neighbors Say?
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‘We have approved some funds to our (Kenya Cultural Centre/Kenya National Theatre) very progressive CEO Mr. Mike Opundo, who will make sure that each winner here – each of the 37 winners here – will have a token of a hundred thousand shillings…We want to monetize your talents. We want you to feel that what you’re doing is right and is worth your while.’
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Breaking Down Barriers through Cultural Policies: A Conversation with Artistic Director and Producer Jesús Cimarro
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Prototype Festival: “Mary Motorhead/Trade” and “In Our Daughter’s Eyes”
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Friendship And Its Discontents: Juan Mayorga’s “Amistad”
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Sitting Down with Emerging Artist Thalia Ranjbar
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Brecht, Kabarett, and Pussy Riot: The Impact of AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”
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Dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Broadway musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” It is known...
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The female monologue is a well-established contemporary theatre form, but often the content is...
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Josep Maria Pou Excels In a Minimalist Catalan-language Production of Florian Zeller’s “The Father”
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