From Daily to Beckett: Godot in Wuhan. Wang Chong and Peng Tao in Conversation with Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska. Part 2.
This is PART 2 of the interview. To read PART 1, click here. Wiśniewski: When I watched your...
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“Lerumo”: A Cautionary Tale
Lerumo, written and directed by Malaika Ntsoeu and featuring Malaika Motshabi Ntsoeu, Malefu...
Ali Al-Zaidi: A Playwright Who Lives Through His Characters
Based on a recent phone interview with Al-Zaidi, the most prominent Iraqi playwright. Ali Al-Zaidi...
About “Outside In”
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“The Brooklyn Job” Stole My Heart
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Artists’ Entry: Lia Rodrigues
Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performer. Artistic interest instead of human...
“We Wish We’d Had This Show When We Were Kids”: Interview With “The Glitter Garden” Playwrights George Fowler and Lori Leigh
The Glitter Garden by George Fowler and Lori Leigh. Directed by Lori Leigh. Circa Theatre,...
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Guide to the Classics: Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” a Tragicomedy for Our Times
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About “Outside In”
With many theatres now reopening again, it is surely a good moment to celebrate all those venues...
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From Daily to Beckett: Godot in Wuhan. Wang Chong and Peng Tao in Conversation with Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska. Part 2.
This is PART 2 of the interview. To read PART 1, click here. Wiśniewski: When I watched your...
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The Happening “12” – The 12th Between.Pomiędzy Festival of Literature and Theatre, 2021
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“Harm” at The Bush Theatre
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Vikrant Koul Journeys From Stage to The Digital Space
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Get Down: A New Way to Rise. Professionalizing Urban Dances, From Street to Stage.
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“I meant to do something about it, but I didn’t.” So goes the refrain when we, as flawed human...
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Democratizing the Theatre-Making Process: “Six Characters in Search of An Author”
To re-open its season after the lifting of COVID-19-related restrictions, Paris’s Théâtre de la...
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The Personal is Political: Theatre as Therapy in Madrid
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About “The Elephant in the Room”
Online performance, streamed instead of attended, has given theatre companies an immense amount of...
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After the Pandemic: Nicola Piovani and the Reopening of the Trianon Viviani Theatre in Naples
The Trianon Viviani Theatre is located in the Forcella quarter of the ancient center of Naples. It...
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Asian Adaptations of Shakespeare Today
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“Najdziwniejszy Androgyn” (“The Strangest Androgyne”): Autism in Performance
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Between.Pomiędzy @ 12 — Ohio Impromptu @ 40 — Beckett @ 115
Now in its twelfth year, the Between.Pomiędzy Festival of Literature and Theatre has made much of...
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“Let Them Do Yeats Next!:” “AURIC” At The Brighton Fringe
AURIC (Songs from a Golden Age) at the Brighton Fringe is a unique aural journey and experience...
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Separate Yet Together: The Twelfth International Between.Pomiędzy Festival of Literature and Theatre
Can we be in two places at once? Can an event happen online and offline simultaneously? The...
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The Play “Demo” Recreates a Virtual Meet-up
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Performing Shakespeare in the Era of COVID-19
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How a Polish Master, Krystian Lupa, Brought Lu Xun’s Madness to Life
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Two Productions of “The Plague” Push the Boundary of Theatre
The Hong Kong Arts Festival has simultaneously commissioned two provocative productions of Neil...
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The Body Tells the Story: Blessed Unrest’s “Touch”
The past year has, in many ways, turned a sharper lens towards our bodies, particularly our...
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Fadjr Theater Festival Stages Plays Despite COVID-19
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“Tarantula” at the Southwark Playhouse
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Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in Dance
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Spotlight on “Pale Sister”: On Lighting in Digital Theatre
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Be Creative with Your Videoconferencing, Make it Memorable, Make a Difference
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